Another Newbie says hello

[Obi-Dar Ke-Gnomie]

Hi all! Just wanted to introduce myself. I go by Obi-Dar Ke-Gnomie.

I have made three non-functional hardware sabers, and one functional one that has the head of a 21 LED flashlight as an emitter.

I found this site through a listing at Ebay, and almost ruined my keyboard with my drool. I think I'm going to soak up as much info as I can here, and try my hand at a functional scratch built saber.

I tried to post photos of my sabers in the gallery area, but for some reason it didn't work. I'll try again later.

[Jetsi]

Welcome aboard! You will find more than enough info for anything you want to accomplish here.

[Firebird21]

http://www.gaownersclub.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_welcome.gif

[GFORCE13]

Welcome and you might want to consider getting a cover for the Keyboard :lol:, but seriously if you have questions we will help. 8)

[Barmic Rin]

Welcome and you might want to consider getting a cover for the Keyboard :lol:, but seriously if you have questions we will help. 8)

Or a Bib!!!!!!

With a catching tray!!!!
http://i16.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/89/02/d5cc_1.JPG


Oh, Welcome by the way!

[GFORCE13]

OMG Barmic you are too much I nearly drop my mouse when I saw this. :lol:

[Barmic Rin]

And it would have landed in your catcher tray if you'd been wearing your bib! ROFL!

[goldsaberwarrior]

If you need help we'll try to give it to you.

[Obi-Dar Ke-Gnomie]

Thanks for the welcome everyone! It's nice to know there are other saber lovers out there who are willing to help.

I thought I'd have a little "show and tell" and post a few pictures of my creations.

This was my first saber. Mostly PVC tubing, rubber grip glued on, and some metal doo-dads. It's simple, but I like the look of it.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2007-1/1236148/lightsaber_1.jpg

My second hilt was a lot more work. The grip was a foot peg from a BMX bike. Mid-section is a 6" sink tube with slots ground out to show a ribbed rubber hose. Emitter is a shower head and different sized washers.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2007-1/1236148/lightsaber_2.jpg

My third saber was made as a gift to a friend. It's loosely based on Qui-Gon's saber. I used a chrome tube from a vacuum cleaner, cut out to reveal a metal grill from a speaker. I used the head from a 21 LED flashlight, and wired it to light up. I hate the button, but it was the best I could find at the time.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2007-1/1236148/lightsaber_3_a.jpg
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2007-1/1236148/lightsaber_3_b.jpg
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2007-1/1236148/lightsaber_3_c.jpg

My fourth model is another vacuum tube dremelled out to show black ribbed tubing. Black PVC collar to hold the buttons and a shower head for an emitter.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2007-1/1236148/lightsaber_4.jpg

I'm ready now to build a fully functional saber. I'll poke around this site for a while to figure out what I want to do, then order some parts.

[pockets]

those are REALLY impressive for hardware sabers, even non functional they just look amazing

[GFORCE13]

Yeah Very Cool Hilts and welcome to the CSS
"Impresive most Impresive"