Reliable C30 The Board Ironing Board

"Designer" Ironing Board
Never thought I would spend one-hundred bucks on an ironing board, and I also never would have thought I would leave a review and give it five stars either! This board truly is worth the extra money. I had a $15 one from Walmart that the adjustment lever broke after three uses, so this was a huge step-up in price. I decided to give this one a try, because this brand received great reviews and there were no "in-between" models of other brand ironing boards- either the cheap ones that I know will break, and this was the next price category. The price I paid for this one was $99, and I believe it retails for about $169, so this must be a bargain. I have to call this board a "designer" ironing board because it is actually made in Italy! It is wider than most ironing boards, has an attached rack for holding an iron, starch, hanging clothes, etc. The adjustment lever seems sturdy, as well as the entire body.

The Board Ironing Board--sadly disappointing
When I purchased this ironing board, I was so excited because of all the other great reviews out there. I sew clothing and need to iron a lot of fabric every day, so I needed something sturdy, large, and reliable. Well, when I opened the box, there were no instructions for this board (for the end where the iron is supposed to sit). I figured out how to raise and lower it just fine, but the accessory table on the end is weird. I just never got it. It wants you to push down the middle section and put these rubber stoppers in it, and it just doesn't make sense for an iron--my iron didn't fit well there (there's no pictures of any irons to show you how to place your iron there safely--it's just not user friendly), and it was just more of a hassle.

Then, that same accessory table thing just kept causing more problems. The cord of my iron would get stuck in between it and the board CONSTANTLY during use. I tried several different configurations of the board and iron, but it just...

very sturdy, but missing instructions and mysterious assembly
My C30 arrived today in a factory sealed carton. Alas, there were no instructions of any kind in the box. I went to the manufacturer's site to see if there were any instructions - no luck. I've Googled every which way to see if instructions are posted anywhere else. Nope!

The board is very sturdy and well-built, but I couldn't figure out how to keep it from collapsing. It took me a while, relying on old-fashioned trial-and-error, but here's the solution:

Underneath the board is a black notched metal rod that hooks into a white metal crosspiece at different places to adjust height. Included loose in the box is a mysterious aluminum v-shaped piece of metal. Point the v end of the aluminum toward the slanted v end of the board itself, with the aluminum between the black notched rod and the floor. Thread the two other ends of the aluminum piece between the black crosspiece and the board itself. The two ends of the aluminum rod fit into the black tracks on the...

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