12v iron needed for my patchwork craft
Submitted: Saturday, Jun 10, 2017 at 21:27
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Member - gonefish
Is there a 12v iron I can use for craft when I am making blocks for patchwork hand pieceing, What do the ladies use please while crafting on the road?
Reply By: The Bantam - Saturday, Jun 10, 2017 at 22:19
Saturday, Jun 10, 2017 at 22:19
If you are talking a clothes iron ...... it's just not going to happen on 12 volts.
The average clothes iron is around 1200 to 1500 watts ...... that simply is not practical on 12 volts.
there where petrol powered clothes irons made in the past and still available used as curiosities.
Yes there are still butane and petrol powered clothes irons currently made ...... but hell they cost $200+
there are still old style flat irons available new that you heat on a stove
OR .... start the generator ..... or wait till you are on a powered site.
cheers
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Reply By: Shaker - Saturday, Jun 10, 2017 at 22:58
Saturday, Jun 10, 2017 at 22:58
There are 2 different types on eBay, one draws 5 amps, the other one 12.5 amps.
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Follow Up By: Member - Boobook - Sunday, Jun 11, 2017 at 12:28
Sunday, Jun 11, 2017 at 12:28
One will iron your clothes in " Almost never" and the other one will take quite a while longer than that. LOL
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Reply By: Tim F3 - Sunday, Jun 11, 2017 at 09:37
Sunday, Jun 11, 2017 at 09:37
You can also run a 240 volt soldering iron from a small inverter connected to your 12 volt battery.
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Follow Up By: Nomadic Navara - Sunday, Jun 11, 2017 at 09:58
Sunday, Jun 11, 2017 at 09:58
I think
this item is what she is looking for.
Specifications:
Power source: 12V vehicle, power pack, battery or power supply
Power: 12 Volt 60 watts
Drain: 5 amps
Warm-up: Approx. 5 minutes
Cool Down: Approx. 30 minutes
There are others - search for "12 V iron clothes" - but they draw 12.5 A or more - too much if you only have one battery.
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Follow Up By: Allan B (Sunshine Coast) - Sunday, Jun 11, 2017 at 13:35
Sunday, Jun 11, 2017 at 13:35
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Peter, you could
well be on the money. Both you and I would know just how hot a 60W lamp can be.
Some above are being "knockers" because they are not "blockers". LOL
Gonefish is not ironing clothes but "patchwork blocks" which probably do not require a lot of heat to flatten. Running the car's engine on a fast idle during the ironing chore could
well be adequate.
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Reply By: gbc - Sunday, Jun 11, 2017 at 19:54
Sunday, Jun 11, 2017 at 19:54
There is such a thing as a butane iron. I thought Coleman made them years ago. Otherwise get an old heavy iron and heat it on the gas stove?
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Reply By: Member - gonefish - Monday, Jun 12, 2017 at 17:41
Monday, Jun 12, 2017 at 17:41
Thanks for the ideas, yep don't need too much heat to press down the seams. Figured there had to be a way. Hubby fishes, I patchwork.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Blue M - Sunday, Jun 18, 2017 at 00:50
Sunday, Jun 18, 2017 at 00:50
My wife was doing the same thing, patch work squares and other things as
well, she was using the one Nomadic Navara had shown the link for in his comment.
A bit slow to heat up, but it did the job for her as she was only doing 2" squares.
Cheers
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