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Old 06-24-2010, 08:58 AM
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Has anyone tried this yet? What did you think? I wouldn't spend $40, but I would buy it with a 50% coupon if the feedback is good. It looks like it would be handy for paper piecing.

http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/p...ID=xprd1134014
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Old 06-24-2010, 09:06 AM
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I have never paper pieced before so I don't know. I would also like to see how the handle fits my hand as it looks kind of big, but pictures are deceiving. I do like the idea that it has a built in stand and turns off automatically.

I have the clover and the stand is horrible. My husband made a stand for it. It also gets very hot! I've burned myself on it once already.

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Originally Posted by no1jan
I have never paper pieced before so I don't know. I would also like to see how the handle fits my hand as it looks kind of big, but pictures are deceiving. I do like the idea that it has a built in stand and turns off automatically.

I have the clover and the stand is horrible. My husband made a stand for it. It also gets very hot! I've burned myself on it once already.

Be interesting to hear the comments.
It's got a nice handle; it looks like it would handle more like a regular iron than the clover one. They were next to the clover and I think it looks a little more substantial to me. Also there are controls for different settings.
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Old 06-24-2010, 10:19 AM
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I have this iron. It does have different temperature settings and the angle of the iron and the handle is adjustable which I liked. I used it for paper piecing too. The only problem I had with it was that it turns itself off rather quickly.
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I haven't tried this one but I did try a little Clover craft iron. It didn't get hot enough - just warm so I returned it. I saw this one at Joanns to and thought about it. I will watch to see what the feedback on it shows....
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I have this iron and I love it. I have used it everyday for the past 2 months --- no problems with it so far. It is lightweight and the pressing head adjusts to different angles --- it reduces the stress on my hands and wrists.
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Old 06-24-2010, 01:39 PM
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My brother bought me this thing:
http://www.target.com/Black-Decker-D.../dp/B000BASSKI

The Iron get really hot. I haven't used it much but I will eventually.
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I like the idea of the temperature settings. For $20.00 on sale, how can you go wrong!
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Originally Posted by Bottle Blonde
I have this iron and I love it. I have used it everyday for the past 2 months --- no problems with it so far. It is lightweight and the pressing head adjusts to different angles --- it reduces the stress on my hands and wrists.
Glad to hear you love it! It looks more comfortable to hold than the other mini irons. Have you had a clover to compare it to? Do you think it gets hot enough? I'm almost sold on it now. :)
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Originally Posted by virtualbernie
I have this iron. It does have different temperature settings and the angle of the iron and the handle is adjustable which I liked. I used it for paper piecing too. The only problem I had with it was that it turns itself off rather quickly.
My regular iron shuts itself off quickly too. But, I love how it works when it's on, so I don't mind so much. :)
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