Mutt*Pups brass branding iron project.

[muttley]

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Mutt, bubba texted me this morning to tell me they'd lost it and I responded that I bet you're the sort of bloke to wear the cunts down until its easier for them to find it for you than it is to keep answering your phone calls, emails and letters.

Generally I am.. As I said to bubba, It is my default position to waste as much time of theirs as they have of mine.. Having spoken to my legal mate though he recons they wont do fuck all.. I'm still gonna try though..

[Bubba]

Brand Mk II completed:
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Muttpups 2nd attempt.jpg

Now it's been tested I'm just going to do a further bit of detail tweaking then I'm going to call it done.

[Greg_L]

Awesome! Nice work. Don't lose this one!

[WhiskeyJack]

Oh man that is really unfortunate. Hopefully this one makes it to where it needs to go this time.

[JD01]

I look forward to my next mutt pup arriving in a branded case.

[muttley]

Looks good man. The next post office worker that mislays this one will get me holding him down while Bubba tatoo's a return address and brand on his ass...

[Bubba]

Looks good man. The next post office worker that mislays this one will get me holding him down while Bubba tatoo's a return address and brand on his ass...

Cheers, Mutt. I've just sent it Special delivery, next day tracked. Short of putting it directly into your hot little hands I can do no more.

[muttley]

Looks good man. The next post office worker that mislays this one will get me holding him down while Bubba tatoo's a return address and brand on his ass...

Cheers, Mutt. I've just sent it Special delivery, next day tracked. Short of putting it directly into your hot little hands I can do no more.

Will let you know as soon as it gets here...

[muttley]

Arrived safe and sound... Looks and feels awesome. Report to follow..

What do you use to heat the thing and roughly how hot do you take it? Ball park?

[Bubba]

Arrived safe and sound... Looks and feels awesome. Report to follow..

What do you use to heat the thing and roughly how hot do you take it? Ball park?

At last! I use a gas blowtorch, takes a bit to get to temperature because there's a lot of mass there. I use trial and error but I'm assuming it's around 700^oC?

I use your Mantra - test on scrap, make sure the the thing is heated thoroughly and evenly and experiment with the length of time you apply it to the wood. I can get my temp. gun back from work on Monday and tell you accurate figures.

[muttley]

Arrived safe and sound... Looks and feels awesome. Report to follow..

What do you use to heat the thing and roughly how hot do you take it? Ball park?

At last! I use a gas blowtorch, takes a bit to get to temperature because there's a lot of mass there. I use trial and error but I'm assuming it's around 700^oC?

I use your Mantra - test on scrap, make sure the the thing is heated thoroughly and evenly and experiment with the length of time you apply it to the wood. I can get my temp. gun back from work on Monday and tell you accurate figures.

No worries mate. I will play with it and see where I get. I am assuming it is standard lead free machining brass..? I'm thinking I can heat to a good temp on my bending iron on full wack. That would normally scorch the wood if I dont spritz and protect.

[Bubba]

No worries mate. I will play with it and see where I get. I am assuming it is standard lead free machining brass..? I'm thinking I can heat to a good temp on my bending iron on full wack. That would normally scorch the wood if I dont spritz and protect.

Yeah, I'm assuming so. It wasn't described as free-machining brass, in any case. I suppose they have to specify lead content?

Anyway, patience is the key - brass conducts well so getting an evenly-distributed temperature isn't too hard. If it starts to get marked with resin I expect turps will be your friend but you can always touch it up with 2000 grit wet and dry on a tile.

[muttley]

No worries mate. I will play with it and see where I get. I am assuming it is standard lead free machining brass..? I'm thinking I can heat to a good temp on my bending iron on full wack. That would normally scorch the wood if I dont spritz and protect.

Yeah, I'm assuming so. It wasn't described as free-machining brass, in any case. I suppose they have to specify lead content?

Anyway, patience is the key - brass conducts well so getting an evenly-distributed temperature isn't too hard. If it starts to get marked with resin I expect turps will be your friend but you can always touch it up with 2000 grit wet and dry on a tile.

I have an ultrasonic cleaner from my plating shop days. That should keep it as pristine as anything. I'll try a few dry runs later in the week and post them up. The first guit to get the brand is gonna be the muttpup test bed JNR... If I fuck it up I know a guy who can fix it..

Thanks again man..