I have 2 of these little compacts, the first time I had someone over for a quilting day they pressed down so hard that the handle got cracked. good little irons just not made for lots of pressure put on them. My husband took it to his garage and made a little plate that fits where the handle would normally fold down into and it works fine, the handle just doesn't fold down anymore. It gets nice and hot and the tip gets right under your seams to press them to one side etc.
Suzy