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Old 05-04-2011, 08:27 AM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MrDetermination View Post
Good stuff here, thanks for posting. Only thread like this I could find anywhere.

Question: Do you have retention when the leather is flat?

I molded my Kydex with exposed wood on the "bottom" and when I put the formed Kydex on top of the leather then slide the gun in I have a big gap on top of the kydex.

Pictures aren't helping me see the "depth" of the Kydex.

Thanks.
It doesn't have retention when the leather is flat. It DOES have retention when I am wearing it, which is all I care about. Do final forming after it's attached to the leather with a heat gun to pick up the trigger guard or whatever, then try it on to make sure it has retention while up against your hip/back/whatever.

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Originally Posted by monkeysugar View Post
Tele, nice work! For crossbreed style holsters, those look really good. The definition, especially on the revolver is quite impressive. About your press: I particularly like the idea of tie down straps. Not sure why I haven't ever thought of that before. I've been talking myself in and out of buying one of the presses off of knifekits, but I haven't come to the point where it's "gotta have it" vs "I just want it" yet. A question on the foam material...using a netbook right now so the pictures are fairly small. Are you using camping mats or something else?
It's some memory foam I had laying around at work. I will try the camp foam eventually, but honestly, with my PF9 holster, I didn't even use the press...just formed it by hand. It doesn't look as 'printed' but it works better, IMHO.
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