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INSTRUCTIONS
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1. For the 2 1/4" pot form, tear or cut a piece of newspaper to about 9" x 11", then fold the paper lengthwise  to 4 1/2" x 11".  2.  Align the folded edge of the paper to the etched mark. 3. Roll the paper onto the cylinder but not too tightly. Tape the joint to hold it while you continue. 4. Tuck the overlapping paper up into the tube.
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5. You should now have something like this. 6. Turn the cylinder with the paper down onto your work surface and insert the compression cylinder. 7. Slide the compression cylinder down. 8. Smush down on the compression tube to flatten the bottom .
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9. Your pot is complete. If you have a lot of pots to make, you might want to make the other pots before filling them. 10.  Loosely fill the tube with soil. If you have a bag of premixed soil, moisten soil right in the bag then  scoop from the bag with the pot form. 11. Insert the compression cylinder and press the loose soil down into the pot. 12. Add about a tablespoon of water if the mix is dry. You may need to make minor adjustments to the amount of soil and water. 
PotterFactory Step 13 PotterFactory Step 14 Pre-moistened soil works best.  After you have filled the pot with soil and compressed it well, twist the paper pot on the form to make sure it is loose. Pressure on the compression cylinder as you raise the pot cylinder form keeps the soil compacted and pushes the soil to the edges of the pot. Wipe the outside of the pot-form if it is wet. Hints for larger 3" pots:
When using the 3" pot-form cylinder to make the larger pots, as you begin to compress the soil, slip the 2 1/4" pot form over the compression cylinder to have a broader surface area for compressing the seed-starting mix or potting soil.  Don't wrap the paper around the pot-form too tightly or it will be difficult to remove the pot-form cylinder.
13. Press down hard on the cylinder, to help remove the air pockets from the seed starting mix.   14. Continue to push down on the compression cylinder while you twist and raise the pot form.  A PERFECT POT filled and ready to use.
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