call me odd "man" out
I love this iron. I don't use it for clothing but for pressing seams in quilting. I have very little strength and grip in my hand and have been searching for an iron that is light enough for me to comfortably use. I also appreciate that it doesn't shut off every couple of minutes as I sew/press/sew...nothing more frustrating than having to wait for an iron you just used to heat up again.
Over the past 10 years I have purchased 4-5 irons, mostly higher end models and then have had to give them away. I'm going to order a 2nd of these to have on hand because I don't expect it to last forever...but then I paid 1/10th the amount for this one that I did for the last one that is now owned by a friend.
Struggled for a Year.
I struggled with this iron for longer than I should have, because I owned it, and it sort-of worked, and I'm not typically the kind of person to replace a tool unless it's actually broken, but it made me angry every morning. It heated up, and then cooled way off. There was no way to tell when it was up to temperature. The steam was suboptimal. But these little annoyances paled in comparison to its major flaw: it's like they coated the iron's base with ANTI-TEFLON. It will not glide over clothing, no matter what the fiber content is. Ironing should not be such a struggle! Holy cow, awful. I've replaced it with a Rowenta and am so, so much happier. The Sunbeam is relegated to ski-wax duty.
It's not an iron. It's a poorly designed clothes-dampener.
The only reason I own this iron is because I just haven't gotten my act together to buy a new one. This thing really is horrible.
First off, the design of this thing is awful. The cord is located at the base of the handle, so every time you set it down, it threatens to fall over because of the cord placement, despite the utterly useless "pivot joint" built in. Second, the restart button is located in exactly the same spot that the base knuckle of your index finger comes into contact with the handle, so you end up pushing the restart button over and over again as you're ironing. It doesn't impact the performance of the thing (not that it could get much worse), but it shows that the person who designed this thing either didn't give a toss about their job, or hated people who iron. Perhaps both.
But the real issue with this thing is its performance. Despite its markings that would lead you to believe that this iron has 5 temperature settings, I find that it has...
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