Led holder / Blade holder

[Usernames suck]

Is the led holder / blade holder custom machined or can the parts be found at any hardware store?

[Strydur]

Yes, They are custom machined

Tim
The Custom Saber Shop

[GeluKhanGharr]

Do you realize how rude the question is? As in "can I buy somewhere else what you're selling?" Tim, if I ever do that, shoot me!

But then again, your handle by itself (usernames suck) is an offense to everyone else, so you must not be concerned with such trivialities.

Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.

[DannMann99]

i dont think its necessarily a dumb question. as if you look at the EL tutorial it offers where you can buy and make your own holder, personally i would just buy it from tim though, because all the trouble going into making it is just not worth it.

[Strydur]

I was going to tell him he could pick one up at 7-11 just for a good laugh.

Tim
The Custom Saber Shop

[Usernames suck]

Why is that insulting GeluKhanGharr? I was just asking him a simple question and you have to be the one that is "rude" about it.

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

[GeluKhanGharr]

OK, I saw you are 17, so I'll be more lenient. I'll try to help you understand. Picture this: You walk into a store, and you ask the owner behind the counter if you can buy an item on the shelf, elsewhere. As in "I want that item, but not from you" It is insulting to that store owner.

Now to actually answer your initial question. I believe Tim is shortchanging himself, but he had the niceness to show us how to make a Lowes parts emitter for EL sabers. Find that in his tutorials. As for 1" blades and a good LED/lens holder, I haven't found a decent solution yet, and haven't heard of anyone else finding such a solution. Ultra had something with PVC that I think it sucks - very amateurish and ugly. I have spent countless hours in hardware stores, but nothing. Personal conclussion - Tim's holders are indispensable. And considering the level of quality he puts into them, they are quite cheap. I have just ordered 7 more after seeing one.
Cheers!

Oh, yeah, one more thing, and please don't take this the wrong way - it is "the oppression" not "the impression".
Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.

[suit_man]

i don't know if tim's holders are good because i can't afford one, but it is possible to make a good holder out of hardware stuff, but you need a welder. i don't think you could make a good holder if you don't have either a lathe or a welder. my blade holder is made from an old nut and a 3/4" galvanized steel nipple. it is very solid.

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

[LAN-ED-TUL]

i already have one of tim's el blade holders and in my opinion you WONT find any other that is of such great quality of craftmanship. they are TOPNOTCH!!!! and im getting one of his led holders for a MR vader soon. for the price he sells them at, theres no comparison. Tim makes the best stuff.

[GeluKhanGharr]

LAN-ED-TUL
I concur. And I can do it from personal experience. Tim's LED holders are perfect, I can see no area where they could be improved, because they are as good as can be.

Born of Sith, seduced by the light side.

[StrangeWings]

I third the motion. Tim's holders are perfect. the spacing is so exact I barley need to put a thumbscrew in to hold the blade, but it does not have to be forced in.

[XENOCIDAL]

Strydur,
will the LED holder converted for a Star/O fit a LuxIII as well? I am getting both types of LEDs and want to know if I would need both types of LED holders.

[Strydur]

I wouldnt use the one converted to hold a star/o for a 3w

Tim
The Custom Saber Shop

[LAN-ED-TUL]

hey tim, heres a question, do you think you would be able to do what corbin said he was gonna try, and make a core piece for a graflex, a led 1 inch? i had talked to him and he said he talked to the guy at the graflexshop. the same guy i got a machined aluminum core part that was machined to fit a 3/4 el blade. it has the round countersunk areas for the side recharge pins, and theyre tapped to screw in the pins. it reallly is a sweet piece. but now that im trying this luxeon stuff i would like to have the same part but machined out for a led instead.

any possible plans at tryin to machine one? i was able to get another sound board setup, just like the one i used with the vader/heiland. and was planning on usin it in the graflex. and i sure would like to use a led in it and have it look like its supposed to look, if you know what i mean, tim.

i wish i had a mini lathe, then i could try and machine it out myself to 1 inch and use your type of led heatsink on the bottom end. have you seen what those core parts from him look like? if so, do you think its even possible to machine one like that but in 1 inch for the luxeon leds?

[xwingband]

An 1 inch holder would look rather funny on a graflex. I believe that's why Corbin got a 3/4. You'd have to make a larger opening to do a 1 inch blade. If you don't care about accuracy then it's not an issue of course.

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[Strydur]

I have my own custom EL blade holders coming similar to what the graflexshop sells but designed to hold a mono jack like the rest of my holders and it will be cheaper. There is not enough room in my opinion to do a "proper" holder for a 1" blade inside of a graflex. After machining the inside to 1" you just would not have enough material left over to add the sunken areas with the brass pins etc..and definately not enough room to mount the switch up under the red button like most do unless someone made a custom very small switch for it.

Tim
The Custom Saber Shop

[Cyambin]

wait wait what's the difference between a star/o and a Luxeon III??

[vadeblade]

Cyambin, The O stands for Optics. The star o has optics built on already and I believe is rated at 1 watt with a max forward current of 350 mA. The Star III do not have optics installed. It is 3 watts and can handle a forward current of up to 1400 mA. So I guess Star III are brighter.

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[tetmatek]

Here's My Graflex with 1 inch blade and LED holder. Switch is tight under the red button so i put mine on the Clamp mounted switch box. All electrodes are in place. Ipolished that area instead of blacking it out. The opening is just fine although the blade clamp was slightly modded. Well here's the pics
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[Curunen]

How far is the blade held into your blade/led holders?

Techniques are many,
Principles are few.
Techniques may vary,
Principles never do.

[LAN-ED-TUL]

blades fit around 2 inches into the holders tim sells.