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Originally Posted By Chainsaw1:
Finally got around to making a hybrid holster since so many guys were asking me to do one. From what I see, just a little different that most of the others I have seen. http://www.arestactical.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hybrid05.jpg http://www.arestactical.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hybrid01.jpg View Quote That looks great! Where are you getting your leather and what weight is it? I've been having a hard time finding anything that is just right. |
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Link, it is a 10-11 ounce I source at a local leather shop.
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Originally Posted By LonghunterCO:
So what is the best way you all are finding to do the bend in the "wings" of the holster? I have a couple that turned out good but most of the time I end up loosing some definition in the holster when making my bends View Quote i heat up where i want to bend with a heatgun, then use a 1" clamp. on it i secured 1" x 6" wooden strips perpendicular to the clamp. that way the edges stays straight and bends all together. |
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Originally Posted By Mach:
Been following this thread and finally got my stuff yesterday. So I jumped in and tried to make something. I am using 0.08 kydex, which seems very stiff, maybe too stiff. I made a lot of mistakes, did not use a pattern and cut everything by eye. It is functional but looks like hell. so here are my questions. Has anybody been able to cut belt slots directly into the kydex like this, I could not get them straight bevause I could not find a way to secure it to my mill table. Doing this also uses a bunch of belt up. How do you guys evenly space the rivets, a jig? I could not keep the kydex from slipping in the press. I bought the knife kits press and stood on it. Suggestions? here is the abortion. http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee259/mach_102/11a01febea3f8c0078eb3d6ef7c82888_zpsbf025105.jpg tips appreciated. Next one I will take my time and use a pattern, instead of just doing it by eye. View Quote I have cut out the belt loop slots before. Best way I know of is to draw them on the kydex with a Sharpie, then drill the slot out with a drill but just a little smaller than the slots are wide. Then smooth everything up with a small sanding drum chucked in a dremel. As far as pressing goes, you need a clamp to crank the press tight. |
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“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves.” William Pitt, 1783: |
"Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other."
Ronald Reagan |
Mach
“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves.” William Pitt, 1783: |
"Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other."
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Originally Posted By cms81586:
S&W 625 .45ACP in an OWB I completed recently. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/cms81586/1972276_10202513693137681_1473743150_n_zps60628a36.jpg View Quote What grips are those? |
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So... I have been busy:
(Please excuse the mess in the background, thunderstorm is rolling through and we are getting ready to go camping) This is what I made so far, minus a few holsters/mag holders that I made for a friend. And yeah... I could not resist making that Dual holster... Its just for fun. P64 (my backup gun(s)) Don't laugh.. Sig Pro is in the house! I am not sure I like how this multicam holster came out. (Waiting for an RTI mount) My 1st handgun that I ever bought.. |
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Originally Posted By Ayesone:
here a couple glock holsters i made to present different sweatshield options http://scontent-a.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfp1/t51.2885-15/10424602_581486075299187_714136708_a.jpg http://scontent-a.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfp1/t51.2885-15/10375531_1460319390876715_412261207_a.jpg and a carbon x pink iwb for an m and p shield http://scontent-a.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfp1/t51.2885-15/10349767_245217449000464_747036976_a.jpg http://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xpa1/t51.2885-15/1170161_282917825215700_821785403_a.jpg glock 23 with tlr3 and an iwb mag carrier http://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xap1/outbound-distilleryimage2/t0.0-17/OBPTH/85b443e2b0eb11e39f820e2e4b3a7b0e_8.jpg View Quote If your sellin', I'm buying, for an M&P shield. Not pink though |
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Originally Posted By palmer:
If your sellin', I'm buying, for an M&P shield. Not pink though View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By palmer:
Originally Posted By Ayesone:
here a couple glock holsters i made to present different sweatshield options http://scontent-a.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfp1/t51.2885-15/10424602_581486075299187_714136708_a.jpg http://scontent-a.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfp1/t51.2885-15/10375531_1460319390876715_412261207_a.jpg and a carbon x pink iwb for an m and p shield http://scontent-a.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfp1/t51.2885-15/10349767_245217449000464_747036976_a.jpg http://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xpa1/t51.2885-15/1170161_282917825215700_821785403_a.jpg glock 23 with tlr3 and an iwb mag carrier http://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xap1/outbound-distilleryimage2/t0.0-17/OBPTH/85b443e2b0eb11e39f820e2e4b3a7b0e_8.jpg If your sellin', I'm buying, for an M&P shield. Not pink though PM sent |
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Has anyone tried to do a elevated cheek piece for an AR15 collapsible stock for scope use?
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Originally Posted By lostman518:
I've got a friend that just deployed to Africa. This will be headed over there soon. Not my best work by far, just a quick and dirty project. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e363/lostman518/3FA6F23B-687A-4354-9BD1-5DC28D1DEAFF_zpspafxavwc.jpg View Quote Nice work, and great gift!! Think you might need to cut it down on the front and back at at the top 1/2 of the can so he can grip it and pull it out while its on his belt though. |
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Originally Posted By Crimson_Glory:
Now, I know why the libs want our guns, we keep killing off their voters. |
Originally Posted By lostman518:
I've got a friend that just deployed to Africa. This will be headed over there soon. Not my best work by far, just a quick and dirty project. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e363/lostman518/3FA6F23B-687A-4354-9BD1-5DC28D1DEAFF_zpspafxavwc.jpg View Quote What did you use to cut that? I have made 3 holsters, 2 mag pouchs, and a light sleeve cutting the kydex with a dremel saw and burned out the dremel already. |
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“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves.” William Pitt, 1783: |
that guy who did that thing that one time
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Originally Posted By Mach: What did you use to cut that? I have made 3 holsters, 2 mag pouchs, and a light sleeve cutting the kydex with a dremel saw and burned out the dremel already. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Mach: Originally Posted By lostman518: I've got a friend that just deployed to Africa. This will be headed over there soon. Not my best work by far, just a quick and dirty project. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e363/lostman518/3FA6F23B-687A-4354-9BD1-5DC28D1DEAFF_zpspafxavwc.jpg What did you use to cut that? I have made 3 holsters, 2 mag pouchs, and a light sleeve cutting the kydex with a dremel saw and burned out the dremel already. |
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Originally Posted By DevilDog0402: Nice work, and great gift!! Think you might need to cut it down on the front and back at at the top 1/2 of the can so he can grip it and pull it out while its on his belt though. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By DevilDog0402: Originally Posted By lostman518: I've got a friend that just deployed to Africa. This will be headed over there soon. Not my best work by far, just a quick and dirty project. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e363/lostman518/3FA6F23B-687A-4354-9BD1-5DC28D1DEAFF_zpspafxavwc.jpg Nice work, and great gift!! Think you might need to cut it down on the front and back at at the top 1/2 of the can so he can grip it and pull it out while its on his belt though. |
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I burned out my Dremel ( with no load, the speed varies ) and am going to buy a new saw to make kydex stuff.
Which would work best 1. scroll saw 2. band saw 3 new dremel. ETA. I may have destroyed it by putting it in a vice. |
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“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves.” William Pitt, 1783: |
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Originally Posted By Mach: I burned out my Dremel ( with no load, the speed varies ) and am going to buy a new saw to make kydex stuff. Which would work best 1. scroll saw 2. band saw 3 new dremel. ETA. I may have destroyed it by putting it in a vice. View Quote |
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I'm sure this has probably been covered several times in this thread already but it's hard to find it in 100+ pages. But....
Me and a friend were going to buy us a kydex holster and decided that we may just try it ourselves. What are the basics that we will need to do this? We have plenty of standard tools, from my research I think all we need to buy is some foam (what would be recommended here?) And a way to install the rivets (another recommendation here also please) Any other specialty type things I may be missing? Thanks in advance. |
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Originally Posted By fatguy7814: I'm sure this has probably been covered several times in this thread already but it's hard to find it in 100+ pages. But.... Me and a friend were going to buy us a kydex holster and decided that we may just try it ourselves. What are the basics that we will need to do this? We have plenty of standard tools, from my research I think all we need to buy is some foam (what would be recommended here?) And a way to install the rivets (another recommendation here also please) Any other specialty type things I may be missing? Thanks in advance. View Quote |
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Originally Posted By lostman518:
The first post has alot of good info. second post tells you where to buy supplies. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By lostman518:
Originally Posted By fatguy7814:
I'm sure this has probably been covered several times in this thread already but it's hard to find it in 100+ pages. But.... Me and a friend were going to buy us a kydex holster and decided that we may just try it ourselves. What are the basics that we will need to do this? We have plenty of standard tools, from my research I think all we need to buy is some foam (what would be recommended here?) And a way to install the rivets (another recommendation here also please) Any other specialty type things I may be missing? Thanks in advance. Other than that just go to knifekits.com. I started out with just their foam and all the weights from my weight set. But their foam, rivet kit, some clamps, and an oven should get you started. What to do with those things you'll have to read the thread for. My phone autocorrects like crap so I'll be lucky if this much comes out legible. |
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Have you donated to your local volunteer fire department lately?
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Originally Posted By JoshAston:
What grips are those? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By JoshAston:
Originally Posted By cms81586:
S&W 625 .45ACP in an OWB I completed recently. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/cms81586/1972276_10202513693137681_1473743150_n_zps60628a36.jpg What grips are those? VZ's! |
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That looks like it could have potential.
Originally Posted By TobyLazur:
Need some longer hardware, but here it is so far: <a href="http://s200.photobucket.com/user/tobylazur/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140629_171224_zpstvpz1uvv.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa57/tobylazur/Mobile%20Uploads/20140629_171224_zpstvpz1uvv.jpg</a> <a href="http://s200.photobucket.com/user/tobylazur/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140629_171234_zpshost75gn.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa57/tobylazur/Mobile%20Uploads/20140629_171234_zpshost75gn.jpg</a> View Quote |
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What are you guys putting inside the trigger guard when you press a gun. I keep having to loosen the holster trigger guard area with a heat gun because the trigger guard is pressed too tight.
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“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves.” William Pitt, 1783: |
Originally Posted By cms81586:
I use a scroll saw and dremel. Just using a dremel would suck... Pic thread....M&P Shield 9mm IWB I just finished for a CBP officer for his off duty carry gun. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/cms81586/bc44dd02-1149-43aa-9e3a-f1b79869c6cb_zpsbb207a51.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/cms81586/Shield4_zps051c6cc8.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/cms81586/Shield5_zpsae2b051b.jpg View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By cms81586:
Originally Posted By Mach:
I burned out my Dremel ( with no load, the speed varies ) and am going to buy a new saw to make kydex stuff. Which would work best 1. scroll saw 2. band saw 3 new dremel. ETA. I may have destroyed it by putting it in a vice. I use a scroll saw and dremel. Just using a dremel would suck... Pic thread....M&P Shield 9mm IWB I just finished for a CBP officer for his off duty carry gun. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/cms81586/bc44dd02-1149-43aa-9e3a-f1b79869c6cb_zpsbb207a51.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/cms81586/Shield4_zps051c6cc8.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/cms81586/Shield5_zpsae2b051b.jpg did you make or buy that belt clip? It looks really nice. Can you show a pic of how much off an offset and what you used to create the offset to keep the screws from contacting the gun? Thanks. |
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“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves.” William Pitt, 1783: |
Originally Posted By Mach:
did you make or buy that belt clip? It looks really nice. Can you show a pic of how much off an offset and what you used to create the offset to keep the screws from contacting the gun? Thanks. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Mach:
Originally Posted By cms81586:
Originally Posted By Mach:
I burned out my Dremel ( with no load, the speed varies ) and am going to buy a new saw to make kydex stuff. Which would work best 1. scroll saw 2. band saw 3 new dremel. ETA. I may have destroyed it by putting it in a vice. I use a scroll saw and dremel. Just using a dremel would suck... Pic thread....M&P Shield 9mm IWB I just finished for a CBP officer for his off duty carry gun. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/cms81586/bc44dd02-1149-43aa-9e3a-f1b79869c6cb_zpsbb207a51.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/cms81586/Shield4_zps051c6cc8.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/cms81586/Shield5_zpsae2b051b.jpg did you make or buy that belt clip? It looks really nice. Can you show a pic of how much off an offset and what you used to create the offset to keep the screws from contacting the gun? Thanks. thats not my holster but i just cut a piece of 1/4" mdf for my screw offsets. then i use some adhesive backed black felt to cover the screws/posts on the gun side. |
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Originally Posted By Ayesone:
here a couple glock holsters i made to present different sweatshield options http://scontent-a.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfp1/t51.2885-15/10424602_581486075299187_714136708_a.jpg http://scontent-a.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfp1/t51.2885-15/10375531_1460319390876715_412261207_a.jpg and a carbon x pink iwb for an m and p shield http://scontent-a.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xfp1/t51.2885-15/10349767_245217449000464_747036976_a.jpg http://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xpa1/t51.2885-15/1170161_282917825215700_821785403_a.jpg glock 23 with tlr3 and an iwb mag carrier http://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xap1/outbound-distilleryimage2/t0.0-17/OBPTH/85b443e2b0eb11e39f820e2e4b3a7b0e_8.jpg View Quote I really like your mag carrier design. Nicely done! |
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Originally Posted By TobyLazur:
<a href="http://s200.photobucket.com/user/tobylazur/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140702_203231_zpsewhozm3_edit_1404358443925_zpshzf51ufo.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa57/tobylazur/Mobile%20Uploads/20140702_203231_zpsewhozm3_edit_1404358443925_zpshzf51ufo.jpg</a> Unfortunately it's a little to tight. I'm not sure how to fix it now though. View Quote I don't see a channel for the front sight. |
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Originally Posted By evnash:
thats not my holster but i just cut a piece of 1/4" mdf for my screw offsets. then i use some adhesive backed black felt to cover the screws/posts on the gun side. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By evnash:
Originally Posted By Mach:
Originally Posted By cms81586:
Originally Posted By Mach:
I burned out my Dremel ( with no load, the speed varies ) and am going to buy a new saw to make kydex stuff. Which would work best 1. scroll saw 2. band saw 3 new dremel. ETA. I may have destroyed it by putting it in a vice. I use a scroll saw and dremel. Just using a dremel would suck... Pic thread....M&P Shield 9mm IWB I just finished for a CBP officer for his off duty carry gun. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/cms81586/bc44dd02-1149-43aa-9e3a-f1b79869c6cb_zpsbb207a51.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/cms81586/Shield4_zps051c6cc8.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y7/cms81586/Shield5_zpsae2b051b.jpg did you make or buy that belt clip? It looks really nice. Can you show a pic of how much off an offset and what you used to create the offset to keep the screws from contacting the gun? Thanks. thats not my holster but i just cut a piece of 1/4" mdf for my screw offsets. then i use some adhesive backed black felt to cover the screws/posts on the gun side. evnash...great minds think alike. I had some left over 1/4" MDF from when I build my kydex bench and use it for various spacers and shims. Cut a piece out to the desired size, rounded off all edges and corners on the belt sander, and wrapped it in masking tape. I have a pile of different ones for different holsters. Mach...I made the belt clip. I make all of my hardware as I don't do a high enough volume to justify buying a bunch of prefab belt loops and clips. It's .125 kydex and just takes a little patience to get exactly how you want it. I do about 5-7 holsters a month...mostly for friends, friends of friends, local LE, and some local shooting groups. I'll get you another picture when I get home so you can see the offset, but 1/4" is the MOST I would go. I tried with some thicker stuff previously and it made the holster too wide to conceal easily. |
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Originally Posted By Mach:
I don't see a channel for the front sight. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Mach:
Originally Posted By TobyLazur:
<a href="http://s200.photobucket.com/user/tobylazur/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140702_203231_zpsewhozm3_edit_1404358443925_zpshzf51ufo.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa57/tobylazur/Mobile%20Uploads/20140702_203231_zpsewhozm3_edit_1404358443925_zpshzf51ufo.jpg</a> Unfortunately it's a little to tight. I'm not sure how to fix it now though. I don't see a channel for the front sight. Damn.... You're right. Maybe I can redo the inside piece, or just remake it. |
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Originally Posted By TobyLazur:
Damn.... You're right. Maybe I can redo the inside piece, or just remake it. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By TobyLazur:
Originally Posted By Mach:
Originally Posted By TobyLazur:
<a href="http://s200.photobucket.com/user/tobylazur/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140702_203231_zpsewhozm3_edit_1404358443925_zpshzf51ufo.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa57/tobylazur/Mobile%20Uploads/20140702_203231_zpsewhozm3_edit_1404358443925_zpshzf51ufo.jpg</a> Unfortunately it's a little to tight. I'm not sure how to fix it now though. I don't see a channel for the front sight. Damn.... You're right. Maybe I can redo the inside piece, or just remake it. That would do it. ask me how I know You might be able to heat up just that area and stick a dowel, pen, or pencil in from the front and form it by hand with some pressure pulling the pencil up away from the gun at an angle working your way deeper down the gun. It only has to be opened up about to the ejection cut in the slide. |
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Originally Posted By fatguy7814: I'm sure this has probably been covered several times in this thread already but it's hard to find it in 100+ pages. But.... Me and a friend were going to buy us a kydex holster and decided that we may just try it ourselves. What are the basics that we will need to do this? We have plenty of standard tools, from my research I think all we need to buy is some foam (what would be recommended here?) And a way to install the rivets (another recommendation here also please) Any other specialty type things I may be missing? Thanks in advance. View Quote The 1.25" is good stuff. Peter, the owner, will custom cut any of his foam products if the precut doesn't work for the size of your press. |
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I don't have blue guns to mold to. Anyone have a problem melting the polymer frame of a handgun by bringing it in contact with heated kydex?
Also, how does everyone recommend making "tracks" for structure like slide releases, safeties, and sights? |
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