Thanks so much for the advice, Oldyote! I played around with the thing tonight and finally realized that it was a combination of plate placement and the fact that I was being a little too easy on the device out of fear of breaking something.
Once I gave it a good try I got a good crimp and...
I know there have been threads in years past about the Colonna capper/corker but I can't find an answer to my particular problem anywhere in the archives. I just bought the thing and it corks like a pro! I love it for corking, but I just can't get it to cap correctly. It came with two capping...