briskgo

I have now disposed of my 2nd Oliso iron. The company was great to work with took my return without question. The burst of steam died on both and I'm over it.

I'd like to try a cordless iron. It is forever inconvenient pressing large pieces and having the cord tangle with the fabric.

Does anyone love their cordless iron? Any brand you'd recommend? Have you had one and hated it?

Thanks for your help.

Geraldine

Stitchnripper

http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...s-t260178.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...n-t262366.html

Most people like the Panasonic. You can find more info using the search function above.

Macybaby

I like my Panasonic, but only use it for paperpeicing( it sits next to my sewing machine). the main drawback is that it starts to cool down as soon as you lift it out of the cradle, so if you've got a 50 pieces chained together, you aren't going to get them all pressed before you will need to take a break and let the iron reheat. it also does not have much in the way of setting, low, med and High. I keep mine set on High, and would prefer if it got a bit hotter. It also shuts off rather quickly, but since it's by my side, when I know I'm going to need it soon, I give it a shake so it will be warmed back up by the time I need it.

I do love it - but would never want it as my main iron.

I don't use steam, so can't comment on that.

MarionsQuilts

I have the panasonic and LOVE it ... i use it for everything!

NOTE: I fried my first one because I was filling up the water "tank" with the tank still attached to the iron. Don't do this LOL there's a reason it comes off really easily!

QuiltnNan

i love my cordless, but it cools down before i can finish ironing large pieces. sdo i use my corded a lot

rryder

Instead of a cordless iron could you rig up a cord minder? I,ve seen some for sale that attach to the ironing board to keep the cord out of the way and they look like they may solve the problem without the drawbacks of a cordless iron (cooling down before finishing).

my ironing station didn't have a place to put one of the commercially available cord minders so I rigged up one for myself using some copper wire to suspend an old wooden thread spool from the shelf next to (and higher than) my ironing station. The cord goes over the wooden spool and I tied a fishing weight and some metal washers to it to serve as a counter weight. Now my cord no longer drags across my ironing surface and it stays tangle free.

Rob

Geri B

I have one of those "cord minders" on my ironing board...saves wrestling with cord....

Macybaby

I also have a cord minder, and it works very well. Which reminds me, I also don't like the amount of room the cradle for the Panasonic takes up. It's not a problem by my sewing machine, but would take up way too much room on my ironing board.

I had bought it to replace an old iron that fell off the old ironing board one too many times, but it didn't take long before I realized that it wasn't going to work as my "main" iron. But I'm sure glad I have it for when I do need an iron at my machine.

juliea9967

I absolutely love my Panasonic cordless. When I first got it it reminded me of my first try with a cordless phone. I could not believe all the freedom it provides. I love ironing large pieces of fabric with it - no cord in the way. I also love ironing long binding strips with it - no cord in the way. I put up with the extra space required for the cradle - I have an iron holder on my ironing board, and I put up with the face that I can't iron all my squares at a time without letting the iron reheat. These are minor things to me, compared to the freedom I have with no cord. If my Panasonic cordless died today I would immediately replace it with the same iron.

jcrow

I bought a Smartek cordless iron. I love it. It wasn't too expensive at all. You might want to look into this brand to start with because of the expense.