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Vazan Maceu
09-03-2007, 03:34 PM
Hello everybody

I hope this is the right place in the forum to post these pics of my first hilt, which is still in a very early stage of building... Just wanted to know what do you think of it, I´m always open to good advice:

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/2153/img0038wj8.jpg

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/1884/img0039ud4.jpg

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/7403/img0040hv1.jpg

As you can see, I´m using sink tube and PVC (the black ribbed section, I´ve mixed feelings about it). The two grey PVC sections are acting as place holders for now, but I like how the one near the emitter looks, but it needs some more work, obviously (paint, beveling the edges)... And not really sure about the pommel yet. I plan to use a covertec clip near the pommel section, that´s for sure, and a thumbscrew or two, just to keep things in place :D

Open to comments, suggestions, and whatever you´d like to say about it :wink:

Matboy
09-03-2007, 06:30 PM
Looks nice :)

Hasid Lafre
09-03-2007, 06:32 PM
Nto to bad. got a pritty good start.

ArkaiHalon
09-03-2007, 06:48 PM
pretty nice design. very "military" looking. Sleek, efficient, and designed to do a job, not be pretty. I like it alot. I like the ribbed section, and agree that the band at the emitter looks good. I'm not sure about the pommel either, but don't have any suggestions yet.

Argillian
09-03-2007, 07:06 PM
it reminds me of the impirial knights sabers nice saber!

Hasid Lafre
09-03-2007, 09:46 PM
Could put a angles cut into it say maybe a 20* cut but not pointy ended so its kinda flat on the very bottem still.

http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/5738/untitledcd9.th.png (http://img475.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitledcd9.png)

my mspaint skills kinda suck for ideas like this, Iam used to basic type stuff, but should get the idea accrost..

Vazan Maceu
09-04-2007, 05:19 AM
Thanks for your comments, they´re inspiring :)


Could put a angles cut into it say maybe a 20* cut but not pointy ended so its kinda flat on the very bottem still.

I got the picture. It´s a good idea, I´ll try it and post more photos. Thank you Hasid :wink:

Barmic Rin
09-05-2007, 05:40 AM
What are you using for the grip?

I'm looking at doing my sith one along those lines & don't want it looking like a straight copy of my Imp. Knight saber.

Very nice BTW.

Vazan Maceu
09-05-2007, 06:34 AM
What are you using for the grip?

It´s a piece of PVC pipe (32mm OD), I made the "ribs" with a primitive wood lathe (not more than a power drill with some attachments xD), a rounded dowel, and sanding paper... It´s not the best way to do it, because the PVC tends to heat a lot and bend itself during the sanding, so you have to go slowly. When it was "ribbed", I sanded it in order for the black automotive spray paint to stick to the surface. Still, I´m not very happy with that piece... Should have turned out better :roll:

I´m planning to put the activation button in that nail-shaped carving in the ribbed PVC pipe, what do you think? Although this one looks like it´s going to end up as a belt hanger, I´d like to give it some detail :wink:

Vazan Maceu
09-11-2007, 05:33 AM
Hello everybody

I´ve been trying a couple of new ideas for the hilt... One is this aluminium band:
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/3818/img0043oo3.jpg

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/439/img0044qb0.jpg

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/4818/img0048fa7.jpg

I´ve drilled two holes in it in order to keep it in place using a pair of screws that will also help to hold the emitter/blade holder in place. I´ll post more photos later... Imageshack doesn´t love me today :roll:

ArkaiHalon
09-11-2007, 05:39 AM
looks good. i liked the full circle, but they both look really good.

Barmic Rin
09-11-2007, 06:32 AM
I like the half- loop, that's why I put one on my saber!

Vazan Maceu
09-11-2007, 07:24 AM
Well, I managed to log into imageshack... These ones are of the new (tentative) piece on the pommel section:

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/5475/img0045mo5.jpg

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/7361/img0046dj3.jpg

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6769/img0047xb8.jpg

Unfortunately, the piece did not bend as I expected, and became angled at the two tiny holes... I have some ideas to fix this, though :wink:

I´ll try to post the last two pics later, as I continue battling with imageshack :roll:

Update: Last two photos of the hilt with the new attachments.

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/5932/img0041nb2.jpg

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/5042/img0042na8.jpg

Tomorrow I´d like to start working on the pommel section... If it turns out good, I´ll consider lighting this one (I was thinking of it as a belt-hanger, but... :wink: )

Comments, please :)

gundamaniac
09-16-2007, 01:38 AM
I'm really liking the metal detailing on this one. I think the new metal band by the emitter needs some refining; it looks a little too rough to fit in with the rest of the saber. That aside, you should definitely light this up :D

Hasid Lafre
09-16-2007, 01:50 AM
Light it up and fix the band on the pommel area. Find someone with a roller of some sort to make the bend right.

Clean up the edges and it would be a kille rlooking hilt.

Barmic Rin
09-17-2007, 04:35 AM
I'm really liking the metal detailing on this one. I think the new metal band by the emitter needs some refining; it looks a little too rough to fit in with the rest of the saber. That aside, you should definitely light this up :D

Well, my one isn't 100% flush, but I feel that's just part of the individuality of it.

Plus, that part i've had floating around for like 4 years & my MHS is less than a year old, so I kinda like it looking out of place!

Personal choice really.

Vazan Maceu
09-17-2007, 05:40 AM
Thanks for your comments and advice :)

I´ve been thinking about lighting it up, and an amber Luxeon 3W should look good on it. In fact, I´ve got one here on my desktop. That brings me another question... The blade holder. I´d like to order a 1.25" blade holder from the shop, but I´m not sure how much the shipping cost would be... Perhaps it would be higher than the blade holder itself! :lol:

This week I plan to work on the half loops (got to redo both of them, probably) and pommel section (I have an idea, I´ll try to post pics later), together with the design of the internal electronics holder (a pvc or metal shuttle perhaps). I´ll try to keep you all updated, thanks a lot for your comments :wink:

Vazan Maceu
10-19-2007, 07:04 AM
Hello ppl :)

I´ve doing some minor changes to the hilt. This is how the emitter zone half-loop and underplate look now:
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6832/15646831fg2.jpg

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6417/21919663qc8.jpg

Looks better, doesn´t it? I´m thinking of painting that piece under the half-loop black, but not really sure at the moment...

The bad news is this:
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/8048/15788360jc0.jpg

That part is becoming a catastrophic area :P ... Later on I´ll try to cover that with some sort of metallic overlay and add some detail to that part of the hilt.

And now, Ta-DAH! The aluminium plates that will hold the luxeon star:
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6817/43895993xt5.jpg

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/929/47217674wp7.jpg

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/6218/40453354dk1.jpg

The pieces were made from an old external HDD enclosure that I found by accident :lol: . Marker lines are still visible on the little one :P , but doesn´t really matter as I´m going to sand both plates...

Next thing to do will be the grip section... I´ve been thinking of possible alternatives to the PVC piece, because I don´t want the hilt melting in my hand :lol: ... I´ve got a couple ideas involving metal tubing and some kind of overlay to improve gripping, but we´ll see that next time :wink: