Scale modifications?

[Slugger]

Reading through the latest threads about scale material, I'm wondering what mods have been done by the RAT pack? I've stimpled a couple P220 grips with good success. Is it possible to do the same with linen micarta?
Slugger

 

[cricketdave]

hi, i dont see why you couldnt stipple the grips, i did mine with a barrel sanding tool for the inside of rings. you could do ball cuts on the micarta to.

pic

take it easy
cricket

 

[banana-clip]

Those scales look awesome!!

 

[1066vik]

Yeah - Dave did a good job on those - feels good in hand.

 

[imaginefj]

That looks really nice.

 

[KuRUpTD]

Awesome looking handle modification Cricket :thumbup:

RAT Pack #64

 

[Slugger]

That is a nice looking grip!

 

[rayban]

Nice work Cricket....hey Busse, look out!!

 

[geek]

That does look pretty awesome. I like it.
Next time you do something cool like that take some pics of the process and share!

 

[berandom]

How much dust did sanding that micarta make, cricket?

 

[cricketdave]

some dust not a huge amount, i wore a hospitial face mask while sanding it. you really dont want to be breathing it. it took about 10 mintues to do. i could have done a neater job if i had marked and measured everything out but i just eyeballed it and freehanded it.

take it easy
cricket

 

[Zhdocmi]

Looks great, I'm confused as to what tools you used.

 

[1066vik]

sounds like he used something similar to a dremel (maybe a foredom flex shaft?) with a sanding drum.

 

[scotsmanspride]

I added the bow drill divot to my RC-4. the thing works great.

 

[cricketdave]

the bowdrill divot looks good!

ok i used a flextool with a jewelers handpiece and a small sanding drum to do the sanding on my scales. a dremel would work its just not as flexible speed wise.

here are a few pics of my tools and my workbench. yeah its a mess. i really need to clean up my bench.

the handpiece with sanding drum

the motor

more tools

hope that helps
cricket

 

[texastonydobbs]

Yeah - Dave did a good job on those - feels good in hand.

I agree :thumbup:

 

[s12.aaxtell]

Hey cricket,

I like the mod, I was wondering what the sheath in the first pic was? Is that the aftermarket sheath on the ESEE site?

-Alex

 

[cricketdave]

thats the regular sheath with the molle backing and pouch attached.

cricket

 

[texastonydobbs]

Hey cricket,

I like the mod, I was wondering what the sheath in the first pic was? Is that the aftermarket sheath on the ESEE site?

-Alex

http://www.eseeknives.com/almost_perfect.htm
factory second...that are awesome !!!! :thumbup:

 

[s12.aaxtell]

Thanks, I checked out the aftermarket but they are for ESEE 5 and 6. one more question, where did you get the pouch for the front?

-Alex