{"id":1843,"date":"2020-03-08T08:15:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T13:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=1843"},"modified":"2020-03-08T08:15:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-08T13:15:10","slug":"coffee-warmer-as-a-diy-heated-surface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=1843","title":{"rendered":"Coffee Warmer as a DIY Heated Surface"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A cheap way to try out using heat with colored pencils and crayons is to use a small, inexpensive coffee warmer. Mine gets up to 130 degree (F), which is probably too warm, but it works fine as a way to melt wax to see what happens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" data-attachment-id=\"1839\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?attachment_id=1839\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3734.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad mini 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1583435994&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_3734\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3734-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3734.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3734.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3734-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3734-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3734-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I sampled a variety of pencils and crayons, finding the Neocolors melting the quickest, but all of them worked  to some extent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"1840\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?attachment_id=1840\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3738.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad mini 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1583436293&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_3738\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3738-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3738-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3738-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3738-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3738-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I chose a $15 coffee warmer that was smooth on top. This one turns on when there\u2019s weight on it, and it only has one setting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2193\" height=\"3017\" data-attachment-id=\"1841\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?attachment_id=1841\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3772.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2193,3017\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad mini 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1583653723&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_3772\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3772-744x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3772.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3772.jpg 2193w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3772-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3772-768x1057.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3772-744x1024.jpg 744w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2193px) 100vw, 2193px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This very, very quick drawing was done on drafting film with melted Neocolors and then scraffito techniques. Certainly not my best effort but overall fun and very creative feeling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2999\" height=\"2277\" data-attachment-id=\"1842\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?attachment_id=1842\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3771.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2999,2277\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad mini 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1583653689&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_3771\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3771-1024x777.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3771.jpg 2999w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3771-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3771-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/img_3771-1024x777.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2999px) 100vw, 2999px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Doesn\u2019t this one look like a coloring book? I drew in the horse first and then melted it afterwards, blending the colors with a clay shaper. Honestly, I\u2019m not certain I\u2019ve hit upon a look I like with using heat, but it\u2019s very intriguing all the same. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cheap way to try out using heat with colored pencils and crayons is to use a small, inexpensive coffee warmer. Mine gets up to 130 degree (F), which is probably too warm, but it works fine as a way to melt wax to see what happens. 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