Comments | heath: Oh Marvelous Day!

heath

Oh Marvelous Day!

May 19, 2005 11:46

I am so excited right now. My sheet of kydex arrived from McMaster-Carr. Think of all the wonderous possiblities!

( cut for photos and more blather )

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meredith May 19 2005, 18:55:40 UTC

thank you, meredith, for taking the time to take a photo of a Big Piece of Black Plastic.

smjayman May 19 2005, 20:09:09 UTC

The Stormtrooper Pez dispenser in the foreground makes it extra special.

justj May 19 2005, 22:31:37 UTC

lol thats all I can focus on too ;)

brak55 May 20 2005, 04:43:37 UTC

Well, being a Stormtrooper, he is guarding the big piece of black plastic for Heath.

Of course, being a Stormtrooper also means that, if you try to take it, he will miss you with every shot, even a point-blank range.

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fullauto May 19 2005, 21:24:22 UTC

I see the makings of a TIE fighter... or maybe the begining structural pices of the Death Star... MU-HA-HA-HA-HA...

mazikeen May 20 2005, 05:40:40 UTC

Oh yea

how do you... orbit47 May 20 2005, 11:16:14 UTC

How do you shape this stuff? Vacuum-form?

Re: how do you... heath May 20 2005, 19:05:01 UTC

It's thermoformable. One could use a vacuum form, or it can simply be shaped by hand after spending some time in an oven. A heat gun also works well to shape it.

Re: how do you... gringo_in_tj May 21 2005, 19:38:36 UTC

It's probably cheaper here, right down the street from where I work (I order PVC, Styrene, and a host of other plastics from them for use in signage). Do post whatever you make from it, sounds like lots of fun.

Re: how do you... heath May 21 2005, 23:32:22 UTC

You're just a cool motherfucker, you know that?

Yeah, it's probably cheaper there, but I couldn't find any place like that in my searches. McMaster-Carr is great in that they carry everything, but they're generally about twice as much as a dedicated supplier for a given material. I'd be pretty stoked to find kydex for $3 sq/ft. I'll give 'em a jingle and see what's what.

I'll be making and modifying stuff for competitive shooting, mostly boring stuff. I'm going to give it a whirl today, so I'll post the results later.