Stipple Tip Selection 

yeah, I'm not deaf but certain tones just aren't there...

@@thejoatmoo haha, It gets annoying but I just can't hear certain sounds at all... back in the day the Corps didn't have all the fancy ear pro they do now. My wife can hear certain things from 30' away that I am sitting next to clueless....

Had to throw that in there!

Thanks! We make them and sell them on our site :)

at least you can hear the pitch :)

I can put that on the 'to do list' for a video. In the meanwhile, visit our website and the 'Grip Index/Ease of Use' chart is listed on the tutorial page, as well as in every tip listed on the webstore!

Snake scale is kind of a user specific design, some customers use our oval tip, others the tip that is included in our burners. We don't make custom tips, too long of a process to get it right.

Great question: Depends on usage and the texture you applied. Lighter textures (finer looking) will last a few years with normal use, the more aggressive textures will last a bit longer. Certain textures are super easy to redo (waffle, X, Wagon...), others will be difficult to go back over with the same tip (basket weaves namely).

@@OTDefense Thank you very much for the info. I was looking at doing Basket Weave so now I know. Again, thanks for the info. I really appreciate it!

I have seen quite a few of them done, but have not done one myself to be honest.

To make super shiny looking imprints on a Glock, higher heat is the best. 25W and going slow, or a 30W burner. Practice on the case your Glock came in as the material is pretty similar.

Thanks for the reply. Will the OTD tips work on other burners? Not sure if the shaft diameter is standard. @@OTDefense

All the modern wood burners share the same threads as ours, 8-32. (calipers out to ..1530"). We have two adapters for various solder irons. @@ILruffian

Good deal. For really clean work on a Glock, do I want to get an adapter and use my OTD tips with a solder iron even higher than 30W?@@OTDefense

110V AC only-

Honestly been a few years since I've touched one.. Thinking more of a higher glass fill. Generally if you practice on wide area of materials, you'll start to recognize high vs low glass in a press or two and know how they react.

Unfortunately we do not. The P10 has 'raised squares', and are molded into the frame.

@@OTDefense Thank you for responding.

@@christophergibson4449 No problem, sorry it took so long, my notifications were turned off

We get police destruction frames in every couple months and they go on our site. Thankfully democrat commies don't have total power and the supply is very limited.

the first one was perfect man! 2nd one.... well, that's an example of NOT practicing. Basket Weave is also the hardest tip to do

X Tip a 25 would be great. Railroad, you'll have to go a bit slower to keep the imprint of the tip 'crisp' in the bottom. If you go to fast you'll see it start to bubble and be less clear of an imprint. 30W would mitigate some of that, allowing you to go faster (not always a good thing depending on how much you've been practicing).

Oh ok, so pretty much 30w for railroad tip and 25w for the x tip?

@@brittneyfish-beheler1092 I use 30 for everything myself. You can totally use a 25 for the railroad, or any other detailed tip, you will just need to go slower to keep it crisp.

Ok, thank you so much for the help!

Yes: Cutting Tip - Stippled Borders on our channel

@@OTDefense thanks found it do these tips fit the weller burners??

@@monty5583 they will

ha, that is definitely a tip most need to practice with a bunch! Though I have had a couple first time stipplers amaze me with their first basket weave stipple job

Staccato are higher glass fill, so it will always be a bit 'sharper' texture, with less fine detail. I'd go rectangle or, thong, or perhaps wagon wheel. Practice your patterns on a P mag to get an idea, the STI frame is not quite that high glass content but will give a good example.

@@OTDefense I was thinking of using your thorns tip because it looked like the finish I desired. Do you have any examples of what the tips you’re suggesting would look like on the Staccato?

I've only stippled one Staccato. If you look at the Claw tip you'll see it on a Sig (similar material). I think the more simple shapes do better with the higher glass fill frames. With that said, if you google stippled Staccato's you'll get some ideas from what other folks have done. @@nathanv9562

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one of our specialty tips that looks like a spartan helmet

Personally I prefer 30W, but would never tell a new stippler to use one, start with a 25W and work a bit slower.

one tone I don't hear...

the video is done, no way to edit it out.... it's one of the pitches that my ears do not hear at all.

Ever met somebody who was around enough explosions that they quite literally cannot hear certain tones/pitches? That's me.

Sorry, my ears literally do NOT hear that chirp. Lots of explosives and 50 cals apparently did some damage to the ears. You should go listen to the end of the video again, there is a line just for you :)

police destruction... We use and sell them for practicing on. Get a batch every 3 months or so.