Did some stippling
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 7:44 am
I've been wanting to do a stipple job and double undercut on my G17 for a long time now, but I wanted a certain design on it and couldn't figure out how to do the design, so yesterday I said F-it, and just did it without the design since summer is coming up and I wanted to have it done. Here are the tools I used.
-Black & Decker RTX rotary tool (Dremel tool)
-180 and 240 grit sanding drums
-3/32" ball shaped engraving cutter tip
-25W Walnut Hollow wood burning tool with a screwdriver style tip
-Some 240 and 320 grit sandpaper for smoothing.
I first used the two sanding drums to remove all the factory stippling, and finger grooves, then did the double undercuts on the trigger guard and the recoil ledges at the slide lock lever. I also drew in pencil where I wanted my borders to be.
Next I used the Dremel Tool with the ball cutting tip and cut in all my recessed borders. Yes, they look like crap, no I wasn't jacked up on caffeine.
Then I started stippling. I knew I wanted to use this tip, but was torn between the "random sprinkles" pattern or the "flowered sprinkles" pattern. I finally decided to go with the flowered pattern. I'm glad I did. I like it a little better than the random pattern.
I love the stippling pattern and am extremely happy with the look and feel of it, but the borders look like total crap! It doesn't really bother me that much since I really work this gun, and I have 3 other G17's that look nice. This gen 3 frame has already been butchered and Dremeled since I cut out the mag release hole for a gen 4 button so I'm ok with it, as long as it functions fine.
I do love the shape of the borders, but wish they were a little cleaner. I don't know how some of those guys get their borders so clean!
I really love the recoil ledges and stippling there. It feels way more stable in my hand with more downward pressure on my thumb there. I also really love the double undercut and no finger grooves. It feels much more natural of a grip now. I can't wait to shoot it to see how much it helps!
Anyways... here are some finished pics.
-Black & Decker RTX rotary tool (Dremel tool)
-180 and 240 grit sanding drums
-3/32" ball shaped engraving cutter tip
-25W Walnut Hollow wood burning tool with a screwdriver style tip
-Some 240 and 320 grit sandpaper for smoothing.
I first used the two sanding drums to remove all the factory stippling, and finger grooves, then did the double undercuts on the trigger guard and the recoil ledges at the slide lock lever. I also drew in pencil where I wanted my borders to be.
Next I used the Dremel Tool with the ball cutting tip and cut in all my recessed borders. Yes, they look like crap, no I wasn't jacked up on caffeine.
Then I started stippling. I knew I wanted to use this tip, but was torn between the "random sprinkles" pattern or the "flowered sprinkles" pattern. I finally decided to go with the flowered pattern. I'm glad I did. I like it a little better than the random pattern.
I love the stippling pattern and am extremely happy with the look and feel of it, but the borders look like total crap! It doesn't really bother me that much since I really work this gun, and I have 3 other G17's that look nice. This gen 3 frame has already been butchered and Dremeled since I cut out the mag release hole for a gen 4 button so I'm ok with it, as long as it functions fine.
I do love the shape of the borders, but wish they were a little cleaner. I don't know how some of those guys get their borders so clean!
I really love the recoil ledges and stippling there. It feels way more stable in my hand with more downward pressure on my thumb there. I also really love the double undercut and no finger grooves. It feels much more natural of a grip now. I can't wait to shoot it to see how much it helps!
Anyways... here are some finished pics.