scrap hilt

[Noyl Wendor]

So I've been tinkering and collecting for a bit. Turns out my bin was empty (finally :eek:), with the exception of a few dusty old parts and pieces. I just finished assembly and had to cut down some 8-32 screws so I would have room on the inside for guts.
Here however is a breakdown of the parts I pulled from the "bin of despair"
x4 MHS sink tube adapters
x2 Trim ring 3
x1 Mhs extension blank 3
x1 Pommel style 4
x1 1.25 sink tube 5" long stripped to the brass
x14 8-32 screws (various finishes)
x1 double ended male threaded adapter (the older one, that does not match the ID of mhs bodies)
and a few left over chunks of MHS sleeve material that other wise would have collected dust for another 4 or five years.
For the guts I'm putting in a PC 2.0 (mounted on a chassis from tcss), 7.4 lit-ion battery, in hilt recharge (see below location of rc port hole) and for grins I figure why not do this beastly number with a tri-rebel RRW :D
For the emitter, I decided to "re-task" the one from my "neo Vader" posted recently. I went with a BH style 18 for that one, and a green LED. The red went to what I'll be posting next. So keeps your eyes open.
Enough jibber, here's some pics
http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/noylwendor/waypointsabers/100_1937_zpszz5f8jgx.jpg (http://s1032.photobucket.com/user/noylwendor/media/waypointsabers/100_1937_zpszz5f8jgx.jpg.html)
Here's the spot for the RC port, middle of the pic
http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/noylwendor/waypointsabers/100_1938_zps3chz9vg7.jpg (http://s1032.photobucket.com/user/noylwendor/media/waypointsabers/100_1938_zps3chz9vg7.jpg.html)
The two holes near the bottom of the shroud for the aux/main switches, I'm thinking I may do a flat piece of metal that would run between the switches, and reinforce the back with a sort of spine.
http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/noylwendor/waypointsabers/100_1940_zpsf54m0wxg.jpg (http://s1032.photobucket.com/user/noylwendor/media/waypointsabers/100_1940_zpsf54m0wxg.jpg.html)
Here you can see the gap between the MHS sleeve and the sinktube. That's were the switches and RC port will come through. I'll secure them to the brass and slide the sleeve material over them during assembly.
http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/noylwendor/waypointsabers/100_1939_zpswaq801nj.jpg (http://s1032.photobucket.com/user/noylwendor/media/waypointsabers/100_1939_zpswaq801nj.jpg.html)
http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/noylwendor/waypointsabers/100_1942_zpsi2pz51bf.jpg (http://s1032.photobucket.com/user/noylwendor/media/waypointsabers/100_1942_zpsi2pz51bf.jpg.html)
http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/noylwendor/waypointsabers/100_1941_zpsb19atdo7.jpg (http://s1032.photobucket.com/user/noylwendor/media/waypointsabers/100_1941_zpsb19atdo7.jpg.html)
It looks like this big bulky heavy monster of a hilt, but oddly fits well in the hands so far. The total length ends up at about 12" bit on the long side but well worth it for the look. I not only surprised my self, but was really pretty happy with clearing out the bin with out having to throw away or try and sell off bits and pieces.
Now the question is whether to weather or not to weather :D
Thanks for looking

[Greenie]

Awesome! I love the changes in the O.D. and the brass of the sink tube
I'm always apprehensive about weathering but I've just seen your other post and that looks excellent
I should order more than I need cos I love the idea of putting something together from the 'scrap' bin
Kudos to you Noyl Wendor :mrgreen:

[darth_chasm]

Pretry awesome for "scrap" :)

[Ty_Bomber]

Great "fridge" saber ;)

I live the patina on the brass sinktube. Did you strip the chrome chemically or sand it down?

[Noyl Wendor]

Great "fridge" saber ;)

I live the patina on the brass sinktube. Did you strip the chrome chemically or sand it down?

Good ole sandpaper and drill;)

[Ty_Bomber]

Interesting. At the risk of sounding like a simpleton, how? Insert the tube into the drill or a sandpaper drum on the drill?

[Thalan the Exiled]

Would be cool if you could make something to attach tube stock to a drill/drill press. Then you would have a sime lathe. Don't think you could do any real machining but for sanding it would rock.

[Noyl Wendor]

Interesting. At the risk of sounding like a simpleton, how? Insert the tube into the drill or a sandpaper drum on the drill?
Auto/marine plug with a nut and a bolt, put the plug in the piece you are sanding and tighten until it stays. Put the bolt end in the drill, and walla sanding down tube. Of course gloves and glasses need to be used. There is a tutorial on it here in the forums I believe.
I would however not attempt this with the idea, of cutting designs into mhs parts, I leave that to the pros ;)

[Miraluka]

Sooooo yeah. This is actually really cool. I wouldn't weather it!

[Ty_Bomber]

https://monsterfastener.com/item/dpr-056

Like this?

[Noyl Wendor]

https://monsterfastener.com/item/dpr-056

Like this?
Yes. As well get a carriage bolt with a nut that fits. The bolt will have a square part that will fit in the top washer of the marine plug. Keep the bottom washer, so when you put the bolt on the washer keeps it from the rubber.
I usually start with 80 grit paper. Use a glove, the piece you are stripping will get hot. Work your way down to 220 grit. It takes a bit to do. I cannot stress enough to use Glasses and a mask ;) After a few go rounds you should have some nice looking brass.
Some one did a tutorial on this some time back. I tried to find it but no luck there. I hope I explained this one well enough.

[CET]

It's amazing how much these Frankenstein monsters actually turn out to be pretty neat. :)

[Noyl Wendor]

So here's an update and a look at the finished hilt. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, for a scrap "Frankenstein" type of build. I did (see the pics) decide Red was the best choice. A small change in the pommel, for the opportunity to put a sort of "Dring" on there. The "hanger" sort of set up made more sense to attach to a belt rather than the covertec. I stripped the "neo vader" emitter, back to its bare state. Seemed to fit the color set up better. Unfortunately I won't be keeping this one, just don't have the space;)
So here's some pics
http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/noylwendor/waypointsabers/100_1967_zpsax9ginf2.jpg (http://s1032.photobucket.com/user/noylwendor/media/waypointsabers/100_1967_zpsax9ginf2.jpg.html)
http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/noylwendor/waypointsabers/100_1966_zpscle1zhl2.jpg (http://s1032.photobucket.com/user/noylwendor/media/waypointsabers/100_1966_zpscle1zhl2.jpg.html)
http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/noylwendor/waypointsabers/100_1965_zpslwdomnoz.jpg (http://s1032.photobucket.com/user/noylwendor/media/waypointsabers/100_1965_zpslwdomnoz.jpg.html)
http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/noylwendor/waypointsabers/100_1964_zpsipxy34iw.jpg (http://s1032.photobucket.com/user/noylwendor/media/waypointsabers/100_1964_zpsipxy34iw.jpg.html)
http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/noylwendor/waypointsabers/100_1963_zpsvmnmett6.jpg (http://s1032.photobucket.com/user/noylwendor/media/waypointsabers/100_1963_zpsvmnmett6.jpg.html)
http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/noylwendor/waypointsabers/100_1962_zpsx0qqmy1b.jpg (http://s1032.photobucket.com/user/noylwendor/media/waypointsabers/100_1962_zpsx0qqmy1b.jpg.html)
http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/noylwendor/waypointsabers/100_1961_zpsrno61uh6.jpg (http://s1032.photobucket.com/user/noylwendor/media/waypointsabers/100_1961_zpsrno61uh6.jpg.html)
http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/noylwendor/waypointsabers/100_1960_zpsdj1nbwsy.jpg (http://s1032.photobucket.com/user/noylwendor/media/waypointsabers/100_1960_zpsdj1nbwsy.jpg.html)
http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/noylwendor/waypointsabers/100_1959_zps6oudtqor.jpg (http://s1032.photobucket.com/user/noylwendor/media/waypointsabers/100_1959_zps6oudtqor.jpg.html)
http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/noylwendor/waypointsabers/100_1958_zpsvkn5b68t.jpg (http://s1032.photobucket.com/user/noylwendor/media/waypointsabers/100_1958_zpsvkn5b68t.jpg.html)
http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/noylwendor/waypointsabers/100_1957_zpsnkr5f9ud.jpg (http://s1032.photobucket.com/user/noylwendor/media/waypointsabers/100_1957_zpsnkr5f9ud.jpg.html)
Overall I'll say this was a fun project to do. The bin is empty, and I can move on to some other stuff for a bit :D Thanks for looking.

[Miraluka]

Yeah, that's a nice hilt. It's a shame you aren't keeping it, it's just fun to look at.