Jagahati's First Saber Version 2.0

[Jagahati]

Hey guys, I wanted to post an update of my progress on this my first saber project.

I posted pic's of what the first one that was just MHS parts and Hasbro sound looked like.

Now I have put another weeks worth of worry and farting around into it. I also got hold of a few more MHS parts and an ULTRASOUND 2.1! I was ecstatic to get something better than the Hasbro Board I started with.

I made a shroud for the front end out of a sink tube, I think it will look even better once I change out that front emitter for a different one.

The whole thing got a couple coats of spray paint. This is the first (and last) time I have used spray paint on a saber. It came out looking pretty good but the finish is not really all that strong and I don't think it will stand up to abuse as well as I would like.

In Short: "Powder Coat it noob!"

Parts list:
Ultrasound 2.1
K2 Royal Blue LED
Speaker From a walkie talkie
Film cans to hold internals.
MHS parts
a sink tube shroud
36" Blade, w/ 4-5 feet of gift wrap
6 coats of spray paint (3 black 3 clear)

The results:
http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/Jagahati/th_Photo0049-1.jpg (http://s597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/Jagahati/?action=view&current=Photo0049-1.jpg)http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/Jagahati/th_Photo0067.jpg (http://s597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/Jagahati/?action=view&current=Photo0067.jpg)http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/Jagahati/th_Photo0068.jpg (http://s597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/Jagahati/?action=view&current=Photo0068.jpg)http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/Jagahati/th_Photo0069.jpg (http://s597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/Jagahati/?action=view&current=Photo0069.jpg)http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/Jagahati/th_Photo0071.jpg (http://s597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/Jagahati/?action=view&current=Photo0071.jpg)http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/Jagahati/th_Photo0073.jpg (http://s597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/Jagahati/?action=view&current=Photo0073.jpg)http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/Jagahati/th_Photo0070.jpg (http://s597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/Jagahati/?action=view&current=Photo0070.jpg)

[xl97]

looks nice.. did you use 2 fluted sections and a double male connector?

(and it lined up perfectly?)

[Jedi-Loreen]

They aren't quite lined up perfectly, they are off set by a little. But it still looks good.

[Jagahati]

No not quite perfect. but I have a idea to try as soon as I get off work.

going to try using self-made paper washers to stop it from making the 3-5 degree overturn at the very end of the threads. I'll post my results tonight.

[xl97]

you can just use o-rings of different thickness as well

[Sairon]

Looks nice, and as suggested you could use o-rings.

[B5813]

Lined up or not the recesses look great in black. What do you think about that new blade holder #18 on this hilt?

[Jagahati]

Lined up or not the recesses look great in black. What do you think about that new blade holder #18 on this hilt?

#18 wouldn't look bad. I'm partial to #11, in fact i will order one in the very near future.

As for the line-up problem two thicknesses of paper solved the problem marvelously. They are invisible now that it is screwed back together.

Pictures to follow when I stop talking on my camera :P

[Lonewind]

I like the design and the shroud. Nice saber!

Cheers!
Lonewind

[DJMoonbass]

i see you have constructed a new lightsaber.... your powers are complete. indeed you are powerful as the emperor has forseen

[Jagahati]

http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/Jagahati/th_Photo0101.jpg (http://s597.photobucket.com/albums/tt51/Jagahati/?action=view&current=Photo0101.jpg)

They line up very well I think.

Amazing what two thicknesses of paper will do for you when you are making small changes.

Well I suppose it is probably time to draw up plans for V3.0

I am doing this project in "stair-steps" each time I disassemble and make changes it is with a specific goal in mind. And each goal is slightly more ambitious than the last.

I decided to do this so that at any given time I have a mostly functional saber and slowly ease myself into the more complicated areas of saber building.

The plans for each version slowly evolve from lessons I learned "last time".

Well so far so good anyway.