Articles with tag "kydex"
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Spare battery carriers for AA, AAA CR-123A |
| Spare battery cases that you can put on a keychain or lanyard | |
| tags • keychain • battery • kydex | |
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A Beginers guide to shaping and molding kydex |
| Want to make a Knife sheath or holster? Everyone has to start somewhere, and this is a good primer on the details of working with Kydex the DIY style | |
| tags • beginner • kydex • shaping • molding • supplies | |
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IWB Shirt Tuckable 1911 Extra Magazine Holster in Kydex |
| This is a project to make a shirt tuckable holster that follows the same construction directions as the original 1911 mag holster | |
| tags • iwb • handgun • 1911 • holster • kydex • shaping | |
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Finish Sanding - Making your kydex project look professional |
| Sanding has always been my least favorite step, but it is here where you can really bring the project up to the next level. | |
| tags • sanding • finishing • shaping • films • kydex | |
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Sheath for a folding knife stored open |
| This is an account of how I made a sheath for a folder that keeps it in the open position to hang on your neck or attach to a backpack strap. | |
| tags • sheath • folding • knife • kydex • spyderco | |
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Cutting Kydex - different methods detailed and discussed |
| We go from the cheapest way to the most dangerous, and cover most of the methods in between in this article. | |
| tags • cutting • shaping • kydex • dremel • bandsaw | |
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Forming Kydex Belt Loops |
| There comes a time in every project where you have to form some sort of mounting system. Here is the way that I have found works the best. | |
| tags • kydex • shaping • belt • loop • heatgun | |
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Kydex Press made at home |
| Here is an improvised Kydex Press that I use, and it works so well, I have no need to make a better one. | |
| tags • kydex • press • diy | |
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Eyelet or Rivet Set |
| This is the inexpensive way to put rivets or eyelets into your kydex projects | |
| tags • eyelet • rivet • kydex | |
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Beer Can Holster (fits bottles to!) |
| Never be without your loved one again! keep that beer right at your side | |
| tags • beer • can • holster • holder • kydex | |
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Toaster Oven - Even heat |
| This is the family toaster oven, one of the best ways to form kydex out in your workshop. | |
| tags • toaster • shaping • kydex • heat | |
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1911 Magazine Holster |
| This is a project on how to make a holster for a handgun magazine | |
| tags • handgun • holster • magazine • kydex • shaping • project | |
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Table Sanding station |
| A not completely unecissary tool that makes the job much easier. | |
| tags • sanding • finishing • kydex • shaping | |
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Templates |
| Templates are commonly used pieces that you wrap the kydex around to form it. | |
| tags • shaping • kydex • templates • equiptment | |
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Sanding Films - The final step before using your Kydex Project |
| Finish sanding may not alway be fun, but it really makes a huge difference in the look of your project | |
| tags • sanding • films • finishing • kydex | |
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Heat Gun |
| A tool for Shaping kydex | |
| tags • shaping • kydex • heat • equiptment | |
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Craftsman 14 Inch Bandsaw |
| Bandsaws are in my opinion the easiest way of cutting kydex into whatever shape you like | |
| tags • kydex • shaping • cutting • equiptment • bandsaw | |
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Welding Gloves - hold the kydex as long as you like |
| When forming with the heat gun, my process relies on the welding gloves | |
| tags • welding • gloves • kydex • shaping | |
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Counter Sink - clean up those holes! |
| This can be used to remove the burrs from around the holes you drill. | |
| tags • drilling • kydex • eyelets | |
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How to Properly Flair Eyelets in Kydex |
| A posting on how to work with eylets, probably the most common way of holding two pieces of Kydex together. | |
| tags • eyelets • kydex • flair • technique | |
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Tutorial on the Shaping of Kydex |
| This is a very indepth look at the shaping process | |
| tags • shaping • kydex • knife • sheath • press • rivets • eyelets | |
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Kydex for inserts in Leather Sheaths |
| An article on the methods that master knife makers use to form kydex liners for leather sheaths. | |
| tags • leather • sheath • kydex • molding • shaping • knife | |
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Kydex - Start to finish |
| From tools you need to actually working the kydex. A very complete guide. | |
| tags • kydex • tools • beginners • equiptment • diy • knife | |
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Kydex Press - Make one yourself! |
| Steps for Molding Kydex with a home made press | |
| tags • molding • press • diy • kydex • shaping | |
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Kydex Leatherman Sheath for your Belt |
| This project covers the design and construction of a small belt holster for your leatherman. | |
| tags • leatherman • sheath • belt • project • kydex | |
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Using KYDEX to make a sheath for your knife |
| This is a Tutorial from TexasKnife.com a Custom Knife source. | |
| tags • kydex • knife • sheath • belt • loop | |