Started a Taco

[Ron Padilla]

Holster tonight but got to get to bed early so cant finish it the taco will be made out of carbon fiber kydex the mag holder is done in black and is a horizontal. Due to my just oversized and extended waist line I wanted to go with a horizontal, these were done using a vacuum table along with a heat press. photos to follow.

[Ron Padilla]

[Ron Padilla]

[hipower]

Pardon my old eyes, but what is that? RIA? Springer?

[Ron Padilla]

Yes an RIA not yet fully broken invyet but shoots great, but the spring is a real beast.

[TNWNGR]

While the vacume table is a really useful tool it's not all that necessary when making a taco holster, but I do admit to being somewhat jelous. You mentioned a heat press is it something along these lines  http://www.bluegunstore.com/kydexheatpress-2.aspx   ?

 

 If so then between the vacuum table and heat press you've tied up a lot of money on the front end of your holster making. Many other, myself included, use either a toaster oven or electric griddle coupled with a compression press set up. I'm pleased to see you having fun with the holsters.

[Ron Padilla]

Yes it is a press like that although I may still put together a regular press in fact we have one just no clamps we were standing up on it.

[Ron Padilla]

I was very busy today and couldn't give the right answer, but yes the heat press is the one you pointed out, as for the vacuum table I have constructed it all myself with parts that I have put together, the vacuum pump was found on CL and I don't think the guy knew what he had, in that it is more of a scientific application, but had been abused and neglected. The pump brand new would run about 1800.00 to 2200.00 I got it for 75.00, but I have also had to put some work in to it and not sure how long it will hold up. But the good thing is that it can be rebuilt not like the cheap ones today. I an still going to use the compression press we had made up and probably redo it, but I am having fun, I cant wait for my sewing machine to show up.

Thanks for the kind words