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I have had poor luck obtaining a good quality iron for shrinking the polyfiber fabric on my bearhawk project. I have ordered the one recommended from ACS and am not impressed with the quality. Can anyone direct me to a good quality iron for this purpose? thanks.
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I just used a good quality (get what you pay for) household iron - the same one I had been using on my shirts for years. After I was finished, I just cleaned it up and I am still ironing shirts with it. There is no substitute for quality!!
You want an iron with a decent thermostat and element, they are the most important feature -, ability to get hot enough, and to hold a [kinda] constant temperature. Cheap ones [often physically lighter weight ones] won't get hot enough in the first place, and won't hold their temp well either. You need a heavy metal/ceramic base and a heavy internal heating element. Normally these ones cost more. -
Bruce Frank pointed me at this one. Will be using this on the pacer in a few weeks. T-Fal. http://www.amazon.com/T-fal-Steam-Ul...al+steam+irons Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HDComment
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When I covered my airplane I did all kinds of research and bought one of those heavy duty old fashion type irons, it would not get hot enough and totally sucked. I brought it back and got a cheap $10 iron from Target, it worked great, heated up quick, stayed hot, and I could set it easy to the different temps. I think it was the cheapest one they sold at the time.Comment
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I've been considering Oratex for covering my BH. Apparently to apply it properly you need an iron with very accurate temperature control. In one of their videos they recommend these:
I'm not sure if they would be good for Polyfiber, but I thought I'd mention them.
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