Project # 2 By CBMKR Decorative metal Art, Branding Iron

Thought this would be a good project for the contest.
These are getting popular i made one and took it to my Daughter In Laws father in Germany and now his brother wants one.
The letters are U for Udo ,M for Martina and C for Chenoa . The are all big in Country Western and Cowboy Stuff. Used some 3/8" x 1 1/4" cold rolled bar to bend up all the letters on the anvil or my home made pin roll. The U and the C were easy but the M always takes some time if you make it in one piece. Used some 3/8" x 1 1/4 and 3/8" x 3/4" bar for the backer plate ,I added a nut on the back to have a temporary handle to use it here, i doubt if it will ever be heated up red again but you never know. Setup the 200DX on 160 amps 8 CF 7 cup with a gas lens and welded it all up. Did a test burn to make sure all the letters were close to even and then added there sign to our sign post.

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Had to break this up the pic loader and the inter web we not getting along.
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that's pretty neat. Can't beat custom crafted gifts for the holidays.

Nice project, I would hate to be on the other end of that iron. Moooooooo! If cows can only talk.


I wonder how your older 185 would have faired tigging those part compared to your new 200DX?

That is a neat project! I love custom/homemade art. Definitely gives a home a more unique touch!

The 185 did fine on 1/2" cold rolled to 3/4" cold rolled round , had no problem with heat and i never turned it all the way up.

What kind of wood is that? Does a certain work better than others?

The wood is Cypress it will weather outside forever, Used it for years in the wood shop making sash jamb and trim parts for older home restoration.

That's pretty cool, gonna have to try my hand at that.

Glenn