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Annaquilts 01-07-2016 11:38 AM
How about this one?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Annaquilts 01-07-2016 11:40 AM
Originally Posted by true4uca (Post 7426681)
Think I read this tip here. If you have an iron rest, those ones that you sit your iron in on an angle, some ironing boards have them. Rest your iron there with the tip of your iron pointing down. Your iron will not shut off.
I do this but it can be tricky and is not as stable. In Europe my mother had a little rest plate that the iron stood flat. It was on the wider end of the ironing board.n Something like this but oh look at the price of this board.

http://www.125west.com/p-4713-reliab...XrEaAhYD8P8HAQ



While on the subject of ironing boards. This is the ironing board I have. I LOVE it but it doesn't have a horizontal iron rest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76gOcVco3JE

Onebyone 01-07-2016 12:50 PM
I have the vacuum pressing board. I doubt I could go back to a regular one and be happy.

marge954 01-07-2016 02:23 PM
Originally Posted by ManiacQuilter2 (Post 7426371)
I think some of the cheaper B&D irons don't have the auto shutoff. I always try to conserve energy. Do you realize how much power you waste if you leave your iron on?? It uses more electricity than any of your other appliances in your household.
This caught my attention since I'm on a very tight budget. I looked at an online calculator to see how much it was costing me to iron my quilt pieces:

kWh Per Day: .10

Iron: 1200 watts
Rough estimate of ironing 2 hours a day for 30 days= $14.40 a month
That's about $180 per year.
I'm thinking of running an extension cord to the neighbor's house:)

Onebyone 01-07-2016 04:23 PM
The iron doesn't pull power the whole time it's on. When it reaches the selected temp it stops until the temp drops then it reheats for a few seconds to bring it back up. The iron isn't sitting there drawing power every minute so the cost will be much much lower then the calculator shows.

Island Queen 01-07-2016 05:34 PM
Black and decker classic. Bought mine for $25. Then found one at goodwill. Love it

ube quilting 01-07-2016 06:08 PM
Originally Posted by dunster (Post 7426183)
The Reliable Digital Velocity V100 can be used either way. If you press and hold in a button it turns off the auto-shut-off mode and the iron stays on as long as it's plugged in. It has the best steam of any iron I've owned, and can't leak.
I love mine. Got it thru All Brands and I have never had an issue with it.
peace

Misty's Mom 01-07-2016 08:02 PM
Originally Posted by Onebyone (Post 7426864)
I have the vacuum pressing board. I doubt I could go back to a regular one and be happy.
What is a vacuum pressing board?

sewbizgirl 01-07-2016 10:11 PM
What a great conversation! Thanks for all the good ideas and help, everyone.

Lilrain 01-08-2016 12:27 AM
I am glad that I am not the only one!


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