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

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  • ✋️

    > 3 day

    Pricey plastic but I made two holsters w them, second was better than the first attempt

  • Zack

    > 3 day

    Did not heat well or form well at all. Would never buy this again.

  • brenda

    > 3 day

    Thick and sturdy pieces

  • T.R.

    > 3 day

    My first experience working with kydex. Heated it up on my old griddle and molded it into shape. Got a crease in the kydex I didnt like so I reheated it and tried again. Worked great.

  • J. Green

    Greater than one week

    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.

  • bryan

    > 3 day

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

  • Prometheus Agamemnon

    > 3 day

    (Dont judge the hosler quality on the kydex. Made both as test runs in about 10 minutes each total) Love it. Durable, easy to work. ZERO cracks or scratches in the kydex. Takes a minute or less to heat in an oven, so if youre new and looking for some, keep that in mind.

  • CK Custom Knives

    > 3 day

    Perfect for my knife sheaths

  • Unbelievable

    > 3 day

    One of the best kydex sheetings. Used this exact kydex befor and works wonders

  • Bill West

    Greater than one week

    with a simple heat gun the material quickly become pliable and easy to shape. I plan many more projects with Kydex.

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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