Going to stipple my glock which burner and tips

[JB13]

So I have been looking to get my glock stippled and have decided to do it myself. I am one of those people who likes doing what I can myself. I am going to use a wood burner but was curious if there is a preferred burner and or tips for this? Any tips appreciated.

[sxshep]

This is what I did with my M&P...

http://www.commonsensecontingency.com/stippling-basics/

I didn't take a pic of the actual soldering iron or tip, but it's in the background of one of the pictures. It's a basic $7 Walmart soldering iron.

I've used other tips but lost them and just stick with the dots now

[AKDoug]

I bought a wood burning kit at Walmart for cheap and it's worked great. It came with a variety of tips. You can experiment with them on some other plastic item to get a your feel for it. Cheap A2 grips work great for practice.

[JB13]

Thanks for the link. I think this will be a fun little side project.

[decodeddiesel]

Use caution with cheapo soldering irons, the grip tends to heat up quickly and they become too hot to work with after some time. The trick to good stippling is to take your time and not rush. I used a standard medium sized iron tip in my Weller when I did my stippling. They have a nice Weller on Amazon for about $40. (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000AS28UC/ref=s9_simh_gw_p60_d0_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1C8FAXB104KGX5S78DXD&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1389517282&pf_rd_i=507846) Be sure to do your work in a well ventilated area. Thermal degradation of thermo-set polymers often releases some nasty stuff you don't want to be breathing.

I would strongly suggest you practice on some old rail covers, or an old AR15 grip before you tackle a pistol. It's not difficult, but it is easy to screw-up.