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Old 09-05-2011, 07:41 AM
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My all time favorite is a Rival I bought at Walmart for $9.99 (I actually paid $7.99 - it was on sale). It's hotter than most, doesn't have the auto shut-off, is super lightweight and is small enough to haul to class!!!!
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Old 09-05-2011, 07:45 AM
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It's so hard to find irons without auto-shut off.
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Old 09-05-2011, 07:58 AM
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I have a Black and Decker Digital Advantage. The leaky Rowenta is in the closet. Use the search function and there will be many, many other recommendations.
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Old 09-05-2011, 08:23 AM
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I have a shark which I love. I am currently working on a log cabin quilt. I asked here what the thoughts of using a travel iron. I have one which is smaller then a reg iron, so you might want to try one.
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Best kind of iron for anything is the kind that doesn't turn itself off! Mine really, really irritates me! I'm on a mission to find one without auto shutoff.
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Old 09-05-2011, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl
Best kind of iron for anything is the kind that doesn't turn itself off! Mine really, really irritates me! I'm on a mission to find one without auto shutoff.
Can you let me know when you find one? I also hate that feature.

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Old 09-05-2011, 09:03 AM
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Several of my quilting friends bought one, too, and they also love it. Here's the link: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-149312-1.htm


Wow! I just purchased this little iron at JoAnn's a few days ago, it was regular $29.00 but with coupon it was $15.00, I'm anxious to give it try with a quilt-as-you-go table runner.
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I recently bought the smaller of the two shark irons to replace the 15 year old oddlots 5.00 iron I dropped and broke, I absolutly love it, it gets very hot and if you use steam it is unbeleivable. It was around 20 bucks.
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Old 09-05-2011, 09:41 AM
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Unless you are sending the Rowenta to be repaired, why don't you use it as a dry iron and save the expense of buying a new iron?
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Old 09-05-2011, 03:24 PM
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I like my "expensive" Shark (comparatively) but use a cheapo for fusible so I don't mess it up.
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