I am fixing to order my own freeze branding irons and am looking for input on what size to get. We have always borrowed them and I like the 4" ones better than the 3" as far as reading the brands. So if a little is good a lot must be better, right? Should I go with 5" irons? Will there be room on a yearlings hip for three 5" numbers? I know there is room for 4" numbers, would like to hear from someone who has 5".
Second question. I see you can get 3/8" face or 9/16 face, I don't really know what the ones we have borrowed were. Any input on face width?
Third question. We have always used liquid nitrogen with mixed results. I clip the hair short, clean it and soak with alcohol before putting the irons on. Have experimented with the time, from 20 seconds up to 35 seconds. Best years we still get about 25-30% unreadable. Has anyone tried both dry ice and nitrogen?(not at the same time) Is one more consistent than the other? I like that the nitrogen is faster, but I am wondering if the lower temp of the dry ice would be more forgiving?
Thanks
Second question. I see you can get 3/8" face or 9/16 face, I don't really know what the ones we have borrowed were. Any input on face width?
Third question. We have always used liquid nitrogen with mixed results. I clip the hair short, clean it and soak with alcohol before putting the irons on. Have experimented with the time, from 20 seconds up to 35 seconds. Best years we still get about 25-30% unreadable. Has anyone tried both dry ice and nitrogen?(not at the same time) Is one more consistent than the other? I like that the nitrogen is faster, but I am wondering if the lower temp of the dry ice would be more forgiving?
Thanks