RE-build my first saber

[Danz409]

hello to everyone. i'm posting this to show some improvements i'm making to my saber. when i first got into this hobby there was some skills i was lacking. where to find stuff how to do things etc. after about a year of tinkering around with things and messing with fabrication processes, i have gained much skill and unfortunately am a low income man so. instead of making a new saber like most would do when he/she wants to exercise / gain skill in the saber building. i'm going a cheaper way. and also id like to thank of it as a more satisfying way. taking a project i started on a wile ago and thought was done. and RE-build from the ground up. i'm basically taking my sink tube off. due to all the felt peaces corners coming up. felt just being far to bulky for my tastes expecaly with a 1.5 inch tube. some new materials iv discovered that will in-prove looks a truck load. a bunch of unnecessary holes in my sink tube from other experiments attempts etc. i'm starting with a new sink tube entirely to make a much better looking base. also the sound will be getting a hyper-drive of a boost. moving from a Hasbro to MR board (i hope) anyway as long as things go to plan. insted of warping copper around i discovered a type of tape that contains copper used for stain glass windows that works wonders for copper accents so no more mess of wire supper glued on my tube
here is a look at the old and progress on the new

the old one in the third pic is basically being used as a guinea pig so i can try to avoide a rebuild and have a excuse to build a new one down the road! :D

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p2/danz409/lightsaber%20project/Danzsaber.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p2/danz409/lightsaber%20project/saberupgrade2.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p2/danz409/lightsaber%20project/saberupgrade.jpg

comments and suggestions are more then welcome. anything to help improve value/look of my saber!

[Danz409]

and a little time spent in paint and here is what i hope the end product is gonna look, well.. less copy-past looking of course ^^;

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p2/danz409/lightsaber%20project/REsaber.jpg

[DJMoonbass]

hey man.... you shoulda put this in gallery as a WIP or in general hilt building... looks really cool though.

[Danz409]

O.o. didn't know that category was even there. thanks!
ill be re-posting and requesting this to be kapoofed when done

[$tarkiller]

hey man.... you shoulda put this in gallery as a WIP or in general hilt building... looks really cool though.

lol, yes master!!!!

[Hasid Lafre]

O.o. didn't know that category was even there. thanks!
ill be re-posting and requesting this to be kapoofed when done

75 posts and you dident know thoes forums were there?

[Danz409]

no. i thought there was a thread just for WIP i looked but couldnt find. so i guss he just ment with it on the title so i did just that. btw its started now and this can be deleted/discontinued

srry for the miss-placement