My first saber! Thanks to everyone for the help.

[Errare33]

Below are images of my first ever saber. It was a fun experience. Next i'd like to get some better LEDs for the crystal chamber, and maybe try my hand at a custom sleeve and a different emitter. My custom PLI ended up being too big to have in the crystal chamber. But I'm pleased with my first attempt none the less. Thanks to everyone that helped point me in the right direction.

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[Darth Scorn]

Very cool saber good work

[Forgetful Jedi Knight]

Great job for your first build! :D

[Evilpancreas]

Very nice looking saber. Hope to see more good stuff like this later on.

[Crystal Chambers]

Wow..someone is posting on the wrong forum I'm guessing. lol

Nice saber. A little long, but good choices. It's too bad the graflex"style parts don't have a hoop. I love that part.

[Gobber]

I like the looks of this saber. Good job for your first build. What blade LED did you use? I love the color of it.

Steve

[Errare33]

I got the Royal Blue Luxeon Rebel Star from the shop. I was a bit worried about the brightness and UV/Indigo content at first, but I'm glad I chose it. Very happy with its saturated hue of deep blue.

[Gobber]

Thanks! I thought so....I was planning to go with green but now....this is making me have second thoughts. I really like the looks of it. Decisions, decisions... Did you use anything special to light up the crystal chamber?

Steve

[Yoshi-Taka]

I like the simplicity in this saber. It's nice to see trim rings get used in a saber. Could you do a couple close-up pictures of the crystal chamber?

[Errare33]

Thanks Yoshi-Taka, I'll take some pictures when I get home.

Gobber, I used 3 LED,BLUE,470NM,T-1, 900MCD,3.2V, 20mA Max (from jameco.com). I mounted them at a 30 degree angle through the holes of one of the disks for the shop. They are wired in parallel with a 6.8ohm resistor in series as shown in my diagram. The blue does not match the royal blue of the rebel, I can't find bright led in the same wave length. The rest of the chamber was made with parts from the shop here (disks, rod, spacers), or off amazon (the copper mesh and quartz)

[Gobber]

Thanks for the detail! That is what I was wondering. I was not sure if you could find blue LED's the same color as the blade LED. It still looks great though.

Steve

[Johannes Huber]

This is a fantastic piece in my opinion, let alone a first piece. Clean, elegant and sleek with a lot more inherent complexity than is first apparent. I know not everyone likes long sabers but I do (any doubters can just look up my first build, Velocity, for proof;)). I really like how you did the crystal chamber attachment. Out of curiosity, how did you get the copper mesh to stick to the MHS pieces. I've been wanting to try this on build number 4 but can't see a good way to do it since glue won't work, and the thing seems to want to shift around.
Would also love to see more detail pictures of the pieces. Again, great work! Will look forward to seeing what you build next:D.

Johannes

[Starwinder]

Fantastic first build! You should definitely be proud of what you've got here!

[Errare33]

I got rectangular sheets of copper mesh that ended up being the perfect size. I did a bit of finagling to fit a set screw through the mesh to hold it in place.