Tutorial Video - Avenger Style Holster Pattern

[VGJ]

I think each cow hide, how it tanned, where the piece was cut from the hide, the density of the grain, thickness, age of the tanned hide, how it was stored, etc. all affect the way it reacts to the various things we subject it to. That's an interesting idea to combine the two presses. I'd be curious to see a kydex comparison between only the kydex press, only the vacuum press, and the combined method to see the difference in detail you can obtain. It seems like sticking the kydex in the vacuum bag, clamping it closed, then inserting it into the kydex press would give the kydex too much time to cool, making it more difficult to form? I haven't worked with Kydex yet, so I'm not sure how difficult it is to regulate that ideal working temperature.

Ahhhh, there's the difference. You're using a vacuum bag, I built a vacuum press with pegboard as the top...I heat the kydex while it's clamped between the frame (picture a small screen window with kydex in place of the screen), then place the firearm/replica/object on the pegboard. The frame is slightly larger than the weather strip around the top of the pegboard. When kydex is soft and "droopy", I turn on the vacuum, and place the whole frame over the object. As it seals around the weather stripping, thwwaacckkk, sucks down tightly over whatever object is within the boundaries of the weatherstripping-be it firearms, knives, Hot Wheels cars, whatever you want to get a great mold of! I get great results from .06 up to .125 thickness on the kydex. This latest attempt, as it does gets sucked down, I continue the pressure from above with the foam and backing board...completely overlooked the vacuum bag! That would explain why you get good initial definition 360 degrees, and I'm just getting it on the "public" side of the holster...hmmmmm might have to try the vacuum bag route...but dang, it's a blast creating molds of the most trivial, stupid household stuff just to get practice! I really appreciate your help, and will try to get some pics up soon of some projects!

[Big O]

There are SOOOOOO many things in this video that I had to learn through trial and error (mostly error), but still a few more that I just learned from watching it.

Thank you so very much for sharing this video.

[MaStA]

Is this video working anymore? When I login it looks like it is only available for purchase now. Thank you.

[DaltonMasterson]

Just got home from a local gunshow, where I set up with holsters. The Avengers I made using your methods were a hit! I have quite a few orders for them. Thanks again!

I even whipped out a couple of patterns from other guns while I was there, which made the customers understand a little bit about the time and thought that goes into a holster.

DM