I finally got the round tuit to work for me yesterday and today . The
result is a branding iron to brand all my bee hive equipment with . I'll
also be using it to create the logo to go on all my labels for honey and
packaging for other products we may sell in the future .
The hot end is made from a piece of salvaged 3/4" wide flat stock that
used to be a scroll on a porch awning support . It consists of an A nested
in the bottom of a W with a 1 and a 2 in the v's of the W , stands for "12
Acre Wood" . I used my vertical mounted portaband to cut the pieces ,
cutting only partway thru where I wanted to fold the strips to form the
letters . Welded it all up with the little MIG machine using a piece of the
strip to attach it all together . I had limited success flattening the face
with the mill , ended up with a light pass on the neighbor's belt sander .
I need to practice how hot and how long to hold it to get a nice
impression without burning the wood in between lines , but I can do that as
I brand the hive bodies . When I get an acceptable impression I'll take a
photo with the new camera to use as a basis for the labels and such .
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Snag