BORAX STRIKES BACK ! with saber #2

[Borax]

Hello again all you saber building freaks !! I finally finished my second saber !!
took me more time than I planned but then all things usually do, as well as the fact that every single piece is pretty much custom made, cut, ground and screwed or jb welded together :)

Well, this one was a doosey from the start mainly because of the heavy gauge materials I had planed for this saber as the person I made it for likes the feel of a heavy saber. I made this one as a gift I am giving to an older friend who is a HUGE star wars fan, cant wait to surprise him with it ! He likes red, sith like sabers so this is what I came up with. a big mistake I made was trying to use a coarse threaded coupler which will never happen again I can assure you lol. but still a few firsts on this one and I really like the over-all way it ended up.


so on to the build...

The insides include:
LUX III RED
2- 700ma buck pucks
2010 hasbro card
relay
5v regulator
6-1.2v 2600ma AA re-chargeable batts
re-charge/kill switch
tcss speaker

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb9/jnhogan02/saber%20build%202/DSC01808.jpg
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http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb9/jnhogan02/saber%20build%202/DSC01817.jpg

The custom kill port
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb9/jnhogan02/saber%20build%202/DSC01819.jpg

custom made momentary switch
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb9/jnhogan02/saber%20build%202/DSC01821.jpg

Blade holder screw
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb9/jnhogan02/saber%20build%202/DSC01822.jpg

This is the inside chassis, the wiring was cleaned up a lot and heat shrunk before going in the saber.
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb9/jnhogan02/saber%20build%202/DSC01778.jpg


The finished Product with 1" thick walled poly carb blade, sanded with trimed mirrored tip to allow light through. about 6' of cellophane wrap inside. After building my first red blade I look forward to making another, I really like the way they look

Taken with flash
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb9/jnhogan02/saber%20build%202/DSC01839.jpg
no flash darkened room
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb9/jnhogan02/saber%20build%202/DSC01840.jpg
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and both sabers side by side
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb9/jnhogan02/saber%20build%202/DSC01797.jpg

Well that's saber #2 ! I hope you guys enjoy this one as you did the first :)
And now I must rush to finish saber #3 for the contest !!...


Just for fun here are a few progress shots from this saber, As soon i have more time and its not 12:30am I will make a build post for this one.

this is the bottom piece which i am really proud of "lathing" since it turned out just as I wanted for the most part. and a pic of my ghetto "lathing" technique.
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb9/jnhogan02/saber%20build%202/DSC01685.jpg
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb9/jnhogan02/saber%20build%202/DSC01654.jpg

this is the plastic holder i made for the re-charge/kill switch
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb9/jnhogan02/saber%20build%202/DSC01749.jpg

some random pieces
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb9/jnhogan02/saber%20build%202/DSC01760.jpg

and the upper shroud area
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb9/jnhogan02/saber%20build%202/DSC01767.jpghttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb9/jnhogan02/saber%20build%202/DSC01789.jpg


Again thanks all on this site that contribute the wiring diagrams to guide us who are ignorant of such things ! :) Enjoy.

[Jedi-Loreen]

You, sir, have some serious saber skills. Especially considering the tools you use.

But then I think we already knew that after seeing your first saber. :wink:

[Crystal Chambers]

WoW! Very nice. I really like the front end and the back is nice too. The layered overlays are relatively simple in design but have nice impact. The only thing I'm not crazy about is the center black piece which looks not only like plastic but another colour black. Also seems a bit long IMO. But that's just me. How long is it? Even the blade looks long. Over all very nice, and obviously a step up from the last one. Nice upgrades on that one too.

[Do-Clo]

Most impressive, and done with limited tools also.

[strengthofrage]

Very well done, very creative with your tool setup. Nice saber :)

[Borax]

crystal chamber- yeah I hear you on the middle piece there. that's the threaded coupler i was mentioned up top, and its coated in black rubber actually, the flash on the camera kind dulled it out there.

the blade is actually short at 34" and the total length of the hilt is 15", but i tend to like longer hilts myself :)

[Jin Ke]

Great job sir! I am impressed... :)

[DJMoonbass]

DDDUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDDEE

this thing is the AWESOME!!! extreemly nice work. i am very excited to see what you build next. i love your set up to. very clean. you indeed have very good saber building skills.

[ARKM]

Very nice work http://www.endtimesreport.com/pictures/boraxo.jpg.

[Zook]

great job. Good looking saber.

[HAVOK]

NCIE, Im really liking this saber, I esp. like the overlay!

[Eco]

You, sir, have some serious saber skills. Especially considering the tools you use.

But then I think we already knew that after seeing your first saber. :wink:

I hope you realize how much this comment confirms your skills.

Excellent saber!

[ElbE121]

great looking saber, keep up the awesome work!

[cannibal869]

Very nice work http://www.endtimesreport.com/pictures/boraxo.jpg.

LOL that made me laugh :D
Strong work with this saber - looking forward to your next one ;)

[DJMoonbass]

I hope you realize how much this comment confirms your skills.

Excellent saber!

yeah comin from j lo... if she says you gots skillz. you sir indeed have skillz. it takes alot to impress that one. :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

[Lord Maul]

You, sir, have some serious saber skills. Especially considering the tools you use.

But then I think we already knew that after seeing your first saber. :wink:

QFT. Can't say it much better than that.

A word about your drill press setup - make sure it is on the slowest speed setting you have before putting saber parts on it. Spinning at 3200rpm (my drill's high speed) would be suicide :p

[Jay-gon Jinn]

You, sir, have some serious saber skills. Especially considering the tools you use.

But then I think we already knew that after seeing your first saber. :wink:

Yeah, what J-lo said!

[HAVOK]

i got a question, on your drill press lathe.. thingy, what are you using to ..... lathe the metal?

[Borax]

i got a question, on your drill press lathe.. thingy, what are you using to ..... lathe the metal?

Well i use a combination of files and sand paper mostly and for the heavy knockdown parts i actually use my angle grinder and sometimes my dremel to cut thin grooves. I run the drill press at the lowest speed and keep a soaking rag near by to cool the piece down as needed. I can't do any super cool like cuts but I can cut grooves, put bevels on things and shave down the OD of pipes if I need to.

thanks to everyone for the pats on the back :) I hope i can keep making sabers worthy to be noticed :)

[Goltar Bias]

Nice to see someone else doing the drill press lathe thing, it dangerous as all get out but effective, great work.

[Sunrider]

Well wash me down.:oops: Another great saber. I like the pommel section. Attractive & functional. :cool:

[Treadingwolf]

Braw!!...........

BRAW!!!!!!!!!!........................


speechless..... :-)

[Borax]

thanks !

drill press lathing ain't the greatest, but it will work until the day comes when I can purchase a fancy lathing thingy-magig.
Its just so rewarding to create things from stock metal :)
Although i still think that one of these days I am going to make an MHS saber just to see what I can do with the parts, a lot of those are super cool.

[Borax]

Well the sad day finally came... I have given this saber away to the person I made it for. It was built from start to finish as a gift to a REAL Star Wars fan, so i was glad to finish it and suprise him with it. It was really cool so see a 37 year old man giggle like a little girl and start swinging it around though. Totally worth it.

I hope you all enjoyed it as well. Although i am sad now because after building my first red blade saber i am going to need to make another because dam do i like the Red. Thank you all for compliments on this build.

[Rosedale]

That is a very nice saber! I especially like the pommel. I know you did the grooves yourself, did you also make the pommel end too?

[Borax]

yes every piece is a custom cut and lathed piece that i did. except the middle black grooved piece, that was a rubber coated coupler that I re-coated with black rubber since it was gray to start.

[Rosedale]

yes every piece is a custom cut and lathed piece that i did. except the middle black grooved piece, that was a rubber coated coupler that I re-coated with black rubber since it was gray to start.

Very nice work!

[Obi-Ben]

That rear grip is amazing. Awesome work all around.

[Rhyen Skytracker]

Awesome saber. I really like the work you did on the overlays. Keep up the great work and be careful.

[Borax]

HAHA will do Ryen. GOGGLES kids ! working in sheet metal for so many years.. i have been to the doctor about 5 times to get metal removed from my eyes, and that"s with safety glasses AND a face shield. when metal wants in there is gets in there sometimes :)