How about some pictures of your custom grips...

G50AE · October-18-13 21:10

Quote from: TwoGunJayne on October-18-13 07:10
Those things rock!

Induction cook tops or All-Clad cookware?

TwoGunJayne · October-18-13 21:10

Sorry for going a bit off topic, but this is WAY cool!

It's a self-stirring induction pot! Wow! Get a boil going, it stirs itself. You basically rinse and put it in the dishwasher. It's kind of a pain to clean by hand. Either way, this is an example of my favorite kind of physics hitting the open market!!!!

1. Uses non-standard heat transfer... check!
2. Does something unusual (stirs itself)... check!
3. Doesn't work on normal stoves for no apparent reason... check!
4. Confuses people who don't know what it is... check!

Good stuff! It gives you a chance to explain rising buoyant fluids due to dissimilar densities with a side of magnetic field and fluid interaction! ...CHECK AND CHECK!

ROCK!

G50AE · October-18-13 21:10

I'm reminded of the episode of Nickelodeon's Mr. Wizard's World, where Don Herbert cooked a hotdog by running AC current though it. Never though of that cooking method, and he was a Canadian, eh.

TwoGunJayne · October-18-13 21:10

Oh my, oh my, oh my!

Is this the non-standard cooking thread? Because it kind of sounds like it!

This is even war-related!

Panko tank bread! It's a dough slurry that's cooked by electrocution using tank batteries. Yes. War tanks. With the big cannon sticking out front!

Apparently, it's weird and different enough to have it's own class of cooking.
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/sections/news/features/making-panko.html

QuoteWhile the Japanese were at war with the Russians, they wanted to eat bread out in the battlefields. Unable to bake the bread, the Japanese used their tanks' batteries to quickly "bake" their bread. They discovered that the bread was extremely light and airy, with very small air pockets.

Hate brown crust on bread? Sounds like you want some panko! No crust, cooked by electrocution. It has war heritage and everything!

PS: The electrocuted hotdogs blew my mind. Yeah, that was awesome.

ikoiko · October-19-13 11:10

Isn't there some kind of "fun" to be had by running a current thru a pickle?

Uncle_Lee · October-19-13 14:10

Presto sold a hotdog cooker that cooked that way.
I don't think it was a real big hit though.
It cooked like 6 at a time.
Each end of the hotdog plugged onto an electrode.

Here is one I just found.
If it has been made, eBay has it for sale.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Presto-Hot-Dogger-Electric-Hot-Dog-Cooker-Vintage-/231072694023?pt=Small_Kitchen_Appliances_US&hash=item35cd017f07

I see why it didn't sell.....
It bent the hotdog and all buns are straight....

OV-1D · October-19-13 15:10

Someone could make a million designing a bent hot dog bun .

phil7153 · October-19-13 16:10

Quote from: OV-1D on October-19-13 15:10
Someone could make a million designing a bent hot dog bun .

You mean like this?

TwoGunJayne · October-19-13 17:10

I never guessed that bratwurst buns existed. Learn something new every day!

nastruck · October-24-13 05:10

Quote from: swolf on October-08-13 08:10
Grips on the BW are silver polymer clay. Experimental but fun and provide great purchase.
Shorty is wearing scrimmed and relief carved hippo ivory. LOTS of work and not the best fit. I learned a couple tricks from 'Flint, so these I'll sell and make another set from a tusk I recently bought.

What is polymer clay? Is it durable? Is it hard to work with? I really like the ones on the BW and would love having a pair for my BW....

I · October-24-13 22:10

QuoteI'm reminded of the episode of Nickelodeon's Mr. Wizard's World, where Don Herbert cooked a hotdog by running AC current though it. Never though of that cooking method, and he was a Canadian, eh.

Reposted with respect, but every post is a repost post.

This was an actual recorded radio show, and freaked out anybody who ever heard the original!

http://www.radioparadise.com/rp2-content.php?name=Forum&file=showtopic&topic_id=10235
Mr. Wizard and Timmy by Stevens & Grdnic

(narrator) Hello boys and girls, and future scientists! It's time once
again for - Mr. Wizard! And his little friend - Timmy!

(Timmy) Hello Mr. Wizard!

(Mr. Wizard) Well hello Timmy. Today Timmy, we're gonna take an old
spatula, an inner tube, and some macaroni noodles, to make a nuclear
reactor.

(Timmy) 'k Mr. Wizard! Aren't nuclear reactors dangerous?

(Mr. Wizard) No, Timmy! But old spatulas are! They can poke your little
eyes out. So I'll have to ask you to wear these goggles.

(Timmy) Mr. Wizard?

(Mr. Wizard) Yes Timmy?

(Timmy) Do you remember those diagrams you showed me last week?

(Mr. Wizard) Well I sure do, Timmy!

(Timmy) Well how do turtles do it?

(Mr. Wizard) Timmy! This is science, not some brew-ha-ha!

(Timmy) Brew-ha-ha! (heh-heh!)

(Mr. Wizard) Now see this glass tube and hose?

(Timmy) Yes, Mr. Wizard?

(Mr. Wizard) Know what it is?

(Timmy) ...a brew-ha-ha?

(Mr. Wizard) Wrong!

(Timmy) A bong?

(Mr. Wizard) It's a device I made out of a vase, and a old garden hose, to
demonstrate how different molocules can combine to form a noble gas!

(Timmy) Are we gonna discover the secret of life, Mr. Wizard?

(Mr. Wizard) We will if we're not careful, Timmy! ...now watch how this flame
jumps in a flash when I pass it down on this nozzle.

(Timmy) Right, Mr. Wizard!

(Mr. Wizard) Know what it's called?

(Timmy) Jumping Jack Flash?

(Mr. Wizard) It's a gas, Timmy!

(Timmy) You got it, Mr. Wizard! Get down. (Timmy breaks random objects.)

(Mr. Wizard) Timmy! Timmy, you knocked over the model brain case on loan
from the high school.

(Timmy) Oh, sorry Mr. Wizard!

(Mr. Wizard) What am I gonna tell Mr. Durphy?!?!

(Timmy) It's okay... uhhh.. I'll, I'll pick it up Mr. Wizard.

(Mr. Wizard) Timmy, whatever you do, don't squeeze the brain ...

(flatulence noise)

(Mr. Wizard) ...too hard.

(impact noise)

(Timmy) ...Uh oh...

(Mr. Wizard) ...Now you did it Timmy. You punctured our lady of phantoma's medula epigladus!

(Timmy) Oh, I hit my head Mr Wizard!

(Mr. Wizard) Now you just clean up that brain, Timmy. The brain is a terrible thing to waste, don't you forget that. Now I'll prepare our noodles for nuclear fusion.

(Timmy) I... I... I think I..., I'm gonna take this aspirin, Mr. Wizard.

(Mr. Wizard) TIMMY! That's not an aspirin, Timmy.

(Timmy, stunned) Sure looked like an aspirin!

(Mr. Wizard, sternly) But it's not, Timmy!

(Timmy) But it tastes like an aspirin!

(Mr. Wizard, menacingly) ...Dangerous drugs, Timmy!

(Timmy (muffled) Oh, no! I swallowed it!!!

(convulsions and stomping noises)

(Mr. Wizard) Timmy! Timmy! Timmy!That pill was designed to stun buffalos when mixed with buffalo food!

(Timmy) Oh wow! Oh my god. ...

(strange crashing noises)

(Mr. Wizard) (indistinct, concern noises.)
...

(Mr. Wizard) Timmy! Timmy! Timmy!

(strange crashing noises and sound effects continue)

(Timmy, in a disturbing different voice) Whoa... whoa... OHMAHGAWD!!!!

(strange crashing noises continue)

(Mr. Wizard) ... Let this be a lesson to you Timmy, ...uhhh... and to all of ...Timmy's little friends out there. Never tamper with the awesome powers of science. Science is your future, the future, is in your hands.

(Timmy) And I hafta eat with those hands, don!

Right, Don!

Quote(Mr. Wizard) Dangerous drugs, Timmy!

Right, Don!

Quote(Timmy) And I hafta eat with those hands, Don!

Right, Don!

ikoiko · October-24-13 22:10

Electric pickles

For fun
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tMhXCG6k6oA&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DtMhXCG6k6oA

For education
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fP3TlGixCEo&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DfP3TlGixCEo

TwoGunJayne · October-25-13 07:10

Oh, awesome!

This is a whole lot like the "cut grape in the microwave" trick, except... no wires!

The pickle burns longer, though. It's more impressive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW0EVPpYEQ4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwTjsRt0Fzo

Basically, cut a grape almost in half leaving a little bit of skin connecting the two halves. Pop it in the microwave, flap side up. You usually only get a good burst or two out of a grape... it often "blows it in half."

Fun.

TwoGunJayne · October-25-13 10:10

Quote from: nastruck on October-24-13 05:10
Quote from: swolf on October-08-13 08:10
Grips on the BW are silver polymer clay. Experimental but fun and provide great purchase.
Shorty is wearing scrimmed and relief carved hippo ivory. LOTS of work and not the best fit. I learned a couple tricks from 'Flint, so these I'll sell and make another set from a tusk I recently bought.

What is polymer clay? Is it durable? Is it hard to work with? I really like the ones on the BW and would love having a pair for my BW....

Sorry, we were thread drifing rather hard there for a minute. Back on topic.

Polymer clay is basically this stuff you'd give to kids to play with. It's like Play-doh at first, but hardens by baking it in the oven.

There's many brand names out there (sculpey, fimo, modello,) and a few generic names. It's also called "baking modeling clay," and "steaming modeling clay." It doesn't actually contain clay, but it's PVC with chemicals to transform under heat.

http://www.wholeport.com/item/dky_24-colors-baking-steaming-polymer-clay-with-small-graver-and-5pcs-wooden-tools.html?gclid=CNmO3dXFsroCFU8V7AodPloA7Q

http://www.polymerclayexpress.com/

Jeorg Sprave of the Slingshot Channel uses it sometimes to make a custom grip handle for a set of slingshot limbs. Wrap it around a basic slingshot, or stick your limbs into a wad of the stuff. Squeeze a bit for a 100% custom fit, then bake it. If it's strong enough for those beefy arms to crank back on a slingshot, it's more than plenty for custom grips.

It's also used in making some medical devices because it's ready to go, quick, and cheap.

I've read that you should strongly consider sealing it with something after firing because it can leech out some of the remaining chemicals stuck in it. Not to be scared, of course. Some variants are for medical applications.

Taking a page from Jeorg's custom grip, you could literally make a target competition "glove" style grip that engages almost 100% of your entire hand with individual finger tunnels with a wrist brace extension and such. I imagine that would really go a long way to exposing an NAA mini's true max accuracy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqO1gRVNa7I

I love that guy! Never stop, Jeorg! Slingshot and weaponize everything!

Sorry about the thread drift, nastruck. We missed your question talking about electrocuting pickles. It was fun, though.

swolf · October-25-13 16:10

Nastruck:
Polymer clay is easy to work with to make grips. The pieces can be formed and hardened in the oven, and can be worked in several layers. I formed the part that needed to be inside the grip for support first and "fired" the slabs in the oven. Then I formed the outer part, stuck it to the piece I already hardened, and heated it again to bond together. It would be simple to form a basic grip, harden it, then add details or finger grooves to it and harden again. There are some clay types made specifically for strength, and that is what you want. Some dept store versions are for kids or school projects, and are softer and crumbly even after firing. A hobby store would carry the better stuff and can be found in silver, gold, granite, and other colors that would look great as grips.

OV-1D · October-26-13 12:10

I've made a few for my other minis , first set are petrified wood all others deer antler . Have a couple more sets of petrified wood in the works gray & reds .

cfsharry · October-26-13 12:10

OV,
Nice job on the grips. Especially like the antler pieces. Would like to see pics of the entire gun/guns some time.
Having ten thumbs I am always impressed with the work some of you guys do.

Goatpacker · October-26-13 12:10

Those are very nice!!! Good job!!!

OV-1D · October-26-13 12:10

Quote from: cfsharry on October-26-13 12:10
OV,
Nice job on the grips. Especially like the antler pieces. Would like to see pics of the entire gun/guns some time.
Having ten thumbs I am always impressed with the work some of you guys do.

Just a pass time there CF and thanks , hard to find time except work . Always thought the crown is the nicest part of the antler . Thanks also Goatpacker , it only takes time .

Magic · October-26-13 14:10

OV-1D that is some impressive work. I have worked antler making knife scale but have never seen petrified wood before and they look outstanding ! How hard was it to work the petrified wood? and what did you use to finish it besides a high grit of sandpaper?

OV-1D · October-26-13 15:10

Hey there Magic I put some on another thread under non-NAA guns .

Miserable medium to work with by the way , super hard and unforgiving . Polishing it is probably the worse part .

Magic · October-26-13 15:10

Thanks OV-1D I will look for your post. I figured working petrified wood had to be a pain in the a$$. Thanks for sharing pics of your impressive work.

MadDogStafford · October-26-13 16:10

WOW! I like all of these grips! Way to go Guys!

OV-1D · October-26-13 16:10

This is one of the biggest reasons we play this hobby everything is in miniature if you make or buy something (cheaper). How many full size 1911s or Anacondas can anyone fit in their pockets

unlike us ......we can have a dozen or better , better is the key word ,if need be .

Goatpacker · October-26-13 17:10

Should have got these today!!!

And these in the mail on their way!!!

I Love my Stags!!!

Goatpacker · October-26-13 17:10

Will post pics of them installed soon!!! Stags going on the Black Widow I picked up this morning!!!

TwoGunJayne · October-26-13 17:10

Seriously sweet looking grip set!

Goatpacker · October-26-13 18:10

Mind you the pink set is for My Sweethearts little gun!!! She wears camo but looks Pretty in Pink!!!

TwoGunJayne · October-26-13 18:10

"How many times I gotta tell you guys?!?? It ain't PINK! It's "light red!""

nastruck · October-27-13 05:10

Thanks for the replies! I am going to have to try my hand at a set of mini grips for sure. Wolf any starter tips you might give me?

swolf · October-27-13 09:10

Nastruck--Happy to help: Get a brick of the clay and roll out a piece about 1/4 inch thick and about the size if your gun handle. Take your current grips off the gun and press the naked handle into the clay to get the interior shape of the frame printed. Then use an X-Acto knife to trip away the excess (leaving two little slabs of clay that will fit INSIDE your grip frame.) Cook them for about 10 min in the oven (at temp package suggests--different clays cure at different temps.) 10 min does not fully cure the clay, but this is just your base and will be heated again. After they cool, you can now form clay to them to form your grips. I'd suggest doing simple ones first that copy your basic factory grips. Fire when ready. This will give you a feel for how the clay works, and then you can go nuts. I tried molding over the frame on the set for by BW, but the clay warped a bit after cooling and they don't fit as snug as I'd like. Doing the interior frame part separately insures a secure fit without soft clay pressing into the spring and binding it.

boone123 · October-27-13 09:10

GUNS AND GRIPS, all pretty neat. Whenever I see an old gun, and I have some, and see a lot of them at gun shows, I wonder where they have been. They should all come with their history.. One of my Remington over and under 41 Cal. derr. is an early one with wood grips, with a Z carved in one side. Gun is in good shape, but looks like it was carried a lifetime.
I have every thing I need to make some Mini grips, including tools and mat. Stuff left over from blank hunting knife blades that I did.
I have 6 or 7 minis with custom grips, and I think 6 other revolvers with stag grips, non of which I made, although I did make some of them better.

nastruck · October-30-13 04:10

One last question wolf. Do you put the little threaded thingy in before you bake the grips or after?

nastruck · November-02-13 05:11

Well I finally bought as bar of clay and found a set of tools at Harbor Freight now when time permits I will start my grips. I'm going to try a set for my short first. If you see a picture I'll be pleased with the results. If you never hear about them again the clay will be in a ball in the garbage.... $:-\$

TwoGunJayne · November-02-13 12:11

Rock it out, nastruck!

Post pics. I'm one of those to admit when I failed, show fail pics, and above all... try to explain WHY I failed. I have a thread on cap and ball NAA that's about 1/3rd of that.