rxer311
31 January 2018, 17:51
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So I hit the sander and knocked it down and tried again. Still doesn't look great, but much better without the borders. Not skilled enough to do the borders yet. For sure, though, it is grippy as hell.
Pics of the second go around...
https://i.imgur.com/X23HW48.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Hi93znn.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/7Qeopnb.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/zk0VeQo.jpg
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So I got this 80% Glock 17 frame a while back for under $50. Its a polymer 80 gen 2 Glock 17 frame. Only reason I got it is because it was cheap. The problem I had with it is that I really disliked the contours and textures of the grip.
I was off work today and I saw the sad thing laying there in the box so I decided to do something with it. First I took out my Dremel with a 120 grit sanding wheel and went to town flattening out the back strap and the side grips. I also took a little bit of the plastic down because my smaller hands didn't fit the grip very well. It really looked like shit, however, the grip was much more comfortable in my hands. The downside was that it was completely smooth.
So I went to my local A.C. Moore and used a 40% off coupon to purchase a wood burner with different tips. I just jumped right in and went to town. Never did it before in my life.
Now I know that in the grand scheme of things that this stipple job is more towards the end of "sucks ass" than "bad ass," but IMO it turned out pretty okay for my first crack at it. I know that Battlecock will probably be crying at such a home brew stipple job [BD], but it kinda worked out for me. Only reason I tried it was because it was so cheap anyway.
Thinking about doing some Tungsten gray Cerakote on it to finish it off.
Anyway, here are the pics of my first home stipple job. Feel free to flame away, or just give me some constructive feedback! [BD]
https://i.imgur.com/QI24s4f.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/KpuKGzv.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/JeNd4GI.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/OxyMG1N.jpg
This was the stock iteration...
https://i.imgur.com/DAjkAWh.jpg
So I hit the sander and knocked it down and tried again. Still doesn't look great, but much better without the borders. Not skilled enough to do the borders yet. For sure, though, it is grippy as hell.
Pics of the second go around...
https://i.imgur.com/X23HW48.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Hi93znn.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/7Qeopnb.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/zk0VeQo.jpg
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxx
So I got this 80% Glock 17 frame a while back for under $50. Its a polymer 80 gen 2 Glock 17 frame. Only reason I got it is because it was cheap. The problem I had with it is that I really disliked the contours and textures of the grip.
I was off work today and I saw the sad thing laying there in the box so I decided to do something with it. First I took out my Dremel with a 120 grit sanding wheel and went to town flattening out the back strap and the side grips. I also took a little bit of the plastic down because my smaller hands didn't fit the grip very well. It really looked like shit, however, the grip was much more comfortable in my hands. The downside was that it was completely smooth.
So I went to my local A.C. Moore and used a 40% off coupon to purchase a wood burner with different tips. I just jumped right in and went to town. Never did it before in my life.
Now I know that in the grand scheme of things that this stipple job is more towards the end of "sucks ass" than "bad ass," but IMO it turned out pretty okay for my first crack at it. I know that Battlecock will probably be crying at such a home brew stipple job [BD], but it kinda worked out for me. Only reason I tried it was because it was so cheap anyway.
Thinking about doing some Tungsten gray Cerakote on it to finish it off.
Anyway, here are the pics of my first home stipple job. Feel free to flame away, or just give me some constructive feedback! [BD]
https://i.imgur.com/QI24s4f.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/KpuKGzv.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/JeNd4GI.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/OxyMG1N.jpg
This was the stock iteration...
https://i.imgur.com/DAjkAWh.jpg