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Pyrography....hot wire, or machined tip?
Les Symonds:
Thanks, everyone, for all the input; I've now got much food for thought.
Andy....a further question, if you don't mind! I'm assuming that by the term 'pyro-carve' you are referring to carving away the surface to provide a texture, simply by burning away at it with the hot-wire. When you do this, do you shape your wires into special shapes, or do you just use the standard, double-backed loop of wire? I notice that some pyrographers hammer their wire tips flat to produce broad-tipped tools for burning with!
Thanks again...Les
Andy Coates:
Pyro carving is simply the creation of deep relief by burning away wood. A low powered machine can achieve this but the process is boringly slow. The high powered machines, razortip, burnmaster, woodart products Etc., are better suited to the process.
Graeham Priddle famously built his own machine, which he calls "the wood vaporizer". If you have a qualified friend you might have them build you one. I have an electrical qualification and built one from an old fashioned car battery charger. It works a treat. BUT...please do not attempt if you are not qualified or have little understanding of electricity and electrical components.
http://www.woodturnersresource.com/extras/projects/priddle/WoodBurner.html
I make lots of tips from wire...bent, twisted, spiral, flattened. And I have lots of the pre-formed burnmaster tips and razortip type. All are useful.
Les Symonds:
Thanks so much, Andy, for taking the time to reply again.
This afternoon, a friend loaned me a pyrography machine - hot wire type - made and marketed by Davan, a little known Welsh company from Tywyn, on the west coast. It absolutely beats the pants out of the little soldering-iron type that I used once, then confined to the bottom of a tool box, never to be used again. So the Davan machine will do for now, but I'm sure that I'll soon discover its limitations!
Les
bodrighywood:
I have heard that Davan are better than PC machines bit he doesn't advertise so it would be a case of word of mouth. Might be giving Sui an email at woodtattoos@hotmail.co.uk and asking him. He's the friend who specialises and writes on Pyrography. Tell him I mentioned him.
Pete
Les Symonds:
Cheers, Pete, and thanks for the help. I'll drop him a line tomorrow.
Les
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