Bored with a Dremel and a handgun?

[JohnKSa]

Here's an approach that will work even for people like me who are totally incapable of drawing a straight line.

Print the letters you want in the layout you want.

Using a spray-on adhesive, stick the paper with the printed letters where you want them.

Use the dremel to trace the printed letters. The bit will cut through the paper into the grips below. When you're done, you can remove all the bits of paper and adhesive and touch up the letters. This yields surprisingly good results.

If you have a line drawing, you can do the same with it. Transferring a photo is a bit trickier unless you have a photo editing software package and can transform the picture into a line drawing.

 

[Bowlcut]

Good job. And thumbs up for trying it out.... LIke you said...what you out 40 bucks for some new girps...oh well. looks fine to me

 

[ExMachina]

Bravo!

More power to trying something out just for kicks.

I've done lots of Dremel-DIY on my guns and most have come out looking quite good. Since the Dremel whines and teeters on the brink of chaos, you are very aware that things can go very wrong, very fast--makes you extra careful. In fact, the only DIY project I botched was when I migrated away from my Dremel to a mini milling machine and threw caution to the wind-- didn't mount the piece very well ...didn't level it either ...hmm, might have set the cutter too deep too :banghead: ... oh well, I obviously wanted a new slide for the Kimber anyway

 

[a454me]

Neat grips , I would be proud of them . I also like the grip adapter .

 

[twoblink]

Dremel + flannel cloth + toothpaste = SMOOTH as a baby's butt trigger..

if you get really bored..

 

[dustind]

Instead of toothpaste use autosol or similar stuff made by Honda for polishing metal. It looks and feels like toothpaste but has a solvent smell, a little of it will let you see yourself in your trigger pieces.

 

[standingbear]

nice work.did you use the extension?well worth the extra cost for a dremel.if it requires serious thought on doing..i dont do it,id rather let someone else screw up the gun then maybe ill get a new one.the only things i have done is refinishing and scope mounting.have restored a few here and there.