I did my Sig P220 Grip with a $1.99 Value Village Wood Burner soldering Iron. It has a V arrow head tip. I just tip tip tip very lightly randomly looked like 60 grit sand paper. It took 20 minutes a side and a fan to blow the smoke out of my face.
hell...fucking...yea..... 45 quid!!! thats a fucking bargin and a half. make sure it isnt the jap copy tho. cock the pistol and on the inside of the barel itll say weather its a jap or a german
Thanks for this Jes - I saw the vid then did some practice and realised the grip IS inadequate (only got pistol the other day). Decided to do this and am really pleased with the result. I did my own pattern maintaining the ambidextrousness (?) of the stippling. It improves grip 10 fold and aids in cocking greatly also. Well pleased : )
I couldn't possibly agree with you. To me that would look like a bicycle inner tube stretched over the grip and no more, and certainly not better grip than this.
If it is indeed a temperature controlled soldering iron then can you tell us your temperature settings?
If not I'm guessing you only have a current limiting soldering iron and you're not controlling the temperature but the current the soldering iron can draw!
Looks like a weller brand to me and most likely a current limiting soldering iron =)
It's a really cheap one from Maplins, it was £10 with their own brand on it, so could be a re-badged Weller make. As such you're undoubtedly right that it's simply adjusted through current draw, it's not sensing the tip temperature as such, Hence as soon as it touches a solder joint the temperature will drop as it soaks away, so whilst you can adjust a 'starting' temperature making a good solder joint still needs carefull timing etc.............
...........But, for this purpose it was ideal, the dissipation of heat was not really noticeable on the synthetic material. I simply found that by being able to dial in a starting temp lower than irons I had allowed me to buy time during each touch, hence gaining control as the tip sinks in more positively that a hotter iron, which would just fall in.
I'd say it's not suitable. Whilst it might be able to reliably hit a kill zone at 15m or so, it may not impact hard enough for an assured result, better to use an air rifle imho.
That's awesome! I'm thinking about doing a similar job to the frame of my Glock. I've read a lot about it, but seeing this video definitely makes me more confident in the procedure.
I figured i'd practice on the factory GlockBox - it's made of the same polymer material as the frame. I figured once I did most of the box in confidence, and after a few weeks of letting it grow on me...I'd do it to the gun.
Nice work! How many hours did it take you? Was ist worth the work? Nice movie - what equipment did you use? Thanks for the pics, they show more detail.
Thanks. It took a couple of hours including fiddling about with the camera. Definitely worth it, the gun is much better to hold. The camera was a Sony HC5 on it's 'Macro zoom' setting most of the time. Lightng was a simple desk lamp. It was shot in HDV, some zooms done in editing, and rendered in DV. The stills of the side view were taken with an Olympus E-20 SLR, again with the single desk lamp for light. These images were masked out to provide the black background.
Great pistol, only flaw is that the grip doesn't fit my small hands good
It points down to the right when i hold it out
Also i'm not sure if the barrel will be aligned with the sights after long time
VicariousReality7 2 months ago
Nice work - now I'm almost inspired to have a go myself! :-)
MaDFuCker61 4 months ago
U're simple an artisti ! Compliment !!!
mc0676 5 months ago
Cool, i'm getting one of these, couldn't possibly be assed to sit and do that though
VicariousReality7 8 months ago
i want to buy thins pistol just so i can do this, looks like fun!
TechSmack 10 months ago
very good
raptorzone7 1 year ago
You sir have some extreme patience. I can imagine that task would take me an entire day without bathroom or food breaks...
christoph2005 1 year ago
OH THE PATIENCE
Spartan117A1 1 year ago
I did my Sig P220 Grip with a $1.99 Value Village Wood Burner soldering Iron. It has a V arrow head tip. I just tip tip tip very lightly randomly looked like 60 grit sand paper. It took 20 minutes a side and a fan to blow the smoke out of my face.
LOVE IT!
rnbspowa7of69 1 year ago
Great job! Thanks for taking the time to video that process. Very interesting.
atticus4u 1 year ago
looks good.
Tscheyeff 1 year ago
nice video :) well done! keep em coming
Allibow 2 years ago
im getting the hw40 for £45 is it worth it
it comes with a case and lots of pellets and in mint condish
vidimad360 2 years ago
hell...fucking...yea..... 45 quid!!! thats a fucking bargin and a half. make sure it isnt the jap copy tho. cock the pistol and on the inside of the barel itll say weather its a jap or a german
jamestheme123 2 years ago
@jamestheme123 k thanks
vidimad360 2 years ago
Great Vid. Going to use this same technique to stipple my pMags and XTM Rail covers on my ar15.
wormydog1724 2 years ago
looks cool i might do it to my Walther p99
vmpslr2 2 years ago
Nifty idea, you sir are a man of patience.
pyro2525 2 years ago
Thanks for this Jes - I saw the vid then did some practice and realised the grip IS inadequate (only got pistol the other day). Decided to do this and am really pleased with the result. I did my own pattern maintaining the ambidextrousness (?) of the stippling. It improves grip 10 fold and aids in cocking greatly also. Well pleased : )
yellowfin81 2 years ago
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Ever heard of bicycle innertube...better grip and better looking too...
kongso12 2 years ago
I couldn't possibly agree with you. To me that would look like a bicycle inner tube stretched over the grip and no more, and certainly not better grip than this.
Jes437 2 years ago 3
@Jes437 looks great !
,jon
lynette1953 1 year ago
Kinda crazy but in a useful way, good work...
fiscemeister 2 years ago
If it is indeed a temperature controlled soldering iron then can you tell us your temperature settings?
If not I'm guessing you only have a current limiting soldering iron and you're not controlling the temperature but the current the soldering iron can draw!
Looks like a weller brand to me and most likely a current limiting soldering iron =)
coolbreaze187 2 years ago
It's a really cheap one from Maplins, it was £10 with their own brand on it, so could be a re-badged Weller make. As such you're undoubtedly right that it's simply adjusted through current draw, it's not sensing the tip temperature as such, Hence as soon as it touches a solder joint the temperature will drop as it soaks away, so whilst you can adjust a 'starting' temperature making a good solder joint still needs carefull timing etc.............
Jes437 2 years ago
...........But, for this purpose it was ideal, the dissipation of heat was not really noticeable on the synthetic material. I simply found that by being able to dial in a starting temp lower than irons I had allowed me to buy time during each touch, hence gaining control as the tip sinks in more positively that a hotter iron, which would just fall in.
Jes437 2 years ago
I'm using air-rifles to shoot pigeons on our farm.... you guys think that this gun would be powerful enough to do this job (up to which distance?)
grin60 2 years ago
I'd say it's not suitable. Whilst it might be able to reliably hit a kill zone at 15m or so, it may not impact hard enough for an assured result, better to use an air rifle imho.
Jes437 2 years ago
Ok, that's definitely not enough :)
So i keep using my rifles.
Thx for the fast answer!
grin60 2 years ago
Tedious!
Men rätt snyggt :)
F3udF1st 2 years ago
Certainly was, but worth it! :-)
Jes437 2 years ago
i got that gun and i think its great
jedidouglas111 2 years ago
thank you for this great high quality video!
moelop99 2 years ago
my bad.... it looked like a high point.
12GaugeLosAngeles 2 years ago
No problem :-)
Jes437 2 years ago
You spend hours doing that to a crappy ass high-point?
12GaugeLosAngeles 2 years ago
Vegeta what does the scouter say about his speed level?
"ITS OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!"
Striker090589 3 years ago
That's awesome! I'm thinking about doing a similar job to the frame of my Glock. I've read a lot about it, but seeing this video definitely makes me more confident in the procedure.
I figured i'd practice on the factory GlockBox - it's made of the same polymer material as the frame. I figured once I did most of the box in confidence, and after a few weeks of letting it grow on me...I'd do it to the gun.
hakugin15 3 years ago
Yeah, it takes a long time. And it took me awhile to decide whether or not i actually wanted to do it. But in the end its worth it.
wedvarn 2 years ago
haha, I'm just messing around ;-)
Great job!
syrillo 3 years ago
you missed a spot
syrillo 3 years ago
Just behind the mag release button on the left hand side? Yeah, got that one, sorted now :-)
Jes437 3 years ago
Great video. I don't feel quite so nervous about doing this to my Glock.
ancienthacker 3 years ago
informative and funny, good job man
twi666ycobain 3 years ago
Nice work! How many hours did it take you? Was ist worth the work? Nice movie - what equipment did you use? Thanks for the pics, they show more detail.
ebutu007 3 years ago
Thanks. It took a couple of hours including fiddling about with the camera. Definitely worth it, the gun is much better to hold. The camera was a Sony HC5 on it's 'Macro zoom' setting most of the time. Lightng was a simple desk lamp. It was shot in HDV, some zooms done in editing, and rendered in DV. The stills of the side view were taken with an Olympus E-20 SLR, again with the single desk lamp for light. These images were masked out to provide the black background.
Jes437 3 years ago
great camera work
user197a 3 years ago
ATB EMOTION!
dirtyminded604 3 years ago
Nice job, nice gun, nice vid un yes i did watch it that far!!
1wiganer 3 years ago
Nice work. I would go insane doing that if I wasn't insane already. LOL
cubleycat 3 years ago
LOL, yeah, it's a trial of patience, sticking some good sounds on and doing it to the beat helps! :-)
Jes437 3 years ago
nice job very cool
gaumernathan 3 years ago
I've added links in the description to a better res version of the video, and to a couple of clearer photos.
Jes437 3 years ago