What are your DIY stippling tips/tricks?

[Clusterfrack]

I've had good results with the OTD waffle tip, especially for less-aggressive patterns for CCW.

[BobLoblaw]

I use the medium blackstrap...

Many a latex-clad folk share your passion.

[23JAZ]

Anyone know what tip and/or technique makes this type of pattern.

[orionz06]

If you isolate a segment of it the best guess is a plus cut into a round shape.

[23JAZ]

If you isolate a segment of it the best guess is a plus cut into a round shape.

I see it now, think I'm going to give that style a try. The tip on the top left looks like it might work with a little modification . Thanks Tom.

[Luke]

Which one of you master DIY'ers wants to do a P2000?

[Clusterfrack]

Anyone know what tip and/or technique makes this type of pattern.

You can take a 10x24 brass flathead bolt and use a dremel cutoff wheel to make an asymmetric checkerboard pattern on it.

[Clobbersaurus]

Which one of you master DIY'ers wants to do a P2000?

I'd do it for free no problem, if I lived near ya!

One thing I have found about stippling; A finer stipple looks better, like some of the pics above, but it is not nearly as grippy as a courser stipple as in the pics I posted. I've done a fine tip stipple job on a Glock, and it worked fine for casual use, but man when my hands got sweaty or when it rained on a course, it was not nearly as good as the stipple I do now.

I suggest using an old AR grip or a toy gun to practice on and see what you like before you stipple a plastic framed gat. A fine stipple is easy to fix, and course stipple is fixable, but you have to remove a lot more material to fix it.

Edit: One thing I forgot to mention is that if you want to make a straight line, you can use painters tape as a guide and stipple along the edge of it. A pencil helps mark out borders as well.

[BES]

I used the 6 dollar wood burner kit from Walmart. The first stipple job I did was on a G17 that I've now sold, I didn't sand it down prior. It came out okay but kind of amateur looking. I would definitely recommend sanding it down with a dremel first. If you do that, no matter what tip it will probably come out pretty decent..assuming you have decent fine motor skills lol.

Here's a pic of my go to G19 that I did. Minimal effort, minimal cost....I think it came out okay.

[Luke]

I'd do it for free no problem, if I lived near ya!

One thing I have found about stippling; A finer stipple looks better, like some of the pics above, but it is not nearly as grippy as a courser stipple as in the pics I posted. I've done a fine tip stipple job on a Glock, and it worked fine for casual use, but man when my hands got sweaty or when it rained on a course, it was not nearly as good as the stipple I do now.

I suggest using an old AR grip or a toy gun to practice on and see what you like before you stipple a plastic framed gat. A fine stipple is easy to fix, and course stipple is fixable, but you have to remove a lot more material to fix it.

Edit: One thing I forgot to mention is that if you want to make a straight line, you can use painters tape as a guide and stipple along the edge of it. A pencil helps mark out borders as well.

I've done a little stippling on a few guns. No way I'm touching th P2000 lol. I'm not sure if it's the equipment or me, but man it comes out horrible.