Just a peek of my custom emag grips

[vaypourus]

I made these from recycled circuit boards from old CD-ROM drives. I cut them out with a jig saw, and then hand finished them. They turned out very well.

Next they go off for a topping of clear resin. They will have a nice grip to them after that; right now they are just flat.

I wanted something that would contrast the organic look of the Chord V2 body and the milling that I am having done to the rest of the gun. These will also match the anno job ;)

[vaypourus]

Another picture, just so you can see they are exactly the same as the stock rubber grips.

[vaypourus]

And a little personal touch; the chip in the bottom right hand corner of the right hand side grip has my name on it :D

[Cryer]

Originally posted by vaypourus
And a little personal touch; the chip in the bottom right hand corner of the right hand side grip has my name on it :D
Your name's L623Q8?:confused:

Thats very interesting.

You'll have to keep us u[dated with pics of your entire setup

[SlipknotX556]

Thats cool, take old computer parts and make into grips.

[-=Squid=-]

Originally posted by Cryer

Your name's L623Q8?:confused:

Thats very interesting.

You'll have to keep us u[dated with pics of your entire setup

Actually if you look at it, I believe you meant L6238Q.

[vaypourus]

The whole setup won't be done until spring '04. Still working on my tribal.

~L6238Q

[tony3]

:( O4? Vayp you make me sad

[vaypourus]

Why sad tony?

[LaW]

thats going to be a little uncomfortable... i actually tried that last year on my old emag....

[Cryer]

Originally posted by LaW
thats going to be a little uncomfortable... i actually tried that last year on my old emag....

He's planning on coating it in smooth resin. The circuit boards are just a 'backdrop' of sorts.

[vaypourus]

Originally posted by Cryer


He's planning on coating it in smooth resin. The circuit boards are just a 'backdrop' of sorts.

Yeah...what he said!

I am getting them covered with clear resin; they will be just like any rounded 45 grip, you will just be able to see through the resin.

[LaW]

sounds good to me :) I never got to that point I just wanted to see how they would look hehe

[GatoLoco]

Hey vayp, are your circuit boards comfy? Be sure to post the final product at both of the forums!

[LaW]

lol i didn't even notice the part that talked about the resin ;) oh well should have read a little better than

[SIGSays]

Originally posted by vaypourus
Inmate # L6238Q


HAHAHAHA!

[MayAMonkeyBeYourPinata]

cant wait till its done, and those grips are gonna be sweet

[la690]

thats awesome. i should copy you.

[Duke Henry]

Darn that is awesome. I should think of something that clever.

Nice job!

[pbguy888]

Phill Im disaponted in you! Doing something like this and not telling Andy first :(

looks sweet though.

[Schnitzel]

i knew they looked familiar.
http://www.docsmachine.com/galleries/circuit.jpg
http://www.docsmachine.com/galleries/circuitgrip.jpg

[ZAust]

very cool.

[vaypourus]

Ahhhh!! I never saw that before! Mine will look similar to that when they are finished.

[Oregon_pb_]

those look sweet! Pretty creative i must admit!

[TheTramp]

If you were wearing gloves I don't think they would be too uncomfortable before you get the coating.

I might just have to copy this idea. Hope nobody's patented it.:eek: ;)

[.bolink]

With those you definately need to get the green colored LED fr teh EMag!

[PballCHick04]

very good job:D couldnt have done it better myself, yea sumthing like that lol

[sneakyhacker420]

man... i'll pay you some good money to make me some of thoes... i'll even supply the boards from my old computer

[Stupi]

Where would you go to get the resin coat put on the grips?... I have circuit boards lying around and I really like that look.

[sneakyhacker420]

Originally posted by Stupi
Where would you go to get the resin coat put on the grips?... I have circuit boards lying around and I really like that look.


i'm with him... and i have shop class nexy year so i can cut out the stuff

[IromKnight]

how exaclty are you going to reskin them?

[i like tictacs]

thats very neat

[spydervenom]

man..i want some black or red circuit board grips :)

[vaypourus]

Well, unfortunately I will not make them for sale. I guess people like them; I've gotten 2 emails and 2 IMs about them. They are too time consuming as I have to do them by hand. It wouldn't be worth my time making them...sorry! I will be more than happy to help instruct you on how to make your own pair if you wish; I even have a set of rubber grips that can be used as a template.

I already have one of the green emag LED displays courtesy of Have Blue. The gun will be a matte silver to green fade, thus the reason for the green board and display.

I don't have a complete emag to use these on; just some various parts.

The resin coat is going to be done by somebody you all know and love!

[CRySyS]

I made a set for my cocker, then put them on my GZ when I got that. Never liked how they felt so I gave them to a friend. He tried to darken them with RIT dye and turned them completely black. So now they're gone. :(

I used a two part resin mad eby a company called EviroTex. Look them up online. You should be able to find the stuff at a local hobby or craft store. It's used as a super thick coating for wood surfaces.

I just poured it on top of the grips and cut them out after it cured. To get the nice rounded feel I suggest making a rounded mold to pour the resin in then place the boards on top. This is how I'm going to do it if I make another set.

[vaypourus]

They will be going into a mold. I'm not doing the resin; I like working with solids personally.

[primetime]

Got your email. sounds and looks like I could do it. Email me and let me know when you want to send them to me and I will cover them for you.

[vaypourus]

Heather has them now....I will probably just have her send them directly to you. I'll drop you another email~

Thanks:D

[dinger]

its the quality people like you that expand the world of paintball products :D :D :D :D

i would bet 1$ that some company will soon enough be producing a grip like that...

patent the style while you still can! LOL and then sue people who try to make the grip w/o your permission :mad: [hah! thats close to the dumb parts issue]

[shartley]

Originally posted by dinger
its the quality people like you that expand the world of paintball products :D :D :D :D

i would bet 1$ that some company will soon enough be producing a grip like that...

patent the style while you still can! LOL and then sue people who try to make the grip w/o your permission :mad: [hah! thats close to the dumb parts issue]
;) But that type of grip has already been made. As I think was pointed out earlier, I think Doc made at least one pair like that quite a while ago.....

But yes, it is an interesting theme.

[314159]

sneakyhacker, nice name for your revolution ;) .......

[spyxtra]

those grips r gunna look realy kick a.ss on ur gun:D :D

[vaypourus]

Originally posted by spyxtra
those grips r gunna look realy kick a.ss on ur gun:D :D

Well I hope so...I didn't make them hoping they would look bad! :D

[Rancid1845]

i could swear ive seen computer grips somewhere else besides here and docs....o well. Now just be creative and clue random pieces of circut boards to ur mag. =P

[Nick O time]

this is an old thread.

[Rancid1845]

daym yes it is...i ran across it lookin at a SEARCh for chord bodies...heh.

didint realise last post was in 2002...lol

[vaypourus]

Old thread indeed!

Actually, the guy that I sent the grips to refuses to email me back.....*cries* That was 5 months ago or so. I think they are gone for good.

Heather- if you are reading this and know how to get in touch with Ron, let me know. I've emailed him 3-4 times with no results....I might just have to buy some grips off of you instead.

[tony3]

Ouch, that hurts vayp....

BTW, supermod now are we? About time.

[Bolter]

hunt him down man and cut sommat off.