Wood grip to aluminum

[jom]

Anyone know who can make my custom fit wood grip to aluminum grip? its a perfect fit on my hands but the wood grip start to chipping off I'm afraid it won't last.

[SoCalShooter69]

What's custom about your grips?

[Leohe8888]

How is wood grip ？ I never try wood grip before ，use henning grip and feel good.

[MemphisMechanic]

7 hours ago, jom said:

Anyone know who can make my custom fit wood grip to aluminum grip? its a perfect fit on my hands but the wood grip start to chipping off I'm afraid it won't last.

 

So you custom-sanded your factory grips to fit your hands, and want someone to form that shape out of metal?

 

I’d suggest sanding the entire grip down an even 1/8” and then giving it the epoxy / silicon carbide treatment. The even coat of JBWeld will take care of any chipping, and the grip becomes coarse sandpaper with incredible traction.

 

Edited November 21, 2017 by MemphisMechanic

[jom]

7 hours ago, MemphisMechanic said:

 

So you custom-sanded your factory grips to fit your hands, and want someone to form that shape out of metal?

 

I’d suggest sanding the entire grip down an even 1/8” and then giving it the epoxy / silicon carbide treatment. The even coat of JBWeld will take care of any chipping, and the grip becomes coarse sandpaper with incredible traction.

 

yes i shave it to my liking and stick a grip tape on it and it works really good for years, until it chips off the wood at the inside i mean at the back next to hole where the screw sets. so  i think it won't last long and before it gives up my plan is to copy the whole grip to aluminum,brass or metal so it will last long.

[Descartian]

Alumagrips might be able to help you. I know they do some custom stuff. 

 

I like skateboard tape but nothing compares to a good silica carbide job. The epoxy used will strengthen your grips too if your worried about them chipping. 

 

Just reduce your grips a fraction of an inch more, coat with thin layer of epoxy (many use JB weld) then apply grit. 80 & 60 are common but I prefer 32 grit (some at 100 & 220 also). 

[bulm540]

Save yourself the trouble and get the patriot defense palm swell grips. Great grips  for the price. 

Edited November 21, 2017 by bulm540

[blfuller]

What pistol do you have?  Large frame, small frame, competition frame and so on.  Some grips fit and some don't.  

[jom]

can somebody mold my wood grip to aluminum?

[10X]

Aluminum is over three times as dense as oak wood (to use the one example I could quickly find), so if it's a big grip the weight would be a concern.

 

Years ago, a guy in my club used a wood grip to make a mold and then cast a plastic copy of it, so that is very doable.   I just don't know the specifics of how it was done.

[jom]

i already try the plastic grips eBay stock 2 grip, lava, 3d print and etc. they're all flimsy!

[10X]

You could try applying superglue over the areas that are breaking off.  It will soak into the wood a bit before it cures.   That's a known solution for stabilizing fragile wood.

[Alderleet]

On 12/5/2017 at 10:17 PM, 10X said:

You could try applying superglue over the areas that are breaking off.  It will soak into the wood a bit before it cures.   That's a known solution for stabilizing fragile wood.

 

I believe they soak the soak in a solvent, dry, soak again, dry, ensure oils are pulled from the wood and its bone dry, then put it in a vacuum container with a thinned resin and let the vacuum environment replace air with resin, and then remove and let harden.

 

weight will go up, but the wood turns into damn near stone.