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Colwood Cub woodburning tool
Thanks Darrell. Can you give me any info on the Razortip system, ie why is
it better, how costly, etc. Tony Manella http://home.ptd.net/~ndd1/ Lehigh Valley Woodturners http://www.lehighvalleywoodturners.org/ "Darrell Feltmate" wrote in message ... Tony I have the Razortip system which is similar to the Colwood according to what I read on the Colwood pages. Personally I like my Razortip but the Colwood looks adequate. I would get a fixed tip pen for general use, the "B" at 1/4", and one for writing, the "C" -- God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS, Canada http://www.roundthewoods.com |
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Colwood Cub woodburning tool
Tony
I should be clear that I have not used the Colwood system. I do have the Razertip. It was developed for the high intensity use of professional bird carvers who burn for hours at a time as they define the quills of a bird's feathers. In theory one can get 120 lines to the inch using the standard tip. I am not in that theory but I can get a fine line. The systems are available with 10 amp, 45 watt power supplies, line and fixed tip hand piece at http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a... 41115%2C45497 watch for line wrap. or at http://www.razertip.com/razertip.htm for all the information. -- God bless and safe turning Darrell Feltmate Truro, NS, Canada http://www.roundthewoods.com |
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Colwood Cub woodburning tool
Without going into brand names, higher power is better. It's not that
you need higher temps than the small burners will achieve, but you do need consistent temperatures. That means recovery time should be minimal, particularly as you will be burning deeper and hotter than bird carvers. The more available power, the faster the recovery time. With the high end Detail Master or any reasonable equivalent, you can just about burn continuosly. Btw, 120 lines per inch, with a tip sharp as a good knife is possible, and some can even go higher. I only did it once myself, to prove to a bird carver that it wasn't as hard as he wanted to make it sound. Jim Joe Fleming wrote: Tony, During their AAW demonstrations, both Art Liestman and Andi Wolfe mentioned that, for serious burning, the smaller units do not have adequate watts to burn significant designs. They are OK for signing your name and for drawing simple lines, but they are underpowered for deep burning and carving similar to what those whom you mentioned (Andi, Jack and David) do in their work. I know that Andi, Art, and Jack all have Detail Master Burning Units. I believe that both Jack and Art have the Excalibre and that Andi has the Sabre. On their recommendation, I bought the Excalibre. When shopping, you should go for enough power. Here are some web sites. Joe Fleming - San Diego http://www.detailmasteronline.com/ http://www.woodburning.com/cords.htm http://www.woodcarvers.com/detailmaster.htm http://www.woodburningpens.com/ "Tony Manella" wrote in message ... Inspired by David Nittman, Jack Vesrey and of course our own Andi Wolf, I am interested in decorating some turnings with woodburning. Since I am just getting into this I don't want to spend much money. I noticed that Highland Hardware has a great price on a tool called the Cub made by Colwood. Does anyone have any experience with this tool? Its rated at 35 watts and has a temperature control. They also have 16 tip designs, too many for a beginner to chose from, and I have no idea what they all are used for. I want to buy 2, one for signing pieces and fine detail but I'm not exactly sure what I want to do with the other yet. Is there a shape that could act as a jack of all trades? Any opinions will be appreciated. Thanks. Tony Manella http://home.ptd.net/~ndd1/ Lehigh Valley Woodturners http://www.lehighvalleywoodturners.org/ |
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Colwood Cub woodburning tool
HI Joe,
I hadn't planned on doing entire pieces like the artists I mentioned, just some detail work here and there on an occasional piece. I don't have the time or patience to do an entire piece. I also don't have hundreds of dollars to spend on a tool that will only be used a few times a year. Maybe I need to rethink if I really want to do any burning at all. Thanks for the response. Tony Manella http://home.ptd.net/~ndd1/ Lehigh Valley Woodturners http://www.lehighvalleywoodturners.org/ "Joe Fleming" wrote in message ... Tony, During their AAW demonstrations, both Art Liestman and Andi Wolfe mentioned that, for serious burning, the smaller units do not have adequate watts to burn significant designs. They are OK for signing your name and for drawing simple lines, but they are underpowered for deep burning and carving similar to what those whom you mentioned (Andi, Jack and David) do in their work. I know that Andi, Art, and Jack all have Detail Master Burning Units. I believe that both Jack and Art have the Excalibre and that Andi has the Sabre. On their recommendation, I bought the Excalibre. When shopping, you should go for enough power. Here are some web sites. Joe Fleming - San Diego http://www.detailmasteronline.com/ http://www.woodburning.com/cords.htm http://www.woodcarvers.com/detailmaster.htm http://www.woodburningpens.com/ "Tony Manella" wrote in message ... Inspired by David Nittman, Jack Vesrey and of course our own Andi Wolf, I am interested in decorating some turnings with woodburning. Since I am just getting into this I don't want to spend much money. I noticed that Highland Hardware has a great price on a tool called the Cub made by Colwood. Does anyone have any experience with this tool? Its rated at 35 watts and has a temperature control. They also have 16 tip designs, too many for a beginner to chose from, and I have no idea what they all are used for. I want to buy 2, one for signing pieces and fine detail but I'm not exactly sure what I want to do with the other yet. Is there a shape that could act as a jack of all trades? Any opinions will be appreciated. Thanks. Tony Manella http://home.ptd.net/~ndd1/ Lehigh Valley Woodturners http://www.lehighvalleywoodturners.org/ |
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