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jtsteph
03-04-2006, 10:30 PM
I hope this thread answers some questions you might have about my white blades.
*I use a HP 5.1 MP R707 camera.
*My vader runs on 4AAA batteries with a 2.2ohm 5w resistor. White Led Lux 3w. No fancy driver board or sound. While Ani runs on 3AAA, 2.2ohm 5w resistor and the same White Led Lux 3w.
*Standard MR Blades
This is the color film I use. I think it cost under $3.00.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/jtstephens/Tabs2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/jtstephens/Tabs.jpg

Cut the white paper off and unfold it. Then tuck it in the blade like so.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/jtstephens/bladefilm.jpg

Here are the optics I used on my Ani and Vader sabers.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/jtstephens/Lens4.jpg

A look inside the Vader.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/jtstephens/Lens2.jpg

Results
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/jtstephens/lightsabers064.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/jtstephens/lightsabers061.jpg

Blue Vader? (in normal room light)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/jtstephens/BlueVader.jpg

Thanks,
Jtsteph

xwingband
03-04-2006, 10:39 PM
That is ingenius! Is that a hole you actually cut in the tabs? I have a bunch of those just sitting around at home...

This seems to give great results.

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jtsteph
03-04-2006, 10:42 PM
Yeah, the hole allows more light in the blade.

xwingband
03-04-2006, 10:53 PM
Hmm... that's odd I believe it was tetmatek that said any sized hole on the discs here cause the white to just overwhelm the color. I wonder why this is different.[?]

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james3
03-04-2006, 10:58 PM
Dang I use those for my flashlights too. Now I'm even more stoked about getting my led kit.

jtsteph
03-04-2006, 10:59 PM
I have no clue. Maybe the optics?

Protein5000
03-05-2006, 12:50 AM
Where do you get those optics?

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dbraxton9
03-05-2006, 09:25 AM
those are the best looking colored whited LED blades i've seen yet. i had abandoned the idea until now.

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wood7588
03-07-2006, 01:42 AM
jtsteph - What are you using for your optics? From the picture it looks more like a parabolic reflector than a lens.

supertrogdor
03-07-2006, 02:51 PM
nice effect jtsteph, ill have to give that one a try, Out of curiosity, has anyone compared mr diffusers with others?

xwingband
03-14-2006, 11:34 AM
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/reelbigporter/lj/lens001.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/reelbigporter/lj/lens002.jpg

Directly comparing this reflector I popped out of a knock-off mini-maglite I can tell they're not the same but I'll be trying it none the less. It actually looks like it looks it will fit perfectly in the lens holder Tim already sells. The lip starts right at 3/4" and the depth looks spot on too. Only kicker is that I'll have to drill out the hole to fit over a luxeon.

I also found I had tons of those tabs siting around. I'm actually quite interested in the other colors. The maganta is probably good, but the orange[:0]. OMG, I can't wait just because the color is so viberant on the tab itself.

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desertscorpion
03-14-2006, 01:02 PM
Jtsteph,

Looks great! Can you run the gambit of tab colors and post the pics, please? If not, that's ok. Thanks, in advance.

xwingband
03-14-2006, 01:12 PM
I can't get pics up since I don't a have any with me at home but the pack I have has: Red, Green, Blue, Magenta and Orange.

I'd love to see an orange pic before I do mine.[:D]

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jtsteph
03-15-2006, 08:36 AM
As you wish.

White
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/jtstephens/sabers002.jpg

Blue
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/jtstephens/sabers001.jpg

Red
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/jtstephens/lightsabers064.jpg


Green
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/jtstephens/js009.jpg

Purple
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/jtstephens/js013.jpg

Yellow
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/jtstephens/js010.jpg

Purple, green and orange tabs
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/jtstephens/Tabs3.jpg

The yellow blade is actually an orange tab.

james3
03-15-2006, 09:15 AM
I love how the green and orange tabs give that KOTOR yellow and viridescent green from KOTOR2. Very nice, come on Friday.[:D]

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xwingband
03-15-2006, 09:53 AM
Aww... I was hoping the orange would come out... well, orange. It makes a nice sun colored yellow though. That's it though, I'm making that purple.[:D]

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jtsteph
03-15-2006, 05:38 PM
Yes, I also like purple.

Powered Convoy
03-15-2006, 07:45 PM
The purple looks pink to me, but that's not a bad thing. Gives people more variety, and I know some ladies that would like a pink blade.

Randy

Nightwing
03-20-2006, 10:06 AM
So....

Where can we get the optics?

xwingband
03-20-2006, 10:12 AM
I bet he salvaged it. Like the one I posted it's just a mini-maglite knock off I pulled it from. It fit GREAT in the current holder with minimal trimming. It's the exact same size and shape but a dish.

I'd look at the dollar store or something for cheap flashlights unless he tells us exactly what it is. When I put in my next PolyC order I intend on taking lots of pics for comparison.

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jtsteph
03-21-2006, 08:58 AM
Hey, I was at my grandfathers funeral the past several days.

I salvaged the optics out of a couple old LED flashlights from Radio Shack. Walmart and Target sell the same flashlight. The flashlight uses 1 watt Lux. I think they sell for about $20 or so.

GeluKhanGharr
03-21-2006, 07:16 PM
Talking about purple, I achieved a really nice one with an RGB led. The nice thing about these RGBs is that you can get ANY color you want

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Strydur
03-21-2006, 08:47 PM
Sorry to hear about your loss jtsteph.

Tim
The Custom Saber Shop

jtsteph
03-22-2006, 08:16 AM
Thank you.

LAN-ED-TUL
03-22-2006, 09:39 AM
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by jtsteph

Hey, I was at my grandfathers funeral the past several days.

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i know what you mean. i lost my last grandparent last year. im sorry to hear of your loss.

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Nightwing
03-22-2006, 10:00 AM
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by LAN-ED-TUL

i know what you mean. i lost my last grandparent last year. im sorry to hear of your loss.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">Yeah, same here. My Grandmother died of lung cancer January of 2005, I believe.

jtsteph
03-22-2006, 11:13 AM
Thanks guys.

HiddenMooCow
07-19-2006, 09:43 PM
My grandma, grandpa, girlfriend, and a couple pets died over the last few years. Sorry to hear about your loss, I kinda know what it feels like.

GFORCE13
07-19-2006, 11:11 PM
Really Sorry to hear about your loss as well, we have both lost our parents, my sister in law, many pets in the last few years as well. All I can say is it takes time and just take it one day at a time, it will eventually get a little easier.

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