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Thread: Rogue9607's Satele Inspired Saber - First Saber

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    So progress has not stalled this week, but I've been spending all my saber time troubleshooting my sound setup. I've either got a flaky uSD card or my sound module is bad. A new uSD card should arrive tomorrow, so the troubleshooting can continue.

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    So progress has slowed, but has not stopped. I've been busy with the electronics side and am close to getting that squared away. I ended up returning the sound module for testing and the company agreed that it was not working properly so they replaced it (and oddly returned the defective unit to me). I got the new unit connected to my amp and everything is working pretty well. There's still a distinct click when the unit starts/stops, but I just need to add a couple transistors to eliminate that per the datasheet. I tested the "defective" unit with the amp circuit, and that part seems to work (speaker level output was the problem before), so for saber purposes I have two sound modules that work. The other thing I found about this unit is that there's always a very slight gap between files. My plan is to use both units in the saber with one only playing a hum and the other doing all of the sound effects. This has the added bonus of opening up some fun sound theme options. I need to redo a bit of the code to account for this and make sure the clicks go away, but I'm pretty hopeful that everything will pull together.

    I did some test etches using hydrogen peroxide and hydrochloric acid. I think this has the potential to give me what I'm looking for, but I need to do a bit more testing for the resist. I tried toner transferred from magazine paper, and the toner held up pretty well, but the transfer was not nearly as crisp as I'd hoped. I just got some PNP Blue sheets in the mail yesterday that should produce better results.

    On the design side, I think I'm back to the original Satele-style fins. I've spent some time working on a sample fin and it's quite a challenge.

    I've got a good idea on the interior layout and should have room for the crystal chamber, so I've also been working on that design.

    All in all, been a lot going on but no fun pics to share yet.

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    Hey Rogue for etching have you thoughtof copper sulfate it may be a littleless cuastic. I'm testing this approche myself very soon. All in all your build is amazing keep at
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    I looked up copper sulfate etching and it seems I had a few pages bookmarked, so I have thought about it, but I honestly don't remember much. What kind of resists can be used for this type of etching? Right now I'm working on variants of toner resists so that I can do the design in Illustrator and then transfer to the hilt.

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    You can use vinyl, sharpie, clear paint, clear packing tape.
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    I'm curious if the PNP Blue sheets would work for this and how they'd hold up to this solution vs the acid. I have some copper sulfate already, so perhaps I'll use both solutions with my next test to have a good comparison. Thanks for the suggestion!

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    Spent a little time in the garage this evening and actually have some progress to show. I worked on one of the fin assemblies and got it tacked on with tape. I still need to shorten the connector rod, but I'm really happy with how it's shaping up. Just 5 more to go...


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    I mentioned progress on the electronics side, but wanted to give a glimpse at what I'm working on. Here's a quick video of the blade and the color picker program. Didn't have the audio connected for this vid. Starts off with triggering the clash flicker, then cycling through the 4 color presets, and then around 0:15 I'm updating the color via the color picker on screen.


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    You forgot the link me thinks
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  10. #20

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    Quote Originally Posted by TD-2272 View Post
    You forgot the link me thinks
    For the video or something else? The video shows as embedded on my screen, but the link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=w0SZHV1NnRk

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