Here Is My Newest

[Dwight]

OK, . . . don't beat up too bad on me over this one, . . . it is my first "Slide Cake", . . . and was done in less than 24 hours:  design / pattern / cut / sew / mold / dye / fit / buff / and final finish.

What made it all work was the hot box.

AND, . . . we found a name for it, . . . the slide cake, . . . because it "slides" on my belt a little bit.

Now, . . . I did pull a big boo-boo, . . . locating the thumb break, . . . had to move it, . . . so three rivets fill in the otherwise blaring holes, . . . 

BUT, . . . I am really pleased with it, . . . far more than any pancake I ever had or made.  AND, . . . it just might become a regular in my carry rotation.

Anyway, . . . it's fun to have good news, . . . just wanted to share, . . . 

May God bless,

Dwight

Edited October 4, 2016 by Dwight
forgot pics

[SLP]

Nice work Dwight! I can't believe you whipped that out in a day! I guess aside from your noted stiffener relocation, I would just say that you might end up wanting a bit more room for a good firing grip. That said, I am inspired and reeeaaallly wanting a hot box right about now.

Steve

[OLDNSLOW]

I keep thinking in relationship to a hot box if one of those boot dryer thingies that you turn yer boots upside down on would work?  There are some that come with a heat element to help with the drying, just wondering.

[Dwight]

7 hours ago, SLP said:

Nice work Dwight! I can't believe you whipped that out in a day! I guess aside from your noted stiffener relocation, I would just say that you might end up wanting a bit more room for a good firing grip. That said, I am inspired and reeeaaallly wanting a hot box right about now.

Steve

You are right about the holster needing just a bit more grip, . . . I intended to do that with a bit of cant, . . . and somehow it just didn't get programmed into the product.

I went all summer (after building the hot box) without using it, as I have both a door and an large window facing the South, . . . and I use them to dry most any thing I have, . . . and it is usually "overnight".  I started 2 holsters Sunday late afternoon, . . . just for kicks and giggles, . . . and finished the second one this morning (putting on two snaps) before I put it in the post office to go to Arizona.

Man how I wish I had done this so many years ago, . . . as I would be all cranked and ready to work, . . . but everything is drying / wet / damp / or something, . . . so I'd quit for the day.  Now, . . . if I've got three projects going, . . . I can pretty well go non stop until I figure the sheets and linens are calling.

I won't get a lot more done, . . . but it'll be more fun doing it.

Next up:  2 cell phone cases / holster / belt / and a set of armor for a Roman Centurion.

May God bless,

Dwight

[stu925]

Great work Dwight.  I may have missed it already but I'd be very interested in how you built your hot box and some pictures if you have the time to do it.

Stu

Edited to add:

Never mind on the hot box I found the thread that it's in nice work Dwight.

Edited October 9, 2016 by stu925

[Dwight]

The other day, . . . I got my new thermometer that I ordered, . . . drilled a hole in the front, . . . stuck the old thermo in the hole, . . . it is just nice and snug, . . . 

Left it on for several hours, . . . wanting to see if I would get up to the safety temperature of 140, . . . never happened.  I got to about 135 and that was all.

I'm not unhappy about it though, . . . I've got a safety if something goes wrong, . . . it's low enough that I can just up and forget for an hour or so and no big problems will occur with the project, . . . and I basically made it out of scrap or surplus parts I had laying around.

As Hannibal used to say on the "A" team, . . . I love it when a plan comes together.

May God bless,

Dwight