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Vacuum Press??

jll346

jll346

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Anyone have any experience with vacuum presses for sheath making?? Thinking of trying one
 
To wet shape the leather around the knife?
Sounds like overkill, but why not try it
 
I was talking kydex. But yes wet forming could be done as well.
 
I did it for plastic bowl making in high school. Turned a concave bowl shape in a top section of wood. Drilled a lot of holes for the suction and built a sealed suction box around it with a port for a shop vac.

Hinged frame to clamp plastic plexiglass sheet which was heated up on a cookie tray in the oven

You can build a smaller version, but would need to carve out the design you want and modify as needed.

Trial and error to figure out heating time needed and proper temp to avoid major melting etc.

Waste of time for one knife, but if for a production series of knives. Could save on time

DON
 
Someone had a vacuum press for sale in The Exchange awhile back...wonder if it got bought?
 
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