Birthday/Halloween Lightsaber [PVC]

[RevengeoftheSeth]

This was a build for my daughter for Halloween and her Birthday (which happens to be on Halloween). I realize that the colors are probably not very desirable for most of you, but it is for a little girl She has been begging me for one for a couple months now.

All parts other than PVC were ordered from TCSS.

The Specs:
-Schedule 40 PVC in 1" and 1.25" diameters
-6 coat Pink and Yellow Valspar Plastic Paint, Wetsanded and 4 Layers of Valspar Clear Coat Gloss
-Custom Speaker Vent Holes
-Pommel TCSS Switch
-10" hilt (Without the Extra Emitter Length) with 26" Thick Trans-White Blade
-Amber Lux III LED with TCSS Heat-Sink and 5 Degree Lens
-2010 Hasbro Sound Board
-18500 Li-Ion Powered
-Sled-Style Chassis

The Pics:

[equinox13]

looks great! i bet she's loving it ^_^

[cannibal869]

wow... That's...uh... Kinda loud...
but like equinox said, I'm sure she's absolutely loving it! Strong work.

(and I'm sure she must think she's got the best dad )

[supersith]

Very nice work...dont let her hit you with it though.

[Mind-gon Ohnobi]

Wonderful "for kids" design. I'm loving the rounded pommel.

The grip parts remind me of shower curtain rings; can we call this one the Del Griffith?

She's going to love it. My son's birthday is today (day before Halloween, for anyone who needs that clarification), and while I didn't have time to make him one for his birthday, I hope to have one made by Christmas.

Did you paint the parts separately, or get it all glued and riveted together, and then apply paint?

[Skottsaber]

Request for pictures of the chassis

Strong work, Seth!

[Macemachine]

Way to go dad! I hope lightsaber battles are the only ones you have. How are you keeping the speaker from hitting the switch in the pommel?

[JRD1]

This was a build for my daughter for Halloween and her Birthday (which happens to be on Halloween). I realize that the colors are probably not very desirable for most of you, but it is for a little girl She has been begging me for one for a couple months now.

All parts other than PVC were ordered from TCSS.

The Specs:
-Schedule 40 PVC in 1" and 1.25" diameters
-6 coat Pink and Yellow Valspar Plastic Paint, Wetsanded and 4 Layers of Valspar Clear Coat Gloss
-Custom Speaker Vent Holes
-Pommel TCSS Switch
-10" hilt (Without the Extra Emitter Length) with 26" Thick Trans-White Blade
-Amber Lux III LED with TCSS Heat-Sink and 5 Degree Lens
-2010 Hasbro Sound Board
-18500 Li-Ion Powered
-Sled-Style Chassis

The Pics:

Most of us on here are dads! LOL Good work dad, nothing like that first look when they turn it on!! Way to go Brah!

[chaos]

Thats brilliant, my birthday's on Halloween as well.

[RevengeoftheSeth]

Thank you all for the great responses! Here are some replies to a few questions / comments.

wow... That's...uh... Kinda loud...

LOL, yeah the colors were her choice (naturally, the loudest).

Very nice work...dont let her hit you with it though.

She already popped me in the lip with my other one, haha.

Did you paint the parts separately, or get it all glued and riveted together, and then apply paint?

I painted it all separate, then drilled and screwed them all together after.

Request for pictures of the chassis

Here are a couple:

How are you keeping the speaker from hitting the switch in the pommel?

Actually, the speaker is lodged into the base of the hilt. I had to sand it a little to get it to fit just right, and then I added a little space for the switch wires. It fit really nicely, overall. Here are a couple shots: