Stormguard - an MHS saber.

I've had this done for a little while, and I'm just now getting around to posting it. I've always loved Rob's Tool of Justice saber, and you're going to see some similarities that I put into this saber.

The lathe work and powder coating were done by TCSS. Great work, as usual. The powder coat colors are Copper Vein and Smoke Chrome.

The chassis was designed by ShtokCustomWorx and printed by Shapeways.


Custom bag by defcon4.


The rest of the work was done by me.

Features:

- CFv9 with CEx.
- 7.4v 18650 battery pack wired to a 2.1mm recharge port.
- Quad Cree RGrBrB in-hilt LED.
- Amber 0402 SMD LEDs soldered directly to the CF.
- BT909 Bluetooth Module for changing settings wirelessly.

I hope you like it!

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Oh wow nice work! Very nice clean design. Gotta say I love the choice of amber for the accent LEDs. and neat light bleed from the shroud.

gotta ask though out of curiosity, I see (i think i see anyway lol) where you're recharge port is in your chassis.. what else is on that outside detail with the lens for the amber lights? looks like another port or is it just something to fill that hole on that cover?

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Originally Posted by Hermitjensen

Oh wow nice work! Very nice clean design. Gotta say I love the choice of amber for the accent LEDs. and neat light bleed from the shroud.

gotta ask though out of curiosity, I see (i think i see anyway lol) where you're recharge port is in your chassis.. what else is on that outside detail with the lens for the amber lights? looks like another port or is it just something to fill that hole on that cover?

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Thanks! The recharge port is down by the pommel. There's a small black kill key in it that was printed so I can rotate it to disable the saber. Unfortunately, it's inaccessible unless the lower sleeve of the hilt is removed. That's probably my biggest regret with this saber. The chassis doesn't hold it in the center, so it would have been a real trick to try to line things up with a hole so I could charge it without removing the sleeve.

And that's just an activation box that I modified to fit the lens. I just wanted a clean looking way to hold the lens there. The other side of the box has one of the RICE ports from the shop, but it's not connected to anything... just there for looks. I actually had to tear apart the port, so it's really just the metal part screwed in there.

Very clean. WOW. I do like the light bleed from the shroud. And the chassis looks great. Nice work.

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Originally Posted by bramik

Very clean. WOW. I do like the light bleed from the shroud. And the chassis looks great. Nice work.

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Thanks for your kind words, friend!

That’s a beauty. Nice work cvsickle.



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Originally Posted by Greenie

That’s a beauty. Nice work cvsickle.



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Thanks Greenie!

Nice. I like the design =]

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Originally Posted by ZrenTobas87

Nice. I like the design =]

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Thanks! I can't take too much credit for the design, but I like it too ;)

nice build! It almost looks to me like the shroud flares out on the sides. Is that the case, or just the way it is lit?

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Originally Posted by Ethan

nice build! It almost looks to me like the shroud flares out on the sides. Is that the case, or just the way it is lit?

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Thanks! That's just the lighting. I cut the shroud from the shroud material in the shop, so it's a consistent diameter. You're right that it does look that way though. I never would have noticed it until you mentioned it.

This looks really cool! What chassis is that? And can you talk more about the grip? I didn't think TCSS did that style of powder coating anymore.

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Originally Posted by Galaxyfalcon

This looks really cool! What chassis is that? And can you talk more about the grip? I didn't think TCSS did that style of powder coating anymore.

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Thanks! I don't want to link directly to the chassis, because it's technically another store. The link in my OP will take you to the main page of the Shapeways designer who designed it. You can find it by looking at the 1.24" (MHS Compatible) section there.

I'm assuming you're asking about the ribbed section of the hilt... I had them powder coat it, and then I paid them a lathe fee to turn down the ribs to a smaller diameter to make it more like a choke. So really, it was two services on one part, and they did an excellent job.

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Originally Posted by cvsickle

I'm assuming you're asking about the ribbed section of the hilt... I had them powder coat it, and then I paid them a lathe fee to turn down the ribs to a smaller diameter to make it more like a choke. So really, it was two services on one part, and they did an excellent job.

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Yes this exactly! I was thinking of having something similar done on a part. Was it pretty easy to work with them on getting the custom lathe work you were looking for? I wasn't sure what the best way to approach this was, I figured I should send them an email before placing the order but I imagine they're pretty swamped right now with all of the holiday orders.

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Yes this exactly! I was thinking of having something similar done on a part. Was it pretty easy to work with them on getting the custom lathe work you were looking for? I wasn't sure what the best way to approach this was, I figured I should send them an email before placing the order but I imagine they're pretty swamped right now with all of the holiday orders.

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Yeah for sure send them an email describing what you want. That's a pretty standard practice for custom work like that.

Looks pretty clean. Nice job!

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Originally Posted by darth_chasm

Looks pretty clean. Nice job!

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Thanks!

That looks really great, am I haven’t seen the smoke chrome. But I think I am going to have to use it!

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Originally Posted by scott

That looks really great, am I haven’t seen the smoke chrome. But I think I am going to have to use it!

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I'm kinda in love with the smoke chrome. Also, I'm pretty sure I had the smoke chrome parts sandblasted before they were powdercoated. I'm pretty sure the smoke chrome is slightly transparent.

I remember using that color on the grips of Traveller. It came out sweet.

That’s an awesome looking saber. I actually am working on my first build, and I’m trying to mimic a lot of the design elements Rob used for Tool of Justice as well! I looked at a lot of sabers before I saw his and fell in love with the simplicity! Out of curiosity, did you get your chassis completely custom designed, or did you use a modular system to build it?

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That’s an awesome looking saber. I actually am working on my first build, and I’m trying to mimic a lot of the design elements Rob used for Tool of Justice as well! I looked at a lot of sabers before I saw his and fell in love with the simplicity! Out of curiosity, did you get your chassis completely custom designed, or did you use a modular system to build it?

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Thanks! The chassis is by a designer on Shapeways. His designs are listed under ShtokCustomWorks or something like that. I don't want to put a link in the forums here since this is part of a store.

Totally understand, I actually reached out to him already and was told at this time he's only supplying what is in his store.

Great work. I like the use of the trim ring in there.

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Originally Posted by JamoUp

Great work. I like the use of the trim ring in there.

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Thanks! Yeah, I liked that the trim ring brought the neck back up to the diameter of the thick piece lower on the hilt. It seemed to help blend the shroud in a little, as well.

Very nice. I like that shroud.

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Originally Posted by hapki

Very nice. I like that shroud.

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Thanks Hapki!

Awesome build! I also got the "SPST Momentary tactile switch" for my build, not quite sure how to wire them up yet. Were they difficult at all?

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Originally Posted by Scraftypants

Awesome build! I also got the "SPST Momentary tactile switch" for my build, not quite sure how to wire them up yet. Were they difficult at all?

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Nope they're easy. There's four points pins on the bottom, and you only need two. Just make sure you use two that aren't connected when the switch is open. The pins you use should only be connected when the switch is pressed. The other pins can be snipped off, just make sure you have the right ones first.