First 2 sabers

Here are my first 2 sabers. Both are MHS sabers with sink tube and other detail pieces. Both have econo sound boards. These are costume props for WorldCon next month, so I haven't gotten around to making blades for them yet.

Saber 1 has a green P4.

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Saber 2 has a white rebel and a piece of purple lighting gel since my wife wanted a purple blade. I'd like to see it brighter, so I am looking for a better solution.

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Let me know what you think.

Dan

those are VERY well done! amazing work :)

Clean nice looking sabers! Top shelf stuff ma-man!!!!

Fantastic first sabers! Very nicely done.

I love the led housings on the BH. Wonderful.

Looks like a lot of folks are putting more gold/copper in there saber due to the fact that the chrome buttons are out of stock. lol
I'm waiting for a lot of stuff to get back into stock, so i can make a great looking saber like these. I had to come back and look again. Again, nice sabers bro well done!

Thanks guys.

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Originally Posted by KuroChou

Fantastic first sabers! Very nicely done.

I love the led housings on the BH. Wonderful.

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Actually, those aren't LED holders. They are brass plumbing fittings. They have one end small enough to go into 1/8" id plastic tubing and hte other is for a 1/4" compression fitting. I cut off most of the 1/8" end, drilled and countersunk holes for them on the bh and epoxied them in. The light showing through is actually from the blade LED.

Ripper, thanks. I did use the gold button on mine because the silver was OOS and not available locally to me. I found screws locally to replace those that were OOS and had no problem with the rest. The shrouds are sink tube, one sanded down to brass and then polished. (That was a time consuming project, but worth it.)

Oh, and the copper detail on the first saber is copper tape from teh hardware store. Cuts easy with an exacto knife. Seems to stick pretty well, but if it comes off I have a lot more to replace it with. :)

Dan

I assumed the light coming through was from the blade, not LED's, but I wouldn't have guessed brass nipples.
I know exactly what you're talking about, because I've used very similar pieces to repair leaky vinyl swamp-cooler lines.
Either way, they look fantastic. I might have to steal that idea down the road, but I'd probably grind down the 1/4" end to reduce the external profile a bit.

Those sabers rock, very obi/ ROTJ Luke looking, Love it, Greaqt job on these im sure WorldCon will be impressed.

Wow these are really, really good! Love them...

I wonder whats the average lightsaber ownership numbers... I should make a thread with that topic!

Sweet. Nice work.:cool:

THank you all. :)

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Originally Posted by KuroChou

I assumed the light coming through was from the blade, not LED's, but I wouldn't have guessed brass nipples.
I know exactly what you're talking about, because I've used very similar pieces to repair leaky vinyl swamp-cooler lines.
Either way, they look fantastic. I might have to steal that idea down the road, but I'd probably grind down the 1/4" end to reduce the external profile a bit.

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I actually wanted them out like that. I played with sticking one in the Unimat to turn it down but didn't like the results. I spent way too much time wandering the hardware store looking for bits and pieces. My first saber killed msot of my 2 week vacation. The second took only a few days. Now, if I just had access to a slightly larger lath and a mill, I'd be in way too deep. :)

Dan

Both very nice modifications to the OB1 saber style! I really like the waythe shrouds have reflected elements.

Thanks. They were fun to make. Now I have to make belts, pouches, etc.... And all in less than a month.

Those are some good looking sabers.

Amazing first efforts, looks like you have been at it for years! Very nice detail work, there is a fine line between too bland and making it look too busy, and yours walks that line with confidence. I like the first one more, but love them both! Hope you have tons of fun at Worldcon.

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Originally Posted by brett

Amazing first efforts, looks like you have been at it for years! Very nice detail work, there is a fine line between too bland and making it look too busy, and yours walks that line with confidence. I like the first one more, but love them both! Hope you have tons of fun at Worldcon.

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Thank you. I appreciate all the nice comments.

Dan

Very professional, very nice. Like others have said, these aren't too plain, nor are they too busy. You should be proud.

Very nice work !!!!

Great looking sabers bro, the first one just looks incredible with the shroud and colour combination, especially the copper on the neck. Well done, love to see more from you.

Wow! Amazing work on these... I love both of them! Very nice designs & coloring.

Out of curiosity, why does your outfit need to be completed in a month? What's the hurry?

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Originally Posted by captain_mills

Out of curiosity, why does your outfit need to be completed in a month? What's the hurry?

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As I said earlier in the thread, these are costume props for WorldCon, which is next month, August 17-21, so gotta get a lot of stuff done by then.

Dan

Oh my Jedi! Those sabers are absolutely AMAZING!!! I want them! LOL WOW!!!!!!