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Revised MHS saber with more etching.
Since I built this saber last year, I always felt that it needed something more. I didn't want to put any kind of shroud over the awesome blade holder.
I finally decided a few weeks ago to add some more etching. It may be a little overkill on the etching, but now the saber feels more complete.
What the saber originally looked like
Attachment 11554
I created my new patterns in Illustrator and took them to work and had them cut out of some vinyl (only took pics of the ribbed section part)
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...3a8eacbb35.jpg
Then applied it to my piece. I made sure I had it sealed up good. I didn't want any leaks inside on the threads.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/IMAG1679.jpg
Into the bath!! I used a reduced mixture of Rogue9607's rootkill formula. link--->http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...ight=root+kill
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...db45c4aec6.jpg
Out of the bath! I only kept this piece in a few minutes. The threaded section is a lot thinner than the blade holder which I left in a bit longer for a deeper etch.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...a3a01bb974.jpg
Once done with the etching I polished the pieces with a dremel and some jewelers polish. Then painted the etched area with some black enamel paint, wiped it off to leave the paint in the corners of the etch.
I ended up polishing the whole saber with the jewelers polish. It did such a good job.
The final results
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/IMAG1700.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/IMAG1702.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/IMAG1698.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...r/IMAG1697.jpg
Thank for looking.