new saber design

[jin starkiller]

Ok I have a friend that wants this built for him

Parts

blade holder style 1 (2)
blade holder style 6
ribbed grooved choke combo
2" extension
clamp style 7
4" double female grooved
pommel style 8
4 footman loops


electronics

p4 red
len
lens holder
4AAA battery pack
pcb
4AAA tenergy 1000 mah nimmh batteries
recharge port
kill switch
1000 ma buckpuck
obi wan econo soundboard

crystal chamber also

3 chasis disc style 1
4-40 threaded rod
3/16 od tube
brass wire
nuts

he wants blade stock between the 2 blade holders and footman loops to hold it together

I was wondering if this would look right as a saber
the guy wants it ...to me it just doesn't look right in my head is all

opinions wanted here

[Azmaria Dei]

sometimes the customer wants the impossible.... as for the actual MHS part setup, it looks insanely long, but should be workable. i suppose he wants that little bit in the middle lit up too?

i do know one thing - if you build this thing, i want to see pictures!

[jin starkiller]

yes he wants it lit up too ......just not sure of the actual blade length for it though ......not sure of a blade length that would look good with ...any suggestion on the blade length

I will post WIP pictures when actually start the build

[Azmaria Dei]

if it were me, here's how i would do it... put a separate battery/led/charge setup with no switch and just a killkey in the 'pommel' end and a mirror at the other end of the joining blade stock. i would probably use a Lux1 for that since it doesn't need to light up but a few inches (recommend about 3 inches exposed). 10 degree lense for it as well. then in the other end, put the main saber hardware. main LED, battery, crystal chamber, soundboard, recharge port, speaker, etc... then baffle and vent the speaker out the crystal chamber.

but it's your build, so go at it how best you feel. ^_^ you have the task and will have the parts to fit things together and i don't, though now that i think about it, the whole concept does sound like a VERY interesting idea... might have to build one later once yours starts forming. ^_^

[jin starkiller]

yea i've got all the parts on hand already ....just still trying to picture the whole thing without unwrapping all my parts is all .....see i had to pull everthing out and try and fit it looks like i won't be able to put a crystal chamber in the ribbed choke combo and the 2 inch extension....2.75 inches in that and then just under an inch in the 2" extension .....so i won't be able to put the chamber there might have to go maybe with a pommel chamber....... thanks for the advice ......

here are the first set of wip pictures

[Jedi-Loreen]

Wow.

How long is that thing?

[jin starkiller]

just shy of 20"

[IndustrialAction]

Wow, I mean, I know, size really does matter but once he puts a blade in it, that will be ridiculous. Good luck my friend!

[Azmaria Dei]

size matters not... and in this case that's just too big...

[Jedi-Loreen]

Sorry, but your friend has no eye for design, either. It looks like a bunch of random parts thrown together, IMO.

But he's the one that has to like it.