Dude, everything you build is absolutely amazing. I have a question for you. As a terrible novice who has little knowledge of electronics, is there a book or site you can recommend to help the unlearned gain knowledge? I would love to able to build sabers like you do.
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Thanks much!
So, as far as final specs on this saber go:
Obi Wan Kenobi 'Epic Reveal' saber
CF-LS 5.5 running Madcow's Heirloom font with my custom menu and boots
7.4V Battery pack (2X 18350 Li-Ion batteries with remote PCB Protection)
Activation/Aux custom tilt switch as foreward transistor greeblie
84 High Power LEDs wired Seriallel in blade, 5 in chamber (each of the chamber LEDs wired to blade segments 1 through 5)
Steel Russrep Emitter, steel russrep grenade, brass russrep windvane, steel russrep booster, steel russrep pommel (All heavily remachined and weathered by yours truly)
Recharge port under rear transistor killkey
Interchangeable bladed grenade/emitter section and non bladed grenade/emitter section
springloaded aqua aura quartz crystal chamber with custom brass chamber parts
TCSS 2Watt speaker in pommel
Vintage Exactra bubblestrip
tons of slothfurnace TLC.
CordaroyFog: you know, its really mean to set the bar that high.
Here's a new vid of normal operation, not sure why it's so dark, I'll try shooting another one tonight or so.
http://youtu.be/PrcDx-xzrBw
The final vid will be of the detachable bladed section and non bladed section, springloaded chamber, etc. That should be ready to go in a few days, then I will be done done done with this build!
CordaroyFog: you know, its really mean to set the bar that high.
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it's just impossible to describe how awesome your saber is. a true piece of art!
I appreciate that quite a bit, thanks!Originally Posted by Batosai
I am very happy with how the non bladed grenade ended up oxidized and weathered. Had to machine and tap a hole for the retainer screw that exactly matched the position of the bladed grenade. That was not impossible, but wasn't something I could mess up. Also the depth and position of the notch for the chamber latch was machined within a thousandth or two of the original.
A problem I have run into is that these grenades and windvanes were from different runs at different times. They are "almost" the same dimensions, but not quite, and I've had to compensate a bit for that. Next up, oxidizing and weathering the brass windvane, fan and fan shroud.
CordaroyFog: you know, its really mean to set the bar that high.
Welp, sorry for the cellphone pics, but I thought I'd let you all know the last giant hurdle has been ... um.. hurdled.
Last night, I finished machining, weathering and assembling the non bladed grenade/emitter section. That also meant I had to tear down and rebuild my latch, as I needed to install a brass bushing around the clamp lever bolt to take the forward/backward slack out of the reveal latch. I also shaved the back of my reveal latch down to just a little nub you can catch with your finger, hardly noticable.
I also almost gave up on this, but I had machined a polycarbonate lighting element to go down in the bottom of the "cone" piece that attaches the emitter to the brass windvane. I had some alignment issues making sure that the chamber top plugged into both bladed and non bladed sections, the bladed one worked flawlessly, but the non bladed one was slightly off. A few hours of tinkering and it finally worked.
Left to do: Shave a couple thousandths off my reveal latch hook and make a custom transistor kill key.
Wow. That's two things left to do.
CordaroyFog: you know, its really mean to set the bar that high.
http://youtu.be/BeJIu5qJ2MU
I THINK IT IS FINISHED!!!!!!!
Holy cow... I really think it is done!
CordaroyFog: you know, its really mean to set the bar that high.
FINAL PICS!
Thanks everyone!
CordaroyFog: you know, its really mean to set the bar that high.
Stunning work, as always. Congratulations on finishing this build.
Of course now we're all wondering, what's next? Besides a well deserved rest, that is.
We all have to start somewhere. The journey is all the more impressive by our humble beginnings.
http://led.linear1.org/1led.wiz for all your LED resistor calculating needs!
Looks sweet! Bet you're glad to be finished. I think you missed a spot when weathering though. (no just kidding!)
Where is the aux switch though? Looks like the main is the forward button on the side and the recharge port/ key behind that but I'm not seeing the aux.
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