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Nightwing
10-31-2005, 10:03 AM
<font face="Arial">I noticed that in all of the pictures of the CCS hilts, the switch is located more towards the top of the hilt, rather than the bottom. Do they have to be done this way? Is there a way to make the switch at the bottom instead? Even better, does anyone know of a way to make a box shaped switch like Anakin's, Obi-Wan's, and Luke ep 6's? Preferably without the graflex clamp; just the box.</font id="Arial">

Strydur
10-31-2005, 11:06 AM
With the newer style switches I have you could put one at the bottom and still have room for 9v batterys in a 1.5" hilt. I dont think you could make it work in a 1.25" hilt or with any larger battery pack.

Tim
The Custom Saber Shop

Nightwing
10-31-2005, 03:04 PM
<font face="Arial">So is there any way to have 12v fit in a 1.5'' saber? If so, how? I noticed that in the tutorials, it only shows a single 9v battery.</font id="Arial">

Strydur
10-31-2005, 04:13 PM
The 8AA or 8AAA will fit a 1.5" tube for 12v.



Tim
The Custom Saber Shop

Nightwing
10-31-2005, 05:23 PM
So I basically have to choose between a more personalized and (for me) ergonomic hilt, and a brighter blade? If so, how much brighter is a 12v-powered blade than a 9v? Is it worth sacrificing hilt design?

Strydur
10-31-2005, 05:49 PM
with the new 4khz inverters you should be perfectly happy with a 9v.

Tim
The Custom Saber Shop

Nightwing
10-31-2005, 06:00 PM
Ah, thank you sir!

Erik
11-02-2005, 10:58 PM
I used a small slide switch from Radio Shack, 1.25 tube, 9v, and had the switch mounted about as far down the hilt as I could. The hilt's also 8" long so things were tight in there. Both sabers are made w/ parts from Tim. The one on the right was my first blade, and the one with the switch in question.
http://www.alderaanbase.com/photos/displayimage.php?album=34&pos=10

scaloth
11-03-2005, 05:51 PM
to be honest with you, i mounted the switch on my saber at the very base of my hilt, concealed inside the pommel. i didn't use any of the switches that Tim sells, but rather a basic on/off switch from radioshack. ended up working great

vadeblade
11-09-2005, 09:49 AM
The biggest problem I have with push on/off switches is that while dueling or just twirling my lightsaber I keep accidentally turning the saber off. The switch really does get in the way no matter where you mount it along the hilt body. But I found a solution and it worked quite well in a double-bladed saber I made. Also, it prevents accidentally turning on the saber when the blade is not attached.

I found a momentary micro switch. I mounted it just below the blade holder on the INSIDE of the hilt. I set it up in such a way that the button will get pressed down ONLY when I insert a blade into the hilt. I used screws to mount the switch but the same thing can be accomplished using epoxy. Then all of the buttons on the hilt were strictly cosmetic with the functional switch hidden away.

My next experiment will be to mount a push on/off switch in the pummel. It will be recessed to prevent accidental pressing. In this location I can draw the hilt off the belt clip and activate it in one motion, and one handed. I'll have pictures when it is done (december, maybe).

ohh, here are about 75% of the hilts I made.

http://geocities.com/projectstm/lightsaber.html

joruus28
11-09-2005, 04:05 PM
I used Tim's blade kit to modify a Graflex flash handle. I was able to install the switch toward the bottom. The battery was not an issue, due to the fact that the Graflex hilt essentially splits apart in the center at a clamp, providing battery access.

JediSaberSmith
11-13-2005, 09:04 PM
Hi everyone, Just a sugestion on how to mount a switch so its out of the way. Check out the pick on the bottom of the gallery page. www.jedisabersmith.com. Definatly not going to turn it off on accient.

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An Elegant Weapon From A More Civilized Age

curtainguy
11-18-2005, 08:10 PM
-nightwing.....i have found that cheap doorbell housings that are square can be curved and mounted to a hilt making that box shape, then you can get a small sldie switch or push-on push-off switch and mount it inside the box, making that familiar box shaped switch.

informalmyx
11-18-2005, 09:20 PM
jedisabersmith do you sell hilts like yours? i am tired of the sink job and dont have access to a metal lathe

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Strydur
11-18-2005, 10:20 PM
In a few weeks I will have a new hilt system which will include complete aluminum hilts that have screw on end caps and emitter ends. There will be many styles to chose from. But I am sure Jeff at jedisabersmith could also hook you up with one.

Tim
The Custom Saber Shop

JediSaberSmith
11-19-2005, 12:46 AM
informalmyx, If you are interested in haveing something built just comtact me through my website. This is not best place to do business. Im just sharing some of my ideas with everybody here. Thanks, JSS


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GeluKhanGharr
11-19-2005, 03:12 AM
Nothing against machined hilts, I think that some are rather beautiful, but I don't understand this contempt for sink tube/hardware hilts. Are we forgetting that's how it all started?
Flashgun, calculator bubbles, grenade, circuitboard, gas burner, sink knob etc. Any of these ring a bell?

Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.

Erik
11-19-2005, 10:09 AM
Or even as it goes in the books, Speeder bike throttle assembly, a bit from a wrecked starfighter, some spare jewels....Duct tape, safety wire, and a few pop rivets! Man it's ALL good, so long as the force flows, let it flow![8D]

informalmyx
11-19-2005, 11:24 AM
i was just wondering if you did them right now i am happy with my everready flashlight hilt

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JediSaberSmith
11-20-2005, 02:01 AM
I dont think anybody has forgot how it all began. Everything has a begining, as with everything things get better over time. I cant imagine too many Jedi running around with duct tape holding their lightsabers together. The machined emmiters and end caps that Strydur sells just make a better finished product.

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An Elegant Weapon From A More Civilized Age

GeluKhanGharr
11-20-2005, 12:52 PM
What Tim sells makes for perfectly functional sabers. I was reffering to the rest of the hilt. A sink tube or a combination of sink tubes of different diameters, or combinations of different kinds of pipes, with all kind of hardware parts attached make for better hilts, in my opinion, than hilts that are machined from one solid piece. And those fond of these wholly machined pieces frown upon and usually show contempt for hardware hilts. Without Tim's machined parts it would be nearly impossible to make the sabers functional. I simply ask we do not disqualify the sink tube itself.

On a different note, does anyone else have an issue with Mace's hilt? It makes me think Sith, not Jedi. There is too much vanity in that hilt. Has anyone alse noticed how similar the Mace and the Sidious hilts are?

Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.

informalmyx
11-20-2005, 12:58 PM
it goes with mases fighting style Saber form Vaapad. it harnesses the darkside to help him and yes he is the only true master of this form

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GeluKhanGharr
11-20-2005, 01:19 PM
Thanks, Myx, I didn't know that.

Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.

robt666
11-20-2005, 01:50 PM
just shows that even the jedi had some true playas big pimp'n, if you look close to the transport he got on with the rest of his crew when they were going to put the hurt'n on palpy you can see gold pin stripes. check it out next time[:D]

StrangeWings
11-20-2005, 11:22 PM
I don't see how Mace and Sidious's sabers are at all similar
http://masterreplicas.com/file_cache/tmp424deadba3b76_SidiousMini2pi.gif
http://masterreplicas.com/file_cache/tmp42126d53537e9_MACEWINDU_EP2MINI_page.gif

Call me crazy but I think the Sidious's saber looks like it is very old. On the other hand Maces looks like it just rolled of the assembly line. Oh and sticking to the topic, there is nothing wrong with sink tube sabers at all. It just depends on how fancy you want to get. And as it was pointed out in the books they are made out of all kinds of things. I'm sure not all these things were perfect tube shapes and that is where the machined hilts come into play.

robt666
11-21-2005, 03:20 PM
think he was talking about the gold. and that makes others take notice to what he has. kinda like he is being an atention whore in his own way with out saying but by doing. sink tube sabers can look realy good if you take the time with them. others can look like crap

informalmyx
11-21-2005, 04:55 PM
thanks strydur let us know when you can do that i am saving up for a new saber and i want a 1.25"(i got small hands)sized saber


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GeluKhanGharr
11-29-2005, 02:09 AM
StrangeWings, since a hilt is built by each jedi/sith, the way it looks kinda gives you a tiny window into the owner's personality.
The reason I said these hilts look similar is because, to me, they both reek of vanity. And vanity is a path to the dark side. But Mix helped me understand - mace is tainted by the dark, but still strong enough to not cross the line. Most other jedi sabers, at least the ones from the movies, are much more plain and simple. More humble, if you will.

Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.
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informalmyx
11-29-2005, 07:04 AM
if you guys want a interesting look into SW you take a looking the RPG books i got most of them and they are great also if you wish to learn more about the force and the jedi code read the books anything before episode 3 sequalDark Lord; The Rise of Darth Vader and anything after the X-wing series and i encourge you to go find the books most book stores sells them in scifi area and other book stores such as used books might have a large selection of the old ones . i wish ppl would read more i told a freind that i read about 650 pages a night a work and he said he hadnt read a book that big ever in his life.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/733730/104-9149606-3797539 is where you can find alot of the books

http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania/fullview/1CZYYG0FRBYPK/104-9149606-3797539?%5Fencoding=UTF8
is where you can find the updated version of the rpg books it is fun having some of my friends go to one of ours house rpg old pen and paper style (sorry kids who are used to the term RPG means FF7[:p])and going at it for 8 hours with a 30 minute break every 2 hours so ppl can stetch i have one of my favorite characters around still a Force adept Miraluka Male Named Myx he was a bad ass

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GeluKhanGharr
11-29-2005, 01:20 PM
Myx, I am relatively new to the US, and where I come from, we didn't have the books. I have just recently started with the books. First was the Complete visual dictionary, now I am going through the cronology so I have a refference when I dive into the novels. Besides, as tempting as SW books were, they couldn't beat the draw to Eco, Camus, Lem and Hugo.
RPG? I am not sure I know either meaning.

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curtainguy
11-29-2005, 02:14 PM
RPG refers to role playing game, a game that usaully has not a board but the players imagination, or whatever miniatures the person has, now adays its all i computer games were the creativity is almost completely taken out of it.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/curtainguy04/vader.jpghttp://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/curtainguy04/maul_saber3_small.jpghttp://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/curtainguy04/dooku.jpghttp://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/curtainguy04/sidious.jpg

curtainguy
11-29-2005, 02:16 PM
FF7 is a sony playstation game in which has the base of an rpg but no real creativity needed.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/curtainguy04/vader.jpghttp://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/curtainguy04/maul_saber3_small.jpghttp://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/curtainguy04/dooku.jpghttp://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b121/curtainguy04/sidious.jpg

informalmyx
11-29-2005, 04:57 PM
oh sorry GeluKhanGharr i should of explained more GeluKhanGharr you can got to a book store like waldenbook or barnes and noble and ask for Role-playing stuff i know i have about 6 places in my town that sells this tpe of stuff you can also visit wizards.com and go to the starwars section for ideas and help

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vadeblade
12-05-2005, 04:46 PM
I finished mounting a push on/off SPDT switch in the pommel of my hilt. Here is a picture
http://www.geocities.com/projectstm/hilts/pommelbutton.jpg

And here is a cross section drawing.
http://www.geocities.com/projectstm/hilts/cross_section.JPG

It is completely out of the way. Inside the hilt it only protruded about a quarter inch out of the pommel. It came with a platic red button that I tossed in the thrash. The bare metal post recessed in the pommel makes it look like a charging jack.

Now EL or LED, hmmm...

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JediSaberSmith
12-06-2005, 01:46 AM
Nice job mounting that switch in the pommel. Looks good

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