It is a device that is used to make pyro-etcheds i.e. make engravings or drawings burning a material, for example wood (can also be used on cork or leather). It is an electrical device with a resistance and that has a nickel or platinum tip, which is heated and used to engrave. In Colombia we also call it a router or cautin.
It is a device that is used to make pyro-etcheds i.e. make engravings or drawings burning a material, for example wood (can also be used on cork or leather). It is an electrical device with a resistance and that has a nickel or platinum tip, which is heated and used to engrave.
From Greek pyro, fire and grapho, write, record, draw. Device to engrave, draw or write with heat, burning and marking the surface of the object.