Interesting idea. Some guys around here made their own model a few years ago that was either tapped to a screw or inserted on a soldering iron. They made one batch and then it seemed to fall apart. Not sure what happened to them.
http://www.shapeways.com/model/111548/branding_iron_for_a_bic_classic.html?gid=sg18660
You can get upto 5 characters or JPEG image that is scaled to 2cmx2cm. The default price will show $75, but that is for glossy silver. If you go through the materials, stainless steel is $22.
Here's a nice one someone made for a soldering iron, but I can't drive the tools nearly well enough to make a model.
http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=5651
http://www.shapeways.com/model/111548/branding_iron_for_a_bic_classic.html?gid=sg18660
You can get upto 5 characters or JPEG image that is scaled to 2cmx2cm. The default price will show $75, but that is for glossy silver. If you go through the materials, stainless steel is $22.
Here's a nice one someone made for a soldering iron, but I can't drive the tools nearly well enough to make a model.
http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=msg&th=5651
