Masters have begun to master art of burning out on tree in the XVIII century, and today the pyrography became popular and interesting hobby both for adults, and for children. Perhaps, to it simplicity and availability in use in which modern devices for burning out on tree differ were the reason. So, how to choose such device.
First of all it is necessary to be defined what device for burning out will better serve in your situation. There are two categories of burners:
- devices with firm feathers; - devices with wire feathers.
Both of this views eat from network in 220 Volts, however wire burners give the chance of temperature control of heat of feather.
To understand how it is correct to choose the device for burning out on tree, it is necessary to study specifics of design of each of their types. Devices with firm feathers have the continuous temperature of heat of feather. Pay special attention to device power: if it less than 20 watts, such device for burning out is quite slow in work. To the contrary, the model is more powerful, the quicker you will be able to work. Make sure that the device model chosen by you for burning out is completed with the additional nozzles allowing to perform various works - from big picture to tiny ornament on wooden pencil. The models of devices for burning out equipped with feathers from wire are offered on sale in wider assortment, than model of burners with firm feathers. To the novice user rather not easy to get to the bottom of what it is better to base the choice on, and therefore advantages and shortcomings of each of modifications of devices to burning out will be provided below.
With firm feathers it is possible to carry to advantages of burners: - high strength; - usability; - democratic price. For these reasons the considerable part of sets for burning out for children contain devices with firm feathers. With devices of this type it is especially convenient to burn out drawings of the average and big sizes. However at this device there is a lot of also shortcomings. First, they are too long warmed and also cool down (more than 5 minutes). Secondly, the heating coil which is in handle cavity is exposed to rather strong heating. Thirdly, because of big handle and its long distance until the end of needle such design does not allow to perform delicate work at burning out. Fourthly, if this device to use quite long time, it can fuse.
Burners with wire elements of advantages have much more. Power of such device is quite enough to work with the strongest breeds of tree. Heating and cooling of the device takes some seconds. At the majority of such devices temperature of heat of wire is regulated. You can make wire white-hot or just slightly heat. With the burner equipped with wire feathers, work on products occupies several times less efforts and time. Even if the element wire will fuse, it is possible to replace it easily and cheap with another. Many European brands of devices for burning out apply to heating coils metal nichrom which serves very long time.
Burners with wire feathers are used for the most laborious and delicate work
Among shortcomings of wire burners it is possible to call their high cost. Besides, it is difficult to get such models, and their repair can be connected with array of problems, especially if you have bought the device online. Tips from wire quite often fuse and are deformed. If often to replace heating elements, the handle with fixers quickly enough will become useless. What models of burners on tree it is better? On this question there is no definite answer, however among users of forums the devices stayer, weller, biltema, "Pattern-1" are most often noted.