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    Lichtenberg Wood Burning

    yes I know dangerous as hell but dang when its done well it looks so good.
    anyone tried it? with what results?

    your answering ......well at least your not dead...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tonyz View Post
    Lichtenberg Wood Burning

    yes I know dangerous as hell but dang when its done well it looks so good.
    anyone tried it? with what results?

    your answering ......well at least your not dead...

    Hi Tonyz

    Mate made a Lichtenberg machine from a microwave transformer, but he is currently a grey nomad in FNQ so I cannot ask him questions.

    I used it a little and got some great results. The other 95% were crap. He was starting to learn how to read the grain and anticipate how the "rivers of fire" were likely to run, and reduced his stuff-up rate to about 90%.

    When it works it is great, sometimes brilliant, but .......

    Suggest you read up on it, but also try to find someone who can demonstrate it. One seeing is better than 100 hearings....



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    Quote Originally Posted by GraemeCook View Post
    Hi Tonyz

    Mate made a Lichtenberg machine from a microwave transformer, but he is currently a grey nomad in FNQ so I cannot ask him questions.

    I used it a little and got some great results. The other 95% were crap. He was starting to learn how to read the grain and anticipate how the "rivers of fire" were likely to run, and reduced his stuff-up rate to about 90%.

    When it works it is great, sometimes brilliant, but .......

    Suggest you read up on it, but also try to find someone who can demonstrate it. One seeing is better than 100 hearings....



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    Graeme
    And while you are searching, look up how many people have died, had severe unrepairable nerve damage worldwide before you get involved in it. My whole working life was with High Voltage electricity and I hope I never see another incident with it.
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    Agree with Crocy..do not do it...there are many other ways to embellish without danger. An electrical engineer, friend and woodturner, decided he would make one. BUT, it was not properly insulated (he used golf club grips apparently!!) and he got a fright of his life, but survived, JUST. We have to be careful with our woodturning as it is, so we do not need another dangerous dimension, IMHO. Drillit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Old Croc View Post
    And while you are searching, look up how many people have died, had severe unrepairable nerve damage worldwide before you get involved in it. My whole working life was with High Voltage electricity and I hope I never see another incident with it.
    Grrrr,
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    Timely warning, Crocy

    The output voltage from a microwave transformer is incredibly high. I cannot recall the precise figure but I seem to remember my mate saying his Lichtenberg had a maximum output of 3,000 volts. You controlled or influenced the burning by varying the voltage - experience, skill, intuition and luck; mainly the latter with me!

    Perhaps you could confirm the indicative voltage range?


    Cheers

    Graeme

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