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deepisland
03-18-2006, 05:46 AM
Ok, I bought this.

http://www.thecustomsabershop.com/sabers/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=88

I want to put it in a 1.5 sink tube I have cut. However I see no way for the led holder to mount to the blade holder. I hope I didn't buy the wrong piece.

Any suggestions?

Do-Clo
03-18-2006, 08:42 AM
You only need one additional part,(MHS to 1.5" sink tube adapter)
This will thread onto the blade holder and secure the led holder in place and it will slide into your sink tube. You will find the adapter in the mhs hilt section.

Do-Clo
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xwingband
03-18-2006, 09:46 AM
If you want it to go inside the tube you need to ask Tim to do that too. Otherwise the adapter goes inside and the holder rests on top.

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gsterley
03-18-2006, 03:52 PM
i know its a bit ghetto, but you couldnt you just duct tape it together. i dont REALLY see a need for that connection to be very strong.

xwingband
03-18-2006, 03:56 PM
Between the tube and blade holder?[:0] That's one of the most important connections. Without being milled to the size of the tube it'd just sit with threads inside the tube. Not to mention the adapter is needed for the heatsink/LED holder to stay in place and it would look like crap. BAD IDEA overall!

duct-tape fixes a lot but not lacking an adapter.[;)]

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gsterley
03-18-2006, 06:00 PM
no, no , no, not the whole holder to the sink tube. tape the piece that holds the led itself to the piece that holds the blade. isnt that what he was talking about, or did i misunderstand what he was asking?

i was assuming that he had it milled to fit inside the sink tube

xwingband
03-18-2006, 06:10 PM
Okay I see what you meant. Well, I guess that'd work but if you wanted to duel I doubt the power of duct-tape would keep the optics and heatsink in place. Unintended clash effect.[:D][;)]

He just needs to tell Tim to mill it for the tube and get the adapter. He doesn't need to use the holes on the adapter really but for the LED and optics to be rock solid, the adapter is needed.

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gsterley
03-18-2006, 06:16 PM
right on, i do see the usefullness of the adapter in making the saber bulletproof. and he should get it if he plans on some heavy use, but he could just tape it.

Pirate King
03-18-2006, 11:06 PM
I thought you could mount the LED holder to the Blade holder with screws?

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gsterley
03-18-2006, 11:48 PM
mine dosent have any screws to mount the halves together. it has them on the vader conversion kits, and i think the old style as seen in the tutorial did have them.

LAN-ED-TUL
03-19-2006, 01:00 AM
yes, the old style had 4 bolts to mount the heatsink to holder. and the vader converts are the same. but if he has the MHS style holder he will have to get the adaptor. it really wont work effectively without it.

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deepisland
03-19-2006, 06:36 AM
I thought it mounted with screws also. That's why I thought I may have purchased the wrong one.

I did have him mill it to fit in a sink tube also. I guess I didn't realize I needed the adapter before I ordered.

Reaper
04-01-2006, 02:06 PM
In the non MHS hilt kit tutorial, the Blade holder doesn't have threads on it, it's meant to be bolted to the hilt. If I get a blade holder that's machined to fit inside a 1.5 sink tube, is it still threaded?
Also, in the MHS to 1.5in sink tube adaptor, does the threaded part work just like the MHS hilt kit (like picture in tutorial)... what I mean is, does it have just the right amount of space for the LED holder inbetween the Blade holder and the bottom of the threads? Does that make sense?

Strydur
04-01-2006, 03:28 PM
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">does it have just the right amount of space for the LED holder inbetween the Blade holder and the bottom of the threads? Does that make sense?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

Thats exactly what it is designed to do.

Tim
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Reaper
04-01-2006, 05:19 PM
Cool... how long is the sink tube adaptor?

xwingband
04-01-2006, 05:56 PM
1.5"

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Reaper
04-01-2006, 10:35 PM
Oh, thought that was just the diameter. Got it, thanks a bunch guys.

LAN-ED-TUL
04-02-2006, 01:46 AM
let us know how it turns out and post some pics.

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Reaper
04-02-2006, 12:03 PM
Will do... just needed that info to finish my main layout... got a few more cosmetic plans to finish, then the ordering process will begin.

LAN-ED-TUL
04-03-2006, 02:43 AM
happy building!

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