The worst thing about the Burnmaster are the screws that need to be tightened to hold in the tips. I love my Colwood spoon shader and it’s easy to just plug it in and go. I regularly use my Colwood tips and wands in the Burnmaster unit. I love the possibilities this creates! It opens up the tip and wand variety with only one burn unit. You can use both the Colwood and Razertip wands and tips. The best thing about the Burnmaster brand is the ability to use other brands tips and wands. I’ve had the best high heats using the Burnmaster. It feels like the hottest burner I’ve used. The heat and heat retention in these tips are amazing. The base of the tips are copper for high heat retention and it works wonderfully. The tips for this unit are thick high quality metal. PROS: High quality machine, trusted brand, pen like wand, cool digital features, very easy to use, easy pen change You get the same Razertip quality, without the added costs. But if you want to save a bit of money, the other models should be considered. If you have the cash to splurge, then by all means grab that P80. The digital interface of the P80 adds a lot in cost, but not a lot in the wood burning experience. If you really love the Razertip brand, my suggestion would be to go with either the SS-D10 or the SK models. They care about their customers experience and the products they produce. Razertip is an established and trusted brand in wood burning community. The kits that come with accessories range from $480 – 527 depending on the options. As of today, the base unit costs $359 and that’s without any accessories or pens. The biggest issue with this unit is the cost. They get so hot that I absolutely have to wear finger guards when I use this machine. They are small and thin, but don’t let that fool you. The pens are the most pen like of any wand/kit I’ve tried. There is a connection on the side of the power box that allows you to connect power with another box/pen unit.
This particular model only offers one pen, but you can upgrade and add a unit with a pen. PROS: great price, lots in the kit, two wands, easy on the fingers, great heat range, great heat retentionĬONS: cumbersome tip change, lower tip variety compared to others Overall, it’s a good quality machine and you get a lot for your money. I do wish they had a more true straight edge tip and spoon shader, but there are tips that are close. The tips are thick and are a good quality. Most of the other units have a 1 – 10 heat setting dial, but the TRUArt has a voltage heat dial that ranges from 0 – 113 V.
The heat dial is a different than the other units. It doesn’t cost that much more and you’ll be glad that you have the option of two pens to switch between. If you buy the single wand model, you won’t have that option. You can simply just use the cool wand while you wait for the hot one to cool off. Two Wandsīecause this model has two pens, it minimizes the wait time. It makes the tip change process a bit cumbersome. When you’ve been burning for a while, you can just touch these screw bits to change the tips. You slide the tips into the wand then use the two screw bit to hold the metal tip inside. The worst thing about the TRUArt is the screw bit bits that secure the tips in place. I love being able to burn without the clunky finger guards. The wand is very insulated and the pen itself isn’t as hot as other burning pens.
This is the only burning pen I can hold at high heats for long periods of time without finger guards. The best thing about the TRUArt wand is the ability to hold the pen with minimal heat on the finger tips.