I have one, and don't use it very much. I also keep it in a ceramic mug. I can't say why I don't use it. It gets hot enough.

I received one as a gift. Was quite happy to get it but I never use it. At least I know exactly where it is. I did burn my fingers a time or two on it, so it does get hot enough.

I have had one for about 4 years now, and have never used it more than a couple of times, both times burning myself. I use a little travel iron, much more useful.

I love mine for paper piecing and fusible bias for stained glass. It gets VERY hot and had a burn on my thigh for a while when I used it while wearing shorts and I dropped it. Ouch. Just like all our tools, you have to be careful. Rotary cutters, seam rippers, sharp scissors, etc. We have a dangerous vocation. :-)

I had one and actually sold it on one of my groups. I prefer my little travel iron (which is steam also). Only $10 at Wallgreems.

I have one of the older ones, small head, white handle, and use it more then I thought I would. It takes the iron a few times after being turned to the hottest sitting to reach the full temp. After that it gets hot very fast. I bought the holder made for it and there is no problem with it falling over. One thing, if the cord is not put on right, the lay of the cord will twist making the iron wanting to twist. Keep taking it back until you find one that has the right cord lay. It took me four tries. You'd think Clover would have better quality control on the assembly line. I burned myself one time. For some reason I used my finger to push the head of the iron down on a seam. I haven't done that again.

My problem was it wouldn't stay put, even w the little "stand" that came w it.

I use mine for in the hoop pressing. It doesn't do very well for me with the seam work. It is a little unstable when you go to lay it down but I always use the stand that came with it and have avoided burns.

I only use mine on very small pieces which isn't a lot but I like it when I have those tiny pieces

The stand that comes with is is not worth having. The wooden ones like this work great.

http://www.brewersewing.com/bqss_con...asp?item=7340A