Thread Index

I'll be going through indexing the most important threads of each forum. I'll be indexing every forum except the non-building ones (Misc topics). This is not meant to be exhaustive, but a starting point that will help keep relevant questions in the same threads. It is not an excuse to not at least skim thread titles and posts within the thread itself in case your question has already be asked.

If you ever see a thread you'd like indexed or feel I missed please tell Lord Maul via a PM.

This thread is currently kept up to date thanks to Lord Maul.

Misc Topics:
Localities:
UK Shindig 09
Jedi or Sith from the Midwest
Jedi scattered across the Galaxy...PART II
Long Island Jedi
CONS

Saber Videos (Live Performances and fan films):
Balance of Power I
Balance of Power II
Balance of Power III

Tutorials:
Graflex Saber Building
How to post pictures
How to: The basics of painting
Tutorial: How to photograph your lightsaber
Picture taking tips
PM's, Titles, Avatars, Signatures, and You


Costuming:
Costume Pictures
Jedi/Sith Cloaks
The Brotherhood of the Sith - Darth Vader Costume
Star Fortress Productions: STAY AWAY

Everything Else:
Any Artists?
Any musical instrument fans?
force fx Couplers
Good SW books?
Grip Material?
Lightsaber Exercises
Lightsbaer Forms
making star wars characters with artpad
selling lightsabers
Share pictures of your sabers here.
Snitz forums ranking...
So, what do you do for a living?
TCSS Theme Song!!!
Using Your FX: Hows it handle?
Where'd You Get that "Handle?"
TCSS squadrons

First before you go to any of these threads, can your question be answered by any of these?
FAQ
New to the saber scene? Start here:
Commonly used Drill bits, taps, and measurements
The Saber Building Dictionary
05 MR Anakin - Disassembly only - kits available
05 MR Vader - Done & kits available
05 MR Mace Windu - Done & kits available
06 MR Darth Maul - Done & kits available
05 MR Luke - Disassembly only
05 MR Obi Wan - Done & kits available
Cutaway Views and Wiring Schematics
EL blade tutorial
EL hilt tutorial
LED hilt tutorial
MHS LED kit tutorial
n00b! So you want to build a MHS saber huh?
Misinformation: Corrections
Basics of thread tapping
Tools & Parts -- a list of the ones you can't do without
Li-Ion/Polymer 3.6v batteries... your experiences?
Making Li-Ion Battery Packs

Modular Hilt System:
Official store news
Wish list
Thumbscrew placement...
What battery "packs" fit?
Rendering/visualizing MHS Sabers
Inteactive Saber Builder
Outer and Inner diameters of MHS parts
Blue Fox' Saber Emporium – Rendering service

Saber Sound:
Crystal Focus 4.x and beyong Bug list & Fix
Crystal Focus TROUBLESHOOTING thread...
Crystal Focus Soundfonts and Config Files (Shop and Swap)
What would you like on buttered toast v4.x?
UltraSound 2.0 Info
US 2.0 Troubleshooting
Any Ultrasound news?
Ultra Sabers Ultra Sound v2 V.S. Plecter labs Crysal focus saber core?
General Info on Sound Cards
What have you done for speaker vents?
EL Sound With One Switch
Hasbro Sound Board Fuse
A possible cheap fix for the Hasbro S.B. F.O.C.?
hasbro vs MR FX
Hasbro sound module schematics
Recharge port, 616 and you
How to protect your sound board? from grounding out?
Open Saber Sound Project

Powder Coating:
Ok..who wants some powder coating done??
What is Powdercoating?
Can I send my parts in to be Powder coated???

EL blade discussion:
Diffuser
El colors/brightness
Getting the EL Wire Inside
Soldering EL to mono plug
what size set screw to use?
Light Whip

EL hilts and Wiring Discussion:
How do I wire up this inverter, with an LED?
Inverter Hum
Mounting a Switch
Switch Location

EL Q&A:
4 khz inverter heating up
what is the best battery to use

LED blade discussion:
Thick Walled Blade Comparison Pictures
Movie Blade Color Guide - Blue -- THE SAGA IS COMPLETE
Keeping the tip on
"Frosting the Blade"
Alternative to blade diffuser
Best purple filter?
Blade strength showdown!!
Comparisson between several diffusers
GeluKhanGharr's clear blade film
How strong is PC tubing
Jtsteph white LED
LED blade tips
Purple LED
Blade Length

LED hilts and wiring discussion:
TROUBLESHOOTING -- General Theory of Operation
Adding driver
Blacklight LEDs
Let's talk about heat sinking...
MR Sound Board Current
multiple LED's
Do I need a resistor
R G B Three Color Luxeon III
Luxeon Rebel discussion
Luxeon K2
driving your LED(No resistors allowed)? Read this
Jay-gon's PVC Hilts
Vibration motors: a solution for mounting...


LED Q&A:
Difference between the Luxeon Collimator Lenses
how do you make it shimmer?
LED custom light up effect?
Question on what Batteries.
Resistor values for direct drive..3w, 5w, K2


New Technology Discussion:
Bat Wings
Fiber Optic Cable
Force lightsaber activation with RFID
Luxeon with slider fading system.
My DPSS laser driven saber
PhotonAlterations blade
prototype: mid-grade MR-Daughter Luxeon CONTROLLER.
LED (makototsai style) Testing

MR to luxeon 3w conversions:
05 MR Vader - Done & kits available
05 MR Anakin - Disassembly only - kits available
05 MR Mace Windu - Done & kits available
06 MR Darth Maul - Done & kits available
05 MR Luke - Disassembly only
05 MR Obi Wan - Done & kits available
pin removal
MR Anakin conversion assembly.
Anakin MR Copper buttons
contact point on a lux
Darth Vader Conversion Problems
A Few Conversion Questions...
Hasbro Conversion (Low buck Saber)
MR comparison?
Not powering up
Question on MR Anakin Terminals/Sound
Steel reinforced blades
Joe Jedi (lightsaber construction Kit) Multi color Modification
Vader ESB Clamp mod


Cutaway views and wiring schematics:
3w LED driver aka Corbins board
Hasbro sound module schematics
LED Modular Hilt System
Recharge port hookup
Learning electronic basics
Corbin Wiring Diagrams
Battery Pack Building
Touch Switch Tutorial

How to build a basic EL hilt:
EL hilt tutorial
Problem finding parts at Lowes

How to build a basic LED hilt:
LED hilt tutorial
Bubbles for Luke ANH saber
The basics of soldering.
Tools of the Trade
Jay-gon's PVC Hilts
Understanding lens degrees
Good Chassis materials

How to build a LED saber with the MHS kit:
MHS LED kit tutorial
Dealing with stuck or difficult MHS threads
n00b! So you want to build a MHS saber huh?

How to build EL blades:
EL blade tutorial
Question on the PolyE tubing