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Malaki Skywalker
09-28-2008, 02:07 PM
NOTE: I figured I'd turn it into a thread.

I finally got around to do a comparison for 2 of the 3 kick @ss blades in saber building, its a pretty close comparison :cool: The Ultra blade is a bit beaten up from some hardcore dueling :p

Both LED's are Red-O's, I have no idea what the BIN is, 10* optics, both at 1400mA via Ultra Sound v1.1 and CF v3.0, they are both static blades (No flicker) and the battery's are fully charged :cool:

Erv' style thinwalled blade (Double Wrap of Corbins film and 6ft PolyP) (Left) vs. Ultra sabers Mid Grade (Thinwalled) blade (Right)

Full View:
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/MalakiSkywalker/IMG_0691.jpg

Close Up Shot #1
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/MalakiSkywalker/IMG_0685.jpg

Close Up Shot #2
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg305/MalakiSkywalker/IMG_0681.jpg

Impressive... Most Impressive... :shock:

For those who want to make an Erv' style blade, heres Erv' tutorial:

http://www.plecterlabs.com/Media/Doc/LuxeonBladeTutorial.pdf

Its totally worth it ;)

Mcich
09-28-2008, 02:11 PM
nice to see my baby helping out there with the test, shame the ultra blade didnt look as good as I had hoped it would

Malaki Skywalker
09-28-2008, 02:19 PM
nice to see my baby helping out there with the test, shame the ultra blade didnt look as good as I had hoped it would

Just go's to show a bit of D.I.Y goes a long way ;)

Mcich
09-28-2008, 02:23 PM
also shows that your gonna have to build me one now!!! lol

xwingband
09-28-2008, 04:22 PM
You don't know what you're missing until you try another one. There is certainly a reason I stopped using "Ultra" styled blades a while ago. ;)

Lord Maul
09-28-2008, 06:27 PM
Does the corbin film go inside the ultrafilm or outside it? I'm getting my butt in gear to make one of these

xwingband
09-28-2008, 06:33 PM
Outside.

LeMoel
09-28-2008, 10:44 PM
wow wow now yes it apears that the "ervs style" blade looks better whiiich it does in the picture but remember in person that it shows the film alot... thats what deceives me so it depends if you like the coring or not

Barmic Rin
09-29-2008, 01:39 PM
Maliki, you missed out a rather groovy type of blade that'll be on general release soon - Mine.....

I found a Uk supplier of the tubing & a specialist that does the filter paper. I still use Tim's blade tips, but I do love my filter paper. It's a solid looking blade, with no real coring effect, but the light disperses so evenly.

Here's the quick sneaky peak pic I have in one of my 'Graflex S-curves', taken mid afternoon, late june to give you an idea of lighting conditions:

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t78/barmic_rin/28062008112.jpg

LeMoel
09-29-2008, 03:41 PM
is your new blade in polycarbonate?

swear000
09-29-2008, 04:33 PM
I thought Han Solo was encased in polycarbonate. Man it's been so long...but..yeah give us more specifics about the blade if you can. That seems to be really nice. Did you sand it? What type of filter paper?

Count Malik
09-29-2008, 04:37 PM
I gotta admit that I *USED* to like ultra blades. I thought they were so bright and even...:arrow:But now the two blades I want to get now are x-wings blades and make a Erv' style blade. Question: could I use the poly-c blades and blade tips sold in the shop to make a couple of these blades? But very nice!:shock::D

erv
09-30-2008, 12:15 AM
glad to see a comparison here, especially cause I've never tried ultra blade myself. Sure, "my style" (which has been there for a while since gheluk and myself experimented mmm.... 2 years ago) combines light guide and diffusion, which is IMO the best combination.
thanks for taking the time to picture that (we're not playing at who has the longest one, but it's very informative)

Erv' - I was talking about the blades of course

Malaki Skywalker
09-30-2008, 12:43 AM
Maliki, you missed out a rather groovy type of blade that'll be on general release soon - Mine.....

PM'd you about one... :cool:

Lord Maul
09-30-2008, 09:44 PM
I made mine. These things are amazing. Nearly as even as Xwing's nylon blade. Mine is thin walled, so no comparison pictures until I make a thickwalled one. :wink:

Count Malik
09-30-2008, 09:59 PM
I made mine. These things are amazing. Nearly as even as Xwing's nylon blade. Mine is thin walled, so no comparison pictures until I make a thickwalled one. :wink:

Aww man thats gonna be interesting can't wait to see it!:mrgreen:

Kal El Rah
10-01-2008, 12:46 AM
I thought Han Solo was encased in polycarbonate. Man it's been so long...but..yeah give us more specifics about the blade if you can. That seems to be really nice. Did you sand it? What type of filter paper?

Han Solo was frozen in Carbonite which is a compnent of gun powder.

swear000
10-01-2008, 01:11 AM
oh yeah..live long and prosper :D

Malaki Skywalker
10-01-2008, 01:30 AM
I made mine. These things are amazing. Nearly as even as Xwing's nylon blade. Mine is thin walled, so no comparison pictures until I make a thickwalled one. :wink:

Good to see more people are trying them :p Can't wait to see it against everything else :cool:

FenderBender
10-01-2008, 10:35 PM
Did you sand the outside of the blade like Ervs Tut' says?

Lord Maul
10-01-2008, 10:59 PM
Nope. I just put in some corbin film and the Untra film.

Count Malik
10-19-2008, 08:01 PM
Yeah the sanding helps out the diffusing of the light alot. But It works better for thin walled blades.