First attempt at making at kydex OWB holster turned out ok. Let me know what you think?
looks great!
how do you mold it? do you have to heat it?
Pretty damn sweet...the bracelet and hat I mean. Seriously, thanks for sharing. Nice work.
Looks good! Howd u dress the edges? Power buffer, sand paper + acetone...something else? What kind of press setup did you use? Gun case foam, 2 boards and a couple c-clamps or something else? Toaster oven and laser-thermometer for slow controlled heating? What did your jig look like for the bends? 1x2 screwed to edge of work bench with a spacer?
If you're willing to make it for others, let me know how much you would charge. Great work.
Sounds like you've tried it before yourself.... The sanding and buffing technique i'm still working on. My edges are ok but I'd like them to be a little more polished. I started off wet sanding then a combo of fine grit sanding and polishing with the buffing wheel. I used a neoprene type foam with two wood boards and c-clamps in book press style. Cooked the kydex in the oven (well see my last post). For the bending I just rigged two of my smaller c-clamps and some 1x2 (not ideal) but I'm going to work on making a jig for that and the holster loops.
I have seen quite a few do it yourself at home kydex holsters and this is by far the best looking one ever.
Sweet. U have a scrollsaw to work with or just score and bend? A scroll saw would make life much easier for cuts. U ever try bending the belt loops like persec's pancake loops?
http://www.psholsters.com/
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You may have to bump up the thickness of kydex used, but I like their design.
It's a strong possibility. I would like to avoid using each person's real gun by making the mold with a blue gun/training replica but those cost about $40 so guys on here would have to show me some strong interest in custom OWB holsters for me to make those kinds of investments upfront.
Either way, I'm going to keep making them. I'm planning on making a weapon-light capable mold for my G17. I'll post up when it's done.
Thanks again.