A few bumps but over all a good time. My first Saber.
I stumbled upon this site a few weeks ago and immediately started reading the forums. Within a week I managed to talk my wife into letting me buy the parts for one for our 1 year wedding anniversary. Two weeks later, these parts arrived and I immediately set to work.
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I did come across a few bumps in the road. My first few snags were because I didn't have the right tools but after a quick trip to the hardware store I resolved that. My next really big issue was with the lens holder. I had a 5 degree lens and it would not fit in the lens holder. After searching the forums I discovered that others have had a similar problem. It seems I must have received the incorrect lens holder? In any event I tried following the suggestions from the forums and ended up not getting any of the suggestions to work. So I just sanded down the side tabs completely and created two empty columns in their place. After that was finished I injected some hot glue into the sides and ended up with this.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...IMG_2823-1.jpg
The next issue I had was with the switch. I ordered a guarded hilt and a guarded switch. However I accidentally ordered a MOMENTARY guarded switch and ended up not liking the momentary-ness of the switch at all. So I stuck with the basic on/off switch and used the washer from the momentary switch to help fill the hole and keep the basic switch in place.
Finally I got it all wired up!
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...IMG_2825-1.jpg
Well enough talk, here is my first saber... what do you think?
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...IMG_2831-1.jpg
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http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...IMG_2845-1.jpg
Cant wait to make my next one!