It has been a while since I built a saber, the last 2 were PVC, a jedi "Padewan" with amber blade for my son, and a sith. These were based on Jay Gon Gin's PVC saber designs, but the sith has a joystick handle with the switch in the original trigger button.
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After several months of illness, I have managed to get back into building and am working on 2 new PVC sabers. One called "Destiny" for my sister and an as yet unnamed Jedi as a stunt saber.
Destiny will have a light blue Cree (I believe) and the unnamed will have a green Cree (I believe) that I have had lying around for several months. Power is from 2x AA batteries with a mini buck puck. Both sabers will not have sound as I can't get a speaker small enough to fit into the PVC pipe which is smaller than that in USA. Also my sis didn't want sound.
So here is the initial build pics of Destiny, I will add those for the unnamed one as I get to it.
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The end of the battery holder screws off. There will be an o ring placed between the cap and the body as it doesn't sit flush due to bad thread moulding. 3x hard drive screws hold the outer sleeve in place, another screw clamps down on the LED housing to hold it in place if the blade is removed. The two holes near the front give accent holes into the side of the blade for more interesting look.
It is now ready for painting, I'll add more info as I proceed. I'll try to remember to add the pics of the electrics this time. Basic colour scheme will be chrome-silver and black.
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