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Awesome. I just glued the mirror to the tip. I'm gonna wait till that dries though before I put it onto the blade tube. The tip seems to be a really, really snug fit.

First off I want to say thank you to Madcow, Jonitus, and Novastar for helping me a bunch even if they probably don't realize it.

The pictures are kind of bad because they were taken with a...

Hmm... I'm trying to find a way to clamp the pipe so that it doesn't bend like this ()

When I drill a large hole into that, I get an oval because the sides get an extra bit of drilling away. ...

For those with a drill press, what kind of clamping methods do you guys use? I'm trying to drill a 5/8" hole for a button cap I made but the hole doesn't come out very well. I'm pretty sure it's...

Well what I meant was....when you drill holes into wood, you use a bit smaller than the screw so that the screw can thread itself into the wood. I was wondering if it was the same idea with pvc.

Hey jay-gonn. What size drill bit do you use when you drill into your pvc pipes (preferably for 6-32 screws)? Do you still use the one paired with it on the store site? Or a smaller size?

If anyone else has one to spare, I'm looking for one too.

I wish I could just shell out 140 + shipping for the latest cf but... I'm a starving student.

Oh, and everyone look out for my first...

Wow... That battery compartment... simple, yet BRILLIANT! I'm gonna go change my design for my first saber now and utilize a similar idea.

It's my first blade and I'm shooting for a less than 13". It's not gonna have too many electronic parts so the batteries fit easily. I'll post pictures up when there's something to show.

I get it now. Luckily I know enough physics to understand what you guys are talking about.

Oh and I'm not using rechargeable batteries. I have a box of 12 C batteries that I'm planning to use up...

Ah... I see! Thank you for the advice.

I guess I'll have to find a better source for a lathe.

Back to the drawing board!

I know this is (kind of) an old thread but I have a question about batteries and didn't want to make a new thread...

Ok... so I understand that when grouping batteries (of the same type), you just...

Hmm... I don't know if I'd be willing to try it.

As far as the stress on the drill, I'm assuming it's the amount of force interrupting the drill... right?

What's a DA?

Maybe I'm underestimating how tough aluminum is. How much torque is needed to turn aluminum?

I've been researching ways to find out how to fully create custom hilts and therefore, have been looking into tools. I found an article reviewing a tool that converts your power drill into a mini...

Yeah I have 3 designs I have drawn and decided to go with the one with the least amount of parts. It has some major sink pipe designing though which I know may not be a smart way to go; but then...

Oh yeah... galvanized steel does rust super easy without the coating. But it actually takes like 2 days if it has any sort of moisture (sweaty hands).

The weight really isn't heavy at all... well that's when it's still bare. And it's probably about an 1/8" thick. You'd be able to thread it but I still don't know if it would be able to attach to...

Really? They have some ranging from 1" - 2". I saw some that were 1 3/8" and another one that was somewhere close to 1.5"

BTW this is at Home Depot.

I was wondering if anyone has tried using fence posts to build their hilt. I'm talking about the metal, cylindrical ones that hold up wire fences. They're not shiny like chrome but maybe if they're...

Awe man... I'm using a 1.25 sink pipe for my hilt.

I think it was Madcow that made a switch from a computer case thumb screw for his amazing Qui-Gonn Jinn hilt. Anyone know how he did that? ...

I've been reading these forums for about a week and still have some questions.

I want to use the style of these low-profile, brass/stainless buttons but am not sure if they will fit or if they are...