Darice Rhinestone Setter Heat Applicator Wand – 9-Piece Rhinestone Setter Set, Includes Wand, Support Stand and 7 Hot-Fix Tips

The media could not be loaded.  I never used a tool like this before and was a little nervous that it would be difficult, messy, or simply wouldn't work well. I got some hotfix crystals and wanted to attach them to a tshirt. I made it even MORE complicated by wanting to put the crystals over an iron on type design on the shirt. The shirt wasn't expensive, so I figured I would give it a shot.I read the directions and figured I would practice on a piece of paper so I could get used to the tool first. I didn't really like holding the crystal until the glue melted and then trying to move it to my desired location. Here and there a crystal would fall out of the holder on the way. I also had a few get stuck in the tool (probably from the glue not being perfect on the crystal to begin with.) There is a little slot in the tip so you can slide a pin in there to help some of them come out.I found it a little tricky to pick up a crystal, wait 5-10 seconds (depends on the size of your crystal), move it and keep it in there, poke it out with a pin, then pick up tweezers to press and hold it in place a few seconds until it was set. I didn't seem to have enough hands to keep track of all those little tools. But I figured it out!!! Here is my fast method that made putting on over a thousand (I did two t-shirts) quickly. No burns, no mistakes.1. Sort of have an idea of your pattern. You don't want to be deciding where you are going to place the crystal after it is hot and ready.2. (This is the weird part) TAPE a pin to your index finger so it is sticking out. I just used scotch tape (I used a longer pin that came with a corsage. I always save those..but any pin can work, even a bent safety pin.)3. Find the metal tip that is the next size little smaller than the one in the tool you are using for your crystals. TAPE it to your middle finger. The kit comes with different tips. They are concave so you can "cup" your little crystal in it. You are going to use this to push a little on your just-set crystal so it stays in place. If you are using the smallest size, you can use the flat "stud" setter.4. Get over looking a little like Edward Scissorhands (ha ha!!)5. I put the pin and tip on my left hand because I am left handed. I wanted the precision with the pin with my dominant hand. I used my right hand to hold the heat tool on the crystal already in its place. No lifting and moving, just stick it right on there.6. Count to 10 (or less with smaller crystals) so that the glue melts and the crystal sticks7. Use your finger with the pin to push the crystal out (yours may not need this, most of mine did. Maybe because I was doing it on an iron on decal. It didn't get messed up, btw even with the hot tool)8. Use your finger with the metal tip taped on to press and hold the crystal in place a few seconds.The smaller size won't go all the way around your crystal, so it pushes on top instead. I used my ring finger to slide the next crystal into the approximate place. You can still slide them a second before they start to stick. You also have about a second after your lift the tool and use your "tip" finger to move them slightly if you need to. Just slightly though, so be close.That's it!! It really went quick this way and I avoided the temptation to push the hot crystals with my fingers (yeah, i did it a few times when I was practicing before I figured out the tape thing. They are HOT!!! Ouch!) This taping is awesome so you don't have to fuss around finding your pin, picking it up, putting it down, finding the tweezers, pushing the crystal, putting the tweezers down, etc. etc. Your pin-to-poke and tip-to-press tools are there and ready every single time because they are right there on your fingers. I even used the pin to help make a row straighter.I attached a little video so you could see my taped-finger technique. It really did make it so much easier. Hope it helps someone!

Used darice stones and the Darice hot fix tool to bedazzle my costume. The stones stick well. I had only 4-5 stones not worthy enough to use on the project because they were misshaped or dull.I didn’t have any problems with the stones not having enough glue to securely attach to the material.One flaw is that the tool gets really hot so you have to hold it from the bottom most part. Even the hand grip gets hot.Also I found that the tip was getting loose pretty frequently. You can’t adjust it when it’s hot so I would use a sewing pin to wind it back on.The only problem was that some were slightly taller or wider and the hotfix tool didn’t want to pick them up. This applied to like 10-20 stones. It was no problem because I was able to place the stone and use the tool once the stone was in place.I preferred to pick up the stones and put them in their place and hold for 10-15 seconds with the tool. Rather than holding the stone in the tool and waiting to apply the stone once the glue was bubbling (which is what the tutorial reccomends)I felt my way had a stronger hold, and less chance for the stone to turn/fall out when placing it.With this technique I saw that the glue was seeping through the fabric and sticking to the table. It came off but in order to prevent any damage I used a marble coaster underneath. This helped because it would get a little hot from the tool allowing the stone to stick better. (I tried with multiple layers of fabric under the stone +tool during the application but I think that the marble created a stronger bond)I used a sewing pin to stick in the crevasse of the tool. I pushed down on the stone before removing the tool so that the stone didn’t come up when I pulled the tool away.It took about 5-6 hours to apply all the stones on this costume. Its not hard but It’s a long tedious process.

At first this was kind of hard to get a hang of, but then the stones started going down super fast. I started with lace and then moved onto a hairstick. works wonderfully, im going to see what else the stones will stick to when i get a chance. i think that the brass tip stone holders might need a little bit of the glue from the stones to kind of start working properly. at first they either didnt want to pick up right, or they didnt want to come out, but after about 30 minutes of messing with it they would come up and go down just as the instructions described. i kept a thumbtack to the side so that if they got stuck i could give them a bit of help to get out, and its also easy to give the stone a bit of a tap to push down. a thumbtack works nice as it has that little piece at the top to hold onto and it doesnt get hot there like a needle would. but once you get the hang of it you can use the edge of the wand tip to push it down, on the very top of the stone, when you have dropped the stone out onto your project. the wand will get hot though at the front from the vented edge down, so keep your fingers above that. i have been waiting to get one of these for about 10 years now, but when the stone setters first came out they were about 1000$. Its taken till now for them to be affordable, and even though most of them arent very pricey i did do some research as i didnt want to go through a bunch of them to find a good one. this one had the best reviews, it was easy to use, and the price was about the least expensive. All in all you cant go wrong with the Darice Setter. give it a bit of time to play with before making a snap decision, and definatly buy a big bag, or bags, of stones in a bunch of sizes you will want to play with them all when you are rolling along finally. im probably going to buy a couple more just so that i dont have to change the tips off when i want to switch sizes, this is inexpensive enough to do that. Get this one for sure though, you wont be disappointed!

I mistakenly ordered 2 applicators then thought I may as well use both to speed the process. The first tool picked up every single Vorcool, 4mm rhinestone and worked perfectly. The second tool, exactly the same, only picked up about 80% of the rhinestones. What I thought were defective rhinestones, I set to the side, but then discovered the first tool picked up each of them! So apparently, it's a hit or miss whether all the tips will be correctly machined.

It works great, except for the smallest sized stones. They get stuck and you have to be really careful putting them on. Any other size is super easy to put on. It heats up fast, and I love that it has an on off button.

Excellent et facile à utiliser

I ordered this when I ordered the stones too. But it is USELESS to me!! Either the stones are off in size or the setters that come with the wand are off. But I purchased the 4mm stones and the wand has different settings to use, including the 4mm setting. You are supposed to be able to use the wand to pick up the stone, wait for the glue to go shiny, meaning it is ready to apply. But the stones are too small and the wand can't pick them up. I have to hold it upside down, watch for the glue to melt and as i go to apply it, the stone falls out and not where I want it to go. I have to put the stone in place of where I want it to go, turn the wand upside down over the stone and wait, And wait. And wait. Cause I don't know if its working or not. I won't buy this again, until they get the sizes right.

Does the job... though could heat up a bit faster and hotter for getting the job done quicker.