Bertuzzi
12-03-2010, 04:42 PM
Bertuzzi’s "Amphibolia" (MHS - CF V4.0)
Hi everyone,
while I’m working on the Mediator I want to show you the first proper CF-saber I made a few month ago.
So this was my first draft of the saber.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_001_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_001.jpg)
I wanted to have a simple design and it should also be no-frills so that it would be handy on stage. Unfortunately Tim from the TCSS told me he wouldn’t make custom blade holders. So I had to look for an alternative.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_002_small.png (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_002.png)
The parts:
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_003_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_003.jpg)
Then there was something special I wanted to have. I wanted the saber to be separable in few seconds. I asked JQ for help and that’s what they made for me:
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_004_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_004.jpg)
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_005_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_005.jpg)
It works very well until now although the srew is a litte unpractial, a push button with a spring would be better. I hope I can replace this coupling with one with a push button. Nevertheless it’s great.
The parts to build a chassis for the board and the batteries:
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_006_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_006.jpg)
I started soldering the battery pack. I encased it in heat shrink to have good isolation.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_007_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_007.jpg)
Now I drilled holes for the switches and the recharge port.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_008_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_008.jpg)
After that I started abrading a 32mm PVC tube down to 1,25“ so it should fit into the MHS extension.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_009_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_009.jpg)
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_010_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_010.jpg)
Now I drilled holes in the chassis for switches, RP and the Covertec screw.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_011_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_011.jpg)
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_012_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_012.jpg)
The I cut the PVC tube to the right lenght and tested the hub of the switches.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_013_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_013.jpg)
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_014_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_014.jpg)
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_015_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_015.jpg)
Next I cut a board to mount the CF and the batteries.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_016_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_016.jpg)
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_017_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_017.jpg)
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_018_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_018.jpg)
It should look like this:
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_019_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_019.jpg)
Unfortunately I the heat shrink was to big for the ribbed extension, so I had to remove it and just fix the batteries with tape.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_020_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_020.jpg)
Now I glued the switches into the chassis
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_021_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_021.jpg)
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_022_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_022.jpg)
Testing.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_023_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_023.jpg)
Everything to do now was the final assembly.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_024_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_024.jpg)
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_025_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_025.jpg)
That’s it. A very simple but handy saber. Until now I did some modifications. I will report on that later. Good photos will follow, too.
Comments requested :)
Hi everyone,
while I’m working on the Mediator I want to show you the first proper CF-saber I made a few month ago.
So this was my first draft of the saber.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_001_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_001.jpg)
I wanted to have a simple design and it should also be no-frills so that it would be handy on stage. Unfortunately Tim from the TCSS told me he wouldn’t make custom blade holders. So I had to look for an alternative.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_002_small.png (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_002.png)
The parts:
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_003_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_003.jpg)
Then there was something special I wanted to have. I wanted the saber to be separable in few seconds. I asked JQ for help and that’s what they made for me:
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_004_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_004.jpg)
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_005_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_005.jpg)
It works very well until now although the srew is a litte unpractial, a push button with a spring would be better. I hope I can replace this coupling with one with a push button. Nevertheless it’s great.
The parts to build a chassis for the board and the batteries:
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_006_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_006.jpg)
I started soldering the battery pack. I encased it in heat shrink to have good isolation.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_007_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_007.jpg)
Now I drilled holes for the switches and the recharge port.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_008_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_008.jpg)
After that I started abrading a 32mm PVC tube down to 1,25“ so it should fit into the MHS extension.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_009_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_009.jpg)
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_010_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_010.jpg)
Now I drilled holes in the chassis for switches, RP and the Covertec screw.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_011_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_011.jpg)
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_012_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_012.jpg)
The I cut the PVC tube to the right lenght and tested the hub of the switches.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_013_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_013.jpg)
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_014_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_014.jpg)
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_015_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_015.jpg)
Next I cut a board to mount the CF and the batteries.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_016_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_016.jpg)
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_017_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_017.jpg)
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_018_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_018.jpg)
It should look like this:
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_019_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_019.jpg)
Unfortunately I the heat shrink was to big for the ribbed extension, so I had to remove it and just fix the batteries with tape.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_020_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_020.jpg)
Now I glued the switches into the chassis
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_021_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_021.jpg)
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_022_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_022.jpg)
Testing.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_023_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_023.jpg)
Everything to do now was the final assembly.
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_024_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_024.jpg)
http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/small/amphibolia_025_small.jpg (http://www.saberproject.de/other/bertuzzi/Foren/lightsaber/Amphibolia/big/amphibolia_025.jpg)
That’s it. A very simple but handy saber. Until now I did some modifications. I will report on that later. Good photos will follow, too.
Comments requested :)