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Old 03-11-2011, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by klgreene
I just bought a very small iron from Amazon.com SteamFast Home & Away Iron. It was on sale for $18.00. And I am soooooo glad I got this. I sprained my hand on Feb 13 of this year, and it took both hands to lift my Shark Iron. This just fits in my hand, is so light weight, and stays hot! I had been looking at it for a while now, and am sooooooooooooo soooooooooo glad I got it.
I've been looking at this iron too. Here is a link!!

http://www.amazon.com/SteamFast-SF-7.../dp/B001DTHPEQ
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Old 03-11-2011, 06:00 PM
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For me NO AUTO OFF. When I want to press a seam, I want to press it now, not when the iron is cold!!!!! I keep it and a light plugged in the same outlet and so when I leave my sewing room and the light is on, I know that the iron needs unplugged.
I hate auto-turnoff! So what iron do you have? I am thinking I may need a new one and have been looking and cannot find anything without an auto turnoff.
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Old 03-11-2011, 06:12 PM
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For me NO AUTO OFF. When I want to press a seam, I want to press it now, not when the iron is cold!!!!! I keep it and a light plugged in the same outlet and so when I leave my sewing room and the light is on, I know that the iron needs unplugged.
I hate auto-turnoff! So what iron do you have? I am thinking I may need a new one and have been looking and cannot find anything without an auto turnoff.
My favorite iron is a older Black and Decker travel iron that I got at a thrift store. It stays hot, it is small enough to take to classes or retreats and it DOES NOT have auto shut off. I think you can still find them on ebay. By the way. Thanks for the quilt shops you recommended to me when I went to Ca. I got to visit a few of them and absolutly loved the one in a big warehouse type place. Thanks.
Here is one of the irons:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Black-and-decker...item3a640b8c94 :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Old 03-11-2011, 06:33 PM
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I just bought the Oliso iron. I bought it at a sewing expo I decided that I really need an iron that will do the job. I had a rowenta but because of the open water resovoir a bug got into it and my other one a Black and Decor just quit so for me it just happened to be the right time. I love the fact I don't have to set it up and the quick heat up. It does have a time out feature that is 30 mins which is better then the rowent which was 8 minutes.
I have been trying to decide if Oliso is worth the $$. How long have you had it do you love it $170 worth ( or show price was $150) I'm going to the Lancaster,PA show next week should I get it if they are there??? Help
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Old 03-11-2011, 06:40 PM
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For me NO AUTO OFF. When I want to press a seam, I want to press it now, not when the iron is cold!!!!! I keep it and a light plugged in the same outlet and so when I leave my sewing room and the light is on, I know that the iron needs unplugged.
I hate auto-turnoff! So what iron do you have? I am thinking I may need a new one and have been looking and cannot find anything without an auto turnoff.
My favorite iron is a older Black and Decker travel iron that I got at a thrift store. It stays hot, it is small enough to take to classes or retreats and it DOES NOT have auto shut off. I think you can still find them on ebay. By the way. Thanks for the quilt shops you recommended to me when I went to Ca. I got to visit a few of them and absolutly loved the one in a big warehouse type place. Thanks.
Here is one of the irons:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Black-and-decker...item3a640b8c94 :thumbup: :thumbup:
This is the one I am using right now too. I have a large Black & Decker also, but it has auto shut off. I use it when I am doing a lot of ironing, and it won't have time to shut off.

I also do as someone else mentioned here. When my Ott light on my sewing cabinet is on, I know that the iron could be on too (I try to remember to turn it off as I leave the room). I just turn them both off on a power cord button when I'm done for the day.
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Rowenta!! Definitely!
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Old 03-11-2011, 06:44 PM
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I needed my replacement iron in a hurry, so bought a B&D at Walmart for $24. The auto off is a bit too quick, but they all had one. I like a little weight, and after hefting all the irons for half an hour and getting lots of strange looks I just grabbed one and took it home. So far it is working just fine! DH's shirts look good, and it stays on long enough to press seams. I miss my Norelco easy steam! It was the best ever!
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Old 03-11-2011, 07:09 PM
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i like my black and decker iron i bought a rowenta iron and it leaks found out if it was made in china they all leak i think
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my rowenta leaked too and I paid way too much for it. I want something that stays on for longer than 8 mins, and gets really hot.
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I can't stand the auto shut off, either! I want my iron ready when I'm ready.
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