For those considering this technique, this product looks to be a safer alternative to the homemade devices seen elsewhere.

Was Lichtenberg, by any chance, the inventor of the electric chair?  I think I'll stick to less deadly tools!

John

do I ever like the effect...

WOW - using the wood's own characteristics to make the design ! ! ! !  25K volts - sounds scarey. 

 

Does the design go all the way through?????  (Didn't read that far) 

44 minutes ago, Fred Wilson said:

WOW - using the wood's own characteristics to make the design ! ! ! !  25K volts - sounds scarey. 

 

Does the design go all the way through?????  (Didn't read that far) 

What I've seen, the burn is about 1/32 deep...Maybe less.

Gene that blows me away, fantastic designs, I am going to pursue that farther, very interesting concept. Thanks a bunch for posting it.

As a side note it reminds me sort of like that horse hair pottery the Indian gift shops sell in the SW USA.

 

Herb

What's the fun in that! Imagine the excitement of handling 15,000+ volts using nothing more than a pair of needle nose pliers and kitchen rubber gloves

Yowwwzer.................charge my battery.

Herb

Would that work for an electrolysis setup? INSTANT rust removal!

John

2 hours ago, HARO50 said:

Would that work for an electrolysis setup? INSTANT rust removal!

John

Maybe weld with it too?

Herb

I dunno.  Holding an electrode in each hand with the heart in the middle `~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  How about converting one electrode to a weighted "third hand" like welders do? 

1 hour ago, Cliff said:

I dunno.  Holding an electrode in each hand with the heart in the middle `~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  How about converting one electrode to a weighted "third hand" like welders do? 

 

 

You afraid of a few Volts,(12,000)? me too.

Herb

On 11/24/2016 at 0:36 PM, Dadio said:

 

 

You afraid of a few Volts,(12,000)? me too.

Herb

 

I'm surprised that I never killed myself restoring old buildings  working on the power with the power still on.  But I was igg'rnunt then and I bees more smarter today,

 

I enjoy it....

 

 

Kevin, what system do you use?

All home made. I dremel a grove where I want the Lichtenstein arch

to travel and I then use another hand held high powered burner to

do the leaves and other fine details.

 

  

looks great

be careful  out there.  Lots of guys are meeting their maker  with the silliest of  slip ups.