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

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  • chris m. gehring

    > 3 day

    Used to make a light bearing holster, worked perfectly. Thanks

  • Fishook

    > 3 day

    Great for models

  • 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.

  • Kindle Customer

    > 3 day

    Great price great product.

  • A. Phibbs

    > 3 day

    Exactly what I was expecting, and stamped made in USA right on it.

  • Cameron

    > 3 day

    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!

  • Ronald Y.

    > 3 day

    I used this for my 2003 Zuma 50. In the process of modifying the frame and I had to cut out a portion of the storage compartment. A buddy told me about this stuff so I gave it a shot. From what I understand, using a heatgun to mold this can be pretty time consuming. Luckily, I have a powdercoating oven. Just cranked it to 350F and waited for the material to reach 290F to 300F (about 15 min). Laid it down in the scooter tub and it only took about a minute to cool down. I used some 5-minute epoxy to glue it to the tub and that was that! Easy peasy. Love this stuff.

  • EngineerInventorProgrammer

    > 3 day

    I used a heat gun to make several sheaths and a holster. Add a few Chicago screws and it looks store bought.

  • bryan

    > 3 day

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

  • Lana

    > 3 day

    I used this for a couple of holsters. It works great. You can rewarm it with a heat gun to make adjustments.

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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