Demon's Run

[PaPa_FoZzY]

"Demon's run when a good man goes to war (Dr Who)"

This is my latest light saber hilt build and to date it is my most complex and elegant design. I've built several PVC hilts and thought it was time to step up. Thanks to my good friend Alex Gregory for being there to let me use his tools and lend a helping hand on the more delicate cuts

For this hilt I used a 12 inch long 1.1/5 inch metal sink tube for the outer piece and cut some simple designs using a dremal tool

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For the inner peice I used a 12 inch long 1.1/4 metal sink tube and I cut about 1/5 inch off the top (non threaded side). Could be more or less I kind of eye balled it.

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/254486_238100179537963_100000139482308_1188964_668 6760_n.jpg

Next I cut out a brace using some PVC I had laying around I'm pretty sure it was thin walled 1.1/5 and I cut it to fit around the inside of the outer piece.

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As you can see in this photo after some dry fitting I super glued it inside the outer piece.

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This is the same PVC brace on the inner piece, which it was also super glued to

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And then for the gripping I used a small section of a very large rubber mat I literally found in the parking lot as I was leaving work one afternoon.

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I then cut that to fit around the inner piece and super glued it into place.

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And after letting that dry it was ready to put together.

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for the pommel I cut the end out of a 3/4 PVC cap and placed it inside the threaded ring that came with the 1.1/5 pipe. The opening in the 1.1/5 threaded ring is narrow enough that it holds the inner tube very tight.

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Now! The inner piece which as said earlier is a 1.1/4 sink tube and I'm using a 1 inch blade and it fits VERY loosely so to take care of that matter I cut off about 4 inches of 3/4 grey PVC pipe and using a table grinder I ground off enough of the outer diameter that it would fit snugly inside the 1.1/4 tube.

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Now all there is to do is add some accents and use an epoxy to set my blade holder add my set screw. Hopefully next week my saber electronics kit with the Seoul P4 green will be here and I can get it all wired up and post more pics for you guys. Sorry if it was TOO detailed but I made it that way for newbies like myself who are trying to learn. lol

[cardcollector]

Well done sir. I like the ingenuity and creative approach you took to this build.
I would reccomend you take your sinktube, and clean the cuts up with some files and sandpaper. Aside from that it looks good.

[PaPa_FoZzY]

I was going to wait for my kit to come in but while going through my junk drawer I found a luxeon blue from a old saber. I wired it up and sure enough it worked. The batteries are half gone though so it's not as bright as it could be.

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[Tarrell]

Nice work, and good use of "Recycling" thoat rubber mat!!

[Knighthammer]

Well done sir. I like the ingenuity and creative approach you took to this build.
I would reccomend you take your sinktube, and clean the cuts up with some files and sandpaper. Aside from that it looks good.

What he said

[Loachri MacTalabh]

Nice! It kinda reminds me of my first hilt.
http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb399/Laochri/th_5325af93.jpg (http://s1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb399/Laochri/?action=view&current=5325af93.jpg)
I was going to use vacuum cleaner hose.
One of these days I will finish the electronics.

[hebert466]

I like it.

[Tom Starkiller]

"Demons run when a good man goes to war
Night will fall and drown the sun
When a good man goes to war

Friendship dies and true love lies
Night will fall and the dark will rise
When a good man goes to war

Demons run, but count the cost
The battle's won, but the child is lost"

I like it. looks like it would suit the Headless Monks. :p

Great job.

[PaPa_FoZzY]

Thanks for the replies guys. ( hey that rymed) lol @Loachri MacTalabh I hope you dont mind if I borrow the design on the grip it is totally awesome. @ Tom Starkiller, Steven Moffat is an evil genius! The headless Monks were a stroke of awesome! and who would have thought Roary would become such a bad ass lol maybe I should incorporate elements from the sonic screwdriver in my next hilt?

While I was wiring up the blue led I noticed it was a RGB luxeon but it had been wired for blue! So there are some more options I can try with this saber. I was swapping out the mini toggle for an illuminated push button and as soon as I got it in the switch broke somewhere in the inside so now I'm using a switch I pulled out of a dollar tree flashlight and it looks crappy :( But on a lighter note I just checked my email and my 2 soeul P4 saber kits have shipped and should be here this Friday! Thanks again for replies and positive feedback if you have any suggestions feel free to post I'm all open to new ideas.

[Loachri MacTalabh]

You are welcome to it my friend. Here is the template I used.

http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb399/Laochri/th_13b05b5c.jpg (http://s1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb399/Laochri/?action=view&current=13b05b5c.jpg)

[Tom Starkiller]

Evil genious indeed. I've been planning on incorperating the sonic into my next design. Should be a fun build.

[PaPa_FoZzY]

we wil have to share notes :)

@Loachri MacTalabh Thanks going to use it this weekend!