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09-15-2016, 11:34 PM
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My try at stippling...
Below is a pic of my first try at stippling. Thought I'd practice on a Tapco SKS mag first before I work on a pistol. Any and all comments or criticism is welcome. I'm just using my soldering iron.
I'm thinking of stippling the non checkered parts of some 3913 grips. I saw a pic somewhere of it. Any thoughts on that?
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09-16-2016, 10:17 AM
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Looks like a good job. A lot of people have done Glocks that way.
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09-16-2016, 11:03 AM
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Looks nice, uniform, and practical. What's not to like? Good work!
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09-16-2016, 11:08 AM
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Looks good. I don't have the guts to try it at this point.
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09-16-2016, 11:46 AM
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You did very good on that project. I'am however all thumbs and just finished putting "talon" stick on grip enhancers on my Shield. Hope in this FL weather (humidity) they stay on. YMMV
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09-16-2016, 11:54 AM
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You did very good on that project. I'am however all thumbs and just finished putting "talon" stick on grip enhancers on my Shield. Hope in this FL weather (humidity) they stay on. YMMV
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FYI Talons will stay on if you applied them correctly with enough heat. Have always run Talons on all my guns and never ever had any separation problems or peeling.
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09-16-2016, 12:04 PM
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Looks good. I don't have the guts to try it at this point.
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Thanks. I was a little apprehensive, hence the reason I practiced on a cheap magazine. On the one video I watched, they also recommended practicing on spare back straps since they are cheap to replace if you mess up. Once I got going, I quickly got the feel for how much pressure to apply, how long to leave the tip in contact with the plastic and what temp to set the iron at.
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09-16-2016, 01:03 PM
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That looks a whole lot better than my first checkering job....hand checkering may look easy...it's not !
Looks like you got a good handle on the spacing and depth , everything looks neat and proper. Good Job !
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09-16-2016, 01:09 PM
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That looks a whole lot better than my first checkering job....hand checkering may look easy...it's not !
Looks like you got a good handle on the spacing and depth , everything looks neat and proper. Good Job !
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Thanks! I have tried checkering too. I refinished and re-checkered a Zastava CZ99 rifle once. It had stamped checkering and a motor oil finish.
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09-16-2016, 02:58 PM
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nice lookin job jbrentd.
Tell us about your method. tools, etc? Can't tell from pic but was that 60 or 90 degree cutter?
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09-16-2016, 03:16 PM
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nice lookin job jbrentd.
Tell us about your method. tools, etc? Can't tell from pic but was that 60 or 90 degree cutter?
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Thanks. I was using a Dem-Bart starter kit I bought from MidwayUSA. I believe it was the 60deg cutter and it cuts on the push stroke. I don't claim to know a lot about terminology when it comes to checkering tools. The kit included a fine short single line cutter, coarse single line cutter, a 2-edge spacer tool in 20 lines per inch, and some replacement cutters (wide border cutter, fine single line cutter and right hand spacing cutter)
I watched several videos on youtube, but found Larry Potterfield's to be most helpful in understanding the basics. It really helped by have the original stamped checkering to use as a guide. I just slowly started opening up the grooves. I didn't practice much since this was a $169 22lr rifle.
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10-02-2016, 02:09 PM
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Nice job!
Are you using a soldering iron? If so is it the adjustable temp type, or single temp?
Thanks.
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10-02-2016, 03:40 PM
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Nice work!
I like that rifle, too!
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10-02-2016, 04:00 PM
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Nice job!
Are you using a soldering iron? If so is it the adjustable temp type, or single temp?
Thanks.
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Yes, it's an adjustable soldering iron. The harbor freight version of this...
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10-02-2016, 04:05 PM
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Nice work!
I like that rifle, too!
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Thanks. Those Z5's are a great value. Nice wood, all metal and deep blueing.
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10-02-2016, 06:51 PM
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One more question what temperature did you use?
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10-02-2016, 11:27 PM
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One more question what temperature did you use?
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I had it set to 750 F from another project and it worked great on that setting.
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10-02-2016, 11:32 PM
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Very good, thank you.
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