Kreyhn

Nice job! Its a great feeling to have it finally done and to light it up! Also very clever with the charging adapter.

That's a wrap! I got it all wired up, and it is lit! It is so satisfying to ignite the saber for the first time once things are working. Thank...

There were some issues which came up, like the high amp switch malfunctioning and not making a connection anymore, and the blade would light but the...

Once the pieces had all cured, it was time to assemble it and finally, wire it all together. My soldering has gotten better since building a few...

Putting on some final details, like comparing the look of different wiring styles: In the meantime, polishing all the brass chamber elements;...

Putting in the wires to make sure it all fits: And cutting wires to length for installation. I only used black wires for asthetic. Not the...

The externals are tarnished, but I want the internals to remain as pristine looking as possible. Each element was/will be polished and coated. I...

October 2020 It's all coming together. That brass has that Greenie shine. It could use a little tarnish for this hilt... I've had my hands...

Next step, I tested different shroud designs with paper in the spot I wanted the covertec knob to live: My first tries didn't cut it. I was...

Next step was to finish the externals. I have a copper covertec knob to go with the copper shroud over the brass. I tried a couple of different...

August 2020 It's all coming together now...

Next came cutting down the 4-40 all thread since I had the layout of the chassis and chamber just the way I wanted it: I used an X-acto knife...

August 2020 Next step came the fine details. I found that the nuts didn't quite space things out perfectly for the jade chamber. Again focusing...

Now that I had the right crystal selected, it was time to assemble the chassis how I thought it would look. And damn, did it look good. I...

This is absolutely magnificent. I am blown away by how clean and contained everything is. I bet putting it together really makes you feel like a...

I had a second CFX and reinstalled it with another board. It works now, but I will have to send in the malfunctioning board for repair. Thank you...

That didn't work. The left two neg pads are connected with a jumper underneath, same with the right two pads. If I disconnect the left wire, or...

I'm not sure how to tell but if I were to guess I would say this one: The solder crept a little close for comfort here and it appears to have some...