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01-18-2014, 06:57 PM
Watch some videos and read a few ways to do stippling on a polymer frame. My wife has a VERY NICE pyography machine (http://razertip.com/miva5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=RII&Category_Code=PT)(fancy wood burner).
After grinding the thick molded lines off the front and back strap, I put on a 3mm (1/8") tip (http://www.razertip.com/miva5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=RII&Product_Code=T99-030&Category_Code=) and turned the burner on to 7. Final step was using a Dremel 404 Nylon brush (http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Accessories/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=404) for a light and simple polish of the surface to clean up the sharp edges without really affecting the overall pattern.
Here is the result of using a simple squiggle pattern as I dragged the hot tip across the polymer. I just took my time and stayed in the lines. WHole project was maybe an hour start to finish. You can also see the P380 Machined Slide stop I added and the Stainless Bedair Guide Rod.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5505/12020896185_a9b695ff7f_c.jpg
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2860/12021245344_6e0c9866b3_c.jpg
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3793/12021189373_f556109e97_c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7357/12021740346_98b353a6b3_c.jpg
After grinding the thick molded lines off the front and back strap, I put on a 3mm (1/8") tip (http://www.razertip.com/miva5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=RII&Product_Code=T99-030&Category_Code=) and turned the burner on to 7. Final step was using a Dremel 404 Nylon brush (http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Accessories/Pages/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=404) for a light and simple polish of the surface to clean up the sharp edges without really affecting the overall pattern.
Here is the result of using a simple squiggle pattern as I dragged the hot tip across the polymer. I just took my time and stayed in the lines. WHole project was maybe an hour start to finish. You can also see the P380 Machined Slide stop I added and the Stainless Bedair Guide Rod.
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5505/12020896185_a9b695ff7f_c.jpg
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2860/12021245344_6e0c9866b3_c.jpg
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3793/12021189373_f556109e97_c.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7357/12021740346_98b353a6b3_c.jpg