mikekerr Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 What's the status on the large frame palm swell grips ?Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aandabooks Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Looking for info as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbgunrunner Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Me three... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaep1911 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 me four Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryridesmotox Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 What material are you guys looking for? You can semi-easily make some out of Micarta and form them however you want. You need some safety equipment, but its not terrible. Some guys want the aluminum grips though, which do look nice, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 More info on working with micarta...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbu Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Knife handle material that's easy to work. Composite epoxy / fabric iirc. Machinable too. (Total data dump) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotDefense Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Palm swell grips are really nice......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billthemarine2862 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Those look sweet! 33 minutes ago, PatriotDefense said: Palm swell grips are really nice......... How long until we can take fancy pictures with our own palm swell grips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 SEND ME A PAIR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryridesmotox Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, MemphisMechanic said: More info on working with micarta...? Basically it is any permeable material that can absorb a resin. So you can use paper, linen, rope, paracord, stuff like that. Cut it into uniform strips or whatever. Then you slather them in fiberglass resin, think clear bondo from like home depot. After you get them slathered in resin and stacked up really thick, like half inch minimum for grips, you then smash them in together in a mold (mould if you are British) and let them sit for a day or two. After you remove it, the compound is hard as a rock, impervious to solvents, weather, heat, sweat, pretty much anything a gun would be subjected to. You then have to sand them down to shape. I might experiment with some soon. But its hard to be able to just shape something and send them out to someone perfectly fit for their hands. A work of caution... if you ever work with fiberglass or any resin for that matter... you MUST use a very very good respirator. Not a little paper 3m mask you get for like 50 cents. I'm talking like real deal canister respirator, with replaceable filters. The fiberglass will totally f*ck your lungs up. DO NOT overlook safety in this. The cool thing to do is mix colors so you can have sweet grips that have different patterns and stuff. Paper micarta looks like pearl or ivory handles. Canvas micarta grips so hard it will remove skin. Linens (think old shirts, bedsheets, stuff like that) is still grippy but it doesn't rip your hands up. I used denim once, turned out decent for a set of knife scales. Not trying to take anything away from Joe with Patriot Defense stuff. I think you all know how I stand on that stuff and his products. Edited January 15, 2017 by ryridesmotox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) Ahh so it's a process not a material. I never knew this about micarta knife grips. I'll likely wait for Patriot to come out with theirs, but if not I'm certain YouTube has dozens of tutorials on something knife-related like that. Edited January 15, 2017 by MemphisMechanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_RAD Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Yeah,.... PD, where are yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryridesmotox Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 49 minutes ago, MemphisMechanic said: Ahh so it's a process not a material. I never knew this about micarta knife grips. I'll likely wait for Patriot to come out with theirs, but if not I'm certain YouTube has dozens of tutorials on something knife-related like that. Yea it's the same thing as the knife grips. Think boat hull or surf board you'll get the idea. Fiberglass resin is gnarly. It pretty much is impervious to anything. Doesn't particularly like UV rays of you just let it bake in the sun for 10 years. That's why surfboards yellow... But for shooting purposes, it's solid stuff. I'll do a set soon and see how it turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbu Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 1 hour ago, MemphisMechanic said: Ahh so it's a process not a material. I never knew this about micarta knife grips. I'll likely wait for Patriot to come out with theirs, but if not I'm certain YouTube has dozens of tutorials on something knife-related like that. You can buy slabs or scales. https://www.amazon.com/Micarta-Canvas-Scales-Premium-Handles/dp/B017HQKZIG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryridesmotox Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 That's no fun though, and you still have to sand it to form. So you need a respirator. And those aren't very wide, think we would need bigger than 1.5 inches... That's what she said anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I think I'd want to cast the back of the factory grips in plaster or similar, and make a mold to cast the micarta grips with. Otherwise I have no idea how you'd get the backs & contour right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoR Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Palm swell grips are really nice......... Is that a Stock III Xtreme? Or just a refinished Stock III?Those grips look like the Toni System ones, I like them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCTaylor Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I think I'd want to cast the back of the factory grips in plaster or similar, and make a mold to cast the micarta grips with. Otherwise I have no idea how you'd get the backs & contour right.You're going to be better of with having someone scan or scale the grips. You won't be able to make something work with using a mold, it's much more difficult than you'd imagine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbu Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 7 hours ago, MemphisMechanic said: I think I'd want to cast the back of the factory grips in plaster or similar, and make a mold to cast the micarta grips with. Otherwise I have no idea how you'd get the backs & contour right. Trace paper the opening. Mark and whittle, whittle and fit, fit and sand. After 3 days and a mountain of dust, call Joe at PD and order a set! Or just save time and order a set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemphisMechanic Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 I was never seriously contemplating this anyway. And the casting/scanning processes definitely talked me out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxil343 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 15 hours ago, PatriotDefense said: Palm swell grips are really nice......... Man that looks great! And looks like they would really feel great. Put me on the list for a pair too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Ill follow up with LOK again tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikekerr Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 I thought LOK was working on a pair back in Sept..Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronArcher Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Hoping SOMEONE will have palm swell grips soon....Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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