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

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  • Gcarroll73

    Greater than one week

    Perfect for my sheath making.

  • Kev

    > 3 day

    For my first time working with Kydex I would say this is a win. Using a heat gun on low I was easily able to form a small section after scoring it with a utility knife and snapping off what I needed. I did a holster strut repair which looks as good as the original and seems more sturdy using the .080, the original was .060.

  • Sgt Apone

    > 3 day

    Rough and satin on one side, not as rough and a little glossier on the back. Score it a few times and break it off. Very sturdy for the thickness. Worked perfect for the project I bought it for.

  • Ki

    > 3 day

    Perfect, just what I was looking for.

  • Dan Bradley

    > 3 day

    Found heating in the oven much better than a hair dryer, lol. molds very well and was easy to trim. nice product.

  • 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.

  • Mary & Vinnie

    > 3 day

    Not the best price but it came fast and it came as described.

  • samuel

    > 3 day

    That said it works well.

  • Robert F

    > 3 day

    Came as expected. Uniformly thick sheet. A small line of discoloration where it looks something was dragged across it but otherwise fine. Reacts to heat gun well.

  • Parker Geurin

    > 3 day

    Made a knife sheath and an axe cover Andy still have an entire sheet left. Works great!

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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