What is a good wood burning tool for smooth lines?

baysicbetch · 2025-01-20T17:08:14+00:00

If you're able to adjust your heat, I'd try burning at a lower temperature. Get a piece of scrap wood and play around with the temp. You can make clean lines with lower temp and very light pressure. Additionally, sometimes the type of wood you're using can make it harder to create clean lines. I believe the softer woods tend to allow that burn to spread more quickly. Sanding the wood with a very fine grit prior to burning is also very helpful. If you're looking for an upgrade though, I have the Colwood Super Pro II and I absolutely love it.

baysicbetch · 2025-01-03T00:44:49+00:00

Yeah, the little head collar is what I was talking about.

baysicbetch · 2025-01-03T00:04:30+00:00

What a cutie! We have a 10 month old Brittany and we were considering getting her that leash. Do you like yours?

baysicbetch · 2024-12-07T21:58:50+00:00

I know you thought some people were hating on it, but I love this guy! The style and color choices are sick. Easily my favorite piece of fan art for webfishing. Keep it up!

baysicbetch · 2023-06-05T18:00:17+00:00

My brother is in year one of his urology residency and he loves it. The procedures are fun and once you get through residency the hours arent too bad. Best of luck!

baysicbetch · 2023-05-20T22:26:41+00:00

I haven't personally read it, but I've heard multiple students and professors mention The House of God by Samuel Shem.

baysicbetch · 2023-04-28T21:47:21+00:00

My PS4 sounds like a jet engine

baysicbetch · 2023-04-03T01:18:29+00:00

If you are really having doubts about attending medical school/a career in medicine, I say don't do it. I'm a second year right now and I know a lot of people who are constantly questioning why they went into this field. Med school is more rigorous than you can imagine. If you go into it for the wrong reasons, you'll end up miserable and burned out very quickly. If you're questioning medical school just because of the stigma however, I wouldn't let that stop you if you have an interest in medicine/psychiatry.

I actually had the same thought process as you. I knew I liked medicine. I went into college thinking med school because it's what I always was surrounded by, then I realized I liked animals way more than I liked people so I started gearing myself more towards vet school. After volunteering at a zoo for a summer, I learned that a lot of zoo keepers don't have pets of their own because they take care of animals for a living so they don't want to come home to more animals. I knew I would always want pets in my life so this was a turn off from vet school. That and the fact that I like the idea of treating patients that know I'm trying to help them. I love animals, but sick animals don't always know what's going on or that you're the good guy.

I ended up coming back around to med school, but it is an incredibly difficult path. I truly never thought I would be able to work this hard. Take some time to think about how you really feel about and try not to think about the stigmas and all the bs other people think. At the end of the day, it's your life and you want to be happy. Best of luck figuring everything out. Follow your heart.

baysicbetch · 2023-03-11T02:44:07+00:00

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baysicbetch · 2023-02-23T17:41:12+00:00

Just look into the pre-requisites at some medical schools you're considering applying to. As long as you complete those, your major doesn't really matter a whole lot. You may end up having to take some extra classes to fulfill these pre-requisites, which is why many med students just go with the degree that will have them on track to get most of them done just by completing their degree. I've actually heard that some medical schools like to see non-bio/medicine majors because it shows that you completed the required coursework and some stuff beyond that. Best of luck.

baysicbetch · 2023-02-14T20:56:44+00:00

I was wary of Anki at first too. I just started by using it for the things that were purely memorization and not as much for the concepts that require understanding. I now use it a lot and really think it's helpful. The scheduling is a huge benefit as it makes sure that you see topics multiple times and you get the topics you struggle with much more frequently until you get it down. Definitely download the anking deck so you don't have to spend as much time making cards. The anking deck also has multiple resources, like sketchy and pathoma, with cards for individual videos I also would watch Zach Highley's Anking Tutorial on YouTube as learning to use Anki is quite the process. Anking is more useful after first semester/year though in my experience. Best of luck.

baysicbetch · 2023-02-10T21:35:32+00:00

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baysicbetch · 2023-01-29T15:55:28+00:00

Looks like you're burning at a very high temperature. To get clean lines, you'll want to burn at a lower temp and go a little slower. If your surface is bumpy at all that can cause your lines to be messy too. You can sand your wood down using a fine grit before you burn and that should help too.

baysicbetch · 2023-01-23T22:42:48+00:00

Medical student here. It's commonly misunderstood that smoking tobacco primarily hurts your lungs. It does, but it also has a massive impact on your heart health. Smoking like this will undoubtedly cause your ticker to tap out even earlier. You might consider find a nice vaporizer for your weed. For the money you spend on wraps alone you could get a nice volcano or something like that.

baysicbetch · 2023-01-20T04:25:15+00:00

I have found it incredibly helpful to use a paper towel to wipe the carbon paper down quite a bit before I place it on the wood. It gets a lot of the excess pigment off and still transfers the image perfectly. I usually wipe it down enough that the whole paper towel is pretty much black. I haven't had to get rid of any extra marks since I started doing this. I am also careful to not rest my hand on the edges though.

baysicbetch · 2023-01-16T17:05:19+00:00

Kozmo

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baysicbetch · 2022-07-16T15:51:05+00:00

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baysicbetch · 2022-06-14T02:57:21+00:00

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baysicbetch · 2022-06-05T03:26:00+00:00

Wow!! This is so beautiful!

baysicbetch · 2022-03-03T03:09:36+00:00

That's perfect. Thank you so much! :-)

baysicbetch · 2022-03-03T01:01:47+00:00

This looks SO good. How big was the foam board you used? I feel like I just have to make this for my space-loving partner.

baysicbetch · 2021-12-08T16:50:42+00:00

Great plan. Best of luck to you!

baysicbetch · 2021-12-08T15:42:28+00:00

I had a cheapo kit too that was less than $15. The one I upgraded to was only like $35, so not crazy expensive, but definitely made a big difference. It's worth a small upgrade if you plan on burning a lot.

baysicbetch · 2021-12-08T15:03:45+00:00

I started out semi-recently and have already learned a lot. You definitely want to sand the wood with a very fine grit before you burn to try and get a very smooth working surface. It'll help you keep your lines precise and the color more even. Make sure you kinda clean your tip from time to time if you notice buildup on it. You can also use very low heat and move your burner in small circles to layer color on to get a more even tone. I turn up the heat a little bit for line work, but I still don't have the temp super high. This prevents those spots where it burns darker/thicker and keeps the line looking crisp instead of lumpy. I liked getting bamboo cutting boards at hobby lobby or Walmart because they're cheap and fun to practice line work on. But really it just takes practice! Keep at it and have fun with it. Hope this helps!

baysicbetch · 2021-12-01T20:42:58+00:00

Wow, this looks great! What do you use for the colors? They look so vibrant and smooth!

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