DIY accessories

[Computalotapus]

Awesome stuff guys! I wouldn't do this to try and make a living from, or even to try and turn a profit. I just like using my hands and making something that I'll use. Maybe make a few for friends or something, but nothing commercial.

Speaking of, if you guys are into some light reading, I suggest a book called "shop class as soulcraft." It's written by a motorcycle mechanic and deals with the challenges and the fulfillment of working with ones hands.

Been looking for a good book to read and the description sounds just like me. Pulling it down from Amazon now.

The Micarta, while not my thing, is amazingly slick and innovative! Very cool, but now the "copy cats" are already in their garages cutting away... Just kidding.. but really, what a cool idea, haven't seen anyone else doing it.

FT

I got into the micarta because I wanted something unique for a knive. Every now and then the wife will stop and grab some bright colored fabric item at the goodwill store for me to cut up into strips and stack together. I think for a railscale black denim will do just fine and provide a nice texture.

That's an awesome idea to carry hand sanitizer.

Great part is they are refillable. Kids carry them on their backpacks, wife has one in her purse, I have one on my backpack, and there is one on the range bag.

My friends call me the "closet seamstress" since I sew quite a bit of my own gear. If you only consider the materials cost...well yeah, it's way cheaper. But if you consider the time involved, it's not worth it at all compared to getting paid for a normal day job and simply buying the gear ready-made.

Here are a few of my creations (sorry for the hideous lighting):



There's a cylindrical 12" x 6" poly-filled bag which I use for high power as an ankle bag in kneeling position, and as a front bag for prone (not for high power of course, and usually on top of something else, like a backpack, depending on the height). It's also a damn good pillow, and weighs 4.5 oz total, despite its size.

Also a smaller flat rectangle 4" x 6" poly-filled bag which is a good rear rest depending on the position.

The top sling is a copy of the Proctor WOTG sling. Seriously the easiest sling to make, as it literally has one stitch and the hardware is easy to find.

The bottom sling is hard to see, but it's a copy of the Blue Force Gear Vickers/Victory sling. Adjusts the same way using a captured front slider, which was actually the hardest thing to find.

The magazine pouch was by-far the hardest thing to sew, and took a decent amount of measurement, making a pattern, and revising. It has a pair of malice clips on the back, and you can stack another magazine pouch on the front. I'm actually kind of proud of that one, as in person it looks as good as my Tactical Tailor pouches.

Anyway, like I said before, it's not worth it from a time perspective. I just enjoy making this stuff, and I only make things I actually use. The waifu loves the fact that I'm handy with a sewing machine, too!

You want to barter? I wouldn't mind a single point sling that will slip into a Magpul MOE stock :)

[Ride4frnt]

Finished my single point sling last night. All in all I like it. It's comfy, is adjustable to fit ANYTHING I could be wearing ( I'm not a big guy), and most of all I enjoyed making it. I'll post pics in a bit.

[Uffdaphil]

This isn't my original idea, but can't remember where I saw it. Heavy duty tie wrap as a cat-tail. Piece of fishing gear sold in England.
I had a 3-gun CT that looked elegant and worked okay. Mine looks ugly and works better. Quicker to grasp and superior leverage make for faster transition.

[UWone77]

That cattail looks really good. Reminds me of a new universal product. It's about time someone came out with an affordable cattail. That DIY one though, looks like it has a lot of leverage!

[Ride4frnt]

For my single point paracord and webbing sling I started with 50' of cord, 25' of each color, and the strap and hardware.


Paracord: $5.39/100ft x2
Strap and hardware: $10.24 including shipping for a grand total of $21.02, and I have enough of each color to make 3 more slings, so any additional slings will only cost the strap and hardware plus shipping.

Strap and metal hardware came from strapworks.com using code AR15 for 10% off your entire order.





If anyone is interested in making one I can message you the links for the things that I bought to make it.

[Computalotapus]

That sling turned out pretty good.

[Ride4frnt]

That sling turned out pretty good.

Gonna do one in desert camo now for my brother. Few things I would change about it after the first go'round. Mainly id use a 1" ring instead of 1.5" and I'd use 2 HK snaps so I could make it convertible 1 to 2 point. Gonna work a nice sling up with a different weave for my bolt gun too. It's a pretty fun hobby, too bad I'm late to the show.

[Computalotapus]

Gonna do one in desert camo now for my brother. Few things I would change about it after the first go'round. Mainly id use a 1" ring instead of 1.5" and I'd use 2 HK snaps so I could make it convertible 1 to 2 point. Gonna work a nice sling up with a different weave for my bolt gun too. It's a pretty fun hobby, too bad I'm late to the show.

Do a king cobra weave add some thickness to it :)

[Ride4frnt]

Do a king cobra weave add some thickness to it :)

This one is wider than it seems, about an inch. There are 6 strands underneath the weave. I was thinking a double cobra weave for my bolt gun. May go back and do a king cobra over this.