View Full Version : anyone ever make their own pistol grips?
been thinking over the last couple days that id like to make some new grips for my autococker. Unfortunately, its the newer sr frame which does not use the 1911 style frame so off the shelf stuff is out. Mostly wondering if anyone had fashioned grips out of wood or had made a cast to mold new rubber or acrylic. i have a few ideas for both routes, not sure which way to go. Thanks in advance
Seen somehing a few days ago where some guy made a grip out of denim and some kind of plastic hardener. Looked pretty wicked
that sounds ghetto fabulous. Like redneck carbon fiber :lol: got a link?
Yeh but looks good. Ill post up a link when I get home
TommyHotWheel
04-02-2010, 02:32 PM
Make a mold from silicone, then cast it with plaster from a craft store. You will make adjustments and customize it, so this will give you the ability to repeat and change very quickly. This is the way we made alot of stuff that wed couldnt afford or find. You can find rubber or epoxy to final cast.
Make a mold from silicone, then cast it with plaster from a craft store. You will make adjustments and customize it, so this will give you the ability to repeat and change very quickly. This is the way we made alot of stuff that wed couldnt afford or find. You can find rubber or epoxy to final cast.
i kinda figured if i went this way id mount the stockers to a board and use them to make the mould. Just not sure i can get good enough at it to make special designs. Also the left side has to have a window for the OLED display and maybe one for the selector switch (covered by the oem)
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/03/22/ExplorerDenimDam.jpg
http://www.fendleyknives.com/LM105.htm
TommyHotWheel
04-02-2010, 06:03 PM
i kinda figured if i went this way id mount the stockers to a board and use them to make the mould. Just not sure i can get good enough at it to make special designs. Also the left side has to have a window for the OLED display and maybe one for the selector switch (covered by the oem)
If you follow the directions you should be able to cast one, add or remove material, tailor the fit and make or fill cavaties. I had some casting instructions and what not around, I will look for them. The process pops up in weird places. Here are a couple of things to look at.
http://www.dickblick.com/categories/moldingcasting/
http://www.studiocreations.com/howto/plastermolds/plastering.html
http://www.castingkeepsakes.com/plaster-kits-c-1.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_4587586_molds-plastic-casting.html
Adeptus_Minor
04-02-2010, 09:02 PM
that sounds ghetto fabulous. Like redneck carbon fiber :lol: got a link?
More like that magical stuff they call linen micarta :wink:
http://www.vzgrips.com/index.php/materials101
racedoll
04-02-2010, 09:25 PM
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/03/22/ExplorerDenimDam.jpg
http://www.fendleyknives.com/LM105.htm
That looks sweet!
That looks sweet!
Compressed denim and expoxy, and the cool thing is that you can use any color denim you want (or any type of fabric really).
Amber Lamps
04-03-2010, 12:04 AM
Compressed denim and expoxy, and the cool thing is that you can use any color denim you want (or any type of fabric really).
Cool! I'll make some white denim micarta after Labor Day!:rockwoot:
racedoll
04-03-2010, 04:36 PM
Cool! I'll make some white denim micarta after Labor Day!:rockwoot:
What is it with you and the color white? White bike, white card, white leathers, white denim, white girlfriend....
Sixxxxer
04-03-2010, 04:38 PM
He Secretly Hates his African American heritage
Gas Man
04-03-2010, 04:38 PM
Just replace with crimson trace grips.
Just replace with crimson trace grips.
on an autococker. i hope you are joking :lol:
nhgunnut
04-03-2010, 08:32 PM
For a one off
I "Pull a Plug"
Smear the frame with a release agent ( I have seen this done using saran wrap) push your resin soaked fiber into the frame let one side set before make the other side. Mark and drill your attachment points (some time easier to do from the inside) Build the plugs with enough extra material that they can be sanded, checkered or stippled to taste. If you want wood you can pull an low profile epoxy plug. then epoxy wood to the plug and you are free to form it in any fashion you like. I have also see great result using scraps of Corian Countertop material It required some extra polishing but damn it looked great
Gas Man
04-03-2010, 08:46 PM
on an autococker. i hope you are joking :lol:
Come on... make it work. Just imagine how bad ass you would be back in the old wild wild west if you had a glock with laser sights!! LOL
marko138
04-03-2010, 11:12 PM
What is it with you and the color white? White bike, white card, white leathers, white denim, white girlfriend....
He Secretly Hates his African American heritage
lolz.
Amber Lamps
04-04-2010, 02:50 AM
What is it with you and the color white? White bike, white card, white leathers, white denim, white girlfriend....
Nah, YOU are white, my girlfriend has a very nice tan color!
Amber Lamps
04-04-2010, 02:52 AM
He Secretly Hates his African American heritage
Not as much as I would hate being a ginger! Being black is immensely preferable! :lol:
Come on... make it work. Just imagine how bad ass you would be back in the old wild wild west if you had a glock with laser sights!! LOL
that would be retarded, useless, and probably get me sued. you know this is for a paintball marker right? if im gonna blow another $300 on it im gonna get a new reg, asa, and an mq valve :lol
Gas Man
04-04-2010, 05:20 PM
Illegal must mean it was fun.
getting sued by some over protective weekend warrior dad cause he thinks little billy has laser burns on his eyes doesnt sound like fun :lol:
Gas Man
04-04-2010, 06:34 PM
Tt sure sounds awesome.
marko138
04-04-2010, 06:42 PM
I am the awesome.
racedoll
04-04-2010, 07:38 PM
Nah, YOU are white, my girlfriend has a very nice tan color!
I'd be a very nice tan color if I lived down there and just got back from FL too. But instead I'm in OH and pretty tan compared to quite a few others around this area.
You never did answer my other question... :tt:
Amber Lamps
04-04-2010, 07:41 PM
I'd be a very nice tan color if I lived down there and just got back from FL too. But instead I'm in OH and pretty tan compared to quite a few others around this area.
You never did answer my other question... :tt:
White is my favorite color...there's no elaborate answer.:idk:
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