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

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  • Chad Bahringer

    > 3 day

    Perfect size for my holsters n sheaths

  • ladymad

    > 3 day

    knife case

  • Jay

    > 3 day

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

  • 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.

  • Mike K.

    Greater than one week

    Don’t have it yet but I LOVE your thickness picture using pennies. VERY VERY Smart!!!!

  • Jstanker

    > 3 day

    Just what I was looking for to make an adjustable cheek rest

  • Gabriel D.

    > 3 day

    Shapes well and is solid.

  • Dan Bradley

    Greater than one week

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

  • Parker Geurin

    > 3 day

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

  • Stephen

    > 3 day

    The real deal. Made in the USA

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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