I, also, have a Black and Decker. It's the Classic model - no auto shut-off and just a regular, old-fashioned dial setting. Cost about $30. It, too, is heavy, but I like that. It's almost the same as the GE I had in college in 1970's. My criteria in an iron is how close to the point the steam vents are. Some of them have all the vents in the wide part which does absolutely no good trying to press a seam open! Has anyone ever used the tiny iron you see in the Quilt shows? Would it be useful for getting into close seams? Catherine In a message dated 2/6/2008 12:22:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I recently had to replace my iron and got a Black and Decker Digital Advantage D2020. I'm not sure I'd recommend this to anyone. I had very little choice when purchasing this one, as I was in the middle of a commissioned costume and couldn't wait more than 24 hours to find a replacement. Anyway, it's heavy enough, steams well, and gets the basic job done, but it is heavy. The water fill spot has a little cap over it which is nice, but it is also narrow which makes filling it difficult and I've already lost the little cup that came with it that you're supposed to use. The single most annoying feature is the self shut off. It shuts off after a short time, I am constantly having to turn it back on while I am sewing. It's easy enough to do that, just pick it up and the motion turns it back on. Yes, picking up the iron turns it on. Good thing we don't have kiddies around any more. Also, if it is plugged in and your power fluctuates, or goes off and comes back on, the iron turns itself on. Bad, bad bad. The digital temperature set is not my favorite feature. Theoretically you can just push the button with your thumb while holding the iron and it goes up or down. But if you turned it on at 1 and turned it up to 5 and you want to adjust the temp down you have to go through 6, 7, and 6 again, and 5, to get to 4. And this sucker is heavy. I know heavy can be good, but it's heavy enough it's almost difficult for me to use. It was heavy before I messed up my shoulder, and these days it's downright exhausting to use it sometimes. It does have an on/off dial and adjustment for the steam, so you can have any temp setting and steam combo. It's nice to be able to shut steam off without having to empty the iron. Dawn **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 48) _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
