Originally Posted by
GFJedi
I apologize if you have taken any of my comments as patronizing. Like SS said, this saber building stuff has been going on for the better part of a decade. You are not the first "noob" to the hobby, and won't be the last. Im still new to this myself, but rather than asking for the answers every step of the way, I have taken the time to take what I already knew going into this hobby, and to spend my time reading what others have done, searching for some answers I had questions about, and so on. You are continually asking advice, being told what you need to do, then turn around and do the opposite or just don't listen and go do what you want. We know exactly what you want out of your saber, the problem is that what you want, you are not willing to spend the money to put together properly. You said you had bought one of those el-cheapo ripoff's on ebay? How much did that saber cost you? Likely, it was upwards of the cost of a quality soundcard like the Petit Crouton, or heck, even a used Crystal Focus board. Both of those soundboards could easily handle a two die led setup, include a buncha fancy extra features you dont really need (until you have them and realize how great they are). The price difference in parts beyond your soundboard is minimal going from a MR to a high quality board, and you get what you were looking to have. The way I see it, you just want to spend as little as absolutely possible, and end up with a saber in hand. I don't think anyone even asked once, with Blade Holder 20, do you plan to also order up the odd $30+ in extras to finish that piece off properly? It should have a nice graflex button screw, glass fisheye lens, brass socket pins, thumbscrew, etc... Its honestly nothing to do with "putting up with another noob", its the frustration others start to feel after spending days trying to help you, and realizing that little or no progress has been made. I would not have suggested the panasonic battery if I did not believe it was appropriate for your needs, and honestly, who would spend that much money on a non-rechargeable battery? Had the advice of others been followed, and corners not been attempted to be cut this entire time, you would have already had an order placed into the store, and your parts would be on their way to you already.
Right now, from the latest "list" you had up, can I make you a suggestion? Seeing as how you are back-stepping from the tri-rebel to a single die led, and insist on a MR soundboard, and with the use of BH20 on your build, perhaps just doing a basic MR conversion would be a more appealing option? Find a nice Anakin ROTS or Luke ANH Master Replica or Hasbro Force FX saber hilt with working electronics, maybe one with a shattered blade or damaged led string. Pick that up for a reasonable price, and then snag the blue led, 8 degree lens, lens holder, thermal pad, conversion kit, brass pins, some wire and a blade. The conversions are pretty easy to do on the graflex style hilts, and your going to get the same kind of brightness from it as you would on your custom saber, since you would be using the same kind of soundboard and LED anyways.
We all want to see you succeed and build a saber to showoff to the community, if we didn't, no one would be trying to help you out.
Like I said, I wasn't really sure what saber I really wanted or how to truly combine this or that idea. x) And I do prefer talking with people more directly I suppose. Since you say people may feel frustrated that little or no progress has been made, I'd like to say I disagree that little or no progress has been made. I'm sorry you feel that I've not been listening or have been doing the opposite. But I've really been trying my best to listen. And perhaps what has been interpreted as doing the opposite is me just trying to explore all options in a new hobby that I know next to nothing about, and getting as many opinions and experiences as I can. But you're right about me not wanting to spend too much. ;D That's part of what I've wanted in a saber the whole time too.
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