My first crystal chamber saber

[The Griffin]

Hi everyone. This is my first post on here since joining. This is my second custom saber, but my first crystal chamber. I would like any and all feedback from everyone on here. This is a fantastic site.

Here is what I used in my creation: 2 green P4's, the 2 different illuminated green latching switches, a real quartz crystal, a MR mace board, and a custom cut MHS sleeve 1(Thanks Tim, it came out great!). I did all the paint and clear coat by brush. The hilt ended up being just over 17", and I used a 32" TCSS battle blade. I am proud of this creation and can't wait to hear what you guys think. Thanks for all the help and all the great posts.
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[Jedi-Loreen]

I wouldn't have used a high powered LED like that for your crystal chamber. It's so bright, you can't even tell it's supposed to be a crystal chamber.

[supersith]

very nice post...love the painted accent..and that green is bright. Cant wait to see the next one.

[The Griffin]

I thought about that when it was all together and working. I will remember that one for the next one I build. Thanks for the feed back.

[Sunrider]

I like a bright chamber but that is too bright. I would turn it down some. Do you have a pic of the chamber off so we can see what it looks like?

17 inches is too long imo but I do like the upper portion. Try to get better pics they are blown out. Use more ambient light.

[Azmaria Dei]

you need to take some better pictures first off. use better lighting and brace your camera. as for the saber, what little i can see of it looks good. it looks insanely long and the crystal chamber is way too bright, but that's been mentioned. it's almost long enough for a short double ended saber - just move that other P4 to the pommel area, add another BH and put a few accent LEDs in the crystal chamber.

[The Griffin]

I hope these show the details better. I am not sure how to get a better picture of the clear quartz crystal. Any suggestions?
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[mihunai]

For the picture, id either go to
a room where there's no direct light shining on it,
or take a picture with a light behind it.

As for the saber, it looks pretty awesome, and i do like bright crystals,
but with that length as well, i think you might be better of turning
that crystal LED around and sticking an actual blade on the other end

But yeah, lookin' good there.

mTm

[IG-88]

I like the style of this, but it is too long for me personally. I, as others have saidd would use a smaller led for the crystal. A 5mm one would work, or a couple if you would prefer. Do you have two heatsinks in there? It just seems like alot of space would be taken up by another higher power led.

Good job!

[The Griffin]

I actually have 3 heatsinks in the saber. I used 2 for the P4's and modified a lense holder to fit the wide end of the crystal and mounted it to another so the crystal could be held in place. I agree with everyone that it is a bit long, but could not get the wiring and board to fit by making the saber shorter. I also agree that the crystal chamber is a bit bright, so I pulled the lense and put a couple of thin coats of paint on it. It seems to have dulled it out some nicely. I will post some more pics later. Thanks for all your suggestions and thoughts.