DIY kydex cheak rest

[desertrat1979]

Figure it took more time than money to make this one. All I need to do is get some hardware.

Sketched an idea onto graph paper, and cut it as a template.

Then I got some Coyote Brown Kydex .090 thick from Custom Knife Kits. Using tin snips, file and sand paper I worked the sketch onto the Kydex.

Oven @ 350* Kydex in for 5 minutes and it was very pliable. Its actually very easy to work and handle. I had penciled a centerline on the Kydex to use as a guideline for centering in the stock.

I saved any other cuts for last. I wanted the Kydex to set a perfect as I could to minimize distortion. It worked, there wasn't any.

Using a dremel, file and sand paper I cut and smoothed the slots, and bolt relief. Now off to the hardware store.

Oh, the cost of a 12x12 sheet of kydex is less than $8. I doubt the hardware will be more than $5. It took about an hour and a half to draw it out, another hour and a half to do the cut n mold. Not too bad.

 

[echo3]

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Right on.
I did the same thing for my Boyd tacticool. Not wanting to drill through the stock I used velcro and spray contact adhesive. Loop on the stock, hook on the inside of the cheek piece. It takes a couple of plastic cards or butter knives and a sheet of paper to set and adjust but it turned out to be unbelievably solid.

 

[desertrat1979]

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Well right now its as done as its gonna get. The one thing I want to do is get a threaded insert to put inside the stock itself and epoxy it into place. Right now I am using a setup with 2 tee-nuts. It works fine, I just want the threads to be further inside the stock. But, everything works, its rock solid. Just had to play with it a bit to compensate for the stock pack.

Plenty of clearance to remove the bolt.

Still have to remove the stock pack if I need to take the bolt out. I am happy with it.

 

[Luke]

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Nice work.

 

[M25BeastShooter]

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If you want to add some "soft texture" or padding to it try 1/8"-1/4" neoprene (I got mine at Micheals Crafts Store approx $0.80 a 11"x11" sheet. A little 3M spray adhesive some clamping and stretching and it's real nice.

 

[_Shay_]

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Well, I ordered some kydex and am going to try this for my 308 and 22. Hopefully it turns out well.

 

[CarlsonCustoms]

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I just bit the bullet and ordered one from Defensive Edge.. easier then trying to mess around with it myself. I have also used the Karsten one too.

 

[desertrat1979]

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I am amazed at how easy it was. Took more time getting the hardware together than anything else.

 

[fishdog]

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wow, that looks great. im kinda shocked at how simple this was and why i never thought of trying it.

 

[sirhitalot]

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[Invstr21]

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I'm jumping on the bandwagon...I'm sure if I do a quick google search I can find it, but I thought I would ask here first, Any good sources for buying kydex?

 

[sirhitalot]

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I bought my stuff from http://www.knifekits.com/vcom/index.php

 

[harbinger]

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How long did it take the kydex to harden up after heating? Did you wrap it around the stock and leave it in place or use a clamp? Looks like a neat project.

 

[sirhitalot]

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it hardens very fast, just 10 sec and its hard. I used a hot air gun, and i put som thick papers between the kydex and my stock so i wouldnt heat it too much. Just make a mark on the middle of the plate so you know where to bend it. I just heated, bended and held it in place with my hands and waited...

 

[79M1a-texas]

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If the check rest is a little loose of the stock, dip it in hot water to re-shape it.

 

[coulthard_west]

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also for padding, i used some armaflex insulation. i work in the mechanical field and we use this stuff to insulate chillers. its soft, and will hold its shape for a while. hot a 1/2" on my butt stock right now.

 

[Grump]

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Any of you guys want to cut another out and sell it to me?

I need a LOT of altitude added, and have one stock I'm willing to drill, and would most likely need nonstandard slot spacing.

And being a hardware nut, I'll scare up that stuff easy enough. I have two sources less than two miles away, three if you go to four miles.

I'm clumsy enough it would probably be best for it to be pre-bent.

Just hopin...

My current cheekpiece is spray foam molded to the shape of the stock. Fixed height and I need another 10mm...

 

[txgw]

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Man that's pretty slick. Looks like I'm going to have to order some kydex

 

[CopperMach]

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Gotta love cheap diy projects that make a big difference.

 

[LeviSS]

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Can you give more specifics on the hardware? I like those big, molded knobs.

Is it hard to get drilled through the stock straight? How did you do it?

 

[_Shay_]

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