Walnut Hollow Creative Versa Tool with Variable Temperature Control for Woodburning, 11 Points (Tips), Original Version, Basic Pack

First off this is my first woodburning tool and I have to say I love it so far. Though keep in mind that I have had no prior experience with wood burning and just thought it might be fun to try and learn etc. I figured it could add some different elements to my hobby. With that said my opinion is coming from someone who had no experience with wood burning but had an interest in it. Here is my opinion of the tool and why I gave it five stars. Good: 1. It is inexpensive 2. It has adjustable temperatures 3. It had interchangeable tips 4. It works Bad: 1. I am not a big fan of the stand, recommend that you tape it down when you work 2. It feels like the temperature control is to close to the tool itself (does not make the tool unuable or anything; i just believe it should be a little further. 3. I wish it was a little thinner just for better control 4. I wish the tip and the base were a little further apart Bottom line though for the price i have already found it to be worth every penny. I have attached a picture of my first wood burning. Its not great or perfect but hey for the first time ever I think I did alright. So hopefully that will inspire some of you to look into wood burning; I have never used one before and to top it off I am not very artistic when it comes to drawing. That said if your interested in wood burning and are a beginner I would recommend it. For the price it cannot be beat in my opinion (though I have nothing else to compare it to). I have not used this for soldering or anything other than wood burning. I will say this though if your interested in wood burning I would make sure you get one with an adjustable temperature, and I say that because different woods burn differently. I have used it on fir, pine, maple, and oak all at the same temperatures just to test it out on different woods. For example on fir it will burn it a dark black and cut into the wood pretty fast. I think the temp control just adds more control to the user which is very useful if your new.

Works great for: - WOOD - LEATHER (burning) - PLASTIC (welding = repairing stuff + cutting) -SOLDERING - IRONING tiny sections of PAPER or FABRIC -SEWING applications (Ironing: embroidery onto fusible backing,... Melting nylon/polyester thread or fabric to fuse together. Millnery applications: making flowers for hats etc.) Update October 2020: Still going strong and kicking! This is now in my TOP 10 ESSENTIAL TOOLS along with other basics like a hammer, screwdriver, iron, vacuum cleaner,...I have used this little tool SO MUCH. Example: I use it for Plastic Welding: Fixed my $230 Cuisinart 14 Cup pro food processor. 1 little plastic piece broke, and it would’ve cost me $65 to replace the bowl. 10 minutes with this thing and $0, fixed like new. -I’ve fixed countless friends’ things this way. 10/10 recommend. Has saved me hundreds in repairs alone. Absolutely worth it. Will be replacing if it ever kicks the bucket. TIPS: - CLEANING the TIPS: Plastic welding/ soldering to repair broken plastic: get yourself a cotton cloth to wipe the tip on while you’re using it. (Has to be cotton. any synthetic blend fabric will melt onto your iron.) Then use high grit sandpaper (400, 600, or really 200+) to wipe the tip off on and scrape any gunk off. Makes your tips clean and like new. - SECURE THE BASE/ holder so you don't burn yourself: Use outdoor painter's tape to keep the hot tool securely in place on your table so it doesn’t slide away and so you won't burn yourself. The tape will peel right off when you're done. OrSecure to table by putting a piece of rubber shelf lining under the metal holder/base. - Secure the TEMPERATURE you want: with a little piece of painter’s, packing, or masking tape to secure the tool in the exact heating position you want. The dial can easily move, so if you bump it on anything, you might crank the heat up or down unintentionally. Sticking a little piece of tape: 1/2 on the tool, 1/2 on the heating wheel/knob, makes it stay exactly where you want it. Then when you're done it peels right off clean. - The Tape I use to hold the base in place and to hold the temperature dial in place: ScotchBlue 2097-48EC Painter Tape for Exterior Surfaces, 1.88-Inch by 45-Yard . It's my new favorite tape for all projects because it tears off in a straight line and sticks to everything while also cleanly peeling off of very type of surface. - Totally worth buying the extra tips: SE WP28 28-Piece Wood Burning Pen Tips . You may think you won't use some of these tips, and you're right, but you can grind them down with a dremel and make more pointed tips, since the plain pointed tips do wear out.

Received the tool after reading lots of reviews. Immediately I have issue with the location of the on/off switch and temperature dial. This is located far too close to the device itself, which creates a slight pull away from the tool as well as being easily knocked during operation. At least twice so far I've found that while operating the tool, I've managed it inadvertently dial the temperature back. Overall, this is clunky. Would've been great to have this located further from the tool itself and out of the way of operation. Functionality-wise, it works. Gets the job done. We're novices over here, so we wanted a tool to tinker with wood-burning—or as we've come to learn, more accurately, pyrogrpahy. That said, even at the hottest setting, this tool burns VERY slow. Again, it works, and with patience and a steady hand, it'll get the job done. We decided to keep it and continue getting accustomed to it and the practice of burning, but we already know that in order for us to truly accomplish our goals, we'll need to upgrade to a better tool at some point. Final thoughts: worth the price. You get what you pay for. This will be great for learning and little crafts around the house, but I doubt you'll use this tool to create any projects for friends/family, and most certainly not for paid work.

I purchased this in Jan 2021 and purposely waited until now to leave a review to prove how good this tool is. It's August .2025 now. Many reviews say it stopped working, attachmenst broke ect, I assure you if you use this properly and follow the instructions it will still work just as good as the first day you used it. First off, DO not switch the tips if it's hot or warm, just wait patiently for it to completely cool, if you get antsy and switch it too soon you can strip the inside and ends of tips, heat expanding and and cooling, science. Second, you must rub graphite inside before screwing in a tip, I also rub graphite on the end of the tip going into the tool, this helps them go in and come out really well. I've made lots of gifts and prizes for friends and absolutely love love love this tool. Use it properly and with love and I promise you won't be dissapointed!!! (PS : these are sanded before burning and stained after burning

This is extremely affordable and really fun to use. I have never had any experience with pyrography, and it is pretty intuitive to use. There are a lot of different tips, and I'm still trying to figure out what tips are used for what application. But hey, it's better than not having enough tips! Some important lessons I learned: - stay away from soft woods - stay away from grainy woods (plane off the top layer if you have to use a grainy wood) - I'm experimenting with different types of woods but I have found that cherry works really well - the flat round tip is for transferring images. You can print off a picture on a piece of paper, lay it face down on a piece of wood, and just slowly apply pressure using the flat, round tip. The image will be transferred to the wood, but know that it will be a mirror image of the original. Do NOT do this if you are planning on using the wood for serving or preparing food (e.g. a cutting board)- I have no idea what chemicals are in the ink, and burning the ink onto the wood will probably be toxic. Graphite paper is a good alternative that is safer for food applications (graphite is just carbon, when you burn carbon you get carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide...just make sure you are in a well-ventilated area) - every part that is metal will be hot, bear this in mind when burning designs onto wood...the round disk that is used for propping up the pen has ruined quite a few of my designs! - the long, rounded tip is really useful for cursive writing - the flat part of the bent tip is used for adding color to the wood; if you apply pressure using the flat part onto the wood, you'll burn the wood lightly and give it a brown color. - don't touch the metal part to test if it's hot enough! I can tell you first hand that this is a BAD idea...this pen heats up so quickly! - always unplug the pen when you are done

I bought this because it was recommended to me for cutting out lace appliques. However, the Exacto knife tip doesn't heat all the way to the tip. The directions said it would take 5-7 minutes to heat up, and I let it heat up for more than 30 minutes, and it still wouldn't cut/burn. The heel of the blade would cut/burn (the tip closest to the barrel), but not the tip of the blade. I had to switch to a blunter tip. It's working, but it's not as precise as I had hoped for with the Exacto blade. Furthermore, the temperature recommendations are not accurate. By the directions, I should be using this on the lowest setting possible for cutting out lace appliques. But I had to turn it up to the top of the second level before it would start cutting/melting the netting that holds the lace together. It's getting the job done, but not like I had hoped. I highly recommend the use of silicone finger stalls to protect your fingers.

This more than lived up to my expectations. First of all, I do not plan on wood burning Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling any time soon. I plan on using this for gifts and occasional projects for jewelry boxes to compliment inlay designs. I like that I can change the temperature to burn things like leather or just enough to cut nylon. I hadn't even thought of those uses. The case that it came with was more than enough space for the tool, bits, and even some stylus tools that I had for transferring outlines to wood before burning. The tips that came with the tool are more than enough to get started. Like another reviewer stated, you might have to use a pair of pliers to get the tip off initially. I watched a few videos on wood burning techniques before attempting my first test piece. That really helped understand which tip to use for the right purpose and how to work across wood grains. Another reviewer did not like that the temperature controller was so close to the tool and did not like that it tended to weigh their hand down. I thought about that comment and made a strap around my forearm to keep the cord in place just after the controller. It also made it easier to vary the temperature and having Velcro on the strap made it easier to remove when I needed to set the iron down. Of course using this tool to cut the nylon that I needed to make the strap was easy! :) I cannot comment on how this performs as a soldering iron as I have a separate soldering iron station. Overall I am very happy with this purchase. I was even happier to see that my local hardware store carries Walnut Hollow tips in case I needed something in a hurry. Plus, seeing that this exact same kit without the case was more expensive at my local hardware store made this a huge bargain!

I love to make staves, and even more I love to cover them with as much art as I can. This tool has proved adding art to any piece of wood an easy task. The temperature knob is super easy to use (although I generally just crank it up to max), and it heats up fairly quickly. It comes with a simply little stand for it to sit without burning any surfaces, and several bits that are easily swapped for different styles of work. My only problem is that the interior of the case is split into three sections and I cannot easily fit the actual woodburning tool inside. This is certainly not a deal breaker for me, because the tools is large enough for me not to lose it despite it being without a special container, not to mention that it works wonderfully!

Muy contenta con la compra. Me llegó perfectamente y en fecha. Ademas, el primero tuve que cambiarlo por fallo técnico, pero Amazon procedió al cambio por otro igual y funciona perfectamente. Viene con toma y potencia de EEUU, por lo que si estás en España debes buscarte un convertidor de potencia. Pero aún así merece la pena por su excelente relación calidad/precio. Yo recomiendo el convertidor MOD. P.SUP.34-HQ para 100w y que puedes encontrar aqui en Amazon también.

Me dejo gratamente complacida, tu ajustas la temperatura que quieres según el material a usar. No te quema los dedos. Los aditamentos que trae son muy buenos para la actividad que estoy realizando, lo recomiendo ampliamente.

It does come with a US plug, but don't just buy a cheap adaptor! You will need a currency converter of atleast 25W, or you will burn out your tool. Other than that it's great!!

Do una stella perché non sono neanche riuscita a provarla, in Italia ho dovuto acquistare le spine riduttore, dopo qualche giorno Amazon informa che quelle spine erano difettose e in effetti hanno fatto bruciare il mio pirografo, purtroppo non sono mai riuscita a mettermi in contatto con l'assistenza e chiedere un rimborso di questo pirografo visto che la causa non è stato lo strumento stesso, ma una spina difettosa

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