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xwingband
09-19-2006, 07:14 AM
lol, I kind of mentioned it as an example, but since someone asked about it... let's get this forum on a roll.

I'll dig up this thread from the DBW I saw that showed an awesome PVC Windu. Anyone with the patience can pull off some amazing stuff with PVC.

jjshumpert
09-19-2006, 07:39 AM
pvc is great, but i got to noticing in the cantina the other day while helping someone out on an emitter problem that no one has thought of fiberglass! you can build any shape to form from the imagination and its cheap, doesnt take much to learn, and its quite strong... im about to start my first glass project, rotj luke and i think ill be able to get an exact replica of the movie prop and still have room for electronics and sound without spending 250.00 on parts, ill post up when its done and let everyone give they're opinions

Tenric Starkindler
09-20-2006, 10:56 AM
I'll dig up this thread from the DBW I saw that showed an awesome PVC Windu. Anyone with the patience can pull off some amazing stuff with PVC.

pretty please!!!
I had thought of PVC also but have no experience with it and could use the info.

james3
09-20-2006, 11:00 AM
PVC really is fun to work with. I did a ton of PVC props before I even knew there was all this cool stuff. the trick is to go slow.
High speed on a dremmel or drill will melt the stuff instead of cutting it.

Tenric Starkindler
09-20-2006, 02:53 PM
yeah, I had seen that somewhere. I have a variable speed dremel that can do it plus a smaller slower one that I used once on some pvc to make a grip for a saber with no problems........

Jedi-Loreen
09-21-2006, 02:09 AM
I have my favorite Dremel bit that's great for carving the edges of PVC.

http://66.77.255.87/Images/DREMELACCESS/117_D/WEB_PD/117_pd.jpg

I used it to carve the curves in the PVC emitter shroud on my first hardware EL saber that I built back in 2002. :)

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b8/JediLoreen/ed11f448.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b8/JediLoreen/3rdsaber2.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b8/JediLoreen/0321d9b5.jpg




Yes, it's really an EL saber. :wink:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b8/JediLoreen/26147bc7.jpg

jjshumpert
09-21-2006, 06:34 AM
wow, thats pretty freakin awesome, good job!

Jedi-Loreen
09-21-2006, 12:02 PM
Thanks. I built that one long before this forum existed and there were any tutorials in existance, so I had to figure it out for myself.

Not bad for a girl, huh? :wink:

jjshumpert
09-21-2006, 01:51 PM
girl nothin, im diggin it j-lo! forget all that battle of the ***es crap, from what ive seen so far your a d@mn good saber smith

Tenric Starkindler
09-24-2006, 07:59 PM
I'll dig up this thread from the DBW I saw that showed an awesome PVC Windu. Anyone with the patience can pull off some amazing stuff with PVC.



PRETTY PLEASE !!??!! :oops: :roll:

xwingband
09-24-2006, 08:25 PM
I'll dig up this thread from the DBW I saw that showed an awesome PVC Windu. Anyone with the patience can pull off some amazing stuff with PVC.



PRETTY PLEASE !!??!! :oops: :roll:

ASAP is crippled by it's lack of a search function that does ANYTHING! :evil:

Found it buried:
http://p082.ezboard.com/fpropreplicasfrm85.showMessage?topicID=625.topic

Tenric Starkindler
09-25-2006, 10:53 AM
thank you thank you.
Remember it now from the TJA boards last year........