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#23
I can't tell this story enough,so I'll tell it again. I have been through many irons, Cheap to expensive. They just aren't made to last any more, imho.
I bought a new 'Reliable' brand (blue model) for my cloths ironing a few years ago after my third Rowenta went bad in just about the same number of years. I love this iron. Four years with daily ironing and no drips, spits or any problems at all. Good weight, great steam, beautiful pressing.
So I thought, since my Rowenta iron for quilting went down the dark path, I would try the Reliable (orange) model. It has an over ride to have it on all the time.
I got one through 'ALL BRANDS' for $60.00. Worth a try. It is a deal where it is refurbished or repackaged due to slight damage like a scratch. Well I love this iron too. Great steam when you want it, nice weight, no drips and I mean no drips, no spits, just wonderful pressing. I do hope it lasts. I really hate sending irons to the dump.
peace
Worth every penny.
peace
I bought a new 'Reliable' brand (blue model) for my cloths ironing a few years ago after my third Rowenta went bad in just about the same number of years. I love this iron. Four years with daily ironing and no drips, spits or any problems at all. Good weight, great steam, beautiful pressing.
So I thought, since my Rowenta iron for quilting went down the dark path, I would try the Reliable (orange) model. It has an over ride to have it on all the time.
I got one through 'ALL BRANDS' for $60.00. Worth a try. It is a deal where it is refurbished or repackaged due to slight damage like a scratch. Well I love this iron too. Great steam when you want it, nice weight, no drips and I mean no drips, no spits, just wonderful pressing. I do hope it lasts. I really hate sending irons to the dump.
peace
Worth every penny.
peace
#24
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Deep South
Posts: 105
Again, thanks to each one of you for your great input. For those who are actively seeking a good 'ol dry iron without holes........(I'm doing that too), let's agree to post our findings.
Till then........
~Skeetersmom
Till then........
~Skeetersmom
#25
I just finished watching Carol Doak's paper piecing video on The Quilt Show. She uses a dry iron that she found at The Vermont Country Store.
http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/s...Dry_Iron/42277
http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/s...Dry_Iron/42277
#27
I don't think there is a "perfect" iron out there. I have read glowing reviews on the Continental, yet some of you have had a bad experience with them. I own a Rowenta that I love and it has been a workhorse for me for years without ever missing a beat, but some say they've had trouble with them. I think there is good and bad in every iron out there. I like that we discuss them here now and then, but there are lemons in everything that is made. Having one doesn't necessarily mean the whole line is junk.
I like to research everything I buy and weigh out the pros and cons based on all the reviews, both good and bad. A few negative reviews don't bother me. First, you can't please everyone, and second, as I said before, there are the occasional lemons in everything. BUT . . . if the good outweighs the bad by a good enough margin, I'm usually willing to give it a try, if it's what I need and want.
I like to research everything I buy and weigh out the pros and cons based on all the reviews, both good and bad. A few negative reviews don't bother me. First, you can't please everyone, and second, as I said before, there are the occasional lemons in everything. BUT . . . if the good outweighs the bad by a good enough margin, I'm usually willing to give it a try, if it's what I need and want.
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