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

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  • Cameron

    Greater than one week

    This stuffs pretty neat. It was my first time using kydex. It was very forgiving. I tried it at 200 and 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Messed up several times and re-heated the sheets of kydex. Seemed to come out fine!

  • David

    > 3 day

    Decent priced a little high for only two pieces but it does good.

  • CILIO J PACHECO

    > 3 day

    Used this to make cheek risers for my rifles. Worked perfectly.

  • brenda

    > 3 day

    Thick and sturdy pieces

  • ladymad

    > 3 day

    knife case

  • Kindle Customer

    > 3 day

    Great price great product.

  • Frank J. Rodriguez

    > 3 day

    Can’t tell u how I liked the product cuz I can’t use it, cuz it did not come with instructions!!

  • theconstantrunner

    > 3 day

    Good product. Easy to mold with a hair dryer; probably easier with a heat gun. For those complaining how hard it is to cut - use tin snips. Or those sheers for sheet metal. Whatever you call it. Cuts it like butter and straight lines without having to warm it up. Dont use house scissors... it wont cut.

  • Jeremy

    > 3 day

    Kydex is great and quality is good. One note for buyers: the sheets I received are now 8x12, they are 7 7/8 x 11 7/8. If you need a 12” sheet, this will not work.

  • Gcarroll73

    Greater than one week

    Perfect for my sheath making.

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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