Fractal Wood Burning: HOW TO

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WARNING: I do not recommend ANYONE trying fractal wood burning.
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I do not claim to be an expert on fractal wood burning, but I have made hundreds of these fractal wood burned pieces. I also work for an Eletrical utility company for my day job so I have spent a lot of time working with very high voltage electricity. And throughout my experience I have learned to ALWAYS be careful when working with electricity.
This video is meant for the people like me who know how dangerous fractal wood burning is but are going to do it regardless. Or for those who are already fractal wood burning but don’t know all the ways to keep themselves safe. I do not want to encourage anyone to try fractal wood burning, but if you are, this is the safest possible way to do it (in my opinion).
This method of fractal wood burning utilizes 3 layers of rubber protection;
1- rubber mat on the ground
2- rubber mat under work piece
3- rubber gloves
Two layers of Eletrical safety switches;
1- kill switch mounted on the fractal burn device.
2- dead man switch between the outlet and devices power cord. This is THE most important piece for safety.
RULES:
1. ALWAYS assume your device is ENERGIZED and NEVER touch the leads with your bare hands. If you need to move your Eletrical leads; step off the dead man switch, turn off the kill switch, and don your rubber gloves.
2. ALWAYS use a DEAD MAN switch. Place the dead man switch far enough away that you are going to be safe (6 foot or so).
3. Use ALL your RUBBER protection. Isolate your self from the ground by using a rubber mat over your entire work area. Isolate your work piece from the ground using a rubber mat under your work piece. Isolate yourself with rubber gloves.
4. FREAR & RESPECT the electricity. Fractal wood burners use extremely high voltage (2,000v) and enough amps to stop your heart in a second, DON’T FORGET THAT!
While this is NOT a fool proof method and accidents can still happen; follow my instructions for fractal wood burning and it will keep you much much safer. I have made hundreds of fractal wood burned pieces and I have learned through the years these tips and tricks for staying safe.
Please check out my other RU-vid videos and my Instagram account where I post videos and other cool fractal wood burning content!
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@briangilroy6338 Год назад

The deadman switch actually saved my life when my rig bit me. If the switch hadn't broken the circuit almost immediately after contact I would have died for sure. As it was, even the split second the 4000 volts went through my body was enough to fuse my contact lens to my cornea which ultimately caused me to lose my eye. It left exit wounds on my fingers. Needless to say I dont mess with it any longer.

@ericbryant1778 Год назад

How did it get you? This could help save someone knowing your story!

@DeepFriedDave Год назад

jesus

@StanWatt. 10 месяцев назад

Sorry you paid such a hefty price.

@TheGreenHeartofItaly-fl3wv 10 месяцев назад

If you think the price of an education is high, try the price of ignorance. And there's the problem with this video and video's like it.... these guys are the perfect example of someone who knows enough to be truly dangerous, AND they have no idea really how much more there is to consider. Dunning Kruger. And yet, they take the role of the expert, generating content, making money, while despite the hollow warnings "don't try this at home", etc, they empower folks who are simply not anywhere near capable of understanding what can go wrong. Hence deaths. And this notion that some level of qualification, following these simple steps, and random cheap hardware from Amazon has any place in a discussion of safety is ludicrous. There are entire fields of engineering focusing deeply on reliability and safety. This is no place for amature hour, and having been lucky for few hundred projects in absolutely no way makes you anything other than laughing stock to professionals. Bruce if I were an attorney I'd be rounding up survivors going class action against you and your ilk.

@EricBishard 9 месяцев назад

@@ericbryant1778 I mean he was using microwave parts to burn wood, that's how it gets you. How did it not get him is the question.

@ssgeek4515 Год назад

DO NOT DO THIS.Transformers are galvaniclly isolated so the rcd or main breaker will not trip if you get a 2kv shock ftom that microwave transformer.Mains trips only see the primary side load😯

@wmman8256 Год назад

Your correct with your information. I don't know exactly how every one else is making their machines. But I have a GFI outlet I use to plug my power wire into. Then it goes into a deadman switch in outdoor plastic electric box with a locking clear door, then to a secondary deadman switch, that's 4ft away from the first. The first one has a clear locking cover. The cover will close on its own due to gravity. The second is just a plastic electric box and the switch is not covered by a lid, it's a step on switch. Then it goes into a wooden box I built to contain the transformer. The box has a plastic ceiling light fixture that holds a light bulb. When both Deadman switches are depressed the light bulb will turn on, alerting me that the transformer is energized. I'm to am being OVERLY, CAUTIOUS !! ⚠️ ⚡⚡

@onehellofanopinion2313 Год назад

@@wmman8256 Safety precautions can fail and do fail, like they fail on an airplane from time to time. It just takes one time, one day for your life to be over in an instant. If you don't have someone nearby who can shut the power off immediately and begin cpr, you will not survive that day. At the end of the day, though, it's your life on the line and not mine. Enjoy the hobby but don't foolishly believe that your safeguards are enough to stop the force of electricity if that day were to come.

@westonloomis Год назад

@@onehellofanopinion2313 that's why you always build redundancy into your system so that any one part failing doesn't compromise the safety of the system. The method he's using is quite safe if done properly. He's using both a dead man's switch and a main switch, is turning the system on from a distance and then turning both power sources off before approaching, and is using insulated gloves to pick up the lead, one at a time, before replacing it and putting the board back down on the insulated surface before returning to a safe distance and turning both switches on prior to activating the circuit again. Plenty of redundancy. Not a perfect system but pretty damn safe if you treat it with respect. I understand people's horror at the idea of being shocked by these voltages and current - it's extremey dangerous and I'm really surprised that more people didn't die when they were essentially hooking up wires to a microwave transformer, splashing electrolyte solution everywhere, turning on the egregiously powerful current, and then manipulating the wires with their bare hands. It's astounding they're not all dead tbh. But the hysteria caused by that woman's video and the egregiously negligent and unsafe practices of some have lead to a hysteria where people regale anyone who mentions fractal wood burning with stories of an electrician who died from doing it and using this as proof that noone should ever do it ever as it's impossible to mitigate the risk. It's electricity, not black magic. You can mitigate the risk and you can do it relatively safely.

@gottabighit1 Год назад

I will never try this, but find it interesting. I don’t know enough about electricity. That said, why does one have to use a “microwave transformer”? Does this method of burning wood really need the highest of electrical current and voltage? Please explain.

@robertlapointe4093 Год назад

@@gottabighit1 The process works by trading the electrically conductive solution (baking soda in water) for electrically conductive carbon tracks (the burned wood, basically charcoal). At the interface, where the electrical current has boiled off the water - leaving non-conductive wood and solid baking soda - between the the two conductors, the electricity flows through an arc (air heated to a high enough temperature that some ionization has occurred), which burns the wood. For the electricity to jump the gap requires a fairly high voltage, typically a minimum of about a thousand volts. The arc is converting electrical power to heat and maintains itself if there is enough current provided by the power supply, probably around 10 to 20 milliamps minimum. Other types of high voltage transformers have been used successfully for wood-burning, such as oil-burner ignition transformers (aka OBITs, which provide about 20 to 25 milliamps at 8 - 10,000 volts) and neon-sign transformers (aka NSTs, which deliver 30 - 60 milliamps and 9 to 15,000 volts). Since these types of transformer provide lower currents than a microwave-oven transformer (aka MOTs, which put out about 500 milliamps at 2,200 volts), they are much less likely to give the operator a fatal shock (usually around 30 milliamps across the chest).

@DustyHoney 3 месяца назад

34+ people died doing this in the USA. Another 30+ people died doing this in the UK. There have also been some deaths reported in Australia.

@jaybee6477 16 дней назад

Yeah and how many died drinking this year in those countries

@irishful1 Год назад

so you're betting your life on a footswitch. I do HV-AC testing daily and it's the second time in a year that the footswitch has broken so I don't trust these. One time I had the switch stay on but on a 400v testing rig so it didn't hurt as much as 4000v but still...

@RumHam5570 3 месяца назад

Nope, just betting someone else’s life on it.

@tonycarpaccio9550 Год назад

Have you heard DJ Shipley talking about his electrocution when fractal burning skateboards? Unreal man. Anything you can do to make it safer do it.

@bruceburnswoodshop1620 Год назад

I watched that video as well. Crazy story! Definitely part of the reason why I wanted to make this video.

@rizzwan-42069 3 месяца назад

Dead people can't talk

@JonWilliams-r4n 8 месяцев назад

Seems safe except for two issues I saw. One that grid mat you are standing on will not do anything in the event of a mishap. And two always unplug when attaching or removing the leads. Plus not so sure about those gloves voltage ratings. So I guess actually three things.😂 BTW I used to work on high voltage circuits where we had huge thick gloves that we tested prior to every use. And had to stand on mats just like the one you have. Anyone wanting to try this maybe go the dc battery route. A whole lot safer. I have been hit with over 200v DC a hundred times in my life. It hurts like hell but doesn’t kill you

@harleyhaynes Год назад

Pretty cool idea... Some ideas as someone who deals with employee safety (No I am not a safety professional) On your dead man switch, may add a light for a visual cue. Also, as part of your procedures, I would unplug the unit from power anytime the transformer or leads were being handled. We all have our own risk tolerance, but safety switches fail also.

@bruceburnswoodshop1620 Год назад

All good ideas! 👍🤘

@dougaltolan3017 20 дней назад

@@bruceburnswoodshop1620I also thought that an indicator would improve safety, came to this video to suggest it, and found this comment. Just a light that's lit up when the transformer is energised, and if you want the deluxe version: a strobe.

@alfiewillis4893 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for just outright telling people how dangerous it is and doing your best to provide safety measures for people who *do* want to play with that risk anyway. I saw a thing on Twitter just a couple of weeks go where a big account was hiding posts informing people how dangerous it is and I appreciate you going out of your way to inform people and responding to comments honestly. Thank you again.

@cpotisch 8 месяцев назад

this is still horrible. it's going to lead to dumbasses thinking it's safe

@MrJdsenior Год назад

As an electrical engineer, I think this is a great idea. It is so easy to get bitten if you are not totally careful. Assuming everything is always hot, in the way you handle the clamps is the right idea, too.

@engtimofeev 3 месяца назад

The safest way possible is to use remote controlled HV switch with a visible air gap. Visible air gap means the operator can clearly see the state of the circuit just by looking at it. These are used on power distrubution stations. You need two switches, one for each HV lead. To engage the system, you connect transformer outputs to respective leads; to disengage you connect both transformer outputs to common grounded rail, shorting it. The sequence is: get away from the table, engage switches, verify the connection visually, step onto the pedal, burn, step off the pedal, disengage switches, verify disconnection and grounding visually, approach the table.

@buurton1 9 месяцев назад

What about clamping the wood part BEFORE connecting it to a power source?

@michellejobeblsmillhollonf6525 Год назад

Thank you for this. I will be adding a Deadman switch to our unit ASAP. We were introduced to this last year but after a scare I have not wanted anything to do with this type of burn but now I will be giving it a fresh look. I do appreciate the art if it but continue the respect for death enough to be careful. Thanks again & remain safe. Your work is beautiful.

@bruceburnswoodshop1620 Год назад

Thank you and glad I could help!! 👍 stay safe!

@Sparky6547 Год назад

using two deadman switches, with covers, in series will give you even better protect. you have to depress two foot switches or two hand switches is even safer

@YoureNotSoSmartBro Год назад

@@Sparky6547 "My name is Ed and I think if we make this as complicated as we possibly can it will make it safer." Why stop at 2 Ed? lets add 6! Let's go baby! Safety first!

@pgakt 10 месяцев назад

@@YoureNotSoSmartBroI’d rather be over cautious with something as stupidly unsafe as this than dead

@IsoMacintosh 10 месяцев назад

Foot switches can get stuck so redundancy is a good thing.@@YoureNotSoSmartBro

@QueenOfTheNorth65 8 месяцев назад

Thirty four people in the U.S. have died doing this. Is it really worth it for something that looks cool?

@philip954 Год назад

Whats the point of doing this?? The wood grain is beautiful as it is... why scribble over beautiful art by nature?

@ScottTurner-q7m Месяц назад

Where did you get your rubber mat?

@timw3241 8 месяцев назад

I notice you clamp the leads directly to the wood, rather than using a nail to make contact. Are the advantages or disadvantages to one method or the other?

@KicksPuppies Год назад

Hey thanks mans, seriously! This would definitely make my set up WAY safer.

@StuckwithBTS Год назад

Please don't do it it's dangerous for you

@YoureNotSoSmartBro Год назад

@@StuckwithBTS Just say no.... To electronics. - Penguin

@StuckwithBTS Год назад

@@YoureNotSoSmartBro imagine getting died in 3 seconds just bcs you touched the bread from your toaster

@YoureNotSoSmartBro Год назад

@@StuckwithBTS Uhm..... huh..... you know what? You should start fractal wood burning and do us all a favor.

@YoureNotSoSmartBro 7 месяцев назад

@@StuckwithBTS imagine living your life afraid of toast.

@stevenstrio5431 Год назад

I switch looped a hand held deadman’s switch directly into mine. I have a specialized fuse, a kill switch, and a dead man switch with a light indicator when it’s even plugged in and a second bigger light if the kill switch is on. And almost everything dipped in rubber. What do you use as transformer?

@bruceburnswoodshop1620 Год назад

Microwave!

@strasko 2 месяца назад

Is there moovie how you made this burner?

@Danawarewoolf Год назад

Just a quick question- in addition to the black and red. Would a nail guide the electricity to its location?

@bruceburnswoodshop1620 Год назад

Not sure I understand the question.

@yeldorb9530 6 месяцев назад

Think she means if you put a nail in the wood before you turned the power on, would the current be drawn toward the nail on itd way to join the other electrode,given that the nail another conducter.

@ericzommer5581 Год назад

As a former woodworking professional, it seems you are just opening the door for people to kill themselves trying this. There are too many DIY wanna-be's thinking this process is cool and will certainly try this at home. This process can kill you instantly if you have the slightest mess up. No woodworking professional is a trained electrician and there is no trade school that will ever teach you this because the risk is not worth the reward. You would be better served removing this video and keep this knowledge process away from the general public.

@tomhoefs7221 Год назад

The door was open long before this video. I built my first one before anyone was making safety videos like this. Keeping knowledge from people has never proven to be a good thing.

@srhsolocam3311 5 месяцев назад

Ok but your power supply.. the black box.. what is it and how do I get one?! Your the first person Iv actually seen doing this and it’s safely being done. Awesome! Iv always wanted to do this.. man I wish you lived near me and we were friends lol

@bruceburnswoodshop1620 5 месяцев назад

I use a transformer from a microwave! Linchtenburg wood burning makes a unit with comparable power, pre built!

@srhsolocam3311 5 месяцев назад

@@bruceburnswoodshop1620 oh ya? But for how much? lol

@rssoulsplit7007 4 месяца назад

@@srhsolocam3311shutup and don’t do it you fool

@anniebillmeier5637 17 дней назад

Where do I get machine foot switch attached too

@notroxa Год назад

i do appreciate how your intent is not to encourage fractal wood burning, and you emphasize multiple times that it is a bad idea and you are making these wood pieces understandkmg the risk, but instead your intent is "there are going to be some people who ignore the warnings, who dont care about the risks and are going to try it anyways. let me do the best i can to make sure those people are at least doing it as safe as possible" i mean, personally id argue there is no such thing as a safe way to do this, and based on your video i bet you would agree. but you are right, in that some people just do not care how dangerous something is. they will do what they want regardless. so i appreciate and thank you for doing your best to protect those dumbasses who think doing stupidly dangerous stuff for cool results is a good idea. ideally, absolutely nobody would ever do this unless there is a way to make it 100% absolutely safe (or well 99.99% since 100% safe of anything isnt really possible but you get my point) but that just isnt reality. some people are stupid. so i respect you trying to make sure those people are at least being stupid in a less dangerous way. with that said though you really shouldnt risk it, its just not worth it. im sure there are ways to get similar results without the risk, maybe by using a soldering iron and a light touch

@bruceburnswoodshop1620 Год назад

Thanks for the feedback. I think I’m in too deep now to stop. My LLC name is Bruce Burns 😂. But no it’s totally not worth it but I truly love doing this and it’s fulfilling for me so I’m going to stick with it!

@edisonneira6994 Год назад

Working with electricity has always been dangerous, rather when we talk about 2000 volts, but if you take all the safety measures, that is, you prepare everything for burning and then connect the transformer, watching from afar, you won't have any risk of electrocution. , then to intervene or change the position of the electrodes, the first thing to do is disconnect the transformer, to work safely...... this is a nice job (always make sure there are no children playing around)

@nateandyourmom 10 месяцев назад

Barbara just got hurt

@npip99 8 месяцев назад

You seem far too critical. Following every single piece of advice in the video makes the overall procedure just reasonable levels of danger. Clear emphasis of absolutely no children on the property, kill switch, dead man switch, rubber gloves, and standing several feet away. And, clear emphasis that it's still dangerous, consider it similar to rock climbing, if you anchor into a loose rock you might die, it happens. If the kill switch and foot pedal break or make contact you might die if exposed skin touches something. There are 60+ deaths from fractal wood burning, if they did this, it would probably be 0. Even if it was 1-2 deaths, it would be a dangerous activity, e.g. something like BASE jumping, not something prohibitive to people with that risk tolerance. You mention 99.99% vs 100% as if the average speed on Floridian highways where I live isn't literally 90-100mph with people changing lanes all the time to swerve around traffic. Often with occasional drunks on the road too if the sun has set. That's not 100%, or even 99.99%, certainly less. That's all to say. This video is quite reasonable.

@DreadEnder 7 месяцев назад

I mean you’re not wrong but you’re not right. Yes it’s good to advise against it but the best thing to do is to not promote it and try and dissuade people as much as possible. This is basically a video on how to make a bomb but then the narrator says, “we suggest you don’t make this bomb because it could injure you.”

@ThrivingCountry Год назад

I am amazed at how many people say take this down. There are a lot of things in life that are dangerous, such as driving for example. I have had several friends killed on the highway. But just because something is dangerous doesn’t mean it can’t or shouldn’t be done. Firearms are very dangerous too, but there are millions of them in the US. You just need to learn what to do and what not to do. This is a great video and it shows how this can be done safely. Thanks for your effort on this. Good job!

@bruceburnswoodshop1620 Год назад

Thank you very much!! 😁

@michaelwillson6847 Год назад

Truer word never been spoken.

@tonyz6421 Год назад

People are ignorant, there are so many dangers in life. Do what you like and do it safely 👍🏻

@michaelwillson6847 Год назад

@@tonyz6421 like I've said if your gonna do something be safe stupid!👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@michaelwillson6847 Год назад

@@tonyz6421 there will be more people dying from gun crime car accidents alcohol but no one is trying ban them?🤔

@isaaksua1916 Год назад

Bro, what is the name of the machine to do that job?

@bruceburnswoodshop1620 Год назад

I just call it a fractal wood burner. I made mine from a microwave.

@giosuxitashvili9473 Год назад

I was going to burn a tree and I didn't know if it was so dangerous, thank you very much for saving me thanks broo

@Shotgunspixie 11 месяцев назад

I prefer recursive fractal algorithms. On Scratch.

@kodeslael 3 месяца назад

What type of wire are you using for your leads thanks

@nightking8490 6 месяцев назад

Nice video man. It is how it is supposed to be done, in a more safe environment. But I will still prefer to purchase such fractal artwork from people like you and not make it myself. Let the professionals and experienced do their jobs

@bruceburnswoodshop1620 6 месяцев назад

It’s definitely very dangerous. Thanks for watching!

@kharmaWinz Год назад

Thank you for taking the time to show others some great safety tips. I'm off to look at your art and make a purchase just because of this video. In the comments people are making changes, that's awesome!

@DeepFriedDave Год назад

lol that first way you were doing it, you were testing death

@rodolfovargas2621 Год назад

The eléctric pedal Is a good idea

@beiyongzui 8 месяцев назад

I'm gonna do this in my shower wish me luck.

@zeed33r 4 месяца назад

you could accidentally slip and turn off the foot switch thingy, i don't think it would be very efficient

@jimmydeshazo1312 Месяц назад

Thanks brother very helpful

@seanweiss4647 Год назад

Bro You said you have fear and respect for the electricity but do not turn off your kill switch before you walk up and spray or move the connector. I always unplug my mot burner deadman switch or not.... Ive wired mine to a big red light so when anytime there is power to the machine there's a big red light lit up so I know not to go near it. My systems protections: 1.Deadman switch 10 feet from piece. 2.Rubber mats on the floor and under workpiece just like you 3.power to transformer has a kill all switch in the wire. 4.tbe gfi plug i use is also turned on and off by the wall switch (Just in case my wife walks out and sees me frying) 5. Anytime the power is on i have 2 bright red bulbs that are also illuminated I think thats it. But if anyone has any more ideas on how to make this safer I'm all yours. There's no guarantee that you will not be electrocuted doing this no matter how many safety precautions you have implicated in your machine. This is always a little bit dangerous no matter what and I guess that is what is appealing to some of us... Call me crazy

@markoleson3095 8 месяцев назад

Try a tesla hairpin circuit. Supposedly the high voltage can be safely touched.

@cpotisch 8 месяцев назад

JFC don't

@official-obama 6 месяцев назад

@@cpotisch jentucky fried chicken

@peterschissel7354 9 месяцев назад

What is the voltage it’s generating? Thanks

@apexdude105 10 месяцев назад

Video title should be "how a deadman switch makes woodburning bit safer", there's almost 0% "how to" in this "tutorial"

@tarts9767 Год назад

Absolutely beautiful ! But what is the kill switch for if you allready have dead man switch witch controls all the system ?🙂

@bruceburnswoodshop1620 Год назад

The kill switch is there as a second line of defense in case there is any issue with the dead man switch! Good question! And thank you!! 🙏

@markhammond4539 Год назад

You will never get a chance to use your kill switch if you're dead man switch fails

@grassroots9304 6 месяцев назад

I think the point is this: the deadman turns the power off. The kill switch turns the power off. Two devices to do the same job offers redundancy. Plus, the kill switch turning the power off means that the deadman switch can't accidentally be activated while you're messing with the connections in harm's way (you step on it, cat steps on it, something falls on it, ex steps on it).

@michaeldrake9876 Год назад

Do you have a video of how to make a fractal wood burner

@bruceburnswoodshop1620 Год назад

I do not but I get asked a lot, so I may be making one in the future!

@bobgray4858 Год назад

I hope so.

@drpibisback7680 Год назад

@@bruceburnswoodshop1620 I would really strongly recommend you not do that. Teaching people how to make the device definitely crosses over into encouraging doing it. The device is pretty basic and the safety instructions you've provided here should be applicable to any tutorial that already exists, but ideally you shouldn't potentially spread it farther among people who will absolutely not do it safely.

@The_Space_Fox Год назад

Please make this video 18 + it’s not safe you could actually be teaching 16 or 17 year old how to do this and if anything went wrong they could die maybe even 15 please make it 18 + and please put something at the start of the video telling the danger it could cause

@bilbo_gamers6417 Год назад

What qualifications would make someone able to do this truly safely? Like, are there people that do this sort of work manufacturing boutique specialized high voltage equipment, who know exactly how to do something like this safely?

@seanlittleton4287 Год назад

I can offer my own example. I have about 10 years of experience working with high voltage in roles spanning hobbyist, technician, electrical engineer, and physicist. I have a very thorough understanding of circuits, electric & magnetic fields, material properties, and the effects of electric shock on the human body. I've also designed laboratory safety systems. I've built many high voltage power supplies myself, and operated many more, with outputs ranging from "touching-a-doorknob-after-shuffling-across-the-carpet" levels to "I'm terrified of my own creation." High voltage experimentation is a passion of mine, and my safe exploration has been facilitated by 3 things: curiosity, a "learning attitude," and fear. That's right, fear. This stuff is VERY dangerous, and I learned early on that most occupational electrical accidents happen to either novices or experts, rather than intermediate electricians. Novices who don't fully understand what they're doing, and experts who become complacent. This is why the fear goes hand-in-hand with the learning attitude. Aside from learning all the technical aspects (the circuit theory etc. that I mentioned above), it's important to recognize that you could always be missing something, you could always learn to do things better/safer, and you can never eliminate all risk. So to answer your question, yes, it's sort of a specialized field. You don't necessarily need to be a physicist, but a solid understanding of circuits and high voltage phenomena is essential. That's not enough by itself, though, because nature doesn't care what your qualifications are or what you intended the circuit to do. It pays off to be methodical, slow down, and think about what you're doing every step of the way. "Could that still be energized? Could charge be stored there, even after the power is off? Could that insulator break down, and what happens if it does? What if the dead-man switch had a mechanical failure? Do I have redundancy to account for that?" (e.g. unplug & keep the plug under personal control.) It takes time and experience to develop this kind of sense, especially for working with experimental systems.

@bilbo_gamers6417 Год назад

@@seanlittleton4287 Wow, thanks for this super educational reply! I guess the only thing I do that's close to this is some of my machine operation. I'm a fairly enthusiastic hobby machinist, and a lot of your skepticism about your equipment and creations rings true for me (but of course, not to the same extent). I will put the rpm of a machine to zero, turn it off, put its gearing in neutral, and then unplug it before taking it apart lol. That's so cool. From what you say, it's open ended but not inherently dangerous in such a way that you can't to it safely. It does take a certain kind of very conscientious individual to be able to not become complacent, however. And that's the real danger as you say. I mean, especially when working around proper geared head machines, one false move will literally tear your arm off in a matter of seconds. But, if you follow basic safety procedures all the time, you will never get a scratch. High voltage just seems so much more scary to me, because you have to have all this education to even be able to see what's going on, and where the danger even is. I mean, a live circuit looks the same as a non-live one a lot of the time, right? But, with care, it is tameable. That's really cool that it is possible to do this stuff safely. Electricity is just so open ended, one lapse in judgment, not even a false move, can kill. Everything is a wire, and, as you mention, a lot of things are also capacitors. Even just a length of copper wire can hold a charge for a long time (though im not sure if that's dangerous or not). Crazy stuff. Funny enough, from what I've seen, bronze casting is still the one and only hobby that is truly inherently unsafe, such that basically no amount of experience, without specialized apparatus, could ever make it really safe. Crucibles are just really brittle and weak, and sometimes they break while holding 20 pounds of metal, and there's no way you can predict when lol. The only thing more dangerous than that I could think of is high explosives processing, like making nitroglycerine. Funny stuff that, drop one liter of nitroglycerine and everybody within a ten meter radius will basically instantly die from the shockwave... Good luck on not blowing yourself up in the future! :)

@briansnyder9496 Год назад

Can you do a video on how to make this setup like yours?

@bruceburnswoodshop1620 Год назад

Ya I have been thinking about making one. Stay tuned!

@michaelwillson6847 Год назад

Totally u should would love to see it. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@marinaworkers Год назад

I would be interested to see this as well. Your setup seems to be about the safest I have seen out there. Subscribed!

@michaelwillson6847 Год назад

@@marinaworkers couldn't agree more I would love to do this but me and electric building no go!

@margarettuttle-pu4uq 8 месяцев назад

What is the conductive solution used during this process?

@official-obama 6 месяцев назад

human flesh

@Markus_999 Год назад

What were or could be all sorts of accidents with this methode? It would be informative to mention this for safety reasons. You could show pictures or video cutscenes of it, so that people could see what they should avoid and doing a better and safer job. 👍☺✌ This foot-switch is awesome, thank you for the advise. 👍☺👌 I love this methode, but as you said, you must take care of your health. 👍☺

@official-obama 6 месяцев назад

👍☺👆👆👇👇👈👉👈👉🅱🅰

@michaelgarrett6310 6 месяцев назад

It’s def more of a pain but instead of a dead man switch I just plug in and unplug the burning machine. I step away just like he does in the video and plug it in until I’m done burning then unplug. It means I can’t actively move the lead while it’s burning but it’s not worth the risk in my opinion. I only say this because a deadman switch can fail or something can fall on it potentially and so on. Far more unlikely that something accidentally plugs in your burning machine. Def use the rubber mats and gloves and step away just like he does in the video. Also always out the machine away when not using so someone else doesn’t accidentally plug in the machine unknowingly.

@Kosmoski99 Год назад

What's in the black box?

@jakobh.4422 Год назад

I Havent tried and not going to not my alley or need, but doesnt they need to be manipulated while running with water, so your path aint getting to toasted and you mnipulate it, while its making its traces.. would likely also be dangerous, as water can certainly transfer electricity (yeah we all been there trying to piss on that dang cowfence).

@getgle 9 месяцев назад

This is rad. Gonna do this

@cpotisch 8 месяцев назад

don't

@EvangelistdavidWilson-tb6yn 7 месяцев назад

What machine do you use to do that

@crazyd3mon968 7 месяцев назад

Most people use a microwave oven transformer it is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS 2,000 volts same output as the electric chair.

@davidatkins5575 Год назад

Does Fractal Wood burning reduce the strength to the piece of wood?

@bruceburnswoodshop1620 Год назад

Not if you fill the burns with epoxy!

@milanstepanek4185 6 месяцев назад

If I ever wanted to do this, i'd put it in the middle of my garden with nothing around it, stay 10+ m away from it, turn it on with a pneumatic switch that is nowhere near the live wires and monitor the burning progress remotely with a little cheap wifi camera. To approach and re-arrange the burn tips, turn off pneumatic switch, disengage the relevant circuit in the fuse box & repeat. Sounds ridiculous but this is the same as knowing your gun is safe but you take out the magazine anyway, rack the slide a few times, point it in a safe direction, dry-fire, you never point it at stuff you dont want to shoot, you never have your finger on the trigger unless you are about to fire etc... both things are incredibly lethal and need a lot of redundancies when handling to still be safe if you fuck up one of the steps.

@donwicks3540 9 месяцев назад

How about adding a timed relay to the deadman switch. Make it say 3 seconds. You’d need to keep pushing the switch every 3 seconds to keep power on but it will only run for 3 seconds without intervention. Granted 3 seconds is enough to kill you but it’s another safety measure.

@fooanonymous 8 месяцев назад

The purpose of the switch is to shut off immediately when it is not actively actuated. Adding a timer like you suggest would just defeat the entire purpose of the switch, since 3 seconds is more than enough time to electrocute you.

@donwicks3540 8 месяцев назад

No you’re not understanding. With this setup it would be in-line with the dead switch. If you let your foot off the switch it would still instantly cut power. Under this setup power would only flow 3 seconds. To make power flow again you’ll need to release the foot pedal and engage it again for another 3 seconds. This way even if you got spiked and were frozen in place no matter what power would stop after 3 seconds.

@donwicks3540 8 месяцев назад

@cpotisch 8 месяцев назад

@@donwicks3540 LMAO by the three second mark you would be more dead than any human before you

@cpotisch 6 месяцев назад

@@donwicks3540”you’re not understanding” says man with zero grasp of what he’s rambling about

@ronkerouac309 Год назад

Where and how did you get the kit to use factual burning

@bobgray4858 Год назад

I would like to know also.

@jaroslavkuna6993 10 месяцев назад

There is an even better way of an interlocked dead mans switch, two buttons in series, more than 20 cm from each other. that way both your hands are on the button and not anywhere they shouldnt be. Or connect them AND a pedal in series. even safer

@Roses-lilac 10 месяцев назад

VERY VERY DANGEROUS! THE ELECTRICITY DELIVERED IS CONVERTED FROM THE MAINS 240V TO 2000V. YES, TWO THOUSAND VOLTS!

@tomhoefs7221 9 месяцев назад

Does the all cap thing do anything to make others listen to you? I've felt the 2000 Volts and yes it hurt like hell but not worthy of all caps,.

@williammiller5897 Год назад

Can you put out a video on how you made the wood burner it’s self!

@Gallarday Год назад

Better not. This is too dangerous for anyone at home to do it. Please don't try it.

@jameymenzer8215 Год назад

U didnt show us how to build whats in the black box.

@backbutton7888 Год назад

4 words: do not try this

@AlpacaLaca88 9 месяцев назад

Dear safety nerds, stop projecting your incompetence on to others. Your comments are not helpful. Not to say you shouldn’t fear electricity but literally every comment of every video on this subject is just like “You will die”. It comes down to not being dumb, doing your research, and never get comfortable or hasty when partaking in the hobby. To any individuals that are confident in their ability and knowledge, go for it because this is fun as hell. My one safety tip, don’t fractal alone

@cpotisch 8 месяцев назад

there's not much research to do here. there's like 9 different ways that this can kill you. How can you possibly think that people's confidence in their own knowledge means anything?

@donlute3444 3 месяца назад

2000 volts pulsing through your body while you watch the interior of the wood burn. And you come up with a remote Deadman switch? Man, you take away all the fun. Love the art of this work.

@jase4270 7 месяцев назад

The deaths are not all to do with electrocution some are from fire.

@jamesbevill5847 Месяц назад

Does anyone in these comments weld? Ever welded with a 480v three phase welder, outside in the snow? When you gloves get wet you can't put the rod in the holder cause you full a full zap....idk why is this sooooo much more dangerous than a welder. ??

@michaelbelland3979 11 месяцев назад

I'm looking into getting a setup. What ones do you recommend.

@3479Emily 8 месяцев назад

DO NOT DO THIS, THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS, YOU WILL DIE

@marks.7211 3 месяца назад

DO NOT DO THIS

@alanrobinson4318 Год назад

What's the voltage ? Amps ?

@bruceburnswoodshop1620 Год назад

The voltage is around 2,000. I am not sure on the amps. I gotta take a tester home one of these days and find out.

@bruceburnswoodshop1620 Год назад

It’s a fatal amount I know that

@alanrobinson4318 Год назад

@@bruceburnswoodshop1620 I worked highlines, and did live line pole transfers as a lineman. Voltage isn't what kills you. Just look at what a tazer/stun gun puts out. Amperage is what kills you, and it only takes one amp minimum.

@TYsdrawkcaB Год назад

@@alanrobinson4318 oh no, voltage can very much kill you. 2,000 volts will still kill you, just like that. your brain transmits information through electric signals. imagine your body getting every possible signal at once. how does that not give you a heart attack? it's also the heat of it all, too.

@alanrobinson4318 Год назад

@@TYsdrawkcaB So why is a 14,000 - 20,000w tazer considered "Non Lethal" ?

@rinzler9775 11 месяцев назад

This is extremely dangerous.

@Boofi-quat 4 месяца назад

For when russian roulette just seems too darn safe

@runifuceeme406 Год назад

HOW DO YOU MAKE YOUR FRACTAL BOX?

@ErikS- Год назад

If I see this, I wouldn't worry so much about the electricity... What I would worry about is the ozone that is created. And ozone isn't particulary healthy since the effects show itself on the longer term. If you do some serious arc welding, you also wear a special breathing apparatus and have a separate gas ventilation. Looks very nice though..

@TheSmartSneakerhead Год назад

Just watched Accident Suicide or Murder on oxygen and this couple was accidently electrocuted and killed due to wood fracking shocking them then burning their home down, and they initially thought the ex boyfriend killed them. As cool as this is, I would never try this

@Mr.GHOSTi Год назад

Can you make a video on how to make a the Fractal machine?

@arthurgu3800 Год назад

the gloves you are using wont do anything if it's live. You will die even if you wear those gloves, they're completely useless.

@tomhoefs7221 Год назад

Thanks for the advise. I will stop using the gloves when I burn.

@cpotisch 8 месяцев назад

just don't do this at all@@tomhoefs7221

@electronium6378 Год назад

Surely i will not die if i do this :clueless:

@tomhoefs7221 Год назад

Yes you are.

@pascalbro7524 10 месяцев назад

Take this crap down.

@wandaJones-gy3tb 5 месяцев назад

My friends son just died doing this

@perry44442000 3 месяца назад

Your video seem more like a Safety video than anything. I think you’re overplaying this safety factor….. if these people are that messed up, they shouldn’t be anywhere near this operation. after listening to your video, why would I wanna take a chance of being annihilated for some artwork……ridiculous!!!!!

@PapaRoachie 9 месяцев назад

Y’all PLEASE LISTEN to the warnings here… this is DANGEROUS… a friend of a friend’s boyfriend is now in Hospice because he was electrocuted doing this. And it wasn’t his first time either. He’s practically brain dead. :( PLEASE BE SAFE

@sadCasserole Год назад

If you're thinking about giving this a go, don't. Its so incredibly dangerous and can leave you permanently disabled, or worse, dead. The amount of electricity that the device produces is incredibly high, and could easily be fatal if even the slightest thing goes wrong. There have already been over 30 reported deaths from fractal wood burning accidents in the US alone, don't be the

@bruceburnswoodshop1620 Год назад

Absolutely right! It’s very dangerous!

@hotbrakepads Год назад

Ok boomer.

@YoureNotSoSmartBro Год назад

@@hotbrakepads 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@larrymoore5228 Год назад

Today, 6 1 23,they are burying a 43 year old,self taught expert.😢

@larrymoore5228 Год назад

@@bruceburnswoodshop1620 Today we are burying a 43 year old self taught "expert" June 1,st .2023.

@jadewolf22 4 месяца назад

I understand you’re posting this to show your safety mechanisms so other people can do it your way if they’re going to do it anyway but I feel like since at least 50+ people have died trying to create these wood pieces I personally would never ever want to post any how tos or instructions. Someone could watch this but still not be careful enough and then they die… what if a little kid came barreling around the corner when they got home and the adult didn’t realize they were nearby?? There’s just no way to control for every possible accident with such dangerous tools

@Filip-wo2pc Год назад

just go draw or write a poem if you feel creative, DON'T DO THIS

@gregengel8861 Месяц назад

Friend now dead last Friday because of doing some art for his wife. Wife two kids left behind. Not worth it.

@Squishypalms 2 месяца назад

"I don't want anyone doing this at home, but here's a tutorial anyways so i can greedily make that youtube money off of a trendy topic"

@mcapo1473 6 месяцев назад

stupidest thing to do with a piece of wood. I would literally weld with my feet in water rather than do that. Leave the wood to fungus for a couple of months, it'll look just as shit without risking your life

@christyqualls5464 Год назад

THIS IS SO DANGEROUS AND HAS KILLED OVER 33 PEOPLE FROM 2017 2022

@chuckmaddison2924 Год назад

A suggestion , 2 lights so you can see its active. Why 2 lights, just in case one fails. Low probability of both failing at ssme time. Agree is bloody dangerous.

@charliewatts6895 6 месяцев назад

This!

@kingofdice66 Год назад

I've read in the comments that you're thinking about making an instructional video showing people how to build the apparatus; I suggest you DON'T. Lots of people are clueless about electricity and I'm sure a lot of them will be confident building the apparatus thinking that they know what they're doing, THEY WON'T. They'll end up dead or in hospital. I graduated in electrical engineering, and I WOULD NOT MESS with such dangerous voltage, ever, no matter how safe I would think it would be, EVER.

@peppero0 Год назад

don't try it period. why risk your life over a piece of wood and some burn marks.

@stonehengeconstructioncc1705 Год назад

Exactly, it's not even a form of art it is just burning wood with extremely high voltage and everybody who is crazy can do it,

@jonbrowning7340 Год назад

"Risk your life" 🤓

@AndreLuiz-lm9iz Год назад

@@jonbrowning7340 literally killed 34 people. This thing has 2000v going through it

@jonbrowning7340 Год назад

@@AndreLuiz-lm9iz 34 people? Wait till you hear about the risks of driving.

@AndreLuiz-lm9iz Год назад

@@jonbrowning7340 yes bc fractal wood burning is a very common activity in the life of every day americans. Totally comparable to driving since noone drives amirite? Besides, people know the risks of driving, they don't know the risks of fractal wood burning. Don't act dumb.

@Itory1337 8 месяцев назад

Take a computer, create fractals that way. It costs less, it is safe and does not need a fear and respect disclaimer. Plus when done well, it looks far better than burned wood. For the trained eye seeing such wood is more a sign to keep distance to those guys.

@joni22262 Год назад

Arcs will travel more than 5 ft. Your muscles tighten and you’ll push harder on the dead man switch. Is it worth your life??????

@tomhoefs7221 Год назад

I've tried and I can't get an arc to travel more than 6 inches. When the muscles tighten and push harder on the switch, the mass of the body will submit to gravity and fall taking the foot off the switch.

@jadarose3370 Год назад

Watched a show where 2 beginners doing this for the first time, at their home, accidentally killed themselves and set the whole house on fire. This is by no means a little art project.

@YoureNotSoSmartBro Год назад

This sounds like fake news from somebody who wishes they had a life and ANY story to tell.

@kevingray4070 Год назад

Sure that wasn't a meth lab?

@official-obama 6 месяцев назад

@@kevingray4070 How To Make Meth Watched a show where 2 beginners doing this for the first time, at their home, accidentally killed themselves and set the whole house on fire. This is by no means an easy way to get money. Sure that wasn't fractal burning?

@JCDwyer Год назад

Nice pointers, man. But I think I’m gonna heed the “don’t try this yourself” part most of all!!

@bruceburnswoodshop1620 Год назад

Smart!

@JCDwyer Год назад

@@bruceburnswoodshop1620 Right on. Whereabout are you located? Would you be interested in doing that there trick to a guitar body?

@bruceburnswoodshop1620 Год назад

I live in Ohio. I would but kinda scared to run a perfectly good guitar. Not every burn comes out nice as nice as I’d like.

@JCDwyer Год назад

@@bruceburnswoodshop1620 hmmmm, well that’s interesting, because it’s actually just a raw body from a yet-unassembled kit. So if it went South it would be no loss. I’m down to gamble if you are, haha. I could ship it to ya. Thoughts?

@DavidH0928 8 месяцев назад

the only thing I need to know about wood fracture burning is dont do wood fracture burning

@jacobburkett Год назад

I admit the COOL factor is definitely there for me. But electricity SCARES ME. While I admit I'd like to do it just based on the cool factor I do believe I will pass

@pgakt 10 месяцев назад

Electricity should scare you

@kateweber8238 8 месяцев назад

Do NOT do this. A mistake will not injure you, it will kill you. I lost my 23 year old cousin because he did this. More importantly, why are we making “How To” videos on something so dangerous??? It’s so dumb