About these crystals I see alot.

[Lord Maul]

stow it yourself weirdo! i am NOT getting you guys one thing []

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[vadeblade]

Key words I used on ebay: quartz lot arkansas brazil point
key words for Exclude: beads watches

different combination of the above gives different results.

Here is an example result from ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Neat-quartz-lot-...QQcmdZViewItem

Cheers,
-V

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[Lord Maul]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll..._promot_widget


that same guy is selling this, look at how it is cut. that would look great in a crystal chamber

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[Madcow]

Not to toot my own horn...
I'm testing the market to see if saber builders want these.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...MESE%3AIT&rd=1

I've talked to Tim about this too. I can get basic quartz crystals but it would up the price...

Advice?

MC



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[xwingband]

The problem as I see it is... were builders. I know how simple that is so I went ahead and did it myself.

No offense, you'll probably get a few sales from a narrow audience, but not the saber building group as a whole. I loved the idea though as I've already gone ahead and made mine.[]

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[Lord Maul]

that crystal chamber looks good MC. i would get it but i don't have any saber that it would look cool mounted on []

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[vadeblade]

I had a bunch of really nice crystals that were perfectly clear like the one Lord Maul found on ebay
but I found perfectly clear ones did not look that good in my lightsaber design.
It specially did not work when shining a light into it as the light passes right through.

I found that crystals with imperfections like bits of rock or cracks gave more raw, unmanufactured, and pulled from a cave look.
I even intentionally crackled some of the clear crystals I had so the light would bounce around inside (apply heat and cool rapidly in water).


Look for places that sell crystals in lots, bags and pounds. $18 for one crystal is kind of pricey.
How about $5 for a one pound bag of crystals?
http://www.arcrystalmine.com/wholesale.html

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[Madcow]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by xwingband

The problem as I see it is... were builders. I know how simple that is so I went ahead and did it myself.

No offense, you'll probably get a few sales from a narrow audience, but not the saber building group as a whole. I loved the idea though as I've already gone ahead and made mine.[]

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Not to worry - I was hoping to inspire the builders here, AND sell to the newbies. I've sold 4 or 5 so far (can't remember).
Give and take right - I can't count how many good ideas I use that started right here.

Cheers!

MC



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[WeirdoTransvestite]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by vadeblade

I found that crystals with imperfections like bits of rock or cracks gave more raw, unmanufactured, and pulled from a cave look.
I even intentionally crackled some of the clear crystals I had so the light would bounce around inside (apply heat and cool rapidly in water).
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Even the crystals apparently need a "diffuser". Be careful with that heat & cool thing, you can split the crystal in half.

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[darthtigger]

Thanks guys. You've been a big help. Now I can figure out where to get my crystals. Thanks again.