Kydex
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Mark_Moyle
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Platinum
CAC Plastic in Wasilla. They've rolled .028" through .060" kydex and mailed to me in Platinum..
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mike mcs repair
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chugiak AK
Liard plastics in Spokane Washington. I can buy 3 SHEETs DELEVERED HERE IN CHUGIAK, For what CAC Chages for ONE SHEET locally
Charlie Longley
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Anchorage, AK
How thick of Kydex does everyone typically use for side panels?
When I did mine 10 years ago I tried .028 and it was too flimsy to be useful so I used .040. If you were to form stiffener ribs into it like MCS Mike has demonstrated you might get enough rigidity with .028. Some guys use .060. For me the choice between 040 and 060 would largely depend on span between attach tabs.
Somewhere in an old thread I had posted the weight of Kydex versus aluminum sheet. Kydex sheet weighs about identical to alclad sheet that's half as thick, if that matters to you.
Found it. From 2003!
Somewhere in an old thread I had posted the weight of Kydex versus aluminum sheet. Kydex sheet weighs about identical to alclad sheet that's half as thick, if that matters to you.
Found it. From 2003!
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mike mcs repair
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chugiak AK
originally i used .060, but switched to .040"
