Jonestown, TEXAS – February 24th, 2022 – TRUArt’s 60W Professional Woodburning Detailer is at the top of the list in a research on wood burners conducted by Happy DIY Home. In their article titled “Best Wood Burning Kits to Create Garden Signs“, they have cited the pros and cons of the kit and have deemed it perfect for serious beginners and professionals alike. Their research was performed by their team composed of master gardeners, professional contractors/handymen, interior designers, and DIY experts.
The article also includes a Wood Burning Kit Buyer’s Guide, which brings to light the various points buyers would need to consider when looking for their pyrography tool. In it, they highlight factors such as comfort, heating speed, and control and their importance in enjing the art of pyrography.
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Pyrography or woodburning, is an art medium rapidly gaining popularity especially in the United States and United Kingdom. This art medium involves the use of a heating device that resembles a large pen, which, when applied to wood surfaces, leaves distinctive burn marks. There are already many professional pyrography artists around and most of their work is truly astounding – many even life-like especially when a touch of color is added.
“Frankenstein” from Pate’s Pyrography
As more and more budding artists join the pyrography band wagon, many do not know what to start off with or know about the differences among the many pens sold out there. This then poses a problem for many who nevertheless went ahead, bought a pen (usually convinced by online reviews) and are either stuck on how to use them properly or end up destroying the tool altogether. To address that and a few other key issues, let’s compare the two types of pyrography pens, the solid-point burners and the wire-nib burners.
Solid-point pyrography pen
Wire-nib pyrography pen
Tip / Nib
Solid-point burner – This type of pen usually requires a screw-in tip although some very few designs in the market feature non-screw tips held in place by a sleeve and a nut. Care should be taken when purchasing extra tips as they can vary in thread type. TRUArt pyrography pens use M4 X 0.7 tips. This means that the thread is 4 mm in diameter with a 0.7 mm thread pitch. These tips are screwed in tightly by hand and usually finished off with 1/8th to 1/4 of a turn using a pair of pliers.
Wire-nib burner – This type of pen holds wire tips usually made from Ni-chrome wire of varying gauges. The wires are either inserted into collets or held in place by screws tightened unto them. TRUArt’s 60 W Professional Woodburning Detailer can accept 20 to 16 GA wire tips.
Heat transfer
Solid-point burners create heat by means of a heating element within the pen that is then transferred to the tip and operate at a fixed temperature.
Wire-nib burners create heat on the nibs by electric current going through it. The collets or wire nib holders should never be shorted.
Solid-point burner
Wire-nib burner
Pros
Cons
Pros
Cons
Cheaper than Wire-nib burners
Wide selection of patterned and stamp tips
Brass tips conducts heat faster and retains it longer than other metals
Easy screw-in and unscrewing of tips (only do this when unit is cold!)
Variable heat output (TRUArt 15 W – 30 W pens)
Ergonomic handle with anti-slip rubber
Ventilation holes and double heat sinks to dissipate heat away from hands
Price is great for beginners in pyrography
No separate power supply
No danger of shorting out the pen
Brass becomes soft when heated. Oftentimes, beginners tend to put too much pressure on it instead of letting the heat do the work. This bends the softened brass tip, which leads to breakage – leaving the screw inside the pen and rendering it useless.
Long waiting period for hot tips to cool down enough for unscrewing/replacement
Long waiting period (3-5 mins) for tips to heat up sufficiently
Only two power settings – 15 Watts and 30 Watts
Cannot create customized tips
Hands are farther away from work surface than Wire-nib burners
Tips may become lose within pen when heated. This will require further tightening with pliers (about 1/8 to 1/4 of a turn)
Nibs heat up much faster (less than 1 minute) than Solid-point tips
Fast cool-down
Easy inserting and removal of nibs
Nibs stay tight inside collets even at the pen’s highest voltage setting
Wide selection of nib shapes and sizes
Easily create customized nibs from a roll of Ni-chrome wire
Very close distance between hand and work surface
Digital power supply allows very fine tuning of heat output on the tips, which allows for superior control over burn
Pen is smaller and lighter than Solid-point burners
Non-slip ribber handles
Can accept 20 GA to 16 GA (0.8 mm to 1.25 mm diameter) nibs
Ni-chrome wire nibs do not break easily when pressure is applied
Preferred by professionals
More expensive than Solid-point burners
Nib selection does not have big patterns or stamps like the Solid-point burner tips
Bulky power supply
Burner can get almost uncomfortably hot if voltage is too high and heat on the nib is not used fast enough
Danger of shortening the burner if the collets are directly connected to each other by any metal object
Skill in using voltage setting to get the required heat has to be developed
Ultimately, when selecting a woodburning or pyrography pen, you will first have to consider what you intend to do. Figure out if you could see yourself doing this occasionally or often. If you’re just starting out in the art of pyrography and do not know what kind of pyrography pen will suit you, you’re safe if you start with the Solid-point burner. Later on, once you’re more confident in the art and start investing long hours into it, you may want to consider upgrading to the more robust and industrial strength of the Wire-nib burner.
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Pflugerville, TEXAS – August 30th, 2018 – The world’s first video wiki, Ezvid Wiki, which was founded in 2011, has just included TRUArt’s 60W Professional Woodburning Detailer in their 2018’s Best Wood Burning Kits. The article, under their Creative Arts Category, is a broad-ranging and impartial assessment of woodburning kits available to US consumers.
The article also gives insight to the kind of tools one can find in pyrography kits as well as various ideas on how beginners can go about the art of woodburning without having to be good in freehand drawings. Lastly, it also includes a brief and very interesting history of the pyrography going back to China’s Han Dynasty.
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