My First Saber (minus LED)

[Braxus]

Hey guys.

just got my parts in from tim. Awesome custom work!!! hes the best. i couldnt wait to put everything together but as i was about to start the soldering i realized i didnt have a heatsink or the little screws to secure the LED to the heatsink. oh well, i just ordered em.

Custom MHS Saber
Length: 12 1/4 Inches
LED: Quickchange setup. Green K2, Red III, White III
Sound: PlecterLabs CFSC 4.0
Blade: "Corbin style" Battle blade 32"
MISC:
Four 2700 AA nimh Rechargable Batteries
Custom Machined Blade Holder
Recharge Port
Two LED Indicator Lights (1 for LowBatt, other for Power on)
Two Radioshack Momentary Switches (Red PowerUp, Black Aux)

Now for the pics....

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/2239/p1010002fu0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/5780/p1010004cu0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/6070/p1010005xh6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/8229/p1010006ge9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/8237/p1010007sh6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/8650/p1010008wg9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/4785/p1010009fv3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
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Well thats it!! im very happy with how it came out. sux though that i have to wait for the heatsink to fully complete it.

Let me know what you guys think of it.

[Darkstar]

That's hella sweet :)

I love the design on the emitter btw. :cool:

[xl97]

nice blade holder.. what did you use for the rubber in the 'groove'?

[eastern57]

Hey looks good! Nice to see a project finally come together eh? Well, almost there :)

Did Tim cut all the holes?

[Darth Leximus]

IMO I like a saber to look real, like if you hit that activation button your gonna be choppin through blastdoors in no time. This saber gives me that feeling, it's like you stole it straight off a jedis belt. Great work both to you for design and to Tim for the custom work he put into it.

[Braxus]

nice blade holder.. what did you use for the rubber in the 'groove'?

Velcro. not the felty side. i cut it to fit. i think it looks great. i also used the rubber ends you put on the legs of chairs and tables on the Neck piece. I like it :)

And tim did all the custom work, holes too. He is the master. I love it. Thanks guys for all the comments. been a year in the making, i can wait one more week.

[Lord Dottore Matto]

Very nice work! Your design is very creative within the framework of the MHS and Tim's custom work is awesome!:p

[Er Dan Gill]

Velcro. not the felty side.

Cool, I saw the pictures and swore you had it knurled.

[MaverickJsmith]

Oh nice Braxus :D Very creative. I might have to make models of those radio shack switches seeing as people are using them now.

Very nice saber man 8)

Maverick

[Braxus]

Cool, I saw the pictures and swore you had it knurled.

yea, i like that look. it was a last minute addon. i put the saber together and noticed that the top of the sabere looked very plain, and the rest of the hilt had so much going on. so i put the velcro and the rubber circles on. i think it completes the look. im thinking of sending the neck section back to Tim, so he can drill 4 recesses so the rubber circles will be flat on. there is a little bit of a curve and the sides of them dont adhere.

[Kant Lavar]

I'm envious. That puts my first saber (which is still a pile of parts at the moment *grumble*) to shame.