1 Topic by 1187shooter (edited by 1187shooter 2013-09-27 07:12:07)

  • Registered: 2012-02-08
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Topic: PVC thumb ring, take1

Just made this first attempt this afternoon... didn't turn out too bad, but can see some changes I need to make for the next one.
From a scrap of 2" PVC:
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5518/9959681895_2e6675b07f.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7454/9959730426_5fb403f523.jpg
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3703/9959816443_2dacdac750.jpg
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3792/9959706654_4bece87905.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7459/9959705524_3ecbf93ab2.jpg
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5483/9959722846_2c637bceb7.jpg
To this:
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3825/9959721216_3b34d02d11.jpg
[Edit:] Forgive the grubby hands, I was just finished with work, wanted to get the ring done...

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Re: PVC thumb ring, take1

Good start!

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  • Registered: 2012-02-08
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Re: PVC thumb ring, take1

I think my first mistake was to slightly elongate the thumb hole before shaping, because there is a bit too much play now. I would have been better to leave it round, or even drill a slightly smaller initial hole and widen it a bit. The thermal forming process would have elongated it enough without help. You can see how I curled the back up a bit and squashed it down a hair to compensate.
Fortunately I have lots of this stuff to play with.
I'm going to try one out of Kydex as well. I make holsters and sheaths, so a ring ought to be doable.

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