Not lightsaber, sonic screwdriver

[vadeblade]

hello,
I've been building lightsabers for a while but had a special project that deviated from the norm. I just wanted to share.

Doctor Who sonic screwdriver.
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Used what I know about saber building to make these two. Has sound and lights using Atmel microcontroller and Arduino code.
I showed to some people and got comments like "very lightsaber like" or "has a Star Wars look" so I thought I would share here.
I am sharing the code and the schematics with the world as well as step by step instructions. Here is a link..

Please please check it out here.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Metal-Doctor-Who-Sonic-Screwdriver-with-Arduino/

and let me know what you think.

[madmaxx]

nice! i bought one from the abc shop here in australia and was wondering if i could make my own... guess i can. well done

[vadeblade]

nice! i bought one from the abc shop here in australia and was wondering if i could make my own... guess i can. well done

Was it the plastic one? I read from the reviews that the sound is too low.
thanks for the compliment.

[madmaxx]

yeah it was plastic and i have already accidently kind of broken it..oops..looks like i will have to gut it and upgrade it to a new aluminium body..heehee

[Silver Serpent]

Most impressive. It looks like quite a fun project.

[xl97]

nice! lol

I posted on these over at the RPF.. :)