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I swapped the torch out on my set to a different style of led torch. The sheath wasn't to bad on the set I received, I guess like a lot of things, will vary from piece to piece. I haven't thought about making a new sheath for my set yet, might look at it later down the track. May even look at trying my hand at using kydex, downside is it isn't cheap to buy for what you get. Basically $20+ per A4 sheet depending on thickness.
Yeah the torch, I think I'll change too.
Just wonder how long the sheath will stay together with the big blade in and out.
I think I swapped mine to a small led lenser torch. Haven't had a chance to use mine yet, interesting to see how it goes.
OD thought about a small vacuum former.
I used to use the Qantas one ,,but no mates there anymore.[hand shake]
@ Mego plety of small powerfull LED torches out there.
Never heard or seen a vacuum former before. Will do some hunting around and see what I can find. I need to make up some frames for wet moulding when I am able to.
Vac former is a handy but of kit and an easy diy project.
Makes using that plastic stuff easy as.
You'll need timber to make a box and some of the mdf shadow board stuff with all the holes in it.
A jig to hold the plastic sheet to be formed.
A vacuum cleaner and an oven.
Very simple. Father Inlaw has one for pulling moulds of canopies, cowls and bits and pieces.
Great bit of kit.
X2 with what Kallen says you make a wooden sheath to size then select what thickness material you want to use.
It heats up the plastic and sucks it down on your sheath form, trim it up with a stanley knife voila lol
better suited to tanto and ABS type sheaths, rivet two halves together
Sweet, will have a look around. All the tutorials I have read up on use just a heat gun which I have. Haven't seen any with a mould, was all pre-cut oversized and then shrunk to size, holes punched and riveted.
we just put a block say 300 x 300 by 25mm and formed some 3mm plastic on that.
trim it up cut it in half and you have two matching door pockets with a flange/lip to secure it
I think you need special plastic , another example was I supplied say a 100mm round disc 100 high
there a ready made speaker mount lol you getting what I mean.?
As long as you have an accurate form/block the plastic will melt and form to suit
Bit the bullet and bought a 17" Kukri knife with buff leather sheath and the two smaller knives.
This is one serious piece of kit as you know OD
That they are. Yet to get myself a set but Dad got a set well before I was born and still has it now. I don't know the story behind how he got it, I "think" he got it after doing an exercise with the Ghurkas.
Had a look at the former, to much messing around for me and pricey. Will stick to the heat gun when I start.
I need a few other bits and bobs that are pricey and being shy of coin doesn't help