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<blockquote data-quote="RDFF" data-source="post: 1782071" data-attributes="member: 39018"><p>We always clipped the area as closely as possible, then soaked the area well with alcohol, then applied the iron straight out of liquid nitro to the hide for 45-60 seconds. GOOD consistent CONTINUOUS CONTACT is the most important... if you lose it when they jump around, the quality of the brand will suffer. Hair will insulate, and therefore change the thermal conductivity from iron to hide... making the brand inconsistent. <strong> If you can control the variables, they work very well. If you don't, or CAN'T do a good job of that though, you'll be disappointed in the results.</strong></p><p></p><p>Time required is a "learned by trial and error" thing dependent upon how well you're doing the job and controlling the variables. </p><p></p><p>We never held the irons by the "handle".... just wore good well insulated gloves, pulled the iron out of the liquid N, placed our hand right over the iron itself and then placed our palm with the iron in it tightly against the animal... We found it was WAY too difficult to ensure that you were keeping it in one place on the hide if that animal jumps around on you, if holding it by the handle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RDFF, post: 1782071, member: 39018"] We always clipped the area as closely as possible, then soaked the area well with alcohol, then applied the iron straight out of liquid nitro to the hide for 45-60 seconds. GOOD consistent CONTINUOUS CONTACT is the most important... if you lose it when they jump around, the quality of the brand will suffer. Hair will insulate, and therefore change the thermal conductivity from iron to hide... making the brand inconsistent. [B] If you can control the variables, they work very well. If you don't, or CAN'T do a good job of that though, you'll be disappointed in the results.[/B] Time required is a "learned by trial and error" thing dependent upon how well you're doing the job and controlling the variables. We never held the irons by the "handle".... just wore good well insulated gloves, pulled the iron out of the liquid N, placed our hand right over the iron itself and then placed our palm with the iron in it tightly against the animal... We found it was WAY too difficult to ensure that you were keeping it in one place on the hide if that animal jumps around on you, if holding it by the handle. [/QUOTE]
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