Bobby's Girl

I found an iron that eliminates my pet peeve with irons. It's so aggravating to turn on my iron, wait for it to heat, iron a seam, sew a few more seams, return to the iron to find that it has turned off automatically, and then have to wait for the iron to heat up again. Last week I ordered a Hamilton Beach Smart Lift iron through amazon.com. The automatic-off feature can be turned off so that the iron stays heated while I'm sewing. The price is $26.95, and Amazon doesn't charge sales tax. I'm sure it's sold by other stores, too. On my computer screen the color appeared to be dark blue with a light blue water-well, but it's actually black with a lavender color water well. The iron is heavier than I like an iron to be, but I can handle it okay. (I have Parkinson's and my hands and arms are weaker than they were in my better days.) I LOVE my new iron!

dunster

The Reliable Digital Velocity iron also offers the option of turning off the auto off. It's a lot more money though.

http://www.amazon.com/Reliable-Corpo...4769138&sr=8-3

Doreen

I like my iron to turn off and on. There are so many times tat I walk away and forget to turn it off. I don't mind waiting a few minutes for it to heat up again. It gives me time to gather all of my pieces and line them up for pressing.

quiltinggirl

Thank you for sharing this info! I have a Rowenta but it does shut-off after 30 minutes so I have to remember to turn it back on. I understand the reason for the auto-off feature but for quilters it sure is a pain.

BellaBoo

Auto turn offs can be tricked. Keep the nose of the iron slanted down and the heel of the iron turned up. The auto shut off won't engage. I bought a wedge iron stand and turned it so the nose of the iron was going down when set on it.

kelsunshine

Thanks for the info. I loved my auto-off iron when my 5 year old was small and I was easily side tracked so it might get left on. But now I absolutely hate it!

Dolphyngyrl

Don't mind the automatic shut off on my rowenta it heats up hot in literally seconds.

cmilton

I have the Reliable and it is worth every penny! Got it on line at Joanne's with coupon and gift certificate. That Hamilton Beach sounds like a good one to take to classes. Thanks Bobby's Girl.

katesnanna

What's the matter with a few seconds compared to using electricity 100% of the time. We have to pay for it and in Australia the cost has gone up about 140%.

0tis

My friend has this iron - it works really good - doesn't leak and gets very hot.