Wood Burning

>>1096851
Don't get a cheap one try to get one that has temperature settings so that you can vary the darkness in the burn.

>>1096851
Get some soft woods for practice, some thin pine sheets, balsa wood or birch. before you do a project and before you know your machine, always test out the burner on a scrap piece of wood prior to running it on your project piece.

>>1096851
It takes patience, but it's also pretty relaxing. I've made a few projects as gifts this year using my wood burning tool. I usually put on a movie or podcast and get to burning for a couple hours.
Both previous posts are great advice. Also, if you take a break in the middle of a piece, and you leave your iron on, don't immediately go back to work. The heat builds up in the time that it sits, and you'll burn the fuck out of the wood. If you do mess up (you will), it's not as big deal to others as it is to you. Personally, I'll notice a bunch of mistakes on a piece I've done, but most people don't. They just think it looks cool, despite small flaws. Good luck!

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>>1096851
Coal is more effective

>>1096851
No but looks cool.

Bump for interest

>>1096853
>e here have experience with
kek, temp settings.. just learn how long to and hard to press..

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Don't have any experiemce with woodburning, but I did some engraving on a lasercutter.

Rounded areas are pretty hard for most machines tho.

pic is just an example