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Thanks everyone, this was a lot of fun to build. I think I finally found my niche in the saber world haha.
I just want to build a lot more of these.

But before that I think this cutlass needs a...

That I did, it's amazing how easily this stuff can be shaped.

Anyone up for a rousing game of Space Pirates?
I REALLY like the concept of a single handed saber with a basket hilt.
Challenging build to fit everything in such a small hilt (small for me at...

Well ladies and gentleman, I'm gonna call this one a wrap.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/Matthew_D_G/IMG_2716_zpsgxdbs9rl.jpg

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*Face Palm* Never even thought about epoxy! Would make one heck of a mess but would be perfect.
Oh well, live and learn. How else do we learn but by screwing up and posting about it online for ...

Alright I'm actually back with updates!
Hit a major creative roadblock and finally got enough of that juice back to continue.

Tried a bunch of stuff on the handle to make it look more like a...

Hey thanks Kouri, I'll give that a shot. I think I got a few 3.3ohm resistors hanging around.

Hoping to built a bit more this week, you folks know how life gets in the way of the fun stuff...

MUHAHAHA! IT LIVES! kinda...

I knew this was gonna happen but the side blades are much brighter then the main blade, hard to see in the pics but
very noticeable in person... Probably should throw...

Heres where I leave off for today.
Added a bored out 1" coupling to the bottom leg of the cross and tapered it down slightly.
Pommel is make from another bored out coupling that I flared out by...

Taking break as its stinking hot/humid outside so here is an update

Using a 1" PVC cross for the emitter hub. PVC connection pieces use a tight friction fit only about 1/2" deep and I need as much...

Hello again everyone! Been out of the saber game for the last 6ish months and got bit by the bug again.
First build thread so be gentle with me.

As the title says this will be a PVC, kinda...

Looks good man!
What kind of paint (I assume paint?) did use use?
The purple and gold look super cool, kinda Hot Rod muscle car like haha

More PVC haha, just super glued scrap pieces from the flattened pipe to make a rectangle.
Sanded the bottom to match the contour of the main handle, super glued in place then drilled/tapped for the...

Your switch looks like it wired to the wrong pads.
Unless I'm mistaken there is a switch already soldered on top of the board (looking at your pic). This is the new style I'm not
familiar with so I...

JackSoft,
I took a piece of 2" or 3" PVC pipe (can't remember what i used), made one cut lengthwise and slowly heated with a heat gun till it got all floppy like
then slowly unrolled and started...

"Skywalkers Disciple"
My first and last commission (customer backed out after I finish the build, not having that happen again)

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No name for this one yet (open to suggestions)
The "bone" sections are all PVC couplings sanded to shape with a Ridgid Oscillating Edge/Belt Spindle Sander
and lightly polished with progressive...

"Bad Faux"
PVC clone of Madcows BadAxx (please don't hate me Madcow, I will be buying a real one soon :oops:)
Main body was slowly heated and bent by hand into the curve I wanted.
The pommel was a...

Hey folk, been awhile since I posted anything of substance so I give you my last few builds.





"Rising Sun"
Made from 1" grey PVC conduit, 1" white PVC couplings & flattened PVC pipe (cant...

Here ya go

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?18512-Hasbro-quot-Blade-Builder-quot-Tear-Down-Guide&highlight=Darth+Formidus

Around here probably not

You would be better off on the Replica Prop Forum (RPF) or doing some general googling.

Also you will find there are 3ish versions of the Vader saber (one for each...

Yep Crees are the way to go from what ive seen.

From what ive read the buckpuck need 5+ volts to run properly.
No need for a resistor when using a buckpuck, the puck kinda reads what the LED needs and only feeds it what is needs. Super simple to...

Here's some light reading to get you started

http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com/showthread.php?10288-2010-Electronic-Lightsaber-w-DVD-Tutorial
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Here's a diagram by Darth Formidus, as far as I know this should work.
Just remove the 5v regulator (he didn't even need one in the diagram, he only added it because other diagrams had it).
Looks...