New grip plates

RussMo

RussMo

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Well I'm going to try my hand at some new grip plates. Went over to the company yard a while back and some of our lineman had just returned from working on some switch cabinets. I started BSing with one of the guys I've known for years as the others backed up to a dumpster. I saw one of them lift the plate of micarta out of the back, and I said what are you going to do with that. "TRASH", I said, "uh can I have it?" So here it is. A 3' X 3' X 9/16" plate of red/maroon micarta:D. I like Super FAT grips and the regular Busse Mags are to small for me. I love his custom Fatties on the Ganza blades but I want big ones on my CG grades as well. So I am goind to start making them when I get back over to the plant, on my time off. That way I can use the vac system, band saws, belt sanders etc.

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OK, here is the rest of what I have so I might as well add it. The long slinder pieces are 3ea at .075 X 12", and 13ea at .125 X 12". There is the brick of G-11 that Jeepnut22 was asking about, and then theres the seperation wedges. I have 16ea micarta that are around .5625 X 6", and 4ea G-11 wedges that are .5625 X 5.75". Put one of my MNRs and a GW down for size.
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You do understand what you've started?:D

You must now post blow by blow pictures of all your progress. :p

Good or bad. :eek:

Best of luck to bro....most importantly, Have Fun!:thumbup:
 
Yep, gotta still the camera from the wife to take to the plant or bring the pieces back every week.
 
Wow, that is a nice piece of free micarta :thumbup: Does he have anymore that he wants to throw away? :D
 
Sweet score! Sounds like several "Santa" blades are in the works.:thumbup:
 
Ban said:
Wow, that is a nice piece of free micarta :thumbup: Does he have anymore that he wants to throw away? :D
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Actually, I may be able to get more in time. I also have a brick of G-11(that's right, G-11 not G-10) that was left over from one of our generator overhauls last summer. It's 2" X 2-3/4" X 9-1/8", pale green.
 
RussMo said:
Actually, I may be able to get more in time. I also have a brick of G-11(that's right, G-11 not G-10) that was left over from one of our generator overhauls last summer. It's 2" X 2-3/4" X 9-1/8", pale green.
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That should be more than enough for Ban's Keebler Elf collector series:thumbup:
 
RussMo said:
Actually, I may be able to get more in time. I also have a brick of G-11(that's right, G-11 not G-10) that was left over from one of our generator overhauls last summer. It's 2" X 2-3/4" X 9-1/8", pale green.
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Post a pic of that G-11!!

Also, don't forget more progress pics on the handles!! :thumbup:
 
That's a serious chunk of micarta. I'm picturing wandering through RussMo's house in like 5 months...micarta grips attached to toothbrushes, hairburshes, forks, maybe some attached to the sliding glass door handle, the fridge, etc.

--BubbaThud
 
Russ,

Looks like the start of some good times. :thumbup:
How about saving me a small piece and I'll pice it up when I get there. :eek:

piglet
 
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