Machinimax
10-12-2011, 05:50 PM
Hello Saberland!
As I have been digging around the plethora of knowledge the TCSS Forums has to offer, I have learned that safely securing the electronics of your saber is essential to any build. So I have been taking a look at the chassis parts that Tim offers in the store and came up with a design that I would like to have checked out if you guys wouldn't mind.
5932
I will use 3 (maybe 4) chassis style 2 disks with holes. Disk 1 on the image above will be be held within the bottom of the choke. Now since the disks are 1.24 in. in OD, I assume that they will fit nice and snugly inside the opening of the part (kind of like a cap) but someone please correct me if I'm wrong. If that's the case I'll wind up using some sort of adhesive in order to keep it in place (only the choke disk mind you). The disks shall be held together by two or three of the 4-40 threaded rods Tim sells and will each be sandwiched by hex nuts so I can keep them from sliding. From there I'll secure the electronics (in this case a PC and the battery pack) to the rods via a thermal adhesive, zip lock ties, or some other means. Not sure which one but I'll figure it out. Note that the PC will be resting in the center of the grip section of the hilt. Thank you very much for your help and patience everybody.
As I have been digging around the plethora of knowledge the TCSS Forums has to offer, I have learned that safely securing the electronics of your saber is essential to any build. So I have been taking a look at the chassis parts that Tim offers in the store and came up with a design that I would like to have checked out if you guys wouldn't mind.
5932
I will use 3 (maybe 4) chassis style 2 disks with holes. Disk 1 on the image above will be be held within the bottom of the choke. Now since the disks are 1.24 in. in OD, I assume that they will fit nice and snugly inside the opening of the part (kind of like a cap) but someone please correct me if I'm wrong. If that's the case I'll wind up using some sort of adhesive in order to keep it in place (only the choke disk mind you). The disks shall be held together by two or three of the 4-40 threaded rods Tim sells and will each be sandwiched by hex nuts so I can keep them from sliding. From there I'll secure the electronics (in this case a PC and the battery pack) to the rods via a thermal adhesive, zip lock ties, or some other means. Not sure which one but I'll figure it out. Note that the PC will be resting in the center of the grip section of the hilt. Thank you very much for your help and patience everybody.