Ironing board
12-01-2016, 06:27 AM
#21
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 2,876
Expensive!!
A lot of us have made our own "big board" ironing boards using 3/4" plywood (a full sheet of plywood is between $20 adn $30)covered with our choice of material. Some have covered with a layer of batting then fabric. I covered mine with an Ironslide fabric ($20.00). Once covered, I simply lay the big board on top of my regular ironing board ... or where-ever I want to place it. You can make the board any size you want (Menards and Home Depot will cut the plywood to size for you). Mine is 48" long and I think 20" wide. I wish I had made it a little larger to have ample room for a full width of fabric (44") plus room on the side to set my iron while I shift the fabric. 4" isn't *quite* enough room to *safely* put the iron and have room for hands to pick up the fabric and shift it forward or backwards. The 55" the Reliable 300LB extends to sounds like ample space.
total cost for me was roughly $40.00- a fraction of the price of the reliable and I have the added bonus that if I want to put the big board on top of my cutting table for extra "flat space" to shift fabric ... I can do that easily.
A lot of us have made our own "big board" ironing boards using 3/4" plywood (a full sheet of plywood is between $20 adn $30)covered with our choice of material. Some have covered with a layer of batting then fabric. I covered mine with an Ironslide fabric ($20.00). Once covered, I simply lay the big board on top of my regular ironing board ... or where-ever I want to place it. You can make the board any size you want (Menards and Home Depot will cut the plywood to size for you). Mine is 48" long and I think 20" wide. I wish I had made it a little larger to have ample room for a full width of fabric (44") plus room on the side to set my iron while I shift the fabric. 4" isn't *quite* enough room to *safely* put the iron and have room for hands to pick up the fabric and shift it forward or backwards. The 55" the Reliable 300LB extends to sounds like ample space.
total cost for me was roughly $40.00- a fraction of the price of the reliable and I have the added bonus that if I want to put the big board on top of my cutting table for extra "flat space" to shift fabric ... I can do that easily.
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12-02-2016, 09:00 AM
#23
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,097
I have the big board made from plywood which I covered with batting and fabric. It is 24"x 48". I had a set of directions which called for a frame on the underside made from small strips of wood to hold the board to the ironing board to keep it from sliding around. I can lift it off easily(though a bit heavy). You could also use a small tabletop iron board onto of the big board when ironing clothes.
12-02-2016, 12:23 PM
#24
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Canada
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]563040[/ATTACH]H[ATTACH=CONFIG]563041[/ATTACH]e[ATTACH=CONFIG]563042[/ATTACH]re[ATTACH=CONFIG]563043[/ATTACH] are the measurements for the board we had made for our ironing board. Only 1/2 inch plywood
was used and held on with three pegs which turn to undo. Covered with a layer of batt, folded in half - therefore two
layers, and silver iron cover stapled onto the bottom of the board. Light enough and Easy to lift off when I need to do shirts, etc.
was used and held on with three pegs which turn to undo. Covered with a layer of batt, folded in half - therefore two
layers, and silver iron cover stapled onto the bottom of the board. Light enough and Easy to lift off when I need to do shirts, etc.
12-02-2016, 12:36 PM
#25
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Van. Island, BC
Posts: 1,420
When I decided I wanted a big board and not enough space for it I bought one of those big white cabinets they sell for laundry rooms (thrift store $5). Dh cut a 48 x 20 inch piece of plywood . I covered with batting & fabric, Ironing board and storage all in one.
12-02-2016, 01:08 PM
#26
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Belen, NM
Posts: 1,353
I found a huge (more than double the width of my old board) well-built ironing board at a thrift store. I paid $12.00 and it is big as Texas and solid as a rock. I had to make a new replacement cover for it, but my oh my how I love it. I gave my old ironing board back to the thrift shop, because I am never going back to a regular ironing board
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