This was the hardest top to take off I've ever tried. Lots of others tried to help me, and after about 10 people tried, one really strong person finally popped it off. I wanted to use this tool to quill cardstock for Cricut cut flowers. Well, the first try was a mess. The thing was twirling around and had a hold of the cardstock but I hadn't figured out how to control it yet, so ZING! I got a flying piece of paper fan that was on a fast track to no one. Try #2 was a little better, I pushed the little "go" button intermittently and was better able to wind the paper around the little stem but I felt a strange sensation in my thumb (holding the button down) and realized I was being burned! The paper had quit winding around the stem, it wasn't moving at all but the machine was HOT HOT HOT. I just sat it down before it exploded or something. Anyway, I tried it again after it cooled down and it was the same story...just bogged down with the cardstock. Useless for my needs. I think this would be ok for string, yarn or ribbon maybe, but wanting it for quilling cardstock paper flowers does not work. The little motor is too weak, I would say, for use with cardstock, and the quilling area is too small, maybe if it was more sturdy and had a better motor for the twisting. So, darn, I will return this, and in the meantime go back to twisting my flowers by hand. I was hopeful, but this is a "thumbs down, Dawg." Read more