Posted: 6/7/2008 8:50:46 PM EDT
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Anyone know any place along the wasatch front that sells kydex sheets? Steve |
Kydex is pretty easy to to mold. The hardest thing I found was to cleanly finish the edges. I stopped making holsters and pouches for the most part a few years back, but I've still got a pile of kydex sheeting and BladeTech techloks left over. Off the top of my head, in addition to the kydex, you'll need: An oven or large toaster oven Sheet metal snips ( I prefer the spring loaded ones) a drill with different sized bits Wood dowels and thin wood sheets for making sight channels and block outs for the attachment points Packing tape for attaching the wood  Hardware, either t-nuts or rivets Decide whether you want to buy or make your belt loops/J hooks/techloks etc Some closed cell foam for the press/molding Some plywood wood for making a press Sandpapeer/sanding belt/buffing wheel etc. I'm sure theres more you could buy if you want to get into it, but that'll get ya started. I didnt get real fancy with my stuff, but after buying a FAL mag pouch I was so unimpressed with the quality I looked into just making my own and came across a DIY sheath tutorial on assualtweb.net HTH |
Thanks a ton, I have all that equipment plus. I will seriously look into doing my left handed holster for my compact XD-45 (sucks that nearly no one has them) using Kydex. |
