I thought I wanted an olison iron, but after reading reviews I decided it wasn't worth the chance that it would last. But I have tendonitis in my wrist and the idea of just setting it aside instead of upright sounded great. Soooo one day at WalMart I saw a silicon iron shaped pad for $ 3.98. It said that it would withstand the heat of the iron so I tried it. Works great, I just set my iron on it and don't have to twist my wrist to set it down. The only drawback is that I can only use it dry. The steam keeps coming out unless it's upright, so I use a different iron for that kind of ironing. I prefer a dry iron for pressing blocks anyway. I hope this help someone else with bad wrists.
Jenny
Sugar Grove, PA