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In this video I make a homemade branding iron. For this project I used an M6 threaded rod, a couple of scrap brass pieces and a piece of oak.
First of all I set my CNC up to carve my logo on a piece of brass. I used a V carving bit and I set the machine to do really shallow passes. On my design I added a circle. I need that as a reference so I can later centre the piece on the lathe. In these type of stamps the design must be mirrored so the imprint will come out the right way.
I then cut the piece on the bandsaw.
I hot glued the piece on the metal lathe. This wasn’t such a good idea because the heat melted the glue. But it worked at a certain extent.
Next I counter sinked the piece and drilled a hole. I then threaded the hole with a tap.
On the metal lathe I also worked on the threaded rod and I also made a brass ring for the handle.
Next I started working on the handle which I made out of a scrap piece of oak.
I first made the tenon and epoxied the ring in place. I then counter sinked the hole and drilled the hole for the handle.
Next I finished shaping the handle. I then secured the handle with my steady rest and used a bowl gouge to clean up the front of the handle.
I taped the handle as well.
Next I finished the handle with mineral oil.
My branding iron came out awesome. Because the brass tip is really thick it can hold heat for a long time. The CNC did a really good job and my imprints are really sharp. But that was it, see you soon with a new project video.
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