Thread: Pyrography tool what type to buy

Hughie,
Here is a couple of Pic's of the home made hand piece, cable is 4mmsq that will handle 10amps at12 volts, and the connectors are solid brass , epoxied into the handle,.with a timber plug in the center, and the wires are soldered into the connectors inside.

All have been hand made , I have a small Model Makers LATHE, and can fabricate most bits I need.

Jeff

I have been working on building my own control box (power ) , with another member of the RADIO Club, .

A computer power supply has multiple power outlets , from 5volts @ 18amps to 12 volts @ 10amps

Most commercial machines are using low voltage 2.2VAC @10Amps max, . This can be achieved with a computer power supply , and a small circuit board , which will drop the voltage and regulate the Amps to the hand piece.

Cost involved :
1 power supply $0- $60.00
2 hand piece $35.00
3 Circuit board & parts $25.00

Total cost should work out about $120.00, There is a unit being made by a gentleman in Brisbane for $160, however the unit I am planning will control 2 hand pieces on independent controls.

Most commercial machines are using low voltage 2.2VAC @10Amps max, . This can be achieved with a computer power supply , and a small circuit board , which will drop the voltage and regulate the Amps to the hand piece.

Cost involved :
1 power supply $0- $60.00
2 hand piece $35.00
3 Circuit board & parts $25.00

Total cost should work out about $120.00, There is a unit being made by a gentleman in Brisbane for $160, however the unit I am planning will control 2 hand pieces on independent controls.

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Still a good price though, mine is not so well regulated and I do get heat build up. So I have had to go to a ceramic connection block plus a few other small mods to keep the heat away from the plastic handle.

Originally Posted by vk4

I have been working on building my own control box (power ) , with another member of the RADIO Club, .

A computer power supply has multiple power outlets , from 5volts @ 18amps to 12 volts @ 10amps

Most commercial machines are using low voltage 2.2VAC @10Amps max, . This can be achieved with a computer power supply , and a small circuit board , which will drop the voltage and regulate the Amps to the hand piece.

Cost involved :
1 power supply $0- $60.00
2 hand piece $35.00
3 Circuit board & parts $25.00

Total cost should work out about $120.00, There is a unit being made by a gentleman in Brisbane for $160, however the unit I am planning will control 2 hand pieces on independent controls.

For a extra $70 you could get a good quality new unit but miss out on the "i made it myself satisfaction"

Yes I agree , but the buy it now unit will only control 1 hand piece , The unit i am building will control 2 hand pieces with their own control.

not a $70.00 saving , but a $230.00 saving , plus satisfaction of building myself.

Jeff

I have just repaired a pyrography tool , for my club, the lead to the pen , had a broken wire,.

While I had It I looked at the Innards, what a shock, all the box contained were
1 transformer
2 2 terminal blocks ( connect wires )
3 a high capacity dimmer unit
5 warning light

There is not even a fuse in the circuit, yet we pay big dollars for these tools,
the transformer the largest part is worth all of $25.00at an electronics supplier,

I have been given several computer power supplies all which have sufficient out put to run 2 hand pieces simultaneously , the project is ongoing.

Jeff

well done like them