So this was a bit weird at the beginning. It_ easy to assemble and pretty straight to the point. I was having issues with the metal backing being squished too much when pressing the pin-back to it. Little puckers in the metal were left and it was almost perfect but the metal was just too puckered and sticking out at the edge.My dad messed with the heights of the two dies and adjusted them both. He raised them/ loosened them ever so slightly.I then did some research again on this listing and saw that the weight of the paper you_e using is important. I was using only random pieces of paper or just a thin piece of cotton fabric with printer paper. This was WAY too light and thin, so when I would press the pin-back to the front of the button, it would over squash the metal backing and leave the pucker sticking out.I was able to figure out how to make it work. Which is great because I was scared to not be able to use the machine. I wouldn_ suggest messing with the springs and dies too much, but it_ what worked for me.The adjustments I made were simple so I_ glad I was able to figure out the machine to get It working. I attached some photos that show an example of the buttons before the adjustments, and the buttons after adjustments.Be patient with your press and try looking up videos/ info that my help you. I was super upset about the initial problems with it but after some research and trial, I got it to work for me.I love it so far and I_ so happy to be making buttons ????