The Burning Post - September 2024

Included in this month’s Burning Post issue:

• Burning tips (adding texture)
• A new product for pyrographers (CANDI Rings)
• Big news on an upcoming competition
        (a first for pyrography competition shows)
• Cary Store 8th Anniversary
• Klingspor’s Extravaganza
• Upcoming classes
• A free pattern for burning

Fall is finally here!
The days are not as hot and it's starting to feel like burning weather!

Michele Parsons

CANDI Rings Are Here!

CANDI Rings are color-coded silicon rings that are placed on your pyrography pens to identify their tip usage category. Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop introduces the CANDI (Category and Identification) System™. Using CANDI Rings, you can readily see your pyrography pen’s category, allowing you to quickly know the usage of your pen (see the chart below).

Simply slide the appropriate color CANDI Ring over the cable end of your Razertip or Colwood fixed-tip pen. For Razertip Heavy-Duty pens, carefully slide the foam grip off the tip end (wear gloves if your tip is sharp), slide the CANDI Ring on the tip end, and then replace the foam grip back on the pen. These rings will also work on other brand pens that are a similar size, such as Optima pens.

Starting September 2024, Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop will include the appropriate color-coded CANDI Ring with each pen sold. You can also purchase color-coded CANDI Rings separately to place on your previously purchased pens. Check Klingspor’s online catalog to determine which CANDI Ring color matches your previously purchased pens. Contact Klingspor’s if you need additional help identifying the category.

Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop is also planning to release color-coded storage boxes for your replaceable tips in the near future.

Note: These rings are perfect for marking your cords on dual and triple burners. Place the same color ring on both ends of a cord so that when you pick up the pen, you can easily validate that the pen in your hand is the one you turned on. We recommend that you use different colored rings (available in Assorted pack # RZ90200) rather than the colors used for the CANDI System™. I use orange, white, and green rings on the cords of my Razertip SL3 Triple Burner.

The Southeastern Pyrography Association (SEPA) welcomes guests of all levels of experience to attend our meetings. We meet the first Saturday of each month from 2:00-4:00 at the Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop in Hickory, NC.

Our meeting usually consists of a short program, followed by burning the rest of the time. We have burners available if you don’t have one. We have professional guest presenters demonstrate for us each quarter. Dues are $20/year and joining gives you access to our private Facebook group with videos of our programs and a 10% discount on most items at Klingspor’s Woodworking Shop (in-store and online).

If you have any questions, contact us at: SEPA.pyrography@gmail.com