Smooth CoC 4

[tkovach724]

CoC 4 Smooth. Roughly 18.50mm handles with a near 76mm spread. Was not that easy of an attempt to removed the knurling from this BEAST with the spring still being mounted.. I learned a few things for next time!

Did all this on my 30 min lunch break probably could polish it up a bit more or could also go with a sandblasted finish!

Edited June 6 by tkovach724

[Slipshod]

One for Carl Myerscough?

[HephThor]

22 hours ago, tkovach724 said:

CoC 4 Smooth. Roughly 18.50mm handles with a near 76mm spread. Was not that easy of an attempt to removed the knurling from this BEAST with the spring still being mounted.. I learned a few things for next time!

Did all this on my 30 min lunch break probably could polish it up a bit more or could also go with a sandblasted finish!

I’ve gotta say, this looks super cool! Good work. 

[tkovach724]

On 6/7/2024 at 3:04 PM, Slipshod said:

One for Carl Myerscough?

Haha if he wanted to give it a go! It sure we be cool.

 

[tkovach724]

On 6/7/2024 at 5:29 PM, HephThor said:

I’ve gotta say, this looks super cool! Good work. 

Thanks! The finish is not perfect I can still work on it, but I have a better understanding of how to do it next time!

[Grepm.m]

Hi,

What’s the point of removing the knurling, if I may ask?

[degradated]

On 7/23/2024 at 3:41 PM, Grepm.m said:

Hi,

What’s the point of removing the knurling, if I may ask?

I don't know if there's really a point, but to me it does change several characteristics that make the gripper a little more interesting.

1. Aesthetically I think it looks a lot cleaner with no knurling. 

2. No knurling creates a whole new challenge to keep the gripper from slipping in your hand. Possibly this would help overall gripper closing strength potential (if used in training), in that you need to have it set further back usually because of the slippage factor. Chalk won't help, just clean/ dry hands.

3. No knurling makes it way more unique than 99% of the grippers out there.

4. It just has a whole different feel in the hand than a knurled gripper. It obviously won't tear up your hand and I feel it could be good for training tweeners to get to the level you're aiming for.

Nice job, @tkovach724 - looks real clean, I might even ask if you could blast one or two of my grippers if it isn't too much trouble and if we can figure out a price. 🙏🏻

 

 

[Grepm.m]

11 hours ago, degradated said:

I don't know if there's really a point, but to me it does change several characteristics that make the gripper a little more interesting.

1. Aesthetically I think it looks a lot cleaner with no knurling. 

2. No knurling creates a whole new challenge to keep the gripper from slipping in your hand. Possibly this would help overall gripper closing strength potential (if used in training), in that you need to have it set further back usually because of the slippage factor. Chalk won't help, just clean/ dry hands.

3. No knurling makes it way more unique than 99% of the grippers out there.

4. It just has a whole different feel in the hand than a knurled gripper. It obviously won't tear up your hand and I feel it could be good for training tweeners to get to the level you're aiming for.

Nice job, @tkovach724 - looks real clean, I might even ask if you could blast one or two of my grippers if it isn't too much trouble and if we can figure out a price. 🙏🏻

 

 

Thanks for answering! Maybe I’ll sacrifice one of my cheaper grippers to test this. 

[marko]

Did you use a lathe or was this done by hand?

[Cannon]

1 hour ago, Broc2 said:

Did you use a lathe or was this done by hand?

I’m only guessing but I would bet on by hand. It’s well done, but I feel you can see the effort to keep it even. If the handle was removed and done on a lathe, it would be flawlessly uniform.