Belt slits in Kydex?

[oldwolf]

How do you put a wide slot for a belt in your Kydex. What tools and methods make a nicely finished slot?

 

[Justin King]

How do you put a wide slot for a belt in your Kydex. What tools and methods make a nicely finished slot?

I would drill holes at either end of the slot of a diameter to match the width of the slot you want, then connect the dots with a coping saw and file the edges to clean and flush. This kind of work will create flash at the sandwiched faces if the two pieces are already joined together. If possible I do this kind of thing while the halves can still be taken apart to make it easier to get rid of this. If the flash works its way in between the pieces of kydex it is sometimes impossible to remove.

 

[Bill DeShivs]

Another job that a Jeweler's saw will handle nicely.

 

[oldwolf]

Thanks Justin & Bill.
I'll cut the two sides before joining them together permanently so I won't have the flash problem.