Question For Those That Press Their Holsters

[lowlife]

When you press your holster in a shop press to form them where do you get the high density foam used to put on top and bottom of holster to "sandwich" it to form it in the press

Kehl

[mattsh]

It's one inch 40 durometer rubber from McMaster-Carr company.

[Dwight]

Yep, . . . ^ ^ ^ he nailed it.

May God bless,

Dwight

[lowlife]

Man I love that catalog but hate looking for something on there. Is it the the Med strength Neoprene rubber Item # 9455K19. I kinda got lost looking around in there LOL

Kehl

[mncarpenter]

or try MSC Industrial Supply-here is a link to 12x12 1" thick gum rubber--http://www1.mscdirect.com/eCommerce/SearchServlet/Raw-Materials/Rubber/Rubber-Sheets/_/N-77dswZ1yxgnduZ1yxgmj9?refinement=4288836448&searchandizedOk=Y&currentMSCtt=gum+rubber&currentRawInput=gum+rubber%A2gum+rubber&currentMSCtk=All_MSC&currentMSCtx=mode+matchallpartial

[JeffGC]

I use 1" natural rubber that has been glued to 1/2 aluminum plate.

[40Rock2]

I have been waiting for this to come up again. All of my forming has been done bu hand so far. I want to get into press forming so I ordered the 40 durometer gum rubber. I found it to be much harder than I expected. I was afraid to even try it for fear of crushing my blue gun. I also would like to use actual guns and this stuff just seemed to be way to hard. Are my concerns unfounded?

[Steven Kelley]

I use blue guns and actual guns in my press with 40 durometer rubber and have had no issues. The blue guns are solid, so you aren't going to crush them with the rubber pads.

[40Rock2]

^{Thanks for the feedback. When using 2 pieces of 1" thick gum rubber (one on top one on the bottom) do they squeeze down around the gun enough that they touch each other? I am trying to gauge how far I should be pressing. Also the stuff I got felt very hard to the touch. I could not deform it at all between my thumb and forefinger. Does that sound right? I ordered mine from Grainger. It was 1" thick 40 durometer gum rubber.}

^{http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/Rubber-Sheet-1XWD4?Pid=search}

[Steven Kelley]

Yes, the rubber will be touching around the edges. You can experiment a little and get a feel for how pressure you need to get a good mold. It really doesn't take much pressure. That looks like the right rubber based on the link you provided.