Corbin's new saber (Picture intensive)

[james3]

As expected, that is an awesome design Corbin.

Are the metals going to be copper and brass or bronze?

I am curious about the multiple 3 watters. Could you maybe give a bit more info on that? Are you going to have the optics avaliable?

I can't wait to see that hilt completed.

[Corbin_Das]

Hi James
For those that haven't seen the saber He's refering to, here it is:



It's made out of brass and copper. It uses an old fluted section of tubing similar to another brass saber I own, the Malius. From what I've been able to gather, it's from an old brass fire extinguisher from New Zealand I believe. The types with the long hose where you had to turn the extinguisher upside down to disperse the water.

As for the multi LED thing, all I can say is stay tuned. This particular saber may or may not utilize that type of setup. I may just go with a 5 watter instead. We'll see.


Corbin

[Corbin_Das]

OK,
This saber has been in the worksfor longer than I want to think about, but here's what we decided:

• We're going with a single 5 watt green.
  
  There's going to be a PLI on the activator box.
  
  The on/off will be a recessed pushbutton INSIDE THE COVERTECH KNOB.
  
  If we can swing it, the smaller box up front behind the blade retention screw will act as a momentary switch for the C&L effect.
  
  Recharge port in pommel
  
  10.8V Li-Ion battery pack with my driver

Corbin

[Tenric Starkindler]

Saweeeeet Saber!

[Halcyon the Righteous]

thats a crazy design man! i love it, but with all the doohikies its gonna be really uncomfortable to wield...

[Corbin_Das]

Hi again
Well, the saber is underway again after about a year of being on the back burner. AceRocket and I have been planning this darn thing for a long time now.
About a a year or so back, the original copper section got damaged when a tool holder on the lathe broke a screw or something. In the mean time, we
used the excuse that it was being remade to design a better part. That's what this one is.


OK, let's start out with the copper neck section:





You can see the two holes where the wires will run down. I'm having brass tubing added in there for looks. Here's the brass ring on the neck too:





Here's an earlier piece that goes on the back of the neck and gets wrapped with a brass sleeve before plugging into the fluted grip section.
The piece was eventually replaced with a newer version:



Check out this machining job to lighten up this part:



How cool is that?!

Here's the brass sleeve slid over the part:



And here's the grip section added:




Here's a better shot showing the PLI box on the grip.



This shows the PLI and the box along with a tiny DPDT switch used in the box:




Finally, here's the brass shroud that will be put on the saber:




As for the specs... The saber will use 3 Li-Ion batteries to power a green 5 watt Luxeon. The on/off switch will be recessed (or flush) in the center of the
copper covertech knob. There will be a machined copper button to replace the temporary brass one on the box where the PLI is. Pressing it activates the
PLI. There will also be a momentary switch integrated into the small box on the front of the saber (just behind the blade retention screw). This momentary
switch will activate the C&L fuction of the driver.



I'm sure people will ask how much this thing costs. Ace has said that an all aluminum one like this would probably cost about $500.00 because of the 21
pieces that need to be machined. A copper and brass version like this one would likely add another couple hundred bucks. I don't know if you've ever
priced machinable copper or not, but it's expensive stuff. I'm not sure how well it machines either.

Now before you all faint, understand that I'm getting a bit of a deal from Ace. Even so, this will likely remain the most expensive saber I have.


Corbin

[Jedi Ranger]

Phew - after all this time being teased with 3d renders......

That thing is lookin' awesome Corbin!

Are you going to polish it or leave it looking tarnished and old?

[Corbin_Das]

I haven't decided yet.

[james3]

THE PENNY KILLER IS ALIVE!!!!!!!!!

Way cool awesome dude! WOO HOO!!!

[Ryma Mara]

I would polish it but only a small bit so it can still wear at a decent rate. then when you like the way it looks put a protective coating on it.

Looken sweet.