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    Greetings, I'm Ish. New to the forum and new to saber land. In fact, I've never even posted or blog b4. Ive started on my first build on a saber that I'll put together over the next few weeks thanks to this forum and The Yin.



    It will be Jedi saber with a green blade. I was thinking of calling it Knight Strider or Fragment. IDK. Let me know what you think! Or help with the name and add ur thoughts.


    I will add pics as I go.

    Thanks
    -Ish
    Last edited by Ish; 01-16-2013 at 07:58 PM.

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    Alright! New guy! Now about your initiation....(Gets out the wig, rubber chicken and unicycle). Hahaha just kidding! Welcome! We all look forward to your first build.


    Welcome to saber building. You've taken your first step into a larger world.

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    Welcome to the forums! We look forward to seeing what you some up with.
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    Welcome Ish, looking foward to seeing your build.
    "A foolish man fights a fight he'll lose, and lose foolishly".

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    Thanks guys!

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    Welcome Ish!
    Enjoy your time around, tons of good stuff to read over here.
    And of course, looking forward to see what you'll come up with
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    your first step into a larger world......lol welcome
    ....Don't fear the Reaper....
    ....He's just a Sith Lord that has lost his lightsaber....


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    Welcome Ish! This is THE place to be to get started. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
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    Update:
    SaberBuilder_render.jpg


    MWS Pre-Wired Petit Crouton Sound Module V2.0
    7.4v Li-ion 2600mAh 18650 Battery Pack
    LED Engin LZ4 10W Multi Color (RGBW)
    Acrylic crystals
    16mm Anti Vandal Latching Green Ring Switch
    2.1mm Power Jack
    16mm Anti Vandal Momentary Nickel Plated Switch
    Power Xtender™ 2.0
    2.1mm plug adapter for smart charger
    3.7V-14.8V Li-Ion Smart charger
    Premium Speaker
    2 Wire quick connector
    Copper MHS LED Mount/Heatsink
    Red LED indicator
    Green LED indicator
    The Force is strong.

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    To the forum, welcome, you are!
    Your build looks good however you'll need to go for a longer extention to get you switch and port to fit. If you go for a Double Male Threaded Connector on the pommel end of a 4" Double Female Adapter (I'm guessing you're looking at Box 11, if looking at Box 14 you can go with a 3") you'll be good. The Double Male Adapter is too short and you have to drill into the threads to get you switch and port in. Where are you planning on putting the Accent LEDs? You'll need a Blade Retention Screw and Drill Tap service for it, Drill/Tap for the Activation box screw...

    Your parts list will look more like this;

    MPS Pommel style 4
    4" Double Female Grooved
    Double ended male threaded connector style 1
    4" Double female threaded connector
    Ribbed grooved / Choke Combo
    Screw on LED blade holder style 25
    MHS "new style" Heat Sink V2
    Activation box style 11
    2.1mm Power Jack
    Machined button for Covertec clip
    16mm Anti Vandal Latching Green Ring Switch
    16mm Anti Vandal Momentary Nickel Plated Switch
    MWS Pre-Wired Petit Crouton Sound Module V2.0
    Power Xtender™ 2.0
    2.1mm plug adapter for smart charger
    3.7V-14.8V Li-Ion Smart charger
    Premium Speaker
    2 Wire quick connector
    7.4v Li-ion 2600mAh 18650 Battery Pack
    Red LED indicator
    Green LED indicator
    Acrylic Chassis Disc for PC 2.0 and 14500 side by side pack
    1" Thick walled Polycarbonate 40" long
    Shouldered 1" thick walled blade tip with reflective disc
    8-32 x 1/8" Set screw Blade Retention screw
    8-32 x 3/8" socket head Covertec screw
    Box 11 Mounting holes service
    Drill & Tap Hole for Blade Retention screw
    Drill & Tap Hole for Covertec Knob
    Gorilla Glue to hold the blade tip on
    clear poly gift wrap for blade diffusion material

    I'm sure I'm missing something but that's the bulk of it. Pretty ambitious project for a first saber, good luck!


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