BhujangiJedi
01-24-2008, 10:19 PM
So I've been reading through the forums for about a month now and I finally got my own parts and built my own sabers. I've seen hundreds of pictures of (mostly) beautiful sabers, and read through the tutorials, but there's one topic I don't think has been covered sufficiently... how do you stabilize everything once you stuff it in the hilt?
I tried some quick & dirty ghetto tactics with scraps of cardboard & packing peanuts before I realized I needed something semi-durable (to withstand being disassembled/reassembled for battery changes and single/dual saber conversion) and convenient to deal with.
Soooo... I came up with my professional cardboard and tape solution: :D
Looks alright from the outside:
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39&d=1201649251
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40&d=1201649305
Let's see the innards...
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=41&d=1201649414
Purrrrrrdy, ain't it?
There's a piece of cardboard acting as a spacer so that the switch doesn't protrude as much outside the hilt that also stops the battery pack from sliding upwards into the hilt too much. I wedged long folds of cardboard on either side of the battery pack to keep it from rattling around. And to keep it from slipping downwards, I put some stabilizers in the pommel, and one in the double-male piece that lets me join them into a double-blade.
As you can see, this is a very simple MHS saber, no custom work. Putting it together forced me to solder for the first time in my life with a nifty 25W $5.99 iron from Fry's. I don't have a workshop or experience, so I'm wondering what the pros do to keep everything packed inside nice and stable.
I tried some quick & dirty ghetto tactics with scraps of cardboard & packing peanuts before I realized I needed something semi-durable (to withstand being disassembled/reassembled for battery changes and single/dual saber conversion) and convenient to deal with.
Soooo... I came up with my professional cardboard and tape solution: :D
Looks alright from the outside:
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39&d=1201649251
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=40&d=1201649305
Let's see the innards...
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=41&d=1201649414
Purrrrrrdy, ain't it?
There's a piece of cardboard acting as a spacer so that the switch doesn't protrude as much outside the hilt that also stops the battery pack from sliding upwards into the hilt too much. I wedged long folds of cardboard on either side of the battery pack to keep it from rattling around. And to keep it from slipping downwards, I put some stabilizers in the pommel, and one in the double-male piece that lets me join them into a double-blade.
As you can see, this is a very simple MHS saber, no custom work. Putting it together forced me to solder for the first time in my life with a nifty 25W $5.99 iron from Fry's. I don't have a workshop or experience, so I'm wondering what the pros do to keep everything packed inside nice and stable.