Been playing with electricity again

[gobbypunk]

Coast Redwood takes the burn really well

[harvey b davison]

Coast Redwood takes the burn really well

I really like that mark. Is it on a storage box of some sort.

[gobbypunk]

Hi yep just a quick box I knocked up it’s going to have rope handles quite chuffed with it ,we are at a wood fair this weekend so hopefully it will sell but as with most things I make putting a price on it is difficult ant thoughts on what’s it worth 

Cheers Mark 

[roys]

Did you use a microwave transformer or a neon sign transformer?

As a sparky in a former life just interested in the technical side of it.

Nice looking piece.

[Mark J]

4 hours ago, gobbypunk said:

Hi yep just a quick box I knocked up it’s going to have rope handles quite chuffed with it ,we are at a wood fair this weekend so hopefully it will sell but as with most things I make putting a price on it is difficult ant thoughts on what’s it worth 

Cheers Mark 

Mark,
Hourly rate x time taken.
Then multiply it by how creative you feel you've been, on a scale of 1 - 5.
 

Edited August 23, 2019 by Mark J

[gobbypunk]

Hi Roy’s yep I used a microwave transformer,but I am on the lookout for a transformer from oil burning central heating as I have been told they are safer the neon transformers there are 2 types and only the one type is any good but can’t remember what one sorry.

Cheers Mark 

[Lazurus]

The neon transformer you need is one that supports an open circuit I made the mistake of buying one which is "too" safe and will not put out the voltage in the desired manner. I ended up importing one of these

Conestoga Works - Lichtenberg Figure Wood Burners 2017

CONESTOGAWORKS.COM

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about as safe as 12,000 volts can be

[gobbypunk]

Hi Lazarus ,what kind of results are you getting how long can you get 1/2mtrs or less 

[roys]

On 24/08/2019 at 08:36, gobbypunk said:

Hi Roy’s yep I used a microwave transformer,but I am on the lookout for a transformer from oil burning central heating as I have been told they are safer the neon transformers there are 2 types and only the one type is any good but can’t remember what one sorry.

Cheers Mark 

Hi Mark cheers for that, was under the impression that neon sign transformers were safer than microwave transformers as the neon ones were a lot more limiting on the current while still supplying loads of voltage causing the tracking on the wood.

i am sure I saw Big Clive do a YouTube vid on this explaining the differences.

Can’t comment on the oil burner transformers as I am not sure of their characteristics.

Edited August 25, 2019 by roys
Typo

[openspaceman]

10 hours ago, roys said:

Hi Mark cheers for that, was under the impression that neon sign transformers were safer than microwave transformers as the neon ones were a lot more limiting on the current while still supplying loads of voltage to causing the tracking on the wood.

i am sure I saw Big Clive do a YouTube vid on this explaining the differences.

Cant comment on the oil burner transformers as I am not sure of their characteristics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E12nnpWc5c