[Ansteorra] Shattering Kydex?

[michael young]

I've used Kydex thighs and arms for years and have never had it shatter.  It will crack eventually with multiple hits, but it takes a while.  I use a fairly low temp (about 200-250) to shape it.

 

Uther
 
>> In my experience, Kydex shatters when you get it to hot during the shaping
> process.
> 
> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 6:06 PM, Adam Edwards <wilim.penbras at pandora.org>wrote:
> 
> > Well, I don't wear a lot of Kydex but I AM currently in the Farthest
> > Northern Region of the East Kingdom and just about everyone here has at
> > least one piece of armor made out of Kydex. No rumors, scuttlebutt or
> > anything remotely similar to Kydex cracking due to cold weather. BUT on the
> > other hand when I was home, in Ansteorra, I did have a pair of Kydex half
> > gauntlets shatter on me in the Ravine at Gulf War.
> >
> > Still I'd be happy to ask on the local list here in Ruantallan to see if
> > there have been any complaints.
> >
> > Wilim
 		 	   		  
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