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I love my Orleck. It has a long nose, easy fill for water AND it's cordless.

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Originally Posted by thepolyparrot

I have the original Clover and once I learned (here on this board! ;) ) that you have to cycle it off and on a few times to get it to heat up enough, it's been great for the starch-method of preparing applique pieces.

I'm thinking of getting one with interchangeable tips, though. The plate on this one is actually too big sometimes - a wand shape or a very small flat shape would work better on some pieces.

I also have a cute little Sharptek iron that is really great for this type of applique, for pressing seams on blocks and for paper foundation piecing. Aside from being cute as can be, they're really good for places where you need a larger sole plate. http://polymerclayexpress.com/equip.html

:thumbup: :thumbup: Thank you so much. I have been looking for that iron. I saw it on a tut. and couldn't find it. Just not looking in the right place. The shipping was almost as much as the iron. If It works as well as I think it will I will be a very happy camper/quilter. Thanks again Brenda

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Originally Posted by sewnsewer2

Had one, gave it away, never got hot enough for me.

Bingo! I have no idea where mine ran off to and I really don't care to replace it. If it manages to find it's way home it will be banished to the special drawer that holds miscellaneous items and unused hot-glue guns. :lol:

Received my Sharptek yesterday and of course had to try it out. It works very nicely so glad I decided on this one.

Glad you got it and that it's working for you. I like mine, too. Is the plug staying in on the side of the iron? Mine kept pulling out with the slightest tug, so I glued it in with E6000. I might have said that already - the memory isn't what it used to be. ;)

I haven't had time to play with the Textile Tool yet, but I'm looking forward to having such a teeny little sole plate. :)

I use a 50 cent travel iron from a yard sale, it works great for me and even can have steam in i need it.

Sharptek is basically an amazing iron to handle. Nothing gets in this iron's way- not even the cord.only the docking cradle is plugged in, no more cords! Simply switch the dial to cord to use as a conventional iron. This cord/cordless iron gives you powerful steam and features temperature control and variable steam control, so you can adjust them for fabrics. The iron is totally not clumsy, maybe the base, but the benefit of cordless overrides.

I have had one with just the one "blade" for over 20 years, and it's been used, maybe once or twice, for me, it was a waste of money, but you might find it useful.