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Tips on woodburning

Posted by Wade on August 3, 2011 at 3:57pm in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

 

I'm doing a few primative builds and want to do some woodburning. In the past it seems like I could'nt get my burner hot enough. I also could'nt do fret lines nice and straight.

 

I'm also thinking maybe making a few of my own burning tips from a typewriter or other metal parts. I'm not an electrician, but one of my old woodburners died and I took it apart not much to it. What do ya think?

recomendations on a building or buying a good, hot woodburner? How to make Straight fretlines? Homeade burner/stamps?

 

Thanks,

 

Wade

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  • Dan Sleep August 3, 2011 at 4:45pm

    That's what I do on all my fretless builds. The woodburning tip follows the fret slot nice and straight.



    Delvero said:

    You can also make shallow cuts with your fret saw first.



    E D said:

    I use my soldering iron with a wide chisel tip with frustrating success.

     

    I've found the best way to get straight lines is with my metal tri-square.  I lay it on the neck and bear down strong with the iron on the neck to lay a nice groove to follow.  Then I remove the square and move at a slower pace to get a good burn.  The groove helps keep the iron straight and removing the square keeps too much heat from dissipating through the metal rule.

     

     

  • Wes "I'm Baaaaack" Yates August 3, 2011 at 4:18pm

    I tried burning fret marks with a woodburner. Didn't come out as well as I thought. Oak is a bastard to burn sometimes. Either use fretwire or marker/ink in my opinion. 

     

    -WY

  • Delvero August 3, 2011 at 4:13pm

    You can also make shallow cuts with your fret saw first.



    E D said:

    I use my soldering iron with a wide chisel tip with frustrating success.

     

    I've found the best way to get straight lines is with my metal tri-square.  I lay it on the neck and bear down strong with the iron on the neck to lay a nice groove to follow.  Then I remove the square and move at a slower pace to get a good burn.  The groove helps keep the iron straight and removing the square keeps too much heat from dissipating through the metal rule.

     

     

  • Bad Finger (Eric) August 3, 2011 at 4:07pm

    I use my soldering iron with a wide chisel tip with frustrating success.

     

    I've found the best way to get straight lines is with my metal tri-square.  I lay it on the neck and bear down strong with the iron on the neck to lay a nice groove to follow.  Then I remove the square and move at a slower pace to get a good burn.  The groove helps keep the iron straight and removing the square keeps too much heat from dissipating through the metal rule.

     

     

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