Werstrooper Posted April 25, 2009 Report Posted April 25, 2009 Ok so I got tired of trying to find some good cross hatch material to use for my E-11 Grip, so I thought I'd just make it. Turns out you can too! Sorry about the hand drawn temp image, I'm not that handy with PC drawing programs.. THINGS YOU NEED Dremel and thin cutting discs Smooth flat file (optional but suggested) Drill and drill bits 6-7 Inches off a wooden Broomstick Small piece of hard steel or stainless steel So here is what I made, a Cross Hatch Cutter. This will cut/scratch/score what ever angle diamond grip size you want. The cutting teeth are set at about 19 TPI (Teeth per inch) most toy gun grips I looked at were about 16 TPI, I chose 19 so it would be a bit finer. First you need to find a piece of metal that is suitable. Hanging weights from old blinds, left over spanner from a kit cubboard ect Ideal size is 2mm X 15mm X 20mm Get out the dremel, files drills or whatever and get cutting 2mm X 15mm X 20mm You'll need to drill a hole in the centre and find a wood screw that fits, ensure its the same diameter as the hole you drill to prevent it moving around on the handle. Now get the wooden handle and mark a line approx 50 degrees at one of the ends. Cut the line so the handle has a 50 degree flat at the end about 5mm in make another cut but only cut about 3/4 of the way Turn the side over so you look down at the flat side and cut where the previous cut finished Now mark out around your cutting blade (yet to explain) make sure the step in the handle is smaller than your cutting cross hatch blade. Also drill the hole to mound the blade. NOTE: remember to drill the hole so the thread on the screw you use has enough grip to hold tight but not small enough so the wood cracks. 1 Quote
Werstrooper Posted April 25, 2009 Author Report Posted April 25, 2009 Ok so hopefully your blade and handle should be looking something like this (minus the cuts which is coming now!) now take your dremel and a thin cutting disc and make sure you have some steady hands. Sorry for the lack of pics with the cutting of the blade, it was the first thing I did before picking up the camera... with a little basic math and a ruler, look at the width of the dremel blade and the distance of the the cuts, the more distance between cuts the less TPI you get I made about 12 cuts across 20mm blade and got 19 TPI .....................................................you need to in so the dremel blade cuts at about 20 - 30 degrees^^^ Quote
Werstrooper Posted April 25, 2009 Author Report Posted April 25, 2009 Ok so now for testing your cutter... I used some 1.5mm PVC (i'm pretty sure) and marked a big 60 degree diamond on it, this will be used for lining your straight edge to. Find a straight end, a large steel ruler is best. you may want to use some clamps aswell. To prevent the Hatch cutting blade from cutting/scoring your straight edge is to gentle file or sand off the sharp corner that will run along your straight edge When you make a cut along the plastic hold the blade handle like this (best method for cross hatching) Quote
Werstrooper Posted April 25, 2009 Author Report Posted April 25, 2009 Hopefully you end up with something like this You can see some lines are a little deep so it give the look of wide tracks. My cutter will just need some of the grooves deepend and then try it agian, should come out perfect but I'm actually happy with this one So that's it for now, if I missed explaining anything or if you have any questions feel free to ask I'll be glad to answer them. Now get Cross Hatching!! Trav Quote
Werstrooper Posted April 25, 2009 Author Report Posted April 25, 2009 cheers buddy, glad I can give something back to this place Quote
Turrican Posted April 25, 2009 Report Posted April 25, 2009 Man you have a lot of crazy ideas in your head. Simple as ingenious. Quote
Morphine Posted April 25, 2009 Report Posted April 25, 2009 This is definitely one man who's very resourceful and careful thinking. Great job Travis Quote
TK 6918[501st] Posted April 25, 2009 Report Posted April 25, 2009 Ok it took me a while to figure out what this was for, but now that I'm on the same page... That's genius! Quote
TK-2126_MD[TK] Posted April 25, 2009 Report Posted April 25, 2009 Man arent u clever...... so simple... I insist the u are to much man!!! Quote
Werstrooper Posted April 26, 2009 Author Report Posted April 26, 2009 (edited) ah cheers dudes and yeah I have some crazy ideas, helps when you have ADHD I actually got the idea from a Destructive paint testing method, cross hatching painted surfaces then using tape to see how much left over paint pulls off will determine the level of adhesion. --------- Edited December 13, 2020 by gmrhodes13 link not working, removed gmrhodes13 2020 Quote
redcommando2 Posted May 18, 2009 Report Posted May 18, 2009 (edited) Please go here.----------------- I am going to a tooling plant Tuesday to review a rapid prototype machine. Would you like to see a replica as a tool... for proof of concept? I just thought it was too cool. Great work! John Edited December 13, 2020 by gmrhodes13 link not working, removed gmrhodes13 2020 Quote
dashrazor Posted May 4, 2010 Report Posted May 4, 2010 awesome idea!! Ive been experimenting with ways to make grip material for a while now... this will save me a ton of time! thanks beats using a putty knife and hammer Quote
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