My First Saber
GNARITAS
I finally finished my first saber last month and want to thank everyone on this forum for sharing their knowledge, without which I couldn't have built this. I think I tried to take on too much for my first build and if I had to do it again I would have listened to the experts on this forum who advise to start simple. I almost bit off more than I can chew, having never done any electronics soldering or dremeling I almost quit out of frustration a few times. The hardest thing was the wiring, figuring out how to wire everything and getting the right length wires to fit inside the hilt. I need a lot of work on my cram-fu. At 14 5/8", I think it's still a bit too long, even though it does have both a crystal chamber and a sound chamber.
The name, pronounced nar-ee-tas, means knowledge; as in practical, applied knowledge.
So here it goes
The Guts:
Hasbro Obi-Wan 2010 cheapie sound board
TCSS battery holder, Speaker holder, premium speaker
4 AAA NiMh rechargeable batteries (4.8V) & recharge port
Soul P4 white
Crystal chamber with a quartz crystal lit by 2 blue LEDs from a computer fan (used the coils from the gutted computer fan as a prop in the crystal chamber)
Red illuminated AV switch
JWS-117-1 relay
TCSS Swing sensor replaced the original monkey head sensor
The Hilt:
1 1/4" sinktube houses the battery and sound board inside a 1 1/2" sinktube with TCSS sinktube adapter at each end with openings cut out for the grips and crystal chamber.
The grip material is a Chilewich woven vinyl rug sample.
Style 16 blade holder
Style 3 Pommel with Style 6 insert
Covertec clip
Blade is a 30 inch Corbin style from TCSS with about 4 feet of poly added.
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