It'd be easy enough to throw the handle on a drill press or even a drill and rasp it down. Make shift lathe is easy.

Because we all have welding equipment??

What's with the gatekeeping? As a maker who marks his products with punches and brands, what he's made here is more than exceptional. And just to let you know, most people don't see you as a better person because of your experience in fabricating tools for the inhumane treatment of livestock. As a matter of fact, I'd wager a guess that not only are you lesser for it, you are pretty miffed that some guy on the internet is getting actual attention for a branding iron he made for his own personal wood branding while you're out here getting only negative attention for your J.O.B job making scrap that will never tell anyone who actually made the tool. Lighten up and stop acting like your way of doing things is best. Maybe instead you can be an open and encouraging person who makes an effort to contribute to society. Have a nice week. I hope you stay well. 😊

Thank you. Technically it really wasn't that hard, only required patience.

You are welcome! Good luck on making your branding iron.

Glad to hear you like the videos. The name Finn(Crafted) refers to the fact that i'm from Finland.

Glad if it helps someone out!

Glad to hear that, it's a fun way to mark your projects!

Thank you for commenting Gus!

I can't really say if my channel will ever grow that big, time will tell. I'm just totally amazed and grateful for all the subscribers and feedback i have already got. Thanks!

A tip: you can watch series at Flixzone. I've been using them for watching a lot of movies during the lockdown.

@Messiah Ben Yea, I've been watching on Flixzone} for years myself :)

Thank you for the support. It sometimes gets boring editing only video. Adding music and pacing that to the video is a nice challenge.

Go ahead, I was surprised as it wasn't really that laboursome.

I was first considering electro-etching, but i think getting enough depth on the etch without undercutting the shapes could be a problem. So low tech was my only option.

Thanks! It will need to be much smaller when i make my hot punch for punching into steel (not looking forward to that) :D

Thanks for watching! Hope it works for you too.

Thanks!

Yes. I have a personal rule: anything thinner than 5 mm I don't grind it the way I did here (learned that the most effective way).Thinner sheet metal easily gets jammed between the tool rest and the wheel.

Thank you!

HolzwurmTom no... It's very, very hot!

I live in Finland, but thanks for the offer :) I would like to have a lathe some day.

All depends on the logo.

Could also be drilled and threaded onto a shaft.

Hope you find a logo you like. I too had a hard time with this.

I might have to try that at some point. Thanks.

Thank you for the support and welcome to the channel :)

Yes that would be a safer choice. I have burnt my hands a number of times blacksmithing and find it gets easier to avoid with time. Thanks for commenting!

Thanks for the feedback. This is not my new style, and i will continue to make videos with only the natural sounds of tools. Sometimes I do find the soundscape quite boring and will then add something.

FinnCrafted it is always nice to see my favourite creators experiment

Just so you know, here's one person who really enjoyed your music choices. They were excellent. I do enjoy your videos without the music as well, but this is refreshing occasionally. Also holy crap the end product is brilliant, wow!

Thank you for letting me know and glad you liked it. Adding music to videos always polarizes viewers.

I Like the music.

Welcome to the channel!

Do explain the acid etch.

Nice idea, no need for a handle.

I'd love o have you stop bay and check it out. btw I subscribed! I hope I can earn yours too. :)

Kiitos. Oli kyllä pähkäilemistä logon kanssa jotta olisi jotenkin työstettävissä eri materiaaleihin.

If the logo has round shapes i would probably use some shape of carbide cutter for the Dremel tool. I find it harder though, as the carbide tip tends to snag the material and pull itself out of the cut.

rneustel it's a lil harder but doable

+FinnCrafted That makes sense. I need to get a Dremel. There's so much you can do with one.

+Dank Memer Thanks

I did consider punching or chiseling the recesses into the steel but that would have been much more work. I would have to first make the punches and chisels. I am planning to make a small touch mark punch (for punching into hot steel), and for that the logo needs to be much smaller. The handle is birch.

Thanks!

Thank you. I'm happy with it, works fine. Making it this way really makes one think about simplistic logo design.

Indeed, I'm re-designing mine at the moment. I'll be sure to keep it in mind.