Finally found a Dry Iron!!!!
12-01-2012, 10:05 PM
#32
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I never buy quilting tools unless it is a super deal. That's how I have most all of the them! I searched and waited until I found a Bernina I've been wanting, used, one owner, shop maintained, for less then $500. I saved thousands. LOL Now I'm on a quest to find a sit down machine quilting set up for 1/4 the original price. I'll find it.
Thanks !
12-01-2012, 10:13 PM
#33
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Originally Posted by cat-on-a-mac
This discussion almost had me convinced to order one, but then I remembered how much I rely on the auto-turnoff feature of my current steam iron. I never put water in it anymore, because it always leaked, but I do think the safety features are important.
You can plug an old iron into a power strip. If the light is on, the iron is on.
I lucked out and found an early 60s dry iron, brand new in the box on ebay. I love it.
12-01-2012, 10:45 PM
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Thanks, I just ordered one. I have been looking for a good iron. I purchased one that had steam vents in it and it kept catching the fabric and creating more creases each time I passed it over the fabric. I gave that one away and have not found a good substitute. I had a Rowenta and after a couple of years it stopped getting hot enough.
12-02-2012, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by cpower
Ok ladies, you really should be looking at an Oliso Pro Iron! and don't put water in it if you don't like steam! The bottom is flat, flat, flat! I do recommend that you catch one at a quilt show! Cheaper that way! They are hotter, have a 12ft cord and a two year warranty! I love mine, own two of them, one for steam, one dry! Worth every penny!
12-02-2012, 09:47 AM
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Amazon also carries the Dry Iron - same as Vermont Store. The price has a tendency to vary though between $15-$25. So if you don't need one right now, you can watch for it to go down.
http://www.amazon.com/Continental-El...words=dry+iron
http://www.amazon.com/Continental-El...words=dry+iron
12-02-2012, 07:57 PM
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Just had to let every one know---keep you r eye out at Thrift Shops---I found one still in box, probably from the 60's, a travel iron. I love it. Not as big as a regular iron and "hotter than the dickens".
12-03-2012, 03:58 AM
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I have a very, very simple question. Other than there not being holes in the bottom of the iron, what is the difference between a dry iron and a steam iron where you do not put any water in it and do not use the steam?
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