They'd be more used than say, a coffeee mug or something, I'm sure!
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They'd be more used than say, a coffeee mug or something, I'm sure!
Oooh. I love that brass saber with the red blade.
I might have to consider attempting to do that if/when I do another saber. (First, though, I'm still waiting on a couple extra parts for my first one!)
Very nice sabers.
I finished off another of the brass sabers:
Brass Saber #5 is done!
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I replaced the cheap plastic switch with a more expensive, but better looking metal one. It also doesn't cause the saber to power up cycle if you bump the switch like the plastic ones do.
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The recharge port is directly beneath the switch. This isn't easy to do, but I managed to get it in there. This is the same as what I did to BS#4 and CS#4. To make the saber rechargeable in the hilt, just install 4 NiMH 1.2v batteries, and get a smart charger and plug adaptor from the Store. The difference bewtween this one and BS#4 is the grips. This saber has a v-grooved ribbed MHS extension, and features 3/8" spaced grip marks on the rear of the hilt.
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To access the batteries, you just unscrew the nut from the hilt, remove the washer/foam/strainer, pull out the speaker/resonator assembly....
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pull out the battery pack by pulling on the blue wire attached to it, and change the batteries! Reverse the process to re-install. Very simple! I do all of my sabers like this.
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I also finished off Chrome Saber#4:
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I think it turned pretty nice! It has the recharge port wired to also act as a kill switch during recharging, has the improved metal push button switch from the hardware store, and also has a recessed speaker grille. I did this by using the same laundry strainer I used in the MPS pommels of BS#2 & 3, except I didn't cut it up like those two. It just fits in there with rubber gasket around it and is held in place by the nut. The nut I actually got at Lowe's, and looks like it is intended to reduce a 1.5" plumbing drain down to a 1.25" tailpiece. Regardless, it looks cool on the saber as a pommel/end cap! Sounds good, too....I shot short video of it, but haven't uploaded it yet. I made the blade for this one and also for BS#5 during a Tornado warning yesterday. I had no idea how close the storm came to my house until I was on my way home from work this afternoon! Trees and roofs ripped off less than 2 miles from house! :o
EDIT:
Here's BS#5 with it's blade:
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Both sabers use a 36" (34"exposed) thin-walled polycarbonate blade with internal sanding and about 5 feet of cellophane wrap.
I love the Chrome Saber it looks sweet
and very shiney!
love the emitter shroud on the chrome. ***eh!
As usual, really nice stuff Jay!
I have developed a newfound respect for the quality and precision of work you do with these sabers - I just built two very simple, basic sink-tube sabers and it was hell! It's very difficult for a noob to get a nice cut and exact placement of holes. Luckily, they turned out functional, which is what I was aiming for, if not beautiful.
After a very long hiatus, I decided to finish off BS#7 today!
I started with the wiring ofthe MR Luke Skywalker ROTJ soundboard:
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I added some scoring lines to the emitter:
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This saber also has one of the metal switches I get at my local hardware store:
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I put scoring lines on this one at about 1/4 of an inch apart to simulate the rear grip:
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I slid all the electronics into the hilt and put 'er together:
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Here you can see the recharge port and the CT knob:
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Like the rest of these brass sabers, to change out the batteries, unless you're using NiMH rechargeables, just unscrew the end cap:
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Then remove the speaker/resonator assembly:
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Pull the battery pack out by tugging gently on the orange wire:
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And Voila:
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I happened to have a red led mounted, so I used that to start off with:
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It also features the TCSS quick-Change LED System:
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One advantage this has over BS#6 is that I split the emitter shroud form the sleeve. I found it to be a challenge to swap out the led, so I modified this saber. Simply unscrew the emitter, and remove the lens assembly:
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Select the desired color of led:
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And re-assemble, then you're good to go:
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I hope everyone enjoyed reading about this build as much as I did doing it! This is the last one one for awhile, as I need a bit of a break from building. Maybe after the OT at work slows down a bit.
Not to double post, but I just realized I never posted anything about BS#6! It was finished about a month ago, and turned out pretty good too:
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This one, like BS #'s 4 & 5, features the optional recharge port, as well as TCSS's quick-change led kit. Changing the led is a bit of a job, though, as it's hard to get hold of the blade holder. It is shown there with a Cyan bin 6 led, but i also have a red Lux III that I could pop in there as well. It uses 4-AA batteries, just like the ones before it, and has an upgrade to a TCSS Premium speaker, in case it ever gets a better soundboard, which btw, is an MR Luke Skywalker ROTJ.