Originally Posted by virtualbernie

Well, I had a Rowenta (I loved it), after a while it melted the threads on my piecing, seams came apart then it died :(--I had an Oliso (I loved it), it died, I followed what others on this board did and bought irons with the highest wattage from Walmart I could find three different times--not hot enough:(. Sunday I bought another Rowenta (Rowenta Pressure Iron and Steamer). It's an expensive iron but got it for 25% off plus an additional 10% off my total order. I LOVE it! It gets really hot I don't have to keep refilling the iron, it's nice and heavy and never shuts off until I'm ready to turn it off (I hate the reheating process). I guess I'm not only a vintage sewing machine collector, I'm an iron collector. One thing for sure, if this one dies, I have plenty of backups :thumbup:

btw: The directions say that if your iron leaks try using cheap spring water you can buy from the supermarket.