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I saw a suggestion that a snowboard iron may work well for fabric work. I ordered this Wintersteiger iron from Amazon @ $37. I've used it on two wings so far and am really pleased with it.
It heats up very quickly and seems to cycle quickly to keep the temp accurate when ironing. It's easy to set a pace...the light comes on if you are moving too fast.
The temp dial has a few temperatures noted and it seems the calibration is accurate. I still calibrated and marked the suggested polyfiber temps.
I had some concern about the shape but haven't had any spots that were an issue..YET.
It hasn't shut down when set aside between steps...just maintains temperature.
Just wanted to pass on a good review.
I do have one question. My old coverite smoothing iron isn't getting much over 150 ...is it broken or is that all they do? Hadn't used it in 20 years.
It heats up very quickly and seems to cycle quickly to keep the temp accurate when ironing. It's easy to set a pace...the light comes on if you are moving too fast.
The temp dial has a few temperatures noted and it seems the calibration is accurate. I still calibrated and marked the suggested polyfiber temps.
I had some concern about the shape but haven't had any spots that were an issue..YET.
It hasn't shut down when set aside between steps...just maintains temperature.
Just wanted to pass on a good review.
I do have one question. My old coverite smoothing iron isn't getting much over 150 ...is it broken or is that all they do? Hadn't used it in 20 years.
