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Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:02:10 +0100
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Subject: Re: [london-hack-space] Pledge Suggestions: Pyrography Machine and
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From: Adrian Godwin <artgod...@gmail.com>
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On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Akki <belovedgodd...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> artag - I'm still not keen on the cheap woodburning pens. They're not nearly
> as delicate to work with as the wire loop machines.
>
> Example machine (unless someone wants to suggest otherwise):
> http://www.axminster.co.uk/axminster-axminster-variable-output-woodburning-station-prod32135/
> Variable voltage/temperature means you can vary how light/dark the burning
> is into the wood and also it works across various woods (hardwoods probably
> need a bit more power than cheaper soft woods).
>

No, I meant the wire loop type. I don't think you can get enough
finger control with a soldering iron, because you can't hold it near
enough to the tip.

I was thinking of a spare wire-loop handle like this one :

 http://www.peterchild.co.uk/osc/spare-pen-p-30.html

Or, of course, his complete set - if you only buy a pen, it will need
a fairly chunky power supply, I'd think at least 5A and ours our
mostly 2-3A.

The Axminster one looks the same as this one on ebay for quite a lot less :

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wetekom-Hot-Wire-loop-Pyrography-Station-Var-20-40W-German-Quality-BNIB-/180955643052?pt=UK_Crafts_Other_Crafts_EH&hash=item2a21cbfcac

-adrian