WHAT TYPE OF IRON DO YOU LOVE?

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03-12-2011, 11:21 PM

#21

Tilladare

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Join Date: Jul 2010

Location: Valparaiso, IN

Posts: 356

I have the Reliable V100... I love this iron... steam and sole plate temps are separate, so you can set cool iron and still have high steam if you wanted, (or whatever combo you wanted)
Best of all though... you can over-ride the auto-shut-off!

03-12-2011, 11:23 PM

#22

Rose L

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Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: Nebraska..The Good Life

Posts: 2,102

Any iron that is hot and steamy and doesn't have the dial between the handle and the base!

03-13-2011, 04:57 AM

#23

gaigai

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Join Date: May 2009

Location: Houston, TX

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Quote:

Originally Posted by frarose

I have used Rowenta irons for the last 15 or so years and my latest one just went out. Had to go buy a cheap one at WalMart as I can't sew without an iron. I want to get another good one later.

I love my Krupps. I've had it almost 20 years. It gets dropped on the tile floor every now and then by the cats, but it still works perfectly, steams evenly and never spits or is (as Ricky Timms says) "incontinent". But I only use distilled water in it.

03-13-2011, 05:45 AM

#24

Hen3rietta

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Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: SE Pennsylvania

Posts: 620

The cheapest one that works.

03-13-2011, 06:08 AM

#25

gollytwo

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Join Date: Feb 2010

Location: Keene, New Hampshire

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I like any iron that's not a Rowenta.

03-13-2011, 06:28 AM

#26

quiltmaker

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Join Date: Apr 2010

Location: In Hiding

Posts: 1,210

I love the older vintage irons. They are workhorses and don't have those blasted shut off features.

03-13-2011, 05:39 PM

#27

frarose

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Join Date: Feb 2011

Location: St Louis, MO

Posts: 923

I understand now why a lot of dislikes the shut off feature-- My Rowenta didin't shut off for 30 min and ths cheap iron shuts off in 8 minutes. It takes me that long to sew my next piece that needs pressing.