i know you can get new irons for yours. i'll have to find it again, but they also weren't pricey either. from what i understand, pretty much all the ones mentioned at good for production, just may not full on industrial. which btw, is ridiculously expensive. i looked at one someone suggested that they said could be bought used for a good price, which ended up being $800-$1000. not bad when the unit new was about $1500, but insanely priced.