Caine's first build.

[Jedi-Loreen]

Haha, I didn't know people were EXPECTING me to start doing builds, LOL.

But thanks.

Probably not "people", in general, but I was.

[Jay-gon Jinn]

Nice job, Caine! Wiring up an MR/HSS FX board isn't as difficult as you might think, is it?

[Caine Drathul]

Nice job, Caine! Wiring up an MR/HSS FX board isn't as difficult as you might think, is it?

Not in the least bit...especially when I was going by YOUR very clear and precise diagram that is on here. So a big thanks to you for that!

Probably not "people", in general, but I was.

LDM's workshop made me do it, ya know!

[Jedi-Loreen]

I know.

[Count Malik]

nice saber man!

[Lord Dottore Matto]

Caine! Congrats Bro! It looks great. Next time you are here you can bring some of your own builds!!!!!

[Caine Drathul]

Thanks everyone for you kind comments. Now I gotta up my game for build #2....can't be static now, can I?

[gundamaniac]

Caine, I always knew you were gonna get into saber building. It was just a matter of when. You can't just collect custom sabers and not want to build your own. Eventually you just get an itch to try your hand at it and see what you can do. Lookin forward to #2!

[Caine Drathul]

Okie, updated...

Okay, time to raise this thread from the dead, as this saber has been re-done.

After many months of many builds, I always thought back to this saber, and realized that, although the saber worked okay, it wasn't built the way it should of been...and since I was a n00b builder, of course I didn't know entirely what I was doing. So this weekend, I asked Donna if I could rebuild my firstborn, and she agreed.

Upon opening her up, an audible GASP went throughout my house. Spaghetti wiring 22 gauge wire bad heat shrink .....the list can go on. It is a miracle this saber didn't short out. Plus, I had put a PVC chassis in that made it near impossible to get the battery pack out. (WHAT WAS I THINKING?)

Okay, time for redemption.

I rewired the entire saber from the ground up, used proper wire size, redid every connection, heat shrank and hot glued the proper places and finally heat shrank the board (no shorts here, dude). I also added a VERY BRIGHT aqua crystal pommel (a la LDM) and changed out the style pommel. This saber is very loud, very bright, and is going to get a huge dose of saberplay... and I know Donna is going to love it.

All other specs remain the same.

I feel better...now I can go to bed.


YouTube vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRg2GjpAvn4

[RevengeoftheSeth]

Congrats! Hopefully no more restless nights, eh?

Thats a really nice bright cyan blade.