LED saber with crystal chamber

[Darth Nater]

Why do all of these posts have tomorrows date? Sorry off subject, but odd since today is the 11th.

[Darth Hambone]

This is my first build. I'll post pictures as I progress. The concept is a LED saber with removable blade and cutouts in the hilt exposing the illuminated crystal chamber.

This is the prototype blade construction. I have new, brighter LEDs on the way for the final blade.

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[Darth Hambone]

This is the initial drawing for my design. There are some changes, but it's basically the same.

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[Darth Hambone]

This is the work I've done on the crystal chamber. I'm very happy with the results!

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[Darth Hambone]

And this is the finished crystal chamber.

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[Darth Hambone]

This is the hilt so far. The blue and white cut pattern shows where the cutouts will be to see the exposed crystal chamber. I'm using a clear plastic (transparisteel) tube for the crystal chamber to add stability.

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[Kyaryo Ysoyav]

Looking good!

[Darth Hambone]

Looking good!

Thank you. I'm learning a lot about what works and what doesn't. I'm already looking forward to my next build.

[Silver Serpent]

Very nice. It's rather ambitious for a first build, but you appear to be doing quite well. I expect great things from you in the future.

[Darth Hambone]

Very nice. It's rather ambitious for a first build, but you appear to be doing quite well. I expect great things from you in the future.

Thank you. I decided to "go big or go home" on this one. I was heavily influenced by Slothfurnace and wanted to challenge myself. This forum has helped a lot in figuring out how to bring it all together.