jackal
02-28-2009, 01:57 AM
Been here a couple weeks and well first post.
Just spent 3 hrs last night carving out a sink tube with a dremel (ahhh Love insomina) and now Im hooked. So I just made my first purchase
Screw on LED blade holder style 10
4-40nylon 4-40 Nylon Screw
3100C Copper MHS LED Mount/Heatsink
holder10 Body for holder 10
Shilt2 Double threaded hilt style 2
MHSChoke MHS choke style 1
MPSI4 MPS Insert style 4
MPS2 MPS Pommel style 2
switch14 SPST Latching Guarded switch with blue button
4AAMHS 4AA battery holder
Coll5 Luxeon Collimator Lens 5 deg viewing angle
Holder Luxeon III/V Lens Holder
Lux3-Blue Luxeon III Star (Blue)
2.2ohm5w 2.2ohm 5w resistor
Since my Sink tube last night was beta test v1.1 this will be beta test v1.2 and eventully end up final product. I will order a blade at a later date first see if I can get it put together without messing up the MHS parts. (I want to use a sink tube to slide over the MHS to use as a emitter shroud.) Also I got a buddy who owns a machine shop so I plan on countersinking all my screws to give it a flush appearance. The wiring shouldnt be a problim in my former career I did control work on robotics so this should be a cake walk. Thinking about going to Radio Shack and getting a solid blue and blinking red accent LED's. I do have some questions about where to find info on the forum on the following topics:
The chrome on the sink tube how can I give it a weathered appearance I was thinking of soaking it in Muretic acid. but dont want to tear up the brass.
Where do I get the thickness dimentions of the MHS parts like I said I would like to countersink all my screws but not sure if that is a viable option.
Next project after this I would like to do an arcaic lightsaber with a belt worn external power supply with cable to the hilt. Thats when weathered arcaic appearance is going to seriously count. But thats a 1000 meter target Im going to focus on the 50m anyways stay tuned Ill keep yall updated.
Now if only I can wear the lightsaber on my duty belt and try the Jedi mind trick on speeders.
Just spent 3 hrs last night carving out a sink tube with a dremel (ahhh Love insomina) and now Im hooked. So I just made my first purchase
Screw on LED blade holder style 10
4-40nylon 4-40 Nylon Screw
3100C Copper MHS LED Mount/Heatsink
holder10 Body for holder 10
Shilt2 Double threaded hilt style 2
MHSChoke MHS choke style 1
MPSI4 MPS Insert style 4
MPS2 MPS Pommel style 2
switch14 SPST Latching Guarded switch with blue button
4AAMHS 4AA battery holder
Coll5 Luxeon Collimator Lens 5 deg viewing angle
Holder Luxeon III/V Lens Holder
Lux3-Blue Luxeon III Star (Blue)
2.2ohm5w 2.2ohm 5w resistor
Since my Sink tube last night was beta test v1.1 this will be beta test v1.2 and eventully end up final product. I will order a blade at a later date first see if I can get it put together without messing up the MHS parts. (I want to use a sink tube to slide over the MHS to use as a emitter shroud.) Also I got a buddy who owns a machine shop so I plan on countersinking all my screws to give it a flush appearance. The wiring shouldnt be a problim in my former career I did control work on robotics so this should be a cake walk. Thinking about going to Radio Shack and getting a solid blue and blinking red accent LED's. I do have some questions about where to find info on the forum on the following topics:
The chrome on the sink tube how can I give it a weathered appearance I was thinking of soaking it in Muretic acid. but dont want to tear up the brass.
Where do I get the thickness dimentions of the MHS parts like I said I would like to countersink all my screws but not sure if that is a viable option.
Next project after this I would like to do an arcaic lightsaber with a belt worn external power supply with cable to the hilt. Thats when weathered arcaic appearance is going to seriously count. But thats a 1000 meter target Im going to focus on the 50m anyways stay tuned Ill keep yall updated.
Now if only I can wear the lightsaber on my duty belt and try the Jedi mind trick on speeders.