Joey Richardson
Website ;   www.joeyrichardson.com
Email:          joeyjoey@btinternet.com

 

Piercing tool

Manufacture:         NSK Presto
Power source:          Compress air
Requirement:         3CFM (3 cubic feet per minute), equivalent to minimum of ¾ HP Air compressor
Setting:                  38PSI, speed 360,000 rpm

Available:                  Binh Pho www.wondersofwood.net
                           Email BinhDPho@eaton.com
                           Phone: 630-728-5464
                          
                           Craft Supplies USA
                           800-551-8876
Price:                           $360

Cutting burs:         #699L for hard wood, #169L for softer wood
Texturing burs:         #1C and #2C, round carbide
Shank:                  1/16 diameter
Price:                           $2.50 each

Can use a dremmel for piercing flexi shaft best ( not as fast or as efficient)

Important note:

• Cut perpendicular to the surface
• Cut clockwise. 
• Clean bur often with a soft piece of metal
• Control depth of cut, spiral flutes should be in full contact with the thickness of the wood.
• If the wood is thicker than 1/16”, cut it with multiple passes
• Treat the tool like a miniature router

 

Carving tool

Manufacture:         NSK - Z500
Power Source:      Electric, high torque micro motor
Requirement:         variable speed, 0-50,000 rpm
Available:              Binh Pho and Craft Supplies USA
Price:                    $1,150……….other cheaper models available

 

Burs:                   available in both 1/8” and 5/32”
                           Price range from $7- $20

www.woodworkscraftsupplies.co.uk. Telephone 01633 400847 sells Pyrography machines and tips. Foredom carver, bristle discs, carbide burrs, diamond burrs, carving and piercing drills.

Airbrush

Manufacture:         Iwata Hi Line series, model HP-CH or Iwata Eclipse series, model gravity feed HP-CS
Requirement:         Very small amount of compress air, portable compressor or CO2 tank can be used
Setting:         25 PSI, to spray thicker paint, may need to increase to 30 PSI
Price:          Hi line series: $210, Eclipse series: $120

Colour:         Airbrush ready Transparent colour, preferred choice is Golden airbrush paint, set of 10 colours are available.
                    Createx opaque colours
  Interference colour for colouring burnt/ black ( thin with transparent extender)

Masking:         Low tack masking tape or Low tack Frisket

Available:          Binh Pho

                            GRAPHICS DIRECT.   www.graphicsdirect.co.uk

All colours , help and advice from Graphics direct  ask for Chris mention my name, Tel 08448005721 or Chris’s direct   number is 01423359730

 

                           Blick art supplies www.dickblick.com ( USA only)

 

Other colours..........oil based pencils, sharpie markers, prisma colour markers

 

Transferring image.............photocopy or laser printer, cellulose thinners or
acetone or xylene pen.

Acetate for making stencils or tracing photographs

 

 

3D crystal color lacquer  ( for filling the piercing to give a stained glass effect)……………Pastel transparent colour set  0.35mm fine tip pen style applicators       www.sakuracraft.com

Binh Pho's DVDs   £24 single dvd or £40 for the set
' Thin Wall Turning' and 'Surface Design' are available in the UK.
Binh’s 'Surface Design' dvd contains all the information on piercing and airbrushing and is excellent.
please email joeyjoey@btinternet.com  if you would like to purchase them.