Thread: branding iron

This might not be exactly what you are after, sounds like you want a more custom made design.

But I ordered one of these non-electric branding irons from Lee Valley, works quite well.

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...=1,43456,43462

BrandNew Industries publish some design guidlines. I do not know if these are relevant to other manufecturers.

Originally Posted by typeizcrazy

Hello all,
I'm a graphic designer creating a design that will ultimately be a branding iron for a furniture designer.
I don't have any experience with branding irons so are there any minimum requirements for my design? The iron will be 2 inches in diameter so do I have to make the lettering a minimum height? What other things do I have to keep in mind?

Apologies if this is not the corect forum for this inquiry.
thanks in advance.

I had a graphic engraver make my brand out of brass, I then got a Wella 250W electric soldering iron and had the brand welded to the cutoff tip works well

Regards

Phil

Originally Posted by oges

But I ordered one of these non-electric branding irons from Lee Valley, works quite well.

Brett ..... what do you use to heat yours up? I was thinking about getting one but I only have the standard BBQ gas bottle with a flame attachment .... would this work?

Any chance of seeing a sample of your results?

Thanks

Stinky

Originally Posted by Sir Stinkalot

what do you use to heat yours up?

Any chance of seeing a sample of your results?

Stinky,
I use a little butane torch, take a few mins to heat it up, bbq thing might work ok. The soldering iron option sounds good.

Attached is a pic of the torch, a sample on some mdf and some red gum. Didnt hold it long enough on the redgum but you get the idea. Best to take time when doing this, dont want to ruin a project by botchin the brand :eek:

Thanks Brett .... they look great, and the same design that I was thinking about getting. It looks like a birthday goer.

Originally Posted by oges

Stinky,
I use a little butane torch, take a few mins to heat it up, bbq thing might work ok. The soldering iron option sounds good.

Attached is a pic of the torch, a sample on some mdf and some red gum. Didnt hold it long enough on the redgum but you get the idea. Best to take time when doing this, dont want to ruin a project by botchin the brand :eek:

Oges, thanks for the sample shot.
I was wondering how wide is your brand and approximately what is the height of the characters?
thanks.

Oges, have you got one of those hot air paintstripper guns?

Try that on it & see if it gets it hot enough.

Originally Posted by typeizcrazy

Oges, thanks for the sample shot.
I was wondering how wide is your brand and approximately what is the height of the characters?
thanks.

58mm x 19mm
the 'brand' part is only 40mm of this width though

the letters are 1mm high

thanks, Brett