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Title: Branding Iron
Post by: RC on April 03, 2013, 06:55:33 pm

I found a good deal on a branding iron @ http://www.branding-irons.biz/ (http://www.branding-irons.biz/)
He's making me one with the State of Fl ID # for $55 plus shipping. $70 all together. He said he makes quite a few for FL beekeepers.
I haven't found them this reasonable anywhere else.

Title: Re: Branding Iron
Post by: BeeMaster2 on April 03, 2013, 07:31:30 pm

Hello RC,
Our club just ordered a bunch of them together to save on shipping. I think it was them because it was the same price. I didn't order one so I' not sure it was them.
Jim

Title: Re: Branding Iron
Post by: RC on April 03, 2013, 09:44:05 pm

Hey, Jim. It was the same person , he said he'd sold several to the Jacksonville club.

Title: Re: Branding Iron
Post by: bailey on April 03, 2013, 11:30:47 pm

Thanks for the heads up. I was wondering how to do one on the cheap. I can't make one for that cheap
Bailey

Title: Re: Branding Iron
Post by: Nature Coast Beek on April 04, 2013, 06:55:02 am

Here's another source if you're looking. I've no experience with him, but some others have good things to say about his irons and beekeeping equipment. Pretty reasonable, don't know about shipping, another source non the less:

Craigslist branding iron (http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/grd/3678037679.html)

Title: Re: Branding Iron
Post by: RC on April 04, 2013, 09:28:42 am

Bailey, I agree. I have access to a 5 axis cnc machine and I still can't make one that cheap.

Title: Re: Branding Iron
Post by: Intheswamp on April 04, 2013, 12:16:35 pm

Here's a thread I started about a couple of different branding irons that I'm using...

http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php/topic,40521.msg345129.html#msg345129 (http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php/topic,40521.msg345129.html#msg345129)

Here's a post I made regarding the branding iron used on the boxes with some details about it...

http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php/topic,40683.msg347053.html#msg347053 (http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php/topic,40683.msg347053.html#msg347053)

That branding iron from the guy down in Tampa looks pretty good!

Ed

Title: Re: Branding Iron
Post by: RC on April 05, 2013, 09:40:19 am

Morning, Ed. I have a iron that I had made at a welding shop and it's just too big.It takes a WWII flame thrower to heat it up.
These irons do look good on the website. When I get it, I'll post a picture.

Title: Re: Branding Iron
Post by: RC on April 17, 2013, 02:58:48 pm

Got my branding iron in yesterday. It looks real good. Very professional job.

Title: Re: Branding Iron
Post by: Intheswamp on April 17, 2013, 04:09:32 pm

Cool.  Have you tried it out yet?  Pictures? :)

Ed

Title: Re: Branding Iron
Post by: greg755 on April 17, 2013, 04:44:32 pm

Man it will take a long time to brand all my bees....   All kidding aside, can this guy do logo's?

Title: Re: Branding Iron
Post by: RC on April 17, 2013, 06:35:23 pm

I haven't tried it out yet. Maybe this weekend. I'll try to post some pictures later.I'm impressed with it.
The site had examples of several logos. Check it out - branding-irons.biz

Title: Re: Branding Iron
Post by: RC on April 17, 2013, 06:37:17 pm

(http://s22.postimg.org/pecagy519/iron1.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/pecagy519/)

(http://s11.postimg.org/98sq99dqn/iron2.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/98sq99dqn/)

(http://s17.postimg.org/sk1rtztrf/iron3.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/sk1rtztrf/)

Title: Re: Branding Iron
Post by: BeeMaster2 on April 18, 2013, 11:11:57 pm

Looks good RC.
Jim