Magazine Stippling

[Thompson]

So, it's finally summer for me. Since I have some amount of free time, I've been fixing to try my hand at stippling magazines.

I've been looking at videos and what not; it doesn't appear to be too hard to do ... just time consuming.

For anyone who has stippled - does it matter what time of soldering iron to use? (That's what you use, right?)

But before I do try magazine stippling, what are some common household items I could practice on beforehand?

[GOST]

I prefer a low power soldering iron. I also like to take a file to a flat headed screw and checker it then use it as the tip on the soldering iron. Post pics of your work so we can admire it.

[GOST]

You may want to message BattleCock, he's the stippling pro around these parts. His info will be better than mine.

[Optimus Prime]

I picked up an adjustable wood burner/soldering iron for stippling stuff, it's pretty awesome once you figure out the right setting for what you're stippling. I tend to just use the finest tip to get the texture I like.

I used mags for practice, so I'm not sure what to tell you there... :-D

[Thompson]

GOST - yep, was just taking a look at his other thread yesterday. Will have to PM him some time. Definitely will post pictures; photography is one of my hobbies.

I figure anything plastic/polymer should be okay to practice on?

[GOST]

Good luck with it.

[Thompson]

Good luck with it.

Haha thanks; I'll probably be needing it.

[hg8057]

I use a wood burning pen. It seems to be shorter than the soldering irons I've seen. Also quite handy for detail work is a magnifying lamp.

[KevinBLC]

I use a wood burning pen. It seems to be shorter than the soldering irons I've seen. Also quite handy for detail work is a magnifying lamp.

I like it, subtle and just where you want/need the stippling.

[Thompson]

I agree. Sometimes; simplicity can't be beat.

hg - what's that thing, third square, third row over? Test run? Just curious haha

In other news; just picked up a soldering iron today.

[hg8057]

hg - what's that thing, third square, third row over? Test run? Just curious haha.

That would be an attempt at monogramming. It did not go well. If you tilt your head slightly to the right, and squint, it just might appear to be a "JB"

[Thompson]

Ok yeah! I see it now!

[UWone77]

I like the stippling on that mag hg, kind of reminds me of the tape they used to sell for PMags like 3 or 4 years ago. Now it seems like you can't find that stuff anymore as more and more people get into stippling their own stuff.

[hg8057]

I like the stippling on that mag hg,

High praise indeed. Thanks. The decorative stuff is way beyond me right now. I just wanted to enhance the "beer can grip". I've considered the grip on my G26 but stippling a weapon scares me to death. Make a mistake on a PMAG and you buy more! Make a mistake on a weapon and you've got an ugly weapon.

[Battle Cock]

High praise indeed. Thanks. The decorative stuff is way beyond me right now. I just wanted to enhance the "beer can grip". I've considered the grip on my G26 but stippling a weapon scares me to death. Make a mistake on a PMAG and you buy more! Make a mistake on a weapon and you've got an ugly weapon.

I felt the exact same way when I first started. I say you stipple Pmags, stocks, and grips for about 6 months to a year before you try a handgun frame. Unless of course you have buckets of handguns just laying around.

Edit: That is if you only do it on occasion. If you commit a lot of time to it then you could get there a lot faster. Assuming you want your gun to be a work of art and not just stippled for function.