blights69 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Posted April 12, 2017 I am now getting the hang of the scroll saw and am now going to look at pyrography as well I am asking what burner would any of you recommend I get that would get me going on this, I do not want a cheap one that makes the job hard as that often makes people give up but I also do not want to spend a fortune either just in case it is not for me so I am looking for any advice on what brand model you would recommend as some on here may do wood burning I thought I would ask here rather than trust the salesman lol, I am in the UK so hopefully what ever ones I get recommended are available here Frank Quote
loftyhermes Posted April 12, 2017 Report Posted April 12, 2017 I use and would recommend a Peter Childs machine. http://www.bobneillpyrography.co.uk/learn.htmThey are available from other suppliers as well. Quote
David Lehner Posted April 12, 2017 Report Posted April 12, 2017 I also am starting into wood burning and I bought a set up from Colwood ... it has replaceable tips... wide variety and pens heat up almost instantaneously..... Not sure if they are available in the UK...... Quote
Scrappile Posted April 12, 2017 Report Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) I too have been interested in pyrography, for a long time. Years ago my wife bought me a nice wood burning set, but I never got good at it. The set she bought me came with two tips, and of course there are many other tips a person needs at around $25 each! I never bought other tips. Last year I found this ladies site and she does gorgeous pictures with an inexpensive burner http://www.minisapyrography.com/ The burner she uses is not expensive, I plan on purchasing one this year some time (when my wife is not looking) http://www.walnuthollow.com/store/items/creative-versa-tool-/38283/ Here is another great site, good tutorial and patterns. https://www.lsirish.com/tutorials/pyrography-tutorials/ Good luck. To me pyrography is awesome but takes probably more talent than I have. It is like painting, which I really lack a talent for... Edited April 12, 2017 by Scrappile blights69 1 Quote
Clayton717 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Posted April 12, 2017 I had a cheapy that you can buy almost anywhere. I didn't use it much or try to do burnings with it because it just wasn't comfortable to hold. I used it mainly to add detail lines to some of my intarsia. Recently I purchased a razor tip brand and love it. Here is a link to their website -http://www.razertip.com/pyrography.htm. There are many places here in the U.S. that sell the brand but not sure about across the pond. The company is located in Canada. They are fairly pricey. The pens heat and cool in seconds. Since buying this pen I have began to wood burn a lot more and really enjoy it. A good tool makes all the diffence in the world. I have posted a couple here in other woodworks forum. I don't believe I put them in my gallery. blights69 1 Quote
blights69 Posted April 12, 2017 Author Report Posted April 12, 2017 Thanks for all the info people I am now on the hunt for my next toy lol Quote
Chunkthekid Posted April 12, 2017 Report Posted April 12, 2017 While I hide out in my garage huddled over my saw, my wife is usually inside burning something. She just uses a cheap burner from a local hobby shop. Runs around $30US(not sure how that translates to pounds) There are many tips to choose from that you can buy in sets and aren't expensive at all. That being said, she is on her third one. After a couple months of use she usually breaks a tip off in the threads or it becomes too cross threaded to use. She has told me repeatedly that she is happy with it and doesn't want a more expensive set up, but I think next year she is getting something better for her birthday. Anyways, if you just want to try it out, a cheap model will do the job without you getting buyers remorse. If you can find one with a temp. adjustment, it comes in handy. Below is a burning I did. Good luck! Lucky2 1 Quote
DonR Posted April 12, 2017 Report Posted April 12, 2017 I use a Colwood detailer and I really like it. They do have a 220v model for use in UK DonR http://www.woodburning.com/toolshop/type.asp?iType=17 Lucky2 1 Quote
hotshot Posted April 12, 2017 Report Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) I did a lot of research and decided on a Razortip, but my wife bought me the Nibsburner for Christmas because . . . . well that's another story. However, as it turns out, the Nibsburner works pretty good, with power to spare and I bought a heavy cord and razortip pens to use with it, so it all turned out good. It's a fun hobby. Because of convenience, I've spent most of my time burning the artist paper where you don't have to worry about distracting grain. I intend to do more real wood at some point. Edited April 12, 2017 by hotshot Quote
Scrappile Posted April 12, 2017 Report Posted April 12, 2017 I forgot about the power difference. That could make things tougher. Quote
amazingkevin Posted April 13, 2017 Report Posted April 13, 2017 While I hide out in my garage huddled over my saw, my wife is usually inside burning something. She just uses a cheap burner from a local hobby shop. Runs around $30US(not sure how that translates to pounds) There are many tips to choose from that you can buy in sets and aren't expensive at all. That being said, she is on her third one. After a couple months of use she usually breaks a tip off in the threads or it becomes too cross threaded to use. She has told me repeatedly that she is happy with it and doesn't want a more expensive set up, but I think next year she is getting something better for her birthday. Anyways, if you just want to try it out, a cheap model will do the job without you getting buyers remorse. If you can find one with a temp. adjustment, it comes in handy. Below is a burning I did. Good luck! Thanks some handy work you got there! :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs: Quote
blights69 Posted April 13, 2017 Author Report Posted April 13, 2017 Ran out of likes lol thanks for all the info I am now on the faithful youtube swatting up and google also before I take the plunge I like to educate myself as much as possible to try and make sure I at least know how to turn the tool on lol Thanks again people for all the quality info I shall refer back to it once I am ready to purchase Frank Quote
Rob Roy Posted April 13, 2017 Report Posted April 13, 2017 Ran out of likes lol thanks for all the info I am now on the faithful youtube swatting up and google also before I take the plunge I like to educate myself as much as possible to try and make sure I at least know how to turn the tool on lol Thanks again people for all the quality info I shall refer back to it once I am ready to purchase Frank Hi Frank, have you tried www.woodworkscraftsupplies.co.uk. Quite pricey though!!! Rob Roy. Quote
blights69 Posted April 13, 2017 Author Report Posted April 13, 2017 Hi Frank, have you tried www.woodworkscraftsupplies.co.uk. Quite pricey though!!! Rob Roy. Hi Roy yea I used to get my blades from there sadly they are now shut Colin passed away Rob Roy 1 Quote
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