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Sorry Kevin....not getting into a urination match with you....have a nice day. My statements here, and in previous contacts with you stand. You make terrific holsters but would be best served attending to your own business.

Since Kevin is referring to me I will be happy to jump in here and offer a few comments. I will not get into a discussion of the matter since Kevin knows full well the complete details regarding the specifics of this matter and has exchanged emails with my attorney. The bottom line is that I have trademarked MY DESIGN for the conversion attachments that I use on my Mason-Dixon convertible OWB-IWB holsters. Again, the trademark is on my conversion attachments and NOT the actual holster, so anything that resembles, or acts in a sufficient manner to be essentially indistinguishable to mine would be an infringement. Whether Kevin, or anyone, can find an actual reference to the trademark is inconsequential at this point...the trademarked status exists and is enforceable. Now, to the original content.....a tuckable IWB is not a new subject. Most makers, Kevin and I for two, make holsters commercially which are tuckable IWB's. As Kevin can attest, you can use another maker's design for inspiration, but directly copying is considered bad ju-ju. And a last note, in case Kevin wants to escalate once again, my design was conceived independently of Kevin's and letter sent to him regarding my design prior to commercializing it. He referenced a design of his inspired by another maker....he took that design concept and made enough changes to call it his own. My design differed enough from the outset that I had nothing to change, however, as a courtesy I contacted Kevin after seeing his holster. The rest is history as the holster was introduced commercially AFTER that contact.

NOT Randy...but I would not think this would work very well as the rubber would not give a stable underpinning causing the stamp to bounce when you strike it with the mallet giving you multiple impressions.....just a thought anyway.

That sounds good Kevin...hopefully the pricing will be good enough that homebrewing the items will be a lesser option. You might also want to do a pricing mix of the t-nuts alone as I do not like the hex screw and thus would not need them or the wrench....and I already get my black cup washers from another source and have far too many in stock at the moment. I know....just have to be difficult. take care and thanks for the help

Yep! As I was told, too, which is why the desire to find a process which allows the individual to do their own blackening. If the process is not too laborious some of us might be able to make an extra 100 or so for the smaller guys (example, I might be willing to make a few extra for someone while making several hundred for myself). If the cost is right, the addition of such a process to myself, you, Jeff, and a few others might well not be a deal breaker.....but again I am still finalizing the details and looks with a couple companies as I write. Sheesh....not only do I not want to cart 25K of tee-nuts into my shop, I am not sure where I would store them.....and even if 4 of us split an order we would each have to store 6250 tee-nuts! Good Grief! The DIY solution seems the best answer all around for the small maker....stay tuned for more info as I have it.....

Perhaps, although I spoke with some of the kydex makers many moons ago and none were willing to share their source. I have suspected all along they paid to have a large batch oxided, chromed or whatever.....but then again perhaps I was not taking my sweet pills that day. Certainly if you know of a source and would like to share it we would be appreciative and could save some time. At present we are either going to have a large scale purchase organized here, or there will be a solution (no pun intended) which will allow each of us to have a professional alternative in our respective locations.....investing a couple hundred dollars might well make sense.... How's your health Kevin? Hope all remains well with you. take care of yourself! yes, according to the company (and again I want to see evidence of their product before investing money and touting them here) you could choose chemicals for aluminum, steel, stainless steel, or zinc plated items. The problem with the ZP is that some zinc is eroded in the chemical process....if the item is not heavily plated in zinc, the process can erode enough that there will be insufficient zinc left to blacken. In this case it appears that one would have to then go add a chemical designed for the underlying metal adding to the overall expense. I have another similar company to speak with tomorrow and will set up a trial there, too, before announcing any results and pointing anyone the a particular business doors. The bluing ideas do not seem solid at this point, and neither does the idea of duracoating as the manufacturer suggested that the nuts be sandblasted prior to application of the duracoat which negated most of the idea for me as I do not want to take up that much permanent real estate in my shop. Hang tight everyone......I will be posting information on my research within the next week as I get some answers. Perhaps Kevin will post some solutions, or Jeff may have some luck, too. take care

I agree....neither product works well in my experience. I spoke with Jeff today and advised him of a company marketing a DIY kit for blackening parts. I spoke with them and have arranged to send him some t-nuts in an effort to see which of their products works the best. I will keep everyone up to date. The logistics of a large scale purchase to meet the demands of large companies offering the service may well be cost prohibitive and thus the idea of the home brew. At this time the average investment of the chemicals would be around $200....give or take a bit depending on what the company says we need for these parts.

yea...the more I think about it tonight the idea of us getting together for a massive order and spitting it among ourselves seems to be the best way to accomplish this task. Tell you what, I will also make some calls to some folks I encountered some months ago who said they can do this kind of thing and call you with what I find out.....then we can see which deal is best and work out the details and see who wants to join in the party.

yea...splitting an order is a possibility, but I've had a few conversations with folks at Duracoat today and that is a possibility if I get the details finalized. The key is despite a no-bake approach, the nut has to be sandblasted. I have a couple contacts and I will see if they will teach me the process and allow me to come in and do that work....from that point it is simply airbrushing the coating onto the nuts and allowing to dry. Not a solution for volume, but may be an alternative if the custom order requirement is too large. Jeff....why don't you check on your end and we can compare notes next week. Brock

Greetings.... I am looking for black t-nuts. The sources that I typically use do not stock this item...anyone have a source for pre-blackened (treated) t nuts? thanks in advance. I would have called some of you but I can never get off the phone so this will allow me to get back to work! Take care