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Plastics 2000 - KYDEX Sheet - 0.080 Thick, Black, 8 x 12, 2 Pack

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  • Gcarroll73

    > 3 day

    Perfect for my sheath making.

  • bryan

    > 3 day

    I heated it up in the oven and shaped it as needed. Very easy to work with

  • J. Green

    > 3 day

    This is good quality kydex. I have used it for several knife sheaths and a few holsters so far. Great price on it as well.

  • Mark

    Greater than one week

    I made a minimalist holster for my carry firearm. The product is easy to shape and very strong.

  • Mr. Dave Ruecker

    > 3 day

    Husband loves it. Great product.

  • Jay

    > 3 day

    No complaints but it think the price is a bit steep, $5 for a piece of plastic seems a little ridiculous

  • Keene

    > 3 day

    If you ever felt ripped off over a kydex sheath buy some and give it a go. Easy to work with and a good thickness.

  • Len Hill

    > 3 day

    Good stuff

  • Justin

    > 3 day

    Once you get tha hamg of working with it, it is super easy to make holsters or sheaths for whatever you need

  • Josh

    Greater than one week

    Good sturdy plastic. Was expecting it to be a little more flexible, luckily it is a thermoplastic, so I can heat and mold to shape. Would, and probably will buy again.

KYDEX
KYDEX sheet has excellent forming properties, which results in uniform wall thicknesses and crisp detail. KYDEX sheet forms to deep draws with low forces when heated to the upper end of the forming temperature range. Unlike many other thermoforming sheets, KYDEX sheet has unusually high resistance to hot tearing.

Forming Guidelines
- Oven temperatures should be set differently than the settings used for ABS or FR-ABS.

- Typical heater settings (percentage timers) are 30% – 50% top heaters and 50% - 70% bottom heaters.
- The most frequent problem is trying to heat the sheet too quickly, particularly on the primary surface.
- Cycle times will vary depending on the oven conditions and grade of KYDEX sheet being formed.
- When forming KYDEX sheet, it is better to rely on the sheet appearance during heating than on fixed cycle times.
- Forming temperatures – Guidelines: (Sheet should not exceed 204°C (400°F).

165 - 177°C (330 - 350°F) for < 1.50mm (0.060").
182 - 196°C (360 - 385°F) for 1.50mm to 3.20mm (0.060" to 0.125").
196 - 204°C (385 - 400°F) for > 3.20mm (0.125")

- Ideally the core sheet temperature should be within 10°F of the surface temperature.

Sheet Appearance During Heating
As KYDEX sheet is heated, the inherent stresses in the sheet will relax.

Stage I: The heating is marked by wide undulations and softening.

Stage II: The material will start to form small ripples (known as oil canning). .

Stage III: The material will start to smooth out and sag (KYDEX sheet will generally sag less than other thermoplastics due to its high melt strength. .

Stage IV: The ripples will have smoothed out indicating that most stresses have been removed. 10 to 30 seconds afterwards the sheet is ready to form.

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