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xl97
02-12-2008, 10:53 AM
any idea on an ETA for these? was told about month, a month+ ago I believe..

still waiting to get all my stuff at once.. and this is holding up my oder. :)

anyone got alternatives?

does the sinktube 1.5 holder fit COMPLETELY in the sink tube? for lower placement? or does it have a 'lip' so it buts up at top? (and hence cant be sunk lower than lip edge)

Thanks.

xl97
02-12-2008, 11:02 AM
update: APRIL is the latest 'in stock' date for these now.

ANYONE got alternatives???

Jay-gon Jinn
02-12-2008, 11:21 AM
Well...you could use an MHS sinktube adaptor and any of the standard bladeholders if you can't wait that long. the daptor fits over the 1.25 tube, allowing the use of any standard MHS bladeholder. And looking at tims' (Strydur's) led hilt tutorial, http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?t=20
it looks like the sinktube blade holder slides completely into the sinktube, allowing tou to place it anywhere along the length of the tube.

Obi-Dar Ke-Gnomie
02-12-2008, 06:29 PM
it looks like the sinktube blade holder slides completely into the sinktube, allowing tou to place it anywhere along the length of the tube.

I can verify that. It slides completely into the sink tube, and you can put it wherever you want in the tube.

xl97
02-13-2008, 08:33 AM
thanks much guys... have some salvage,spare and freshly ordered parts.. should be making some 'hilts' in the next few days/weeks..

(I need to read up on the electronics mostly now) ;)

does most everything fit inside (diameter wise) inside a 1.25 tube? or is a 1.5 tube needed?

(ie: width of the driver board(s)? & batery packs?)

and to read/compare about colored LED over white with colored lens? your preferences?

Jay-gon Jinn
02-13-2008, 10:16 AM
Most soundboards fit in a 1.25" tube, but it is recommended to use some sort of carrier for the soundboards to prevent accidental shorting of the board against the sidewall of the tube. There are some battery packs that will not fit in a 1.25 tube, though, like the stacked 4-AA packs. The linear packs fit fine.

Colored leds are always brighter than the filtered whites. The filtered whits are usually the easiest way to certain colors not available in a coloerd-led, like purple or pink.

xl97
02-13-2008, 01:38 PM
sweet... thanks..

actually your tut/pics helped me put the 'sink tube adaptors' into prespective on how they were to be used. And the link you provided here..
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...hread.php?t=20

was also something I have missed. (search results return PAGES of stuff usually..lol)

thanks again...

Novastar
03-13-2008, 11:16 PM
I am SOOOOO looking forward to these.

I absolutely LOVED the black ones. I can't think of any other part I like more. I even love the heatsink! Although... I would assume the heatsink might be better as an almost entirely solid piece with the wires leading down through the center?

Thanks for making these Tim, they are *GREAT*!

xl97
04-02-2008, 08:16 PM
to bump this up again.. (back to those elusive 1.25 blade holders)

how do those work? (the 1.25's that is)

do those fit inside/outside of a 1.25 tube then? Sorry they havnt been in stock in a VERY long time.. so I havent seen many pictures of them.. and how the 1.25's work with a 1.25 pipe.. again Im talking just the 1.25's not a 1.5 sink tube adaptor over a 1.25 tube witha blade holder in it.. just want to see how a straight 1.25 works =)

thanks

thebluecanary
04-03-2008, 10:02 AM
I made my own blade holder out of some PVC end cap. Fit very nice. I added a little electrical tape to the end of the blade to give it a tighter fit.

xl97
04-03-2008, 03:14 PM
pics.... we ALWAYS NEED PICS!! ;)

also how did you get it to sit/mount with the heatsink/led parts?

I sooooo want some 1.25 blade holders to come in.. Ive been waiting MANY months..

I honestly just think they wont be available any more..LOL

Strydur
04-03-2008, 06:45 PM
They will be available I just obviously chose the wrong manufacturer for them. I am looking into getting a short run made up ASAP to pacify you all :D

xl97
04-03-2008, 07:02 PM
thanks.. "I" personally appreciate it.. I know I aksed many months back.. so I can imagine others have waited evern longer.

I think I'll be getting about 3-4 myself... just to put thing in perspective on quantity if it matters. ;)

thanks

thebluecanary
04-04-2008, 07:00 AM
pics.... we ALWAYS NEED PICS!! ;)

also how did you get it to sit/mount with the heatsink/led parts?

I sooooo want some 1.25 blade holders to come in.. Ive been waiting MANY months..

I honestly just think they wont be available any more..LOL

I used EL for mine. (At the time, 2 - 3 years ago) I am ripping it out this weekend to remount it in a new hilt, I can show you what I did then.

EDIT: I thought I had saw a website that showed how to make your own blade holder from PVC: http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?t=13

darthdan
04-04-2008, 01:44 PM
Here is a tutorial i made a while back when I first started making sinktube sabers. It's pretty accurate other than i was soldering the wires to the legs of the LED which i would not really recommend...
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?t=2547&highlight=tutorial+sink+tube

Barmic Rin
04-05-2008, 12:12 PM
They will be available I just obviously chose the wrong manufacturer for them. I am looking into getting a short run made up ASAP to pacify you all :D

WOOT!!!!

I'll be needing afew of these! (13, last count!)

Don't make that order too small TIM!!!!!

Hasid Lafre
04-05-2008, 12:28 PM
13!!! jesus hubert christ!

Barmic Rin
04-05-2008, 12:35 PM
I'm building afew based on the graflex for friends & Family.

Plus my green curved.

My Sith Legacy.

My Zayne Carrick 'KOTOR'.

You can see where i'm going with this. Just hope Tim doesn't sell through before I have this Legal business to sort.

Hasid Lafre
04-05-2008, 12:46 PM
yeah. well have fun

Barmic Rin
04-05-2008, 12:49 PM
Well, Legal matter = Monies for me + looking for my own place again.


Monies for me + looking for my own place = More room to build sabers -more money to give to Tim.


Simple maths really! LOL!

Obi-Dar Ke-Gnomie
04-05-2008, 01:13 PM
" I'll be needing afew of these! (13, last count!) "

Geez, save some for the rest of us, eh?;)

Barmic Rin
04-05-2008, 01:17 PM
Maybe..... LOL!!!!!

Hasid Lafre
04-05-2008, 01:18 PM
obi dar that pic is just awsome!

Barmic Rin
04-05-2008, 01:35 PM
Has, you must have been on Icanhasahotdog & Icanhascheezburger at some point! You're as big a nerd as me for jeebus sakes!

Hasid Lafre
04-05-2008, 01:48 PM
No the hubbert part was my incarnation. it started with a conversation about what jesus middel name was cause his innital was H. and in a drunken stuper I splerted out jesus hubert christ. with the hands on hips superhero pose.

But I do have alot of cat pics that are from icanhascheezburger. I havent seen the hot dog one but I stole this image from somewhere.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb168/Sidneyious/weiners.jpg

But this is by far my favy of all my cat pics.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb168/Sidneyious/Misc%20Pics/Animal%20Pics/Copy_of_invisiblebiketw9.jpg

I have tons of animal pics.
http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb168/Sidneyious/Misc%20Pics/Animal%20Pics/

thebluecanary
04-07-2008, 08:32 AM
Because I don't want to wait I was playing around in the hardware store, and found a couple things that will let me mount the 3/4 blade. But nothing for a 1" blade yet. Copper Fittings. I'm going to try and see if I can make a heat sink as well. You never know. If I am successful, I'll post some pics.

Barmic Rin
04-08-2008, 12:37 PM
Tried it, but alot of stuff over here is a different size.

Damn imperial/metric sizing.....


I have too many LOL faves to choose! THough this is up there at the top....

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/godspeedmooncat.jpg

Hasid Lafre
04-08-2008, 12:59 PM
I got that one.

If ya want to spen a hour or so ROTFLYAO then here ya go.

http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb168/Sidneyious/Misc%20Pics/Animal%20Pics/

Barmic Rin
04-08-2008, 01:05 PM
I'm gonna steal everyone of those!!!!!!

Cheers dude!

Hasid Lafre
04-08-2008, 01:09 PM
lmao
ah, wish I had gotten all my other pics off my HDD before my pc decided to die. I may have to get a patch cable and put my HDD in teh frezzer for a couple hours to get the stuff I want off it. Like my music that I waited so long for. I got tones of music.

But yea.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb168/Sidneyious/thread_direction.gif

xl97
04-08-2008, 01:21 PM
jeebus.. and I thought me getting 3-4 was going to be asking alot!! lol


(not to mention I finally got my parts after some mis-routing business).. and I notice I forgot to order ALL my new bladeholders!! lol

got everything else but those... (DOH!)

Barmic Rin
04-08-2008, 01:22 PM
I've already alerted Firebird about this thread, so before he arrives we'd best get back on topic.....

When will I be able to get my hands on some bladeholders? Oh, woe, woe, woe.....

xl97
04-08-2008, 05:28 PM
whos Firebird? And "I" started this topic... why would "Firebird' care?

on aside note.. if we all keep chanting 1.25 blade holders.. he'll just have to cave in and get them ASAP! ;)

ArkaiHalon
04-08-2008, 05:40 PM
And "I" started this topic...

Congratulations. here's your cookie
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:qflG4_hqQkNUMM:http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j317/mccloud24/CHOCOLATE_CHIP_COOKIE.jpg

xl97
04-08-2008, 07:51 PM
Congratulations. here's your cookie
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:qflG4_hqQkNUMM:http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j317/mccloud24/CHOCOLATE_CHIP_COOKIE.jpg

(postcount++ for you...yippie)..

anyways.. not like I wanted some credit or anything.. I was only clarifying member names if he thought it was this 'firebird' member..

no need for the drama. (sigh)

Barmic Rin
04-09-2008, 01:48 AM
Firebird is the legendary post derailer of old. He's on every now & then.
Since me & Hasid started chatting about LOLcats, the post was derailed.


See it now?

Hasid Lafre
04-09-2008, 01:52 AM
Lolcats For The Win!!!!

Barmic Rin
04-09-2008, 02:01 AM
Jabba cat demands of Arkai Halon....


http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t78/barmic_rin/funny-pictures-orange-jabba-cat.jpg

Hasid Lafre
04-09-2008, 02:05 AM
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb168/Sidneyious/Misc%20Pics/Animal%20Pics/ha-ha-ha2.jpg

Hay BR if you got a cat pic that I dont have just email it to me will ya?

PMing email now.

ArkaiHalon
04-09-2008, 02:07 AM
(postcount++ for you...yippie)..

anyways.. not like I wanted some credit or anything.. I was only clarifying member names if he thought it was this 'firebird' member..

no need for the drama. (sigh)

I'd like to apologize. My post was totally meant as funny haha joke. It obviously did not come across that way. I had no intention of drama, just was being silly after a really really bad day, and it didn't come across as intended.

Barmic Rin
04-09-2008, 02:26 AM
Jeez, ligten up people!

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t78/barmic_rin/funny-pictures-melodrama-cat.jpg



LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

Hasid Lafre
04-09-2008, 02:30 AM
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb168/Sidneyious/Misc%20Pics/Animal%20Pics/roflmfao.jpg

Novastar
04-09-2008, 03:41 AM
Alright, I'm caving in to join the de-railing fun... just CUZ.

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk165/greytale/DSCN2970.jpg

And YES, that *IS* indeed my cat. One of them. The skinny one. You should see the big guy. I sometimes call him "Double" as a sort of derogatory nickname... :)

Hasid Lafre
04-09-2008, 05:28 AM
I got a pic like that(not my cat).

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb168/Sidneyious/Misc%20Pics/Animal%20Pics/sloppy*****.jpg

DarthFender
04-09-2008, 06:14 AM
Oooh, Ooooh! Can I derail!? 'Course of you want me to shut up, I'll shut up. I can't stand it when someone talks more than they are welcome to. Me, when I'm told to shut up, I shut up. Cause I hate it when people talk to much. Like this one guy I know, he's always talkin' and sayin' a bunch o' stuff like "Shut Up Fender!", and I shut up, cause I hate those people who just don't know when to quit. Like this other guy I know, he's always poppin off at the mouth and saying things like "Can't you be quite for llike one second??!!!". And I tell him, "Sure, I can, cause when I'm told to shut up, I shut up!"

xl97
04-09-2008, 07:01 AM
I'd like to apologize. My post was totally meant as funny haha joke. It obviously did not come across that way. I had no intention of drama, just was being silly after a really really bad day, and it didn't come across as intended.

ahh..ok..no harm no foul! :)

take care

Barmic Rin
04-09-2008, 08:08 AM
I got a pic like that(not my cat).

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb168/Sidneyious/Misc%20Pics/Animal%20Pics/sloppy*****.jpg

Mine, we stuck the bottle under her arm, spread afew road works lights & a bong behind her, them stuck some bluetint glasses on her.

She's so comatose when asleep you can move her mouth like a puppet & doesn't wake her!!!!

Hasid Lafre
04-09-2008, 09:31 AM
lol, iam sure.

Barmic Rin
04-09-2008, 09:44 AM
http://www.vantasia.org/images/foxy_cover2.jpg


Turkish Van. The R-tard of the cat world.

I love my cat to bits, but she's so dumb, she actually got hit by a milkfloat!! those things can only do like 4mph!!!!

Hasid Lafre
04-09-2008, 09:53 AM
LMAO!

Poor poor cat

Barmic Rin
04-09-2008, 09:59 AM
http://www.crumblenet.co.uk/~tim/mf/lookingnice.jpg

VS

http://www.cfanorthwest.org/topcats/current/b16.jpg

Who will win!?!!?!

thebluecanary
04-09-2008, 10:14 AM
Anyone found any alternatives to the 1" balde holder? best I could find was a 3/4". I know there is copper tubing that is 1 1/8" OD with 1" ID, but so far I have only found it in 6' sections or so.

Barmic Rin
04-09-2008, 10:22 AM
I've found a guy over here that does alu tube at £2.50/ft, but I like the finished look of Tim's ones, and i'm just too plain lazy at the moment to bother building them myself.

Try looking at your local precision engineer workshop. Those guys have a ton of off cuts.

Hasid Lafre
04-09-2008, 10:23 AM
Wow the derailment on this topic deffinatly went right 10 miles.

Barmic Rin
04-09-2008, 10:37 AM
SLAP!!!!

We were getting it back on until you do it again!!!!


Seriously, how many have we derailed this week?


Has, Check the SIG!!!!

Hasid Lafre
04-09-2008, 10:43 AM
Nice! Really nice

People that havent seen this topic are gonna see it and be like 6 pages? WTH they talking about!

Barmic Rin
04-09-2008, 10:47 AM
Cats? Milkfloats? Firebird?

Confusion is always good.


I'll see about getting a better replacement logo for derailment alliance later.

thebluecanary
04-09-2008, 01:04 PM
I've found a guy over here that does alu tube at £2.50/ft, but I like the finished look of Tim's ones, and i'm just too plain lazy at the moment to bother building them myself.

Try looking at your local precision engineer workshop. Those guys have a ton of off cuts.

I am getting so close to needing it too. There are parts of my design I might have to change. Anyone know the actual size/length of the full assembled blade holder, LED and heatsink?

(Hoping to uses the same holder and heatsink here: http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?t=2547 )

Hasid Lafre
04-09-2008, 01:07 PM
about 2.5"

BlackDOG
04-09-2008, 01:31 PM
Oooh, Ooooh! Can I derail!? 'Course of you want me to shut up, I'll shut up. I can't stand it when someone talks more than they are welcome to. Me, when I'm told to shut up, I shut up. Cause I hate it when people talk to much. Like this one guy I know, he's always talkin' and sayin' a bunch o' stuff like "Shut Up Fender!", and I shut up, cause I hate those people who just don't know when to quit. Like this other guy I know, he's always poppin off at the mouth and saying things like "Can't you be quite for llike one second??!!!". And I tell him, "Sure, I can, cause when I'm told to shut up, I shut up!"

Man, that made me laugh!

Reminds me of ol Bugs...

Thanks Fender!

DarthFender
04-09-2008, 09:15 PM
No problem there, Pal! Excuse me. Pardon. Pardon me excuse me. LoL Truth be told I was just trying to get the 300 Mark, and as you can see I made it. Newly promoted Sith Minion.

DARTH KALEL
04-09-2008, 11:48 PM
I want to be part of the derailment alliance lol

Barmic Rin
04-16-2008, 12:34 PM
All are welcome to join the derailment, though if Sabergirl kicks your ass, don't blame me!!!

thebluecanary
04-17-2008, 07:39 AM
Ok because it doesn't look like Tim is going to get these things before I need them to finish my saber, has anyone found any alternatives? I found something for a 3/4" blade, but I really wanted the 1" blade. But I havn't found anything to work as a heatsink yet.

Anyone?

xl97
04-17-2008, 09:26 AM
nope.. (at least "I" havent) we all have un-finished sabers we are waiting on....

it has been 'MANY' months for these so far.. I wouldnt 'rush it' ;)

thebluecanary
04-17-2008, 10:00 AM
I did happen to find "something" that might work as a heat sink. I found a collection of aluminum washers that are 1" wide. I was going to buy a box and play around with them and see what I can come up with.

http://www.mcmaster.com/
93286A031 Aluminum Flat Washer 1100-F, 3/8" Screw, .438" ID, 1" OD, .073"-.078" Thk

I'll look for it local first. But at least this will give me a heat sink to start with.

Strydur
04-29-2008, 09:59 AM
In stock..

Novastar
04-29-2008, 11:28 AM
*cheers*

:)

DARTH KALEL
04-29-2008, 11:56 AM
yay placing order tonight to make sure I get a few.

Jay-gon Jinn
04-29-2008, 06:16 PM
No anodize this time, eh? I actually liked that look on the last batch.

Hasid Lafre
04-29-2008, 06:41 PM
Tim said they came anodized but he dident ask for them to be anodized. Love the switch bezel tim!

Obi-Dar Ke-Gnomie
04-29-2008, 09:18 PM
No anodize this time, eh? I actually liked that look on the last batch.

Boy, you just can't please some people, eh?;)

xl97
04-29-2008, 09:35 PM
No anodize this time, eh? I actually liked that look on the last batch.


Yeah that black was hot..

I still got a few (of the new ones) too...LOL

SpectreT65
04-29-2008, 09:59 PM
Tim said they came anodized but he dident ask for them to be anodized. Love the switch bezel tim!Switch bezel definitely looks like it's going to be cool. I've got 3 on order for the three chassis I have.

Hasid Lafre
04-29-2008, 10:27 PM
the switch bezel reminds me of the graflex button, make your switch with a red button and it would look like a graflex button IMO.

Barmic Rin
05-05-2008, 01:58 PM
Dammit! I got a guy building something similar, but will be using UK size screw sizes!

I'll tap & die them myself to allow a bit of flexibility to screw placement!

Will groove them if I get a chance!

I knew I should have held on a little longer for you Tim!