Geri B

Just looked at it to on their website. It is expensive. My question. How does the cutting mat and iron pad stay on the turntable. Why not just get a turntable, Velcro a cutting mat,iron pad........just wondering...what is smell coming from....

gale

the turntable has a velvety surface and the cutting mat and ironing surface have a rubbery side that sort of sticks to it. Their mats have such good reviews I wanted to try one, and since I don't have a decent rotary one I thought I'd start with it. It has excellent reviews both here and elsewhere. If it wasn't half price there's no way I would have spent the $$ on it.

The smell is the glue that they use to hold the padding on the ironing surface, i guess.

My time

Oh I had same problem with my large cutting mat I bought at a local shop. I washed mine with vinegar and put it outdoors for a week. That was 10 yrs ago. so I'm sure if you air it out it should be fine. Might take a few days however. It sure is an off putting smell!

pokeygirl

I have to go look up what a roundabout is. Oh, no is it something else I have to buy for my quilting? I have so much stuff now, I'm running out of room to put it all.

IBQUILTIN

If you have a container large enough for them to lay flat, you can put them in it with a couple of cotton balls saturated with vanilla Don't know why it works, but it takes that smell away

gale

believe it or not the top part (the cutting mat) is still in the garage after all this time and it still stinks. The ironing surface and rotating part still do if I sniff them but I don't smell it just being in the same room with them anymore. Makes me very hesitant to invest in a bigger mat like I was planning.

Geri B

I'm sorry, but regarding this smelly thing just irritated me....for the price you paid that should not be .......I would demand my money back.......and somehow have whatever adhesive they use investigated by some agency...sounds dangerous to me....having to isolate something new because it smells foul...not in my book!

JenF

Gale, Did the smell ever go away? And, where did you get it for half price?
Thanks,
Jen

Onebyone

Martelli got banned from Paducah Quilt show for the way the employees were acting. I guess they smelled one too many fumes. LOL

yel

when you get smelly tupperware they say to put newspaper in them for a week or so try a trash bag and news print