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Strydur
11-11-2005, 01:28 AM
This is the place to post pictures of your sabers.

Tim
The Custom Saber Shop

ishtob
11-11-2005, 11:03 AM
here's my sabers, and im proud to say that i got most of the parts from the custom saber shop [:D]

EL blade:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y222/icbob/saber-sam.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y222/icbob/saber-andy.jpg

mace MRFX conversion:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y222/icbob/DSC01003.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y222/icbob/DSC01001.jpg

GeluKhanGharr
11-11-2005, 07:09 PM
Wow, nice Mace conversion. Is the blade removable? What did you use to mount the LED? I have a broken Mace saber too and want to make it Lux, but I have no ideea what to mount the LED on. I think Tim said he will make holders at some time, but it doesn't seem to be very soon.

WeirdoTransvestite
11-11-2005, 07:56 PM
Got the parts from CSS
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15/WeirdoTransvestite/LIGHT1.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a15/WeirdoTransvestite/LIGHT3.jpg
Moved at the last second with that one, supposed to be Red. Camera settings were off as well.

StrangeWings
11-12-2005, 01:49 AM
Let me try this again...I finally figured out my grip problem so now all I have to do is finish it..but here are some progress pics..
[img=left] http://myspace-046.vo.llnwd.net/00297/64/02/297792046_m.jpg [/img=left]

[img=left] http://myspace-762.vo.llnwd.net/00297/26/72/297792762_m.jpg [/img=left]

[img=left] http://myspace-990.vo.llnwd.net/00297/09/92/297792990_l.jpg [/img=left]

The main part is copper..the emitter and endcap are aluminium (from css), the blade is from css made by me...actually come to think of it..except for the copper almost all of it is from css..

GeluKhanGharr
11-12-2005, 02:22 AM
Alright, here are some of my sabers.
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/10.JPG
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/11.JPG
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/3%20sabers.JPG
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/5.JPG
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/6.JPG
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/7.JPG
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/8.JPG
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/betterthanparks.JPG
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/many.JPG
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/yodawindu.JPG

Except for the purple wire, all of the blades pictured are made with stuff from CSS. I've been too cheap to buy the holders and did the Lowes specials or sleaved copper pipe, but that will change for the sabers I intend to keep. I love to make them work and include sound modules, but my best enjoyment comes from designing the hilts. Cheers!
http://www.illumisabers.com

GeluKhanGharr
11-12-2005, 02:33 AM
hey StrangeWings, what do you do to keep the copper from tarnishing? I love the look, but what I tried only stays shiny and nice like that for few hours. The grease/acids from my hands stains them.

LAN-ED-TUL
11-13-2005, 03:14 PM
finally found a way to post them, man what a pain in the butt. here they are:

http://www.lan-ed-tul.zoomshare.com/album/saber%20pics/images/81c82337dec30e69bf11444a44083ff8_11319234830/image.jpg?SSImageQuality=Full

http://www.lan-ed-tul.zoomshare.com/album/saber%20pics/images/e9016234204dccc8db29f120197eb64c_11319235590/image.jpg?SSImageQuality=Full

http://www.lan-ed-tul.zoomshare.com/album/saber%20pics/images/a4e3ff6c2008af823f69151894758037_11319235830/image.jpg?SSImageQuality=Full

http://www.lan-ed-tul.zoomshare.com/album/saber%20pics/images/bd3687e915fd81832ca3477d3805f154_11319236030/image.jpg?SSImageQuality=Full
http://www.lan-ed-tul.zoomshare.com/album/saber%20pics/images/ce83df30e53060c4c3a96847e540c3d2_11319236230/image.jpg?SSImageQuality=Full

http://www.lan-ed-tul.zoomshare.com/album/saber%20pics/images/ab84e8e71a363ddda7c4825d6e203dac_11319236450/image.jpg?SSImageQuality=Fullhttp://www.lan-ed-tul.zoomshare.com/album/saber%20pics/images/95749fdde34a224adced3f63c87a6b65_11319236690/image.jpg?SSImageQuality=Full


the pics arent the best. i used a crappy lil 3 in 1 camera. its all i got right now.

this hilt was made from a 3 cell heiland synchronar. i used a vader type shroud. and i made an outer casing from pvc tube of the qui-gonn outer casing design. i also put 2 leds in it as well. i couldnt catch the red blinking one but i did catch the blue one. theyre on opposite sides from each other. the blue is a constant on while the red blinks. i used tims holder and 40 inch blue el blade kit. also using his 2 khz inverter in it for now. i plan on swapping the 4 khz out of the graflex once i get the led kit for the graflex.

the graflex i have is a real one not a remade piece. i got the 4 khz el kit in it right now.
it has a graflex shop core,(looks fantastic too, just like the real thing). i just used tims blue el blade in it. i dont have any pics of it yet, but i will soon. it is definately brighter using the 4 over the 2 khz driver. i eventully am going to go with a led blade kit from graflex shop in the graflex. i know, buty i dont intend to duel with it.

its for show. i have a luke esb conversion kit on it and using the led kit from GS it will have the retract/extend feature and removeable blade and with his controller it also has the sound hookup. i plan on scavenging a hasbro anakin color change saber for the sound. i already tested it in a blank graflex bottom tube. lil tight fit to get it in there with battery and el setup, but led controller might be smaller and give me more room.

his led controller has the spot on it for sound hookup. i simply put the sound switch wires to the controller and when i power it up or down, it turns on or off the sound at the same time.



anyways getting back to the pics of the saber i built before my latest project.


i call this the yin/yang saber. lol. good/evil. ya get it, vader/qui-gonn.
i have the leds on a seperate battery setup, 2AA's and the el on a single 9 volt. it all fit nicely into the 3 cell. led holders were a pain to put in place since i had to go down far enough to clear the holder and stuff. then, fishing the darn leds into tube and into the bottoms of each holder, pushing them into each one wasnt easy at all.

but the payoff was worth it. i have led's with a el kit. they can run together or seperately. i probably could of went with some resistoring here and there and running off 2 9 volts or whatever, but this setup worked out good. as i said, wished the pics were better quality.

Nightwing
11-13-2005, 08:22 PM
Hey GeluKhanGharr, how did you make the activation box for your sabers? (especially for the second one down)

LAN-ED-TUL
11-13-2005, 08:25 PM
okay heres a few pics of that graflex i got with the GS core part and CSS's 4 khz inverter and using the blue EL blade from CSS as well. this is the one that will eventually get the led blade kit with sound.

http://www.lan-ed-tul.zoomshare.com/album/saber%20pics/images/f36322a3c936a3551a61e98fc98129e3_11319342840/image.jpg?SSImageQuality=Full
http://www.lan-ed-tul.zoomshare.com/album/saber%20pics/images/a1ea744793eb03546fba335c4341fe5e_11319343190/image.jpg?SSImageQuality=Full
http://www.lan-ed-tul.zoomshare.com/album/saber%20pics/images/d9141f9e511a70f495605b3659e23d2d_11319343380/image.jpg?SSImageQuality=Full
http://www.lan-ed-tul.zoomshare.com/album/saber%20pics/images/6ce4d743d61996af541c15706114d9fb_11319343950/image.jpg?SSImageQuality=Full

http://www.lan-ed-tul.zoomshare.com/album/saber%20pics/images/9ff680602dfd3923bc9609c40aa9b2ea_11319344300/image.jpg?SSImageQuality=Full

http://www.lan-ed-tul.zoomshare.com/album/saber%20pics/images/0ce4bd08390719de6bafb4869ee1b55d_11319344640/image.jpg?SSImageQuality=Full

http://www.lan-ed-tul.zoomshare.com/album/saber%20pics/images/716ccab57a031a4246a71cd48485428c_11319345100/image.jpg?SSImageQuality=Full

GeluKhanGharr
11-14-2005, 11:18 AM
Nightwing
it is a U-profile aluminium piece from a local hardware store, wrapped in electrical tape. It looks better than it is. The switch boxes are my weak point, I haven't found a decent solution for that yet.

StrangeWings
11-15-2005, 12:54 AM
Havn't gotten that far yet..i was hoping that it wouldn't be problem..but we will see

GeluKhanGharr
11-15-2005, 12:15 PM
Are decent cameras that hard to come by? I guess so, if you invest all your residual income into sabers, huh? LOL

The crystal is the heart of the blade.
The heart is the crystal of the Jedi.
The Jedi is the crystal of the Force.
The Force is the blade of the heart.


All are intertwined:
The crystal, The blade,The Jedi.


You are one.

tetmatek
11-17-2005, 11:44 PM
Couple picks of Latest Project for one of my Little padawans
http://img495.imageshack.us/img495/2623/450259800orig9jq.th.jpghttp://img495.imageshack.us/img495/6729/450259805orig1ae.th.jpghttp://img495.imageshack.us/img495/1745/450259811orig3xg.th.jpg
http://img495.imageshack.us/img495/8554/450259814orig8gd.th.jpghttp://img473.imageshack.us/img473/21/450259820orig7ra.th.jpg
Made from a 1.5 tailpiece(sink tube), CSS Luxeon Blade Holder, Hasbro Saber board, and Master Replicas speaker with 10mm Blue LED (WoW it's almost TOO Bright) and MR Blade (My twins are 5 so they havn't broken any of my stock Fx's; Not Yet Anyway; so they should hold up fine.
THe main diff is it Flashes at power up and only changes the idle hum woosh after clashing.

GeluKhanGharr
11-18-2005, 02:33 AM
Yeah, I hate that flashing from the Hasbro module. Has anyone found a way around it? Or is the only solution to get the Hasbros that don't flash?

Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.

GeluKhanGharr
11-23-2005, 03:34 PM
My latest and proudest project. Comments?
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/DSCN0848.JPG

Born of Sith, seduced by the light.
http://www.illumisabers.com

informalmyx
11-23-2005, 05:47 PM
interesting

<center>http://home.earthlink.net/~myxmyth/infomyx.jpg
"Many claim to have found serenity, and through serenity to have overcome anger. Such arrogance is astounding."</center>

GeluKhanGharr
11-23-2005, 07:21 PM
Interesting bad or interesting good? [:)]

Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.

informalmyx
11-23-2005, 07:45 PM
whats the width of the handle part and i mean interesting design good


<center>http://home.earthlink.net/~myxmyth/infomyx.jpg
"Many claim to have found serenity, and through serenity to have overcome anger. Such arrogance is astounding."</center>

StrangeWings
11-23-2005, 09:26 PM
Looks well built but for me it seems like it needs more to it.

GeluKhanGharr
11-23-2005, 11:11 PM
The handle is 1 3/8 OD. More...what? More parts sticking out? More as in better design? More color? More intricacies? C'mon, help me out, don't just bait me. Is it too simple?

Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.

tetmatek
11-23-2005, 11:38 PM
Here's latest uses MR Anakin Board
http://img499.imageshack.us/img499/6079/462118245orig6bt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img499.imageshack.us/img499/8810/462118240orig6dn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img499.imageshack.us/img499/323/462118236orig1ty.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img499.imageshack.us/img499/5417/462118232orig4up.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

StrangeWings
11-24-2005, 03:08 AM
Sorry I guess more mass in some way. I have nothing against plain sabers. My won't have very much. I guess to me it seems anorexic for lack of a better term.

GeluKhanGharr
11-24-2005, 07:04 AM
StrangeWings, I take it you're not a big fan of Obi's ROTS hilt then?
Yeah, I've been trying to feed it some fries, but it won't have it. lol Strange word to use, but descriptive, I understood precisely what you meant.

tetmatek - that looks "sithish" to me. I believe a red LED would have done it better justice. Too agressive for a jedi hilt. Nevertheless, an awsome looking design.

Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.

tetmatek
11-24-2005, 01:18 PM
Yea I wanted to put a red LED in also but my son insisted on green. It looks like a cross between a Klingon Dagger and a Lightsaber. I think Klingons would align themselves with the Sith too!

Mi Gin Gonn
11-25-2005, 07:45 PM
GeluKhanGharr, those are some badass hilts and pretty damn original to boot!

In the pic with six of them laying down flat, my favorites were 2nd & 3rd from left and 2nd from the right. but they were all awesome. these are all just stuff from Home Depot, huh? I may have to pick your brain for some parts, I just finished my first two LED sabers a few weeks back, as cool as they are the hilts aren't all that original. Then again, you're talkin' to someone here who was born in '75, so I think the Graflex-inspired design is mandatory for first attempts made by people who were born in The Brown Decade.[:D]There's pics of them over on the LED Q and A's forum, I post there under the moniker Darth Shopping Mall.

"Chaka, call off Dawson, will ya?!"

Nightwing
11-25-2005, 10:08 PM
Hey, tetmatek, how did you make those blades/wings/whatever on the side of your hilt?

tetmatek
11-25-2005, 10:45 PM
They were some belt tensioners thet i had a freind make for me. They go to....Ready for this.. a <font color="green">John Deere</font id="green"> Lawn Mower. The crazier the source of parts the cooler the saber!lol[

StrangeWings
11-26-2005, 01:02 AM
Gelu..no actually I do like his..I think that is why I feel like yours needs a protein shake. It is similar to it but doesn't have as much. I have discovered that when you make anything star wars that is close to an already established design people automatically think that it is supposed to be the same as the movies and if it's not it looks weird to them. Even if you weren't trying to reproduce the one from the movies. Let me restate so no one thinks I am talking crap about yours..I do like it.

GeluKhanGharr
11-26-2005, 03:40 AM
Darth-Mi-Shopping-Gin-Mall-Gonn [:)]
At least yours are nice, clean looking. I've seen some pretty sorry excuses for hilts out there. The difference is where you start. You set off to build a functional LED saber, so the hilt became an accessory. I began at the other end. I started by building a hilt. I made 5 hilts, then I turned to the light and started making hilts with electronics. EL at first, then LED. Now I'm looking to make some combination sabers with sound, EL and Lux LED. I won't say more before I actually have something to show off.[:D]
Anyway, my heart is still in the hilts. It is the hilts that mirror a jedi/sith. The blades are just colored light, not much variation there, whereas in the hilts there are infinite possibilities.
Don't feel bad about being a 75'er. I'm a 69'er myself lol. The only thing I have on you is being born before the first Moon landing.
Yes, most of the parts come from HD/Lowes. I also have a haven of a store here in town that's called OEM Parts. I mean they even have old TV lamps for crying out loud. When I go there, I loose track of time, I leave with drity hands, ripped clothes and about 50 bucks short every time. On the 6 sabers, #2 from the left, the handle is made of an aluminium part from there. I have no ideea what purpose it originally served. On #3, the emitter is an aluminium record player part, also from there. I also picked up the "switch box" - a multi-pin old computer connector. On #5 from the left, everything is from there except the sink pipe. Oh, yeah, and the emitter - that's a candle holder from a trift shop. But just about everything else is a Lowes/Home Depot/ABC Plumbing/ACE Hardware/Radio Shack part.
But like tetmatek said, you can find a saber part in almost any piece of hardware that passes through your hands - the stranger the source, the better lol.

StrangeWings, I didn't take it the wrong way man, constructive criticism is always welcome. From the Obi design, I liked the idea of the thining neck, so I tried to incorporate it in my design. This was my second attempt, and I am now working on the 3rd. This last one will actually be a Lux LED and the blade will be thicker than the thin part of the saber. It might look weird, but I won't know until I try it, right? Have you seen my other "thin neck"? It is somewhere at the beggining of this thread. How does it compare?

Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.
http://www.illumisabers.com

StrangeWings
11-26-2005, 07:52 PM
I did see it. Although till you said it was yours I didn't even notice that it was. I was just looking at the pictures. I think I like that one a bit better. Only because it has a bit more on the neck. And as I said I think that it is closer to the Obi, so it seems more familiar. I really dig your other designs. I like the "fins" in the end of the one. Oh and I didn't think that you would take it the wrong way, I was including that in case someone didn't read all the other posts and just that one.

Mi Gin Gonn
11-26-2005, 09:40 PM
Thanks, GeluKhanGharr. I've never heard of that store you were talking about, but is sounds pretty cool. It would help if I knew what part of the country you live in. You're right about finding saber pieces, any time I'm at Lowes or wherever I go into Terminator lightsaber-parts Scanning Mode, even when I'm just going there to buy an air filter, lol.

Do you machine any of the parts for your hilts, or just find pieces & figure out how to incorporate them?

BTW, I don't feel bad about being a '75er. I'm glad I got to see the last half of the Brown Decade. I call it that because if you look back at tv commercials/magazine ads/movies, every-friggin' thing was brown then. Clothes, furniture, cars, carpeting, you name it. And especially the first "Star Wars" flick. Tattooine had a lot of brown going on, Obi Wan's robe, most of the cast's hair, Chewbacca's fur, and Luke's <font color="brown">landspeeder</font id="brown"> was even brown for pete's sakes.




"Chaka, call off Dawson, will ya?!"

GeluKhanGharr
11-28-2005, 11:26 PM
Mi Gin Gonn,

If by machine you mean lathe/planner/mill then no. I'd love to have access to such machines, but I don't. That's why we have Tim. [:)] So it's all in a wise, grinder, drill, dremmel, soldering gun and many hand tools such as tap and drill, files, a plumbing kit for soldering copper pipes and others. And the shop I mentioned is not a chain, it's a locally owned dump hole - Colorado Springs, CO

StrangeWings, I have another comming in a few days. It's an LED and I think it has more "mass" [8D]. It is still thin, but there is more going on, not as borring as the other one. Yeah, now I think of it as borring after designing the new one.






Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.

vadeblade
12-02-2005, 11:38 PM
Here is my Christmas production run. I started this run two weeks ago. Some parts purchased from Tim (covertec clip bottons, d rings, thumb screws). There are still 4 more that should be done by Dec 10. I'll have pictures of those four later.

http://www.geocities.com/projectstm/hilts/Christmas_2005_collection.JPG

One of the middle ones is mine. I have made close to 30 lightsabers and I suddenly realized I never made one for myself. I have not decided if I want EL or LED. The emitter has a 3/4 inch hole. The pummel has a switch installed for future electronics. more pictures of some of my hilts are here.

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

Let me know what you think

This is it for me. I am selling off all lightsaber making tools. Moving on to a new hobby. But it has been fun.

-V


Lightsaber Warning Label: "CAUTION: Do NOT attempt to sharpen blade."

Strydur
12-02-2005, 11:49 PM
Nice work..I wish I had time to do custom hilts LOL..And like you I still dont have a personal saber lol.

Tim
The Custom Saber Shop

Mi Gin Gonn
12-03-2005, 09:18 AM
I just realized that I haven't posted any of my saber pics here. Have a gander:

http://www.geocities.com/hairballpunk/saber_green2.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/hairballpunk/GREENVSBLUE.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/hairballpunk/Hilts.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/hairballpunk/GREENVSBLUE2.jpg

if you post on the LED Q and A's board you've probably seen these already, so sue me[:D] I'll probably take some more pictures soon.
"Chaka, call off Dawson, will ya?!"

JediSaberSmith
12-06-2005, 02:12 AM
All these hilts look great. I too have the same problem, every saber I make is for someone else. I really need to make one for me someday. I dont know how to post picks here so if you want to see some of my creations you can see them at www.jedisabersmith.com.

JediSaberSmith
An Elegant Weapon From A More Civilized Age

Jedi Ranger
12-07-2005, 12:44 AM
Here are the hilts that I have made so far. All are EL-powered. I am currently designing several possible LED hilts.
Most of these went through a few upgrades and modification to get to their current configurations. And of course, there are more pics on my website.[;)][8D]
http://www.members.shaw.ca/Dahak/SW_Gear/IMG_0344b.JPG
http://www.members.shaw.ca/Dahak/SW_Gear/IMG_0278b.JPG
http://www.members.shaw.ca/Dahak/SW_Gear/IMG_0285b.jpg
http://www.members.shaw.ca/Dahak/SW_Gear/IMG_0303b.jpg
http://www.members.shaw.ca/Dahak/SW_Gear/IMG_0293b.jpg
http://www.members.shaw.ca/Dahak/SW_Gear/IMG_0266b.JPG

<center>http://www.members.shaw.ca/Jedi.Ranger/images/Jedi_Ranger_Banner_4.1.jpg
http://www.members.shaw.ca/Dahak/</center>

Mi Gin Gonn
12-07-2005, 09:54 PM
Nice work dudes! [8D]

"Chaka, call off Dawson, will ya?!"

Ministrydur
12-08-2005, 05:57 PM
Heh nice pics guys this is Strydur's son yes.I have my own LED saber he made me[8D]Here i'll show ya a pic oh by the way im 11..[:D]Gah can't find a piccy of my MR ill get 1 tonight:)
Here is a picture of my EL saber(and the first saber he made)
../scripts/saber2.jpg

GeluKhanGharr
12-08-2005, 06:23 PM
"Ministrydur" Isn't that cute! Hey, the pic didn't show through, can you try again?

Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/signature.jpg

taekwonno
12-09-2005, 12:04 AM
Here is my first saber, my trusty EL. Pretty much everything came from here.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v253/taekwonno/100_1661.jpg

This is my 05 Vader FX.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v253/taekwonno/100_1660.jpg

This is my 05 Anakin FX
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v253/taekwonno/100_1659.jpg

And this is my favorite, an LED converted Anakin FX.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v253/taekwonno/100_1658.jpg

Group shot.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v253/taekwonno/100_1663.jpg

Pending LED conversions on the Anakin FX and Vader FX, silver and red, respectively.


These pics are with lights on and night mode.

Strydur
12-09-2005, 12:14 AM
YO..might help to shrink them pics a tad before posting them..I have a 19" widescreen monitor and still get scroll bars lol.

Tim
The Custom Saber Shop

taekwonno
12-09-2005, 12:19 AM
My bad.

GeluKhanGharr
12-09-2005, 04:28 AM
StrangeWings, I think I got over my anorexia problem.

Tim, now you get to see what those cuts were for. This is the first one.

The top picture is a side by side comparisson to one of my MRs.
Second shot is with 5 incandescent bulbs lit in the room.

I feel good about this project. BTW, there is a Hasbro sound module in there too.

http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/comp%20small.jpg

Born of Sith, seduced by the light.
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/signature.jpg
http://www.illumisabers.com

Strydur
12-09-2005, 08:17 AM
Never stops amazing me how someone can take a piece of steel/aluminum tubing toss on some copper adapters and some washers and make one cool *** looking saber.

Tim
The Custom Saber Shop

TorLinWaDur
12-09-2005, 12:00 PM
Fixed Images

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/2763/smallpt4p015zu.jpg

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/107/smallpt4p036zn.jpg

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/8642/smallpt6p026ic.jpg



- TorLinWaDur

Enzerumo
12-09-2005, 02:38 PM
my lame el saber hilt
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b398/Enzerumo/igs.jpg
and my non working chibi-dukoo hilt
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b398/Enzerumo/minidooku2.jpg

tetmatek
12-09-2005, 09:36 PM
This is My Daughters Saber it uses the 1.5 tube and has a holder i fabed out of some aluminum and pvc (led mounts to aluminum heatsink)
Check out the way the color turnrd out. i call it rose chrome LOL
http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/9258/img01651pg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/2387/img01694un.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/8938/img01705ym.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/1792/img01717td.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/7876/img01689nt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/9463/img01670bz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3213/sig35jo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Mi Gin Gonn
12-09-2005, 11:24 PM
GeluKhanGharr-

Another sweet-looking hilt. Do you have a name for that latest one? "Bad M.F." comes to mind. Awesome work, I may have to commission you to build/sell me a hilt sometime.



"Chaka, call off Dawson, will ya?!"

StrangeWings
12-10-2005, 12:28 AM
I like that one a lot more. I decided to go with copper when I started mine for 2 reasons. One I like it and two no one was using it. Now it seems I am behind the times. Oh well I still like it.

GFORCE13
12-10-2005, 03:56 AM
Here are the first 2 dueling sabers I built, I also own a MR Ep3 Annakin Light Saber, currently building a LED Saber will post pic when finished.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c237/G-FORCE13/lsabers004.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c237/G-FORCE13/lsabers003.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c237/G-FORCE13/lsabers002.jpg

tetmatek
12-10-2005, 09:07 AM
To get that look i took 180 grit sand paper. i twisted the hilt one way as i pulled it through my hand and the twisted the other way to give it a kind of cross pattern. i left some of the chrome to make it look lighter or weathered i guess. Thanks

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3213/sig35jo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

GeluKhanGharr
12-10-2005, 01:24 PM
Mi Gin Gonn, I built this one as a gift for a friend's birthday, so the name is "The Ryan" [:)]. I've built one commsioned order and promissed myself it was the last one. This is a hobby. I want to keep it that way and have complete freedom in the creative process. That doesn't mean I don't sell my sabers - I need some cash to maintain the hobby, but unlike Tim, Ultra and others who are serious about it, I'm not doing it as a business. If you are looking for a speciffic design, don't forget we are on The CUSTOM Saber Shop.
Nevertheless, your words were flattering. Thank you.

StrangeWings, I've used copper beggining with the first hilt I've built. That was before I discovered any of these shops or discussion threads. On this one, I was going to paint it, but Ryan seemed to like the look of bare metal better, so I only painted the soldered part to cover it up. I like the result. Now I'm looking into building a mostly copper hilt. I need to find a way to stop it from tarnishing, though.

Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/signature.jpg

tetmatek
12-10-2005, 01:56 PM
You can polish the copper then use a clear urethane in a spray can. I t will stay on for a while if not applied to thick. If a brushed look is desired polish it then use a grey or gold scotch brite pad to scuff it then if it is cleared in this state it will last the longest.

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3213/sig35jo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Mi Gin Gonn
12-10-2005, 08:25 PM
GeluKhanGharr-

Interesting coincidence. My name is Ryan too, lol.[:D]

Oh, I didn't mean have you build something to spec, sorry for the confusion. I'd probably wanna buy one of yours from page 1 anyway, if you ever wanna sell one that is.


"Chaka, call off Dawson, will ya?!"

GeluKhanGharr
12-10-2005, 10:02 PM
They're all gone bro. How do you think i paid for all the nice holders from Tim i just got a while back. More to come.

BTW, what do you think of this for a sith saber:

http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/DSCN0867.JPG

Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/signature.jpg
http://www.illumisabers.com

tetmatek
12-10-2005, 10:49 PM
is that el wire in the hilt? If so does it light? Even if it doesn't that saber is the Mad note!

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3213/sig35jo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Mi Gin Gonn
12-10-2005, 11:09 PM
I wish I could see the rest of it in the pic. Hmmm...this may sound odd, but it reminds me of Maximillian the robot from "The Black Hole" for some reason...maybe reminds me of his razor-sharp spinning slicer weapons along with the deep red. Wicked all the way[}:)] That's what Palpatine should have been slingin' in EPIII instead of that turd-looking hilt he had.

Page 1 sabers gone?! I haven't been this bummed out since Mr. Miyagi died. [:(] Pooey.

"Chaka, call off Dawson, will ya?!"

GeluKhanGharr
12-11-2005, 01:13 PM
Tetmatek, yes and yes. However, it does not have the effect I was going for. It's lame, not bright enough.

Mi Gin Gonn, it is not finished yet, so there isn't anything else to see except the end of a tube. Yeah, that was my vision of a sith bad a** hilt. it needs more work, but I think I'm going in the right direction.

Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/signature.jpg

Jedi Ranger
12-11-2005, 04:21 PM
No pictures = no reviews

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StrangeWings
12-11-2005, 07:05 PM
I'm going to use a clear paint from rustoleum. Painters Choice number 0191 I think. I email them and told them what I was doing and they said it would work perfectly. They recommened polishing it and then using a lacquer thinner to remover all the polish residue. Then spray it using multiple very light coats. I hope it works because then all I have to do it coat the grip with the rubber and I am done. Side note. I had to switch from the 8 aaa batteries to a 9 volt because I decided to make the blade holder/emitter to big. So the batteries wouldn't fit.

I was thinking the exact same thing about GeluKhanGharr's sith saber. I think it's the coloring and the angles it has.

xwingband
12-11-2005, 08:06 PM
Here's a stunt saber I just got in the mail. It's unfinished and I'll be modding it.

It was a school project of a friend's who's a drafting major. He got 10 to be made as his final machining project. I can't wait to get home and start making it my own.[:D]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/reelbigporter/LightSaber1.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/reelbigporter/LightSaber2.jpg

vadeblade
12-11-2005, 09:28 PM
Hey, I saw those in ASAP. The plans showed they are solid. Heavy?

Lightsaber Warning Label: "CAUTION: Do NOT attempt to sharpen blade."

xwingband
12-11-2005, 09:34 PM
Yup, I use the same handle on ASAP. I'm Hack on the RP side too.[:D]

It is solid. It's aluminum so it weighs less than 2 pounds. Cheaper to ship and easy on the arms with a blade in.[8D]

Mi Gin Gonn
12-11-2005, 11:30 PM
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by StrangeWings

I was thinking the exact same thing about GeluKhanGharr's sith saber. I think it's the coloring and the angles it has.
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which thing...that it looked like Maximillian or that it'd have been good for polishing off Mace Windu's posse?

"Chaka, call off Dawson, will ya?!"

GeluKhanGharr
12-12-2005, 12:41 AM
Newest baby. Hey Tim, likee? Now you see why I didn't need screws and holes tapped. I did notice I am missing the 2 plastic screws that hold the LED in place in one of the holders. Do you think you can throw in a couple of those with my next order? Thanks.
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/DSCN1007.JPG

I don't want to flood this place with more pictures, so if you want to see more check out Item number: 6588465811 on eBay. Tim, I hope that's ok. If not, please remove the line above and forgive me.

Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/signature.jpg
http://www.illumisabers.com

vadeblade
12-12-2005, 01:17 AM
I finished My Christmas production run. Here is a picture of the collection:

http://www.geocities.com/projectstm/hilts/Christmas_2005_collection2.JPG

Last one was made last saturday, took me about 3 hours. Three are being gifted to relatives. Covertec parts and and some small hardware bits purchased from Tim. Rest of it is pure VadeBlade

I also packed away all the lightsaber making tools. The lathe actually cleaner and better tuned then when I got it from the manufacturer. Does not look like much but critical bits are in the plastic box next to the lathe. Here is a picture:

http://www.geocities.com/projectstm/hilts/latheCleanPutAway.JPG

I have one more hilt I want to make but I need a CNC mill to make it. I am having someone else make it for me. It will have two same color LEDs. I will have pictures when it is completed. I figure Feb. Other then that I am calling it quits. It's been fun, but it's time to do something else.

Lightsaber Warning Label: "CAUTION: Do NOT attempt to sharpen blade."

LyrumusX
12-12-2005, 01:24 AM
Anyone know about how much a CNC made hilt might be, negating extra little details and materials cost, just a rough figure??

StrangeWings
12-12-2005, 02:16 AM
Sorry..I meant the part about maximillion..but it does looks mean. Actually Maximillion scared the crap out of me when I was a kid.

GeluKhanGharr
12-12-2005, 02:41 AM
Vincent,
How much for the lathe?

Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/signature.jpg

StrangeWings
12-12-2005, 04:01 AM
Gelu..I really like that emitter section on the new one that you posted. Just as an idea...what would you think about doing a ring of holes above the last ring right before the top? Very small ones ofcourse. Just something I say when I looked at it.

StrangeWings
12-12-2005, 04:02 AM
saw..not say

Darth Vengus
12-12-2005, 06:24 AM
<font face="Book Antiqua"><font size="2"><font color="red">Ok, let's try posting this again, the first time I tried it didn't take....

Anyway, here's my first hilt, made for a co-worker's son for christmas. I bead-blasted the inside of the polyC tube to get the diffusion, I will try blasting the outside on my next one.

Vengus
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http://images.snapfish.com/34575%3B%3A%3B23232%7Ffp336%3Enu%3D326%3A%3E8%3C9% 3E338%3EWSNRCG%3D3233385%3A4%3B34%3Bnu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/34575%3B%3A%3B23232%7Ffp337%3Enu%3D326%3A%3E8%3C9% 3E338%3EWSNRCG%3D3233385%3A52728nu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/34575%3B%3A%3B23232%7Ffp336%3Enu%3D326%3A%3E8%3C9% 3E338%3EWSNRCG%3D3233385%3A4%3B34%3Cnu0mrj

http://images.snapfish.com/34575%3B%3A%3B23232%7Ffp337%3Enu%3D326%3A%3E8%3C9% 3E338%3EWSNRCG%3D3233385%3A5272%3Anu0mrj


"That which does not kill us makes us stronger, faster and more deadly than before. Go and seek death, my Apprentice." - Vengus, Sith Lord

xwingband
12-12-2005, 07:35 AM
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> Anyone know about how much a CNC made hilt might be, negating extra little details and materials cost, just a rough figure??<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Check out what I just wrote on the other thread for helping out on designs. I addressed this there.

vadeblade
12-12-2005, 08:42 AM
Gelu, for the cost of sending everything to you, you would be better of buying a new one. I just about broke my back carrying that thing from my workbench to the dining room. But to answer your question, 400 for everything (about $600 worth of stuff). I am selling to someone local to me only.

Lightsaber Warning Label: "CAUTION: Do NOT attempt to sharpen blade."

GeluKhanGharr
12-12-2005, 11:15 AM
StrangeWings
Great ideea! I won't change this one though since it is on eBay already, but I'll keep it in mind for the future. Like for when I'll get that drill press I promissed myself for Christmas. It is very hard to do a nice job with a hand held drill.

Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/signature.jpg

GeluKhanGharr
12-12-2005, 11:17 AM
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Gelu, for the cost of sending everything to you, you would be better of buying a new one. I just about broke my back carrying that thing from my workbench to the dining room. But to answer your question, 400 for everything (about $600 worth of stuff). I am selling to someone local to me only.
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Vincent, thanks - I just wanted to get an ideea.

Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/signature.jpg

journeyman171
12-12-2005, 05:32 PM
How can you be born of sith seduced by the light side? I don't quite understand. I've been actually thinking about it for a couple weeks, everytime i see it. Are you saying that you were born on one side of the force, but was seduced by the side that takes painstaking dicipline and almost total repression of one's self? I mean, it sounds like a fundamentally flawed idea. Especially cause when someone's lost to the dark side they lose who they are, how can you go from that to fanatical purity and death to one's self? I know i sound like i'm a complaining nerd (don't mean to), but i'm honestly just wondering if you have a little story behind that name or something.

Tim

Mi Gin Gonn
12-12-2005, 06:32 PM
oh, btw, i forgot to share this with everybody. for saber & other prop parts, a good place to hit up is the parts deptartment of any major car dealership, i know because i work in one. if you can, find out when they throw out their warranty part returns, that's pay dirt. you can find a whole treasure trove of stuff that they'd just otherwise toss in the dumpster, a lot of it in fine physical shape (just defective enough to not leave on a new car). most places do this about once a month.

"Chaka, call off Dawson, will ya?!"

taekwonno
12-12-2005, 08:50 PM
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by journeyman171

How can you be born of sith seduced by the light side? I don't quite understand. I've been actually thinking about it for a couple weeks, everytime i see it. Are you saying that you were born on one side of the force, but was seduced by the side that takes painstaking dicipline and almost total repression of one's self? I mean, it sounds like a fundamentally flawed idea. Especially cause when someone's lost to the dark side they lose who they are, how can you go from that to fanatical purity and death to one's self? I know i sound like i'm a complaining nerd (don't mean to), but i'm honestly just wondering if you have a little story behind that name or something.

Tim
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Maybe he was born into a Sith family and decided he'd rather be a good guy.

Seemed pretty simple to me.

GeluKhanGharr
12-12-2005, 09:57 PM
Tim,

Taekwono is right...from a certain point of view [:D]. First, I was born in Transilvania - the real Transilvania, and we all know what that place is known for in popular culture. To be precise, the village of Harman, district of Brasov, country Romania. Second, my father is an evil man, not exactly a sith since he's pathetically week, but definetely dark side - completely self centered, hating anything that is not his mirror. I chose to be a tolerant, self educated liberal. To promote good and expose wrong. Idealistic? Sure. But I feel better in earth toned soft clothes than in leather and buckles[;)]

Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/signature.jpg

journeyman171
12-13-2005, 10:20 AM
totally cool, i knew that had to be a cool story. Anyway, thanks for the explanation, i was little worried you'd think i was giving you a hard time.

Tim

GeluKhanGharr
12-13-2005, 03:12 PM
jurneyman, I'm not that uptight [;)]. My wife thinks I take all this SW stuff a bit too far, but it's all just fun and games in the end.

you sign Tim. a different Tim, not Strydur, right?

Born of Sith, seduced by the light.
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/signature.jpg

tetmatek
12-13-2005, 08:52 PM
My wife feels the same way. But it is loads of fun for me and the kids!

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3213/sig35jo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

LAN-ED-TUL
12-14-2005, 02:35 PM
ok, heres some pics of my newest project. its a heiland synchronar flash handle which has a blast-tech vader conversion kit. its one i had now for several years. i used a sound board i got from ultra to power the lux red/orange 3 watt led.

i will get some pics in a bit of the handle itself theses are just the blade lit up.

the first 5 are in a dimly lit room. the other 5 are in dark. not much difference as its so darn bright anyways.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader001.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader002.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader003.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader004.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader005.jpg

these are in dark
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader006.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader007.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader008.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader009.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader010.jpg

this is by far the best saber i made yet. and the light effect from the base is just like the movie poster i remember from years ago. cool as heck. and i was amazed at just how darn loud the sound turned out. its way the heck louder than my MR vader. i couldnt believe it. i'll get some pics of the hilt in a bit but for now take a look at my results and tell me what ya'll think of it.

masterblaster
12-14-2005, 04:18 PM
Looks like a comet shooting thru space[:p] I think its looks awesome,really bright!

Who runs Barter Town?

Mi Gin Gonn
12-14-2005, 07:11 PM
hey LAN-ED-TUL, is the sound board you got from Ultra one of those flashing Hasbro ones he was selling on eBay, or something different altogether? i've never heard of blastech either (other than from the Star Wars Sourcebook back in the day, lol). nevertheless, a b**chin' saber you got there, very bright[8D]

"Chaka, call off Dawson, will ya?!"

TorLinWaDur
12-14-2005, 10:29 PM
still working progress.
what do you guys think?
working on grip.
gonna go to a local sports shop and local bike store.

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/3923/32lw1.jpg

how do i get ride of those white marks?

- TorLinWaDur

scaarmor
12-15-2005, 12:51 AM
Those look like o-rings.?. If they are simply take them of and wipe them down. If it is something stuck to them use an automotive product called brake clean applied to a rag, then wipe them down. Just be careful not to use a bunch of brake clean on them as large quantities can cloud the color and (in excess) even melt them. It is a trade off really, the stuff can harm delicate pieces and burns like no other in a cut, but will clean anything.

Cain

P.S. If you want the o-rings to stay new looking for a long time use a thin, very thin coat (applied by rag) of oil.

LAN-ED-TUL
12-15-2005, 09:18 AM
yep its one of the ones ultra was selling off ebay. i was really surprised as to how loud this thing was. i dont have but about 1/2 inch of echo chamber between speaker and end cap. i'll get some pics of the handle and post them . the speaker fit in the end of the tube with just a tad bit of sanding around outside edge of speaker. no harm done to speaker at all.

im glad y'all like it. i think it turned out nice. i will however, change out corbins film, which is in the blade right now, for tim's tube once he gets them in stock. on the underside of the tip i used the reflective mylar adhesive backed film corbin sent along with film. no modding to the film, just stuck it on underside, centered up.

LAN-ED-TUL
12-15-2005, 11:19 AM
ok, heres some pics of the hilt:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader022.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader023.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader024.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader025.jpg
in the following pic the small lil button is the momemtary switch. i was able to utilize the existing place where that red button was. i would of used one with a red button but i burned it up whilst soldering, so i used the black one. what i might do is drill out the bottom of the red button thats supposed to be there and place it overtop the black button with some epoxy glue. that big knob looking thing next to it is a allen socket bolt. i tried to make it actually go down in the recess, but if i drilled it out, it would of not looked right either. and possibly even broke into on me. what i might do there is take the socket head and try to grind the head down smaller to fit.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader026.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader027.jpg

this is the endcap which had a insert in the middle for the bolt. on the inside of the cap i ground that off flush, then drilled a ring of holes around it as shown.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader028.jpg

another pic of the lil switch and allen bolt. also you cant see it but on each side of the black emmitter housing theres a 8/32 bolt drilles and tapped in through it into the holder. i have about 4 8/32 screws in all securing the holder and painted them black with a magic marker. thats why they dont show up. plus, a crappy camera dont help.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader029.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader030.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader031.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader032.jpg

thanks to tim for machining a holder down to fit in a heiland.

Mi Gin Gonn
12-15-2005, 06:53 PM
LAN-ED-TUL-

so that endcap allows enough sound out to be loud? that's cool, i was wondering how much drilling would be necessary for that to work. were you able to get around the "flashing blade" thing that Hasbros do?

btw, that site you emailed me about, i've been there before i just didn't remember the name offhand. i thought that guy hadn't updated the thing in like 3 years...he's still selling stuff?



"Chaka, call off Dawson, will ya?!"

xwingband
12-15-2005, 07:45 PM
Nice![:D] I need to fix my clamp though. I had a resin version that broke. I'll just be buying a screw replacement from blas-tech.

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LAN-ED-TUL
12-16-2005, 01:26 AM
yeah, i was really amazed at just how loud. if you unscrew the cap the speaker is just pushed in flush with the threaded end of the main tube. when the cap is screwed back on theres really only 1/4, maybe between it and the end. that hole in the center you see, is where that threaded plu insert is for mounting to a camera bracket. it serves really well as a d-ring mount if you leave it as is. but i had to have the clearance. the insert would of been against the speaker if i had not cut it flush with the inside raised section.

as far as drilling went, well, by cutting that plug insert down flush that opened up the hole in the center and as you see i just drilled a ring of holes around the outside of it, thats all there was to it.

as to your hasbro flashy question, no, i didnt bother with trying to eliminate that. i kinda like it myself. so i just wired it up the way ultras instructions said to do. and another thing, if i has used my original sound board i ripped from a anakin color change saber, it wouldnt all fit inside. the card was a lot bigger in length and a bit wider too. and didnt have the motion sensor at all. this one has it all.

problem is those 8 dollar sabers were never in any of the wally worlds in my neck of the woods and i didnt even know about them till i read about it here. so i missed out getting a few of them to make great system with. i just tried to get another one from ultra but got outbid. that first one i got for this saber only run me 20 bucks which is the same as the 20 buck saber i ripped the first board from. so, yeah, it cost more than 8 but not any more than was available round here.

im glad to hear that you guys like it as well. the kind comments are appreciated.

thank you all!!

GeluKhanGharr
12-16-2005, 02:54 AM
It took me a while to understand, but now I know why the sound is so loud, much louder than when the module is mounted in the original plastic handle from Hasbro. It is the bube BEHIND the speaker that gives you all the ressonance, not the measly 1/4 inch you left in front of it. If you look at the speaker itself, you will see the plastic cassing has holes drilled into it. The membrane's vibration is sent behind the speaker as well as in front of it. Just FYI of this little fact I discovered.

Born of Sith, seduced by the light.
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/signature.jpg

LAN-ED-TUL
12-16-2005, 03:04 AM
thats probably true. theres not much empty space behind there tho. the battery pack ir right behind it along with wires stuffed in there too. not alot of empty space for echo chamber effect from the back. but hey, its loud, and thats all that matters. much louder than a MR in fact. i tried turning both of them on and it drowns out the MR completely.

tetmatek
12-16-2005, 11:48 AM
The tube acts like a speaker cabinet. lows require alot of cabinet space and highs require little. i put a MR speaker on a hasbro board cause i broke it and was diappointed. Radio Shack sell the exact hasbro speaker just to let you know and the 20 second sound module has one just like hasbro as well. be nice to have a grille or somthing to protect it alittle better. I would use them if that could be done.

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scaarmor
12-16-2005, 01:11 PM
Maybe Tim could make an end cap with a built in grill or something similar?

tetmatek
12-16-2005, 09:32 PM
This new mod Hilt System of Strydur's is cool! Check out the sink drain emitter that screws right on like it was made for it. Iguess the bathroom sink parts will be hard to find soon. here's my progree so far but it's far from done .
I'm using a 5W White Luxeon so i get alittle more brightness than a 3w. White is the hardest to project.
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/549/img02445mf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/1325/img02435lr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/4899/img02457yr.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/5793/img02487vn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Tim's color discs are a great alternative. That's a combo of two!

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xwingband
12-16-2005, 11:26 PM
A 5W... What kind of heatsink are you going to use? Just Tim's LED holder?

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xwingband
12-16-2005, 11:38 PM
Here's some progress pics of the stunt saber I posted earlier:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/reelbigporter/saber-001.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/reelbigporter/saber-003.jpg

Next is a graflex clamp and a claw emitter. Due to lack of materials I won't be getting any more done for a few weeks.

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TorLinWaDur
12-17-2005, 03:28 PM
I decided to take off the O-Rings, so i can have a clear metal finish. seems best for my first set of custom sabers.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c32/torlinwadur/htb_lightsaber/048.jpg

and when I connected to be a double ended saber it looks great

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c32/torlinwadur/htb_lightsaber/051.jpg

what do you guys think ? not back for a first time build. uh?

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GFORCE13
12-17-2005, 05:55 PM
Not Bad at all, looking good and ready for battle. Great work.

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Be with You

Marc E.

xwingband
12-18-2005, 01:35 PM
I replaced the leather with some craft foam. I like it a lot better.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/reelbigporter/foamies.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/reelbigporter/saberrev.jpg

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scaarmor
12-18-2005, 05:43 PM
Pics of my newest project.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c35/scaarmor/2005_1218Image0152.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c35/scaarmor/2005_1218Image0153.jpg
Lit up with yellow filters in.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c35/scaarmor/2005_1218Image0154.jpg
What they will look like when locked(still have to instal lock).
Please let me know what you think? (constructive critisism welcome).

Cain

TorLinWaDur
12-18-2005, 05:48 PM
Scaarmor,

Wow. very cool looking.


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Jedi Ranger
12-18-2005, 06:30 PM
I hope you don't hurt yourself (or anyone else) with the dangerous points in the emitter shrouds.

Nice to see matching paired hilts though.

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DannMann99
12-18-2005, 09:12 PM
you know what i think. yellow saber blades have been outlawed by the council, as the crystal used gives the blade a rather powerful benefit.

but regardless, the hilt looks pretty nice.

scaarmor
12-18-2005, 11:09 PM
Well, as a matter of fact Jedi, I have already drawn blood with those points-my own...I learned fast not to jam the blades in while not looking.But I learned while doing auto work that if you do not bleed while doing a job it probably wont work right...

Cain

GeluKhanGharr
12-19-2005, 04:39 AM
I think you're doing an awsome job. That's what I call a true Sith design, so who cares what the council thinks [:D]
A couple of suggestions:
1 - the screws used to attach the ...hangers(?), are they phillips? Consider replacing them with hex heads, they look better.
2 - the edges where you cut with the Dremmel look rough. Maybe sand them by hand with a fine grain. Maybe it's just the picture, I don't know.

I just love hardware sabers, much more than wholly machined ones. Tim's modular sabers are an excellent starting point, but too many stop at just that. Yours are better than any I've seen in a long time. Keep it up!

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LAN-ED-TUL
12-19-2005, 08:00 AM
something i like to use for bolts is sometimes using button head screws or they also have some unique style screws that have to use a special lil bit to screw them in or out with. yeah, i know the lil bit can be expensive, but with a weird lookin style screw head, it can make it look futuristic in its own right. my friend used some that had 2 tiny holes and the holes would cover up with a tiny lil flap of steel built into the bolt head. made it look really neat. just an idea i thought i'd pass on.


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scaarmor
12-19-2005, 03:39 PM
Gelu, Yes the are hangers of sorts, I guess. They were made to tie up the cord of window blinds[:D]. Yes the are philip head screws, but only for now as they were out of the ones I wanted. Dont worry I planned on changing them. And they were already sanded with fine grain so it is just the picture, I am just pleased the pic didnt come out fuzzy[:D].

Cain

tetmatek
12-21-2005, 07:48 PM
Great Saber!!! I also think the use of everyday items to dress them up is in the true spirit of the Lightsaber. The originals incorperate the same style and imagination. Thats what makes these things truly works of art. Lets face our sabers look better than some sculptures and paintings. Keep up the great work!!!

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tetmatek
12-21-2005, 07:53 PM
I Hope these to be my crowning achievement of sort. It's a Replica Graflex tube with MR sound board, 1 inch blade, Stryder' own CSS LED/Blade Holder. I chose an anakin style with the button instead of eye. I also polished the electrode area instead of black. Let me know what u think so far.
http://img351.imageshack.us/img351/2181/img02704nv.jpg
http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/2088/img02691dg.jpg
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/1713/img02681xv.jpg
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/3653/img02671hd.jpg
http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/8872/img02663ga.jpg

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xwingband
12-21-2005, 08:34 PM
It's nice but being "the" saber that everyone recognizes the little inaccuracies would bug me if it were my own.

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Jedi Ranger
12-21-2005, 08:46 PM
I think it looks good, but can't be sure due to the poor quality of the pics. I think we should start a topic/tutorial on how to (digitally) photograph lightsabers, and posting said pictures.

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tetmatek
12-21-2005, 09:30 PM
How should the pics be cause i never claimed to be a photographer.

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xwingband
12-21-2005, 09:50 PM
Jedi Ranger, that's a great idea. I'd love to contribute to that thread.

tetmatek, he's refering to the blur. All but the last are quite blurry. If your camera doesn't have a "close-up" setting you compensate by turning up the exposure rate to be longer. Both need for you to have a steady base. A tripod isn't necessary but bracing your arm or camera against a solid object is a great help.

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tetmatek
12-21-2005, 09:54 PM
I see => on my camera it has mountains and a tulip which is the correct setting?

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xwingband
12-21-2005, 10:03 PM
lol, it's probably the one with the tulip. I wonder what the little image is on mine... Sure enough it's a flower too.

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Jedi Ranger
12-22-2005, 12:05 AM
I'm not trying to be rude or blast anyone. I just think that many people are not too familiar with their digital cameras, but still want to show off their hard work (or new aquisitions). I am not pro photographer myself, but I will start one. It will contain camera tips and photography tips.[:)]

EDIT IN - tutorial topic created!

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LAN-ED-TUL
12-22-2005, 05:55 PM
yeah myself im tryin to make a real graflex into a led saber. i got another sound board and i am using a led holder of tim's in it. its going to be a esb luke. now on mine i have a threaded 10/32 red button thumbscrew and where the second button goes i drilled and tapped it to fit the red button thumbscrew. so mine wont have that extra thumbscrew sticking out and not looking right. when i get it done i'll post pics. i guess since the stores down till after the 1st i will have to order the blue led and lens and holder and a 4 AA battery pack then. then i can put it together.

xwingband
12-24-2005, 07:42 PM
Here's a yoda saber I was making for a friend. He's giving it to his girlfriend as a christmas gift.

I have never been so frustrated trying to find parts. I wanted the correct ones but it quickly turned into a "let's see if I can make a hardware saber" project. Every last bit is something I had to make myself (besides the tube and screws[:p]).

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/reelbigporter/yodafinal-006.jpghttp://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/reelbigporter/yodafinal-005.jpghttp://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/reelbigporter/yodafinal-004.jpg

If you're wondering he went cheap and settled for doing a painted wooden dowel.[:p]

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LAN-ED-TUL
12-24-2005, 10:00 PM
i think it looks nice. great job. i made one myself from some odd name flash tube that had the correct size dimensions and all. i made the midband from a pvc tube that fit snugly over it and made the oilpan from supersculpey. i even put in a acrylic green rod, in the right length for it. only thing i didnt have was the lambo wheel for the emitter. if someone wants to see it say so and i'll take some shots and post them.

xwing, yours looks real good. too bad i cant get a el setup in it. no room. maybe a flashlight setup with hollow blade/diffuser, hmmm maybe some time i will work on that. but for now, i got a real luke graflex led im working on and then a claw emiiter 2 handed great saber in led. of course, the blade wont be no 9 foot long. but as long as the 1 inch poly c is is what i'll leave it. probably have to use diffuser film instead of tube cuz tube is shorter than polyc is. oh well, i'll deal with that when i get to it. lol

xwingband
12-24-2005, 11:51 PM
Yup, I could find none of the model parts. The brass piece I made from raw stock. The box is just carved wood. Everything else is pvc. I fudged the rest. No PEM nut and I got a flash the right size too.

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GeluKhanGharr
12-25-2005, 05:39 PM
xwing, what's the diameter of the base tube?

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xwingband
12-25-2005, 07:03 PM
about 1 1/8. I believe it was meant to hold 2 C sized batteries.

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dbraxton9
12-25-2005, 07:42 PM
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Jedi Ranger

Here are the hilts that I have made so far. All are EL-powered. I am currently designing several possible LED hilts.
Most of these went through a few upgrades and modification to get to their current configurations. And of course, there are more pics on my website.[;)][8D]
http://www.members.shaw.ca/Dahak/SW_Gear/IMG_0344b.JPG
http://www.members.shaw.ca/Dahak/SW_Gear/IMG_0278b.JPG
http://www.members.shaw.ca/Dahak/SW_Gear/IMG_0285b.jpg
http://www.members.shaw.ca/Dahak/SW_Gear/IMG_0303b.jpg
http://www.members.shaw.ca/Dahak/SW_Gear/IMG_0293b.jpg
http://www.members.shaw.ca/Dahak/SW_Gear/IMG_0266b.JPG

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hey I like the first one, where did you get those cool safety bars on either side of the switch?
DB

dbraxton9
12-25-2005, 07:56 PM
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by scaarmor

Pics of my newest project.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c35/scaarmor/2005_1218Image0152.jpg
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c35/scaarmor/2005_1218Image0153.jpg
Lit up with yellow filters in.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c35/scaarmor/2005_1218Image0154.jpg
What they will look like when locked(still have to instal lock).
Please let me know what you think? (constructive critisism welcome).

Cain
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where did you get those cool handgrips?
DB

dbraxton9
12-25-2005, 08:03 PM
how do you upload pics to this forum? I'm new.
DB

dbraxton9
12-25-2005, 08:04 PM
light sabers

Jedi Ranger
12-25-2005, 09:13 PM
They are called footman loops, and I eventually tracked them down online, to an awesome site: http://www.strapworks.com/miscmetal.html


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xwingband
12-25-2005, 11:28 PM
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> how do you upload pics to this forum? I'm new.
DB<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

check this out:
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/sabers/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=133

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scaarmor
12-26-2005, 04:05 AM
Dbraxton9,
You asked where I got the hand grips. I made them. They are simple black rubber o-rings,spaced apart, with -ready to laugh- radiator hose repair tape made for cars. I found it at autozone for cheap and thought I would see how it came out. It is thin, light, rubber and feels GREAT!!! It doesnt stick to the chrome at all but it stretches and once it is wrapped over itself you pretty much have to cut it to get it off. So far I have abused the crap out of it and it hasnt budged! I love this stuff.

Cain

LAN-ED-TUL
12-26-2005, 07:36 AM
i made one once that used those footman loops. i got mine at the local army surplus store. try checking there for them.

dbraxton9
12-26-2005, 10:29 AM
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d195/dbraxton9/yellowhilt.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d195/dbraxton9/saberhilts2.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d195/dbraxton9/saberhilts.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d195/dbraxton9/darkblades.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d195/dbraxton9/pinkhilt.jpg
here are my 2 EL lightsabers. The yellow one is not so green in real life. sorry about the crappy pics, I don't have my lighting rig handy.
DB

GeluKhanGharr
12-26-2005, 01:44 PM
xwing,
With a 1 1/8 diameter that thing must be tiny! Awsome.
Here is the yoda i made out of a regular 1.5 chrome tube:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6588627534&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESO%3AIT&rd=1

Obviously it is bigger than it should be, but it works well with the PVC tube. The 4 grip strips are cut from the same type of PVC as well and attached with doublesided tape. The shroud is attached on the inside of the tube by the 2 screws. I should have filled the gap between them with some sort of compound and it would have looked better. The "switch box" is cut from a u-profile and attached with rivets. The emitter is a PVC coupling cut and grinded.
Just some ideas...

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Mur-Pa DiLos
12-26-2005, 06:06 PM
GeluKhanGharr,
Great looking Yoda lightsaber!! It's probably one of the best I've seen, besides the $400 replicas, of course but I'd put it against those any day because of the blade capabilities. Good job on EBay too. As Vader would say, "The force is strong with this one..."

Congrats

Mur-Pa DiLos

GeluKhanGharr
12-27-2005, 01:24 AM
thanks Mur-pa. Peer compliments are always highly valued. As you see, I let that one go, but I plan on making a better replica for my son. LED and sound in a smaller, more true to the original version, and one that will fit his 5 year old fist better. I am already working with Tim on the emitter and pommel. That one will not be for sale ever. What i didn't mention in the auction was that my son only let me sell that one with the promisse I build him 2, another, better, yoda replica and a blue saber. So I have to keep my word.

Does anyone have any suggestions on letting the sound out without compromising the look of the saber? i mean, I want to make an exact replica, so if I drill a hole or cut a slot anywhere on the pommel it will not be good. Any thoughts?

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scaarmor
12-27-2005, 06:03 AM
Gelu,
I had one idea to get good sound with no visible holes in your Yoda replica.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c35/scaarmor/Yodasoundholehelp.jpg
Pardon the quick MSpaint rendering. As the pic states- Grey for tube- Black for the section of the emitter that goes inside tube- Red for sanded area.

Since the emitter bevels outward it leaves a section of emitter that, for a short distance, is level with the top of the tube. If you sand, cut, etc. little channels or half circles out that go all the way down the emitter, it will allow the sound to travel from inside the tube, through the channels and out of the hilt right at base of blade level. And since the emitter is black it wont show that the holes are there as they will be black as well since they are just holes into an unlit hilt.

Hope this in some way helps,
Cain

dbraxton9
12-27-2005, 08:47 AM
it depends on what your hilt looks like to begin with. if i were doing a graflex or similar hilt with the t-grips, i would drill little hole sbetween the grip strips, i doubt it would be too easy to see.
DB

xwingband
12-27-2005, 12:52 PM
Is the yoda replica you are planning to make another EL or LED? If not the true emitter (lamborghini countach hubcap) has 5 holes built in. You could continue the holes into the hilt without any visible compromise.

If it is an EL/LED you will probably have to make a compromise or machine out a part. The obvious is drill out a hole to put mesh on the endcap. If you want to machine a part, make a part that goes in the emitter end that looks like the empire's symbol (spokes) on top. Besides all that you really want to get sound in it??? It's seriously small in length with battries I don't know if there'd be room.

Scaarmor, the emitter on the yoda he sold is not accurate. In an exact replica the emitter is not flush with the tube like that. The idea I said above would work in much the same way though.

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GeluKhanGharr
12-27-2005, 01:52 PM
Thanks for the suggestions guys. Yeah, I was thinking the only way I can let the sound out would be through the emitter base, but I had hoped there was another way that was escaping me. xwing, I am pretty sure there have been 2 or 3 different versions of yoda's saber. The one I am going to replicate is the scaled Master Replicas, minus the "battle damage". On this one, the emiter top ring is flush with the base pipe, so it would hide the holes. Still, I am thinking holes might not be enough, because they would be long and the sound would be severely diminished. So I am now thinking of some sort of bracket to hold a pipe with 2 rings on top. I just got my drill press so I should be able to get some washers drilled nicely. You were right, the emitter was way off on the one I sold. For one, it was bighger than the pipe. Secondly, it was not flat on top, it curved inward. And thirdly, the thin part was not thin enough.
There were many inacuracies about that saber. The sqare was on the wrong side. The switch box was not of the appropriate shape, the pommel cap did not have the strait cut knurling and so on.
This one will be 1 Watt LED with a hasbro module runnning of a 9 V battery. It will be tight, but I think I can pull it off. I might have to replace the speaker with one of those membrane thingies.

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xwingband
12-27-2005, 04:34 PM
There aren't multiple version really since there was never more than two made for the visual dictionary. The rest of the sabers were CGI varied for the amount of detail in the shot. MR also takes it's liberties even on the limited editions. There is no box on the dictionary saber's clamp. The clamp is a part of the praco flash it was made from and the activation box is an oil pan from a 1:12 Monogram '67 Corvette (so there is no button or light even). The whole stuff on the back near the emitter is a fudge by MR too...[/rant]

Point of rant: exact replica and a light up blade are just about impossible

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GeluKhanGharr
12-27-2005, 06:32 PM
I see your point [:)]
Well, then let's just say I'll be making a replica of a Master Replica... It looks good anyway

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kalani420
12-29-2005, 02:29 AM
Heres my little 3month long project results..
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c144/roguekniet/saber2.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c144/roguekniet/saber3.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c144/roguekniet/saber1.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c144/roguekniet/saber1.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c144/roguekniet/familypics113.jpg

Jedi Ranger
12-29-2005, 09:13 AM
Most excellent job, kalani!!!!

Your use of those certain slip-joint washers gives me an idea I may try later. Actually, a couple ideas, now that I think about it a little more. [;)]

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vadeblade
12-29-2005, 09:38 AM
kalani420, Great lightsaber. The rear grip area looks incredible. Can you post a full length picture of the blade (or a link)? I'm building an LED saber and would like to know what to expect.

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Protein5000
12-29-2005, 07:27 PM
Awsome job dude. Looks fantastic. One of the most impressive home-made jobs I've seen. :)

StrangeWings
12-31-2005, 04:04 AM
It's finally done..on to the next one.
http://myspace-588.vo.llnwd.net/00392/88/57/392887588_l.jpg
http://myspace-729.vo.llnwd.net/00392/92/77/392887729_l.jpg
http://myspace-861.vo.llnwd.net/00392/16/87/392887861_l.jpg
http://myspace-017.vo.llnwd.net/00392/71/08/392888017_l.jpg

Mur-Pa DiLos
12-31-2005, 04:30 AM
Kilani420,
what did you use as a diffuser on the blade for your LED Saber? Tim's or Gelu's type? Great looking saber. It looks like it belongs in the movies.

Hajime
01-01-2006, 01:27 AM
Can someone tell me how to post pictures

scaarmor
01-01-2006, 02:55 AM
How to post pics was in another thread- here is the link
http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/sabers/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=133
Dont worry--I needed help with it as well, if you notice I was the one who posted it...[:D][:D][:D]

Cain

***It is now that we battle.When you die, await my arrival in the afterlife where we will battle again.Perhaps there you may have the ability to defeat me,but not here,not now,not this day.So let us part with words and embrace the blade.***

GFORCE13
01-01-2006, 06:43 AM
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Can someone tell me how to post pictures <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> Here is one way that seems to work well, check out www.photobucket.com

May the Force
Be with You

Marc E.

Hajime
01-01-2006, 12:00 PM
Thanks for all the help with pics.Here are a few of my custom sabers. http://darth.smugmug.com/photos/50450907-M.jpg http://darth.smugmug.com/photos/50450913-M.jpg My yoda saber http://darth.smugmug.com/photos/50450918-M.jpg http://darth.smugmug.com/photos/50450924-M.jpg My Vader ANH FX http://darth.smugmug.com/photos/50450933-M.jpg http://darth.smugmug.com/photos/50450930-M.jpg My Anakin ROTS sinkpipe saber http://darth.smugmug.com/photos/50450937-M.jpg http://darth.smugmug.com/photos/50450942-M.jpg http://darth.smugmug.com/photos/50450943-M.jpg http://darth.smugmug.com/photos/50450949-M.jpg My sith windu http://darth.smugmug.com/photos/50450953-M.jpg http://darth.smugmug.com/photos/50450955-M.jpg http://darth.smugmug.com/photos/50450960-M-1.jpg Hey Tim,used that red /orange star 3 on windu. Windu beside stock MR Vader FX http://darth.smugmug.com/photos/50450964-M.jpg http://darth.smugmug.com/photos/50450967-M.jpg Thanks, xwingband for your help with pics

xwingband
01-01-2006, 12:54 PM
Nice blades. Your img tags are all messed up though. Half of them aren't showing on the page but we can see the url that they are there.

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tetmatek
01-01-2006, 01:18 PM
Great Sabers. Nlades Look Awesome!!! I Click onurl to see ones not showing. Like that sink tube model!



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xwingband
01-01-2006, 02:31 PM
Delete the second one and just edit the first one. It saves space and time.[:D]

each one should look like this:http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/reelbigporter/example.jpg

I'm suprised I didn't think of this before. I kept running into the problem that if I typed it out as an example it'd think there was an image and no one would see the exact typing. So I defeat it by making the typing an image.[:p]

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Hajime
01-03-2006, 09:56 PM
Just finished this one. http://darth.smugmug.com/photos/50947233-M.jpg http://darth.smugmug.com/photos/50947236-M.jpg http://darth.smugmug.com/photos/50947292-M.jpg http://darth.smugmug.com/photos/50947263-M.jpg

xwingband
01-03-2006, 09:59 PM
Is it me or that saber seems slightly curved?

I can see the Luke RotJ influence in it.[;)] What'd you use for the sink knob at the pommel?

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E-ronin
01-03-2006, 10:00 PM
Hello Group,
Wow there are some great lightsabers here, I would like to show you my first.
The specs are: White Luxeon III, Modular emitter, salvaged MR Vader board and
blade, flashlight handle and other minor parts. Let me know what you think.

Thanks
Ed
http://e-myers.home.comcast.net/DSC00003.JPG
http://e-myers.home.comcast.net/DSC00002.JPG
http://e-myers.home.comcast.net/DSC00004.JPG
http://e-myers.home.comcast.net/DSC00001.JPG

E-ronin
01-03-2006, 10:01 PM
Oh I should add that the photos are in a fully lit room with no flash, the blade has the colored discs that are sold here.

Ed

Hajime
01-03-2006, 10:18 PM
xwingband,I got the pommel from jedigear.com.That site is down for an overall but Parks has the same one.The hilt doesn't have a curve, I just can't take pictures very well.

Jedi Ranger
01-04-2006, 12:38 AM
Nice sabers Hajime and E-ronin.

LOL - I think the guy over at Jedi Gear means over-HAUL!

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TorLinWaDur
01-04-2006, 01:59 AM
E-ronin,

Wow. great hilt.
Did you use a maglite flashlight? kinda looks like it.

Did you take pictures step by step? I wanna learn how you do that. cause i have a big black double D maglite that i wanna fix up.

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E-ronin
01-04-2006, 06:02 AM
Yes I used a triple D maglite that I found on sale for $13. I did not take step by step photos but the design is pretty simple. I drilled and countersank 3 holes to hold the emitter then wrapped it with copper sheet (same for under foam grip, just a copper sheet)The rest was just standard holes for lights and switches. I was going to put in Corbins driver board but the inside was too tight (the board is on e-bay for anyone who is interested, listed as :Lightsaber Driver for Force FX conversion to Luxeon LED). I did cut off about 2.5" from the top of the flashlight including the switch hole.


Ed

scaloth
01-04-2006, 07:47 PM
with regards to all the recent LED saber pics on the last page (which look great, by the way), did all the blades in those pics have the mirrors in the tip? or not?

E-ronin
01-04-2006, 07:58 PM
My blade did not have a mirror, I am going to try and make one to see what difference it makes.

Ed

Hajime
01-05-2006, 06:57 AM
scaloth, all of mine had them.

LAN-ED-TUL
01-05-2006, 05:44 PM
Ok, i got the luke ESB real graflex lux saber done. It has a hasbro 8 dollar sound board driving it. I forgot to include a pic of the end showing the speaker holes on each side of the kobold dring. I'll get one and include it later. I made a false plug to insert in the end when not using the blade. So it looks like a regular prop when not using the blade and hanging on belt. I used Tim's led holder and mounted it flush with the bottom of the S curve.
Wish they were better, but,
Heres some pics:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader082.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader081.jpg
This one shows the top red button. Underneath it i have a mini micro momentary switch that works by pressing the red button. Also the ears are functional. I have to squeeze them open to push blade in.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader080.jpg
This one shows the red button thumbscrew. When the blade isnt in it it screws down all the way. I was thinking of shortening the threads a bit so it didnt stick quite so far out when blade is in.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader079.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader078.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader077.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader076.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader075.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader074.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader073.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader072.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader071.jpg

This one came out a greenish yellow color, crappy 3 in one camera im using . wish the pics were clearer. It only did that when i tried to get it closer to camera. Kinda weird.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c291/LAN-ED-TUL/newluxeonsabervader070.jpg

So, what do you think of it. I think it turned out nice.

Now, im going to work on that next project. Its going to be a sith great saber, of sorts. Im limited on the blade length of course.lol
But it should be cool nonetheless.

Usernames suck
01-07-2006, 07:55 PM
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c78/darthruin188/anakin3.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c78/darthruin188/anakin2.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c78/darthruin188/anakin1.jpg

This is my anakin rots conversion using the white led and the color disks available on the site. I have a 3/4" mirror in the tip to reflect the light back down the blade. I have had this done for a while and I haven't had the time to post a pic.

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c78/darthruin188/vader3.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c78/darthruin188/vader1.jpg

Pics of my darth vader with the anakin led strip.

The opression of the Sith will never return, you have lost - mace windu

Usernames suck
01-07-2006, 08:14 PM
Also nice saber LAN-ED-TUL.

The opression of the Sith will never return, you have lost - mace windu

xwingband
01-07-2006, 08:26 PM
Is that the Anakin conversion you keep saying has "no" dim spots?

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tetmatek
01-07-2006, 09:28 PM
Great Graflex LAN. Shorten That Screw Like Planned. When I Shortened and Changed Mine to somthing more Classic like Yours it made all the diff like u suggested to me before. Again It is GREAT!!

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Usernames suck
01-07-2006, 11:02 PM
Yeah, I just a new camera so I am going to repost the pics. The cell phone pics didn't turn out so great.

The opression of the Sith will never return, you have lost - mace windu

LAN-ED-TUL
01-08-2006, 04:57 PM
thanks for the compliments tetmatek, and username sucks. i got some good news today. i got a belated birthday gift from my fatherinlaw. it was cash. 700 bucks. so im now looking on ebay for my rubies supreme vader suit. i have a few checked and asked a couple questions about it to the sellers. once i get my answer, then i will pick the best priced one and see if i can win it. oh, boy, i can hardly wait.

Usernames suck
01-08-2006, 10:21 PM
My friend Grant has a darth vader suit like the one you are talking about and I believe that it is the most realistic suit that anyone has ever made. Good luck with finding a suit for a cheap price.


The opression of the Sith will never return, you have lost - mace windu

GeluKhanGharr
01-09-2006, 12:19 PM
700 bucks cash for a brithday gift?!?!? Does your wife have a sister? [}:)][:D][;)]

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Usernames suck
01-09-2006, 09:22 PM
I just reposted my pic if anyone would like to see them they are a couple of posts up. I was dueling with these sabers and now the darth vader has about 5 lights lit up now and they both have a crease in the blades.

The opression of the Sith will never return, you have lost - mace windu

xwingband
01-09-2006, 09:35 PM
The green is definatly dimmer in the middle...

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Usernames suck
01-09-2006, 10:30 PM
So you have proved me wrong. No big deal I think that when it is in my hands it looks as bright as an MR saber but i guess pictures dont lie.

The opression of the Sith will never return, you have lost - mace windu

LAN-ED-TUL
01-11-2006, 09:43 AM
sorry gelu, no she dont. her dad is a great guy though. he does stuff like that every year. one time he gave us 2 grand for x-mas. this time round, he missed her, mine and my daughters birthdays last year. so he gave us 1500 bucks the other day. i got 700. she gave me 200 extra, so i could buy the costume. she knew i wanted it real bad. so far i have won off ebay, the voice changer box, and a set of prewired fans for the helmet. the suit comes with the breather device already. the boots, well, i have a pair already i can use. so once i win the costume, then its just a matter of tweaking here and there and installing the fans and voice amp. its gonna be sweeeeeeeet!!

desertscorpion
01-11-2006, 10:29 AM
I've seen some wicked saber pictures posted, but this one belongs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art! That is AWESOME!!! It looks like one of the great sith lords from the Golden Age of the Sith, or what I would imagine them having.
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by GeluKhanGharr

They're all gone bro. How do you think i paid for all the nice holders from Tim i just got a while back. More to come.

BTW, what do you think of this for a sith saber:

http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/DSCN0867.JPG

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Tenric Starkindler
01-11-2006, 07:38 PM
So far I have only built hardware prop sabers (No blades) and a Lego saber. I also have a custom machined stunt saber from Randomsabers.com. I do hope to build either an EL or LED saber sometime soon (I like the idea of an LED saber with changeable color filters)....
Still.....I thought Id' share some pictures of what I have done so far.

My sabers to date:
And in order of “assembly”

Obi-Lego Kenobi saber (originally designed by Stuart Immonen)
http://be300.org/forum/uploads/post-20-1136010429.gif

Padawan saber (for my son)
http://be300.org/forum/uploads/post-20-1136010663.jpg

Yoda/Padawan saber (for tutorial and by request of a fellow Jedi)
http://be300.org/forum/uploads/post-20-1136011218.jpg

My first Adult sized hardware saber
(made for my brother as a Christmas present)
BYB style VIII with MODs.
http://be300.org/forum/uploads/post-20-1136009670.jpg

Reality often interferes with what would otherwise be an idyllic delusion.

thebluecanary
01-12-2006, 01:57 PM
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Tenric Starkindler

So far I have only built hardware prop sabers (No blades) and a Lego saber. I also have a custom machined stunt saber from Randomsabers.com. I do hope to build either an EL or LED saber sometime soon (I like the idea of an LED saber with changeable color filters)....
Still.....I thought Id' share some pictures of what I have done so far.

My sabers to date:
And in order of “assembly”

Obi-Lego Kenobi saber (originally designed by Stuart Immonen)
http://be300.org/forum/uploads/post-20-1136010429.gif
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I wana know how you made that one! LEGO POWER!!

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suit_man
01-12-2006, 02:07 PM
woah, tenric, i love the lego saber. that is a really great job.

i am a nerd, if you don't like it, i will cut you with my lightsaber

Tenric Starkindler
01-12-2006, 10:23 PM
link to the Obi saber in lego:
http://www.fbtb.net/stuart/obi/index.html
i have a parts list somewhere too.

I had to glue it together to make it stand up to being handled.

link to the designers page
there are other sabers too, just no instructions.
I'm pretty sure I can figure them out after doing the Obi one.

http://www.fbtb.net/index.asp?feature=stuart


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GeluKhanGharr
01-13-2006, 11:03 PM
desertscorpion, those were some really kind words. Damn, I won't be able to wear my hat tomorow, my head will be so big...lol
Anyway, the saber is still in the works, it's been sitting on my desk for 2 months now, pushed aside by all the Lux projects. This one was to be an EL saber, and btw, those red lines light up [8D].
I still have to find a decent way to install a speaker in there and off to eBay it will go. As a side note, the red wires were a bitch to install, it took over 3 hours just to weave them in and out.

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Mi Gin Gonn
01-14-2006, 11:18 AM
GeluKhanGharr-

I may have to throw a bid on the red saber if you sell it.

You know my favorite thing about it? If you were in a *real* saber battle and its power cell failed on you, you could just stab your opponent in the head with the emitter.[:D]

"Chaka, call off Dawson, will ya?!"

GrimaOllak
01-16-2006, 02:55 PM
First off, let me say you folks have some awesome sabers! The amount of creativity put into these suckers is simply staggering.

Now, perhaps I'm an idiot (quite possible), but I've noticed several folks here have mentioned using Tim's blade holder for their LED sabers, and I don't think the holders were part of the modular system. Does that mean you folks are using the holders in your sink tubes?

I'm so confused, because I was told the current holders aren't for use in sink tubes. Did I misunderstand (which means I could've bought one this whole time)? If so... I think I'll proceed to kick myself in the rear... repeatedly. [B)]

Can someone shed some light on this for me? I've been waiting and waiting for the blade holders to appear on CSS, because without one I cannot proceed with my current design... [xx(]

xwingband
01-16-2006, 03:04 PM
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by GrimaOllak

First off, let me say you folks have some awesome sabers! The amount of creativity put into these suckers is simply staggering.

Now, perhaps I'm an idiot (quite possible), but I've noticed several folks here have mentioned using Tim's blade holder for their LED sabers, and I don't think the holders were part of the modular system. Does that mean you folks are using the holders in your sink tubes?

I'm so confused, because I was told the current holders aren't for use in sink tubes. Did I misunderstand (which means I could've bought one this whole time)? If so... I think I'll proceed to kick myself in the rear... repeatedly. [B)]

Can someone shed some light on this for me? I've been waiting and waiting for the blade holders to appear on CSS, because without one I cannot proceed with my current design... [xx(]
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No, you're right. The only ones in stock only work with the Modular Hilt System. The ones using them on the sabers here purchased them before Tim ran out and pulled them from the store. It's only been about a month so perhaps they were just waiting for a long weekend or you are reffering to old posts or just us talking.[:)]

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GrimaOllak
01-16-2006, 03:41 PM
D'oh! That makes perfect sense. Don't ask me why, but for some reason I thought the upcoming sink tube holders would be a new thing. All is clear now, thanks for clueing me in, xwingband. It appears I just have crappy timing.

Tenric Starkindler
01-17-2006, 06:35 PM
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by GeluKhanGharr

...This one was to be an EL saber, and btw, those red lines light up [8D].
Born of Sith, seduced by the light.
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the red lines light up!!
WHOA [:0][^][:D]
now that's a nice mod!
would you be willing to share how you did it?
I have a design idea that might really be kicked up a few notches with a mod like that.


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Jedi Ranger
01-17-2006, 10:03 PM
It's just EL wire. Just split to two outputs when you come off the invertor.

I've been tinkering with several EL handle patterns for a long time now, but have yet to make a final decision. Now I will have to plan carefully, so as not to directly copy GeluKhanCharr's.
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Jedi Ranger
01-17-2006, 10:06 PM
Ooops - double post

Orgazmo
01-18-2006, 01:15 AM
This is my first saber. i couldnt find the footman loops so i had to use something else that i already had and would fit. Makes a nice stand though.

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/2029/4n06117186xw.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/8526/6n06117189ue.jpg

This is a saber i made for my nephew.

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7747/jaronssaber8uz.jpg

And this is my new one. My first EL project.
It will be like the above poster with the footman loops except with the vertical grips like Tim has on the site. The head will be like the above poster with the footman loops but no tubing insert. youll be able to see the EL blade plug into the sleeve.

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/8484/1n06117172vy.jpg

The switch area will be this. Which i am custom making myself.

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/1264/1307cq.jpg

Itll have a little silver toggle switch on the side. A sound board from the hasbro sabers will be used...hopefully. and the switch for that will be located in the pommel.

GFORCE13
01-18-2006, 03:25 AM
Interesting Design.

May the Force
Be with You

Marc E.

GeluKhanGharr
01-18-2006, 04:58 PM
Yeah, what he said [:D]
The PVC sleve has slots cut into it and the steel pipe has holes at the ends of the slots. The EL wire is weaved in and out through the holes and burried in the slots. However, there is a single output off of the inverter and the jack is connected at the other end of the EL weaved through the handle. That way the blade is in series, not in paralel with the handle wire.
I have a gazillion ideeas for EL hilts, jut not enough time to build them. This was just the first (failed in my opinion) attempt at doing it. Ok, it was the second, but the first was so simple it doesn't count.

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Jedi Ranger
01-18-2006, 05:04 PM
Hmmm......connecting the EL sections in series, that would definately make construction simpler.

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Spencer_P
01-23-2006, 06:38 PM
Here's my EL saber. I built it using the EL hilt kit and the EL blade kit. For some reason the camera shows the blade brighter than it really is. It sure looks cool though.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e235/Spencer_P/props012.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e235/Spencer_P/props.jpg

thebluecanary
01-23-2006, 08:12 PM
My New Saber! Along with some of his friends.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v372/thebluecanary/EL%20Saber/01/Saber_Display02.jpg

Another shot.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v372/thebluecanary/EL%20Saber/01/Saber_Radio.jpg

Even a Jedi Gets Thirsty.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v372/thebluecanary/EL%20Saber/01/Saber_tall.jpg

I finished it today, needs a little find tuning, but it came out nice. Down side I broke my battery pack just as I was finishing it! I may just have to wait till I do my next one before I can order another one.

And I maded a 'Stealth' removable blade. When I take it out I put on a 'Cap' to hide the hole. =) I think it looks rather nice.

Oh and just a note, the 'Radio' it I have them displayed on is actually my computer. =) Its cammoed in my living room.

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LAN-ED-TUL
01-24-2006, 01:26 AM
all my sabers, be it el, or these new lux's ive built all have a dowel rod with either the part that showed before all was done to it or something that looks just like it inserted into one end of dowel. i slip it in and tighten up tension screw that holds blade. it holds plug just as good.

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

Protein5000
01-25-2006, 05:35 AM
Spencer - very nice home made EL. I love the original prop and using that with a little tweak comes out nice. WELL DONE!!![:D]

Jedi Ranger
01-25-2006, 11:53 PM
Hey bluecanary, that grey one looks sweet. Nice job!

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JadedMonk
01-26-2006, 01:23 PM
I decided to make sabers for everyone for christmas last year. Understanding bunch that they are, they had to wait through my work schedule and change of employer before I could present them.

I only found CSS half way though working on them and didn't have time to backtrack, so none of these sabers can take a blade, EL or otherwise. They are completely custom made with found objects, sink tubes, satin cord, leather, and just about everything I could get my hands on.

If I do get around to building one for myself I might try an LED saber, especially if Tim can get his hands on the new Luxeons, (K2?)

These are sabers built for my mother and sister. I also made sabers for my father and brother in law. I'll post with those pictures as soon as they're available.

http://www.cognitivedissonant.com/graphics/sabers1and2.jpg

Thanks for looking!

Cheers!

xwingband
01-26-2006, 01:28 PM
Oh man! You used a track ball?!?! That's awesome.[:D]

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spongerd82
01-26-2006, 05:07 PM
LAN-ED-TUL- What did you use for the blade screw on you graflex?

The Plague
01-27-2006, 05:55 PM
In this entire topic I only saw 3 different pics of amber lightsabers. Are you guys amber bigots or what?[;)]




Those who live by the sword, will die by the sword

LAN-ED-TUL
01-27-2006, 06:33 PM
sponger, i used a 10/32 red button thumbscrew i got from jedigear. im waiting for him to bring his site back up so i can get 1 more of those and also i need a metal shroud for the vader led heiland. i have a resin one on there now from blast-tech. i had to shave the shoulder down beside the d-ring to use a longer 10/32 thumbscrew from tim. whats left of the material where the d-ring is isnt strong enough to support hangin the saber on the hanger. a metal one would leave me enough stronger material there in that spot to support hangin it from that d-ring like its supposed to be.

right now i used a d-ring screwed into the end cap. it has a existing threaded hole in the middle used to screw it down on the camera bracket. so they make a great spot to utilize a d-ring.
but i wish to swap out the resin for a metal shroud so i can hang it the right way. ehy, i figure, i have this great vader outfit, might as well do it right, right?

plague, nah, im not a amber bigot, i just dont have any sabers i want to use a amber led in yet. maybe some time.

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

Do-Clo
01-27-2006, 09:56 PM
This was a saber that I built for my nephew, he is 10 and I used a 1.25 inch sink tube for the body of the hilt because his hands are small. I used a 3/4 inch solid neon green rod and a single 10 mm high brightness led for the light source and of course a metal el blade holder and end cap from The Custom saber Shop.

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/Do-Clo/IM000521.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/Do-Clo/IM000520.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f217/Do-Clo/IM000519.jpg


Do-Clo
Don't make me destroy you...

GeluKhanGharr
01-28-2006, 03:48 PM
Alright, show-off time again [:D]

I see this one as a failed attempt at using Lux V. I am not giving up yet, but it will not be this hilt. This one will be converted to a Luxeon III. I have attempted to power the Lux V from 2 9v batteries in paralel. Not enough. It drains the batteries in about 4 minutes and the idle sound ceases to be audible after the first minute.

http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/DSCF3649.JPG

This was an attempt at miniaturizing a Lux I powered, MR sound featured saber that my 5 year old son could hold confortably. He likes blue and he likes Yoda, so this yould be a Yoda inspired saber of a padwan. See it in action on this thread:

http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/sabers/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=335

http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/DSCF3621.JPG
http://www.saloncatalina.com/images/DSCF3627.JPG

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Mur-Pa DiLos
01-29-2006, 04:29 PM
Yet more billy-bad-@$$ sabers by Gelu! Surprise, surprise! lol[:D]

Those really look good.

Mi Gin Gonn
01-30-2006, 12:23 PM
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Mur-Pa DiLos

Yet more billy-bad-@$$ sabers by Gelu! Surprise, surprise! lol[:D]
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I second that. Awesome work as usual, Gelu!

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GrimaOllak
01-30-2006, 07:26 PM
As always, Gelu, your work leaves me simultaneously loving you and hating you (out of jealousy, I assure you). [;)]

Out of curiosity, what is the black material on the top saber (with the copper emitter)? Looks like metal, but I can't be sure.

GeluKhanGharr
01-31-2006, 12:58 AM
Thank you all for the kind words. I hope my designs serve as inspiration to others as others' designs inspired me when I started.
Grima, which black? There is a lot of black on that hilt - painted PVC, painted steel, painted copper, rubber washers, plastic trim, aluminium heatsink... can you be more speciffic?

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GrimaOllak
01-31-2006, 10:41 AM
Oops, sorry about that. I mean the black pieces that are riveted in the pic. I'm guessing they're the painted steel that you mentioned. Where does one go about getting some of that? [:D]

Also, what size tube did you use as the base?

I know I'm asking a bunch of questions, but that's just one heck of a ***y saber, man.

GeluKhanGharr
01-31-2006, 11:02 AM
They are not riveted, those are Allen screws. Those pieces of black painted pipe are PVC. The chrommy tube under them is steel(1 1/2) wrapped in chrome tape, and the copper pipe is 1 1/4. With the exception of the chrome tape, everything comes from Lowes. The pommel is the black painted steel I mentioned - it is an electrical conduit coupling.

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Jin Ke
01-31-2006, 12:04 PM
Gelu, Are you going to be selling that saber on the top? If so, I'm interested. Let me know.

GeluKhanGharr
01-31-2006, 12:19 PM
I will sell it at some point, but not before I am happy with it all the way. Like I mentioned, right now it is a 5W Star Royal Blue powered from 2 9 volt batteries which it drains in a few minutes. I'll change it to a 3W, probably green and power it up from 3 or 4 AAs or so. I still need to make it's blade too. It might be a while, but thanks for asking.

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GrimaOllak
01-31-2006, 12:36 PM
That's PVC!? Wow, I completely thought it was metal. What paint did you use?

Also, is that copper pipe found in the plumbing dept.?

I have a feeling that, once you're happy with it, you're going to fetch quite a nice price for that baby. [;)]

GeluKhanGharr
01-31-2006, 03:57 PM
It is a metalic looking paint I also picked up at Lowes. Yes, the copper pipe comes from the plumbing department, but it only comes in 10' lengths at about $30.

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Darth Vengus
02-02-2006, 04:51 AM
<font face="Book Antiqua"><font size="2"><font color="red">Hey Gelu! Your boy has some moves for being so young! I almost fell out of my chair when he wrist-twirled it[8D]! And great lookin' sabers btw!

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Madcow
02-03-2006, 06:58 PM
Great looking Sabers Gelu!
I have a couple offerings, but keep in mind - I have not outfitted them for polycarb blades yet. The blades I used are poly E tubes for fighting with kids...
http://www.freewebs.com/genesis_sabers/greenie.JPG
http://www.freewebs.com/genesis_sabers/red%20LED%20saber%202-medium-medium.jpg
http://www.freewebs.com/genesis_sabers/red%20LED%20saber%206.JPG
http://www.freewebs.com/genesis_sabers/Fulcrum%203.JPG
http://www.freewebs.com/genesis_sabers/blue%20LED.JPG

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yodaphet
02-03-2006, 07:45 PM
OK Here it is![:D]
My first saber!!!! Its a bit rough, but it's my first. I cannot wait to start my next one!

Gelu thats some awesome work as usual! You are an inspiration to us all[:D]
Madcow, yours are awesome as well! Did you machine those on your own?
I really dig the grip. I wanted to try something like that on my next hilt.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f311/yodaphet/holdingsaber.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f311/yodaphet/saberfront.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f311/yodaphet/saberontable3.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f311/yodaphet/saberoncouch.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f311/yodaphet/bluelightspecial.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f311/yodaphet/letsduel6.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f311/yodaphet/saberswing2.jpg

Protein5000
02-05-2006, 02:29 AM
Hi, this is my first saber so don't laugh!. It is ovbiously based on the Graflex. I've had so many problems with this puppy it's not funny - Stuffed up 2 sound boards and 18 feet of EL wire, among other things. Now I'm spewing I didn't just convert 2 MR's. Anyway Here it is.....


http://pixmixer.com/uploads/images/20060205/full_size/50229_DSC00740.jpg
http://pixmixer.com/uploads/images/20060205/full_size/50230_DSC00741.jpg
http://pixmixer.com/uploads/images/20060205/full_size/50254_DSC00743.jpg
http://pixmixer.com/uploads/images/20060205/full_size/50232_DSC00742.jpg
http://pixmixer.com/uploads/images/20060205/full_size/50233_DSC00748.jpg


It is made out of stainless steel 1.5" sink pipe. For those of you who have worked with stainless, you'll know how hard it is. It is quite heavy and made from scatch i.e. to ready machined parts, just raw tubing and sheet metal. The only thing I didn't custom make is the EL wire tubing and electronics - ofcourse.

I'm pretty happy with it aside from the fact that it has no sound. The slide switch is mounted on the activation box and the bubbles are made of door stopper thingys.

Gelu, the emmitter is the part I said I was having chromed - regarding the cost, the fella at the workshop said there was a $30 minumum even for such a small piece. So I gave him a 6 pack of beer instead and he was happy lol.


So yer... No more EL for me, I've decided to go Lux and I will be converting 2 Anakin's as soon as Tim gets the kits in..

Enjoy...[:D]

LAN-ED-TUL
02-05-2006, 03:59 AM
not too bad indeed. my first saber i built i used graflica patterns and made mine from a sink drain. i made the midband from stainless sheet from ace hardware. yep, i used the half round bubbles too. one thing i did do, is i made mine just like a real one, so to speak. i made a upper and lower tube and the band actually holds them together like the real one does. makin those lil bent over tabs in the clamp was a major pain, tho. not to mention cuttin the slots in the tubes. unless i get some good pipe from a place like allmetals online or somethin, i probably wont do another one like that. i used a dor viewer for the eye, and made a red button using the coax connector switch/button method. looks fairly good. i too along with countless others are waitin for tims led holders. i need one for anothe project saber. when im done with this one, im gonna put it up on ebay to sell. its a 2 cell heiland with a 2 cell extension screwed on. two pvc grips top and bottom section. hasbro board to run lux red 3 watt and have sound too. im shootin for a type of sith design. i really want one of the 3 claw emitters on the end. but the only place i found one is jedigear, and he's been down for some time now. unless anyone else knows where i might find one of those.

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

scaarmor
02-05-2006, 05:17 AM
I found a problem with the claw emitters. When I first started I e-mailed Tim about this. He said he had one of the claw emitters (dont know about now though) and said they were made to fit 3/4" not 1". I then asked about machining it out, but no go on that too. There is just not enough material to convert it to 1". But 3/4" would do fine, however I have heard 3/4" blades with LED dont look good...

Cain

***It is now that we battle.When you die, await my arrival in the afterlife where we will battle again.Perhaps there you may have the ability to defeat me,but not here,not now,not this day.So let us part with words and embrace the blade.***

Darth Frieds
02-05-2006, 03:14 PM
hey protein5000, where did you get the stainless steel sink pipe and how did you cut out the shapes. Can a dremel be used for that or is it too strong. I wanna biuld a saber that looks like this,
C:\Documents and Settings\Jonathan\My Documents\My Pictures\ATArbiter.jpg
The hardest part would be constructing the emmiter and the grips. The three red buttons i want to be little lights that light up like the ones you see on some of those EL sabers, but this will be an LED saber. Also, FYI this saber is the Arbiter saber, seen in the PC game Jedi Knight Jedi Academy. i'm not sure if i'll be able to do it but its an idea. I think that if someone were to make this saber it would look awsome.

I have surrendured to the ways of the darkside. Fear is my ally

LAN-ED-TUL
02-05-2006, 03:53 PM
the emitter i mean actually sits on the outside of the pipe right at the end. jedigear has them, but is offline for sometime. only place i found them. it slips on the end just like a vader shroud.

You dont know the POWER, of the dark side...

Protein5000
02-05-2006, 05:04 PM
Hey Darth Frieds,

We are having a stainless steel kitchen built in our back yard and our steel guy was over so I asked him to cut me 3 12" and 3 2" sections (these measurements are just rough) of it and he chared my $20 just for the cutting because I'm not sure any home tools would be able to cut it that straight. But yer, to cut out the shapes you can use a Dremel - as long as the cutting disks are reinforced - but it is a bit of a challenge. I reckon it's better to cut off sections rather than follow the entire lines to be cut.

I can't see the pic you posted. Is there a link for it?

By the way, for those of you who don't know, stainless stell looks like glass if you polish it. With wet and dry sand paper in ascending grades, it comes up amazingly. Takes a while to do - but is worth it.

scaarmor
02-05-2006, 05:22 PM
Lan-Ed,
I know, that was the ones I was talking about. They slip over the emitter and hold by screw. The hole is only 3/4" with not enough material to make it 1".

Cain

***It is now that we battle.When you die, await my arrival in the afterlife where we will battle again.Perhaps there you may have the ability to defeat me,but not here,not now,not this day.So let us part with words and embrace the blade.***

Darth Frieds
02-05-2006, 05:44 PM
Heres the sight where i got the picture from, it the only sight I was able to find a picture of it, its the arbiter saber http://www.thelightsaber.com/IndexFolder/index2.htm
I doubt there are any sites that make the emmiter for this saber, I wish it were that easy.

I have surrendured to the ways of the darkside. Fear is my ally

Darth Frieds
02-05-2006, 05:46 PM
after you click the link go to histories, then click on lightsabers of the jedi academy of the new order

I have surrendured to the ways of the darkside. Fear is my ally

Protein5000
02-05-2006, 10:02 PM
Ahuh, I see. Not the best pic to build a saber off. Looks cool though, if there are any steel workers near you, go with a schematic and ask if they can do it - I'm lucky coz my uncle was a tool maker, and if I really need access to a lathe and mill.

Good luck with that mate.

Tenric Starkindler
02-07-2006, 09:35 PM
my Randomsaber hilt:

http://be300.org/forum/uploads/post-20-1139369895.jpg

fully hollowed out (though narrow inside)....
might be worth a conversion in the future, though for now just a dueling blade.

Reality often interferes with what would otherwise be an idyllic delusion.

Jedi Ranger
02-07-2006, 09:54 PM
Ah, so you're the owner of that one. Nice!! I finally got my spot reserved in line.

By the way, how did you manage to get your's done out of order? I noticed that a bunch of others had been skipped.

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Tenric Starkindler
02-08-2006, 06:37 PM
I should have been higher on the list originally. Ryan had missed updating the project list for awhile and then overlooked mine when he did. He was nice enough to squeeze me in where I would have been even though he's been insanely busy.
I wish I had a lathe of my own....the sabers he turns out are amazing! Makes me miss metal shop from HS.

Just keep in touch with Ryan. He sometimes gets busy and takes a while to respond, but he always does.

Reality often interferes with what would otherwise be an idyllic delusion.

Tenric Starkindler
02-08-2006, 06:43 PM
Protein5000:
If that was your first shot then I'd say you're a marksman!
You hit very close to the mark with that Graflex replica...top notch job!!


Reality often interferes with what would otherwise be an idyllic delusion.

Protein5000
02-08-2006, 08:30 PM
Thanks Tenric [:I]

I really appreciate the encouragement[:D]

I was in the middle of an EL Vader replica but after making that saber I decided I just wanna convert a few Anakin's. .

Jedi Ranger
02-11-2006, 05:37 AM
Well, I finished my ninth EL lightsaber. Here are some smaller pics.

Of course, you can always view the rest of my lightsabers, on my webpage (see link in my sig). If you have any questions, please feel free to PM me, or post here.

NOTE: The machined aluminum emitter and pommel are from Tim, here at TCSS. I finally had a chance to drill & tap them, and hence actually use them in a hilt.

http://www.members.shaw.ca/Jedi.Ranger/SW_Gear/IMG_0432cropped_small.jpg
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The Plague
02-11-2006, 08:00 AM
Ranger, are the blue wires on the hilt powered by something or did you use fiber optic wire(like the kind used for BB gun sites).
anyway looks cool.

Those who live by the sword, will die by the sword

Madcow
02-11-2006, 12:31 PM
Nice work JR
(Canadians RULE)

I also wonder how you got the blue lines to glow???
And, what did you use for your blade tightening screw?

Here's my latest. I just finished the hilt and I'm waiting for my Poly C to arrive.
http://www.freewebs.com/genesis_sabers/Polycarb%205.JPG


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xwingband
02-11-2006, 12:50 PM
It's EL wire. I'm suprised that even needed to be asked on a site meant to build sabers. Oh well, I like it better than Gelu's Red wire. The blue looks better.

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GrimaOllak
02-11-2006, 03:04 PM
Man oh man, so many people with lathes! How in the world do you guys afford it?

After all the money I've spent on the hardware saber I'm building, I think my wife would Force choke me if I said I was thinking of buying a lathe. [xx(]

Excellent sabers, JR and Madcow! [8D]

Madcow
02-11-2006, 03:16 PM
Thnx,
I found my 60 yr old Sears lathe rusting in a barn on a friends farm. I've spent about $450 restoring it over the year. It was fun but expensive.
But hey... some guys blow a couple grand a year on golf right?

MC



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Jedi Ranger
02-11-2006, 04:22 PM
Thanks guys! Yes, it's EL wire. I spent a while trying to decide which color to use, and since someone already used red, I ruled that out. I eventually decided on my favorite colour - blue.

The large round silver thumbscrew seures the blade.
The 2 small gold screws just keep the emitter in place.

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Jedi Ranger
02-11-2006, 05:25 PM
Hey Madcow, nice lathing job!

(Almost) every time someone comes out with a hilt they machined themselves, makes me wish I had a lathe, or a friend with a lathe.

Oh well. Where I'm living now, getting a lathe will NEVER happen.

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GeluKhanGharr
02-11-2006, 11:56 PM
JR, awsome job, bro. I agree, your blue looks better than my red. Also, going acros rather than length-wise makes it look better. It looks like that's some sort of foam padding you put the wire on top of, or do my eyes deceive me? Anyway, I think its a nice, really nice piece of work.

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Jedi Ranger
02-12-2006, 07:07 AM
Yup, that's craft foam! I really like the stuff for grips, and until I find something better, I'll stick with it as a primary grip option in my designs.

I used that stuff to eliminate the ridges caused by the EL wire. The PVC layer is too thin to cut grooves, and I wanted a cushy grip.

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