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Don’t waste your money on cheap branding irons!
Here’s why:
Cheap Branding Irons warp over time with reheat cycles resulting in an incomplete image transfer
Not enough Thread Engagement - Brands made from thin material do not have enough thread engagement for the handle to secure properly - Once the threads are damaged the branding iron is garbage
Cheap Electric Brands, have thin cores with a gap to the heating element and are inefficient at heating taking longer to reach the temperature. Often they are made from thin stamped components and the brand head is only held in place with a single screw!
No testing included. You will be the tester hoping for the best with no guarantee!
Without use of serrated flange nuts or locking set screws, the brand heads often come loose as it heats up due to expansion. When the brand is hot, it cannot be tightened, you must wait for it to cool down.
Cast alloy vs. Extruded. Cheap Brands are made from large cast plates and cut out in large quantities. Although this is great for the manufacturer, the cast material is full of internal stresses due to the cooling process after casting. This translates to the material moving, not only after engraving, but after repeated reheat cycles. Eventually your cheap brand will no longer be flat and you will have to rock it back and forth to get a complete transfer.
Before (Cheap Brand)
Thin Cast Brass - C26000
Batch cut from large sheets at same time
Stripped threads
Handle no longer screws in
Re-built Brand (Made in Canada)
Cold Worked Extruded Brass - C36000
Stress Relieved to prevent warping
Locking Set Screw and Serrated Flange nut to Prevent Head Coming Loose
Thicker material (More Thread Engagement)
Materials
Our Branding Irons are made from a premium Brass Alloy (C360) selected
for superior machinability and ability to engrave the most subtle details
Stress Relieving
A unique feature of our manufacturing process, Stress Relieving is a treatment involving “Soaking” the brass blanks at an elevated temperature prior to manufacturing. This critical step removes residual stresses in the material, which may otherwise results in warping over time, especially common during reheat cycles with branding irons.
Robust Design
Above is an example of the extra steps taken to secure the heavy brass head using our 4-Way system involving Stainless Headless screws penetrating to the copper core connecting shaft inside preventing the core from rotating inside. The copper core and surrounding steel collar are drilled and tapped to receive the stainless steel headless screws. Available only in the 200 Watt model. The additional nut from the outside clamps the housing tight to the internal collar for a stiff connection that won’t keep coming loose during use like cheaper brands.