JSSDC Graflex Challenge - Fenderbender & Allaerra Secura
JSSDC Graflex Challenge - Eastern57
This was my entry for the JSSDC Graflex Challenge:
"FISHBONE"
Specs (nose to tail):
- LED string (red Makoto Tsai LEDs)
- Vintage Graflex head (no red button or glass eye window, just came as the head)
- TGS blade holder (no heatsink)
- 8-32 threaded rods
- 6mm ID aluminium tubing (from old airsoft barrels)
- 1 1/2" x 1/8" clear acrylic disks
- 4.8mm 120-degree LEDs (6)
- Ancient Parks clamp (had it since '98 )
- Brass screws
- Tin switch shaft w/brass head
- MR sound board
- Blank PCB (for routing of wires)
- Judco Low-profile latching switch
- 4.3 miles of 28g ribbon wire
- 2 CR123 (6v) Lithium batteries
- Good speaker... not really needed...
Super flat black camo epoxy paint.
Minor weathering...
Pictures? okay... :dft012:
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More detailed pictures:
Center brass knob on control box is activation switch.
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Illuminated Pics:
With flash
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/DSC04403.jpg
Without flash
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/DSC04409.jpg
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Vids
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...h_MOV04412.jpg
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...h_MOV04413.jpg
Progress vids
Guts all laid out - shows routing PCBs and miles of ribbon wire
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...h_MOV04385.jpg
On the bench "IT'S ALIVE!!!"
http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/n...h_MOV04386.jpg
eastern57
JSSDC Graflex Challenge - Arm On Fire
So this is my official entry in the Judge Sabersmith Graflex Challenge
I wanted to make it a dark side inspired graflex . So I reversed the color scheme and changed a few of the features around.
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...llange/005.jpg
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The base of the saber is a 8” MHS style hilt section with a custom machined overlay, powder coated flat black. I wanted the look of the t-track grips, but because they are so damn uncomfortable so I decided to machine out the overlay to give it the opposite look but still have grips.
It’s the coin edge pommel and speaker grill from TCSS, with a d-ring holder I made and a brass d-ring.
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...llange/011.jpg
I took a MHS #2 choke and drilled some holes and installed some brass rods to give it a little bling and add some color.
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...llange/002.jpg
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The emitter is a MHS Blade holder #2 that I cut some grooves in.
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...llange/012.jpg
I cut the emitter shroud with the classic graflex S curve also powder coated flat black and attached it to the blade holder thru the bunny ears I also made. I also hid the blade screw in the bunny ears as well.
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...llange/008.jpg
I also made this custom blade plug for it , Jon and I actually came up with the design based off the ones that chaos over at TCSS made a while ago.
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...llange/014.jpg
Its got a red –orange lux 3 run off a ultrasound 2.0 .
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...llange/015.jpg
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Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2kS9WSK6Zg
well that’s it, that’s my entry, sorry no crystal chamber, no chassis, I think they are cool I just dont like them in my sabers . I'm really happy with how it came out I really love this design and I hope you do to . :dft012:
JSSDC Graflex Challenge - Obi-Dar
May I present to you,
"Starkiller"
Here's what went into it:
-aluminum tubing from Online Metals
-copper tubing from my personal supply
-copper leaf accents on grip
-TCSS 1.25" blade holder
-TCSS red button, glass eye, and brass pins
-premium speaker from TCSS, mounted mid-hilt, facing forwards
-custom pommel and switch guard
-red Lux III
-Crystal Focus 4.1
-quartz crystal, lit by 5mm red LED, two 5mm LED bezels
-two Trustfire batteries
Here are two pictures from early in the build, just to give and idea of the structure. The copper tubing goes all the way to the beginning of the s-curve.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/f...r/100_1305.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/f...100_1349-1.jpg
In the second picture above, you can see the first version of my crystal chamber. I didn't like where the forward washer sat. Here's the re-worked version. I had to do some heavy modifying to the heat sink, in order to make it a part of the crystal chamber, but I love the way it turned out.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/f...100_1502-1.jpg
Here's the CF, nestled happily in its new home.
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Here's the finished saber.
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Close-up of the crystal chamber. The speaker is facing forward in the middle of a 2" resonance chamber between the battery pack and the LED that lights the crystal. Here you can see the sound holes I made to let the sound out, just behind the rear washer. It works pretty good like this. The sound comes out the pommel end too, and I get really good resonance.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/f...r/100_1513.jpg
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A closer look at the emitter end. The blade retention screw is the black set screw in the bunny ears, behind the button head screw.
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Here is a view of the pommel, with a low battery LED mounted in one of the holes.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/f...r/100_1518.jpg
Here it is lit.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/f...r/100_1522.jpg
I hope you like it. It was a challenge to build, but I had fun doing it.