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  1. 03-18-2014, 11:33 PM #1
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    Default Gnar-Gnar's PVC Builds

    So, I've always wanted to build a lightsaber, and am fascinated by early Star Wars prop making... but as a college student with only a handsaw, drill, epoxy, sandpaper, spray paint, and razor blades, I am limited with what i can do (even if ANH was mostly built with flash cells, machine guns and windshield wipers)

    So, after lurking here for years, and some recent research, I set off to build a PVC lightsaber, and had so much fun I built many

    these three are almost done, just awaiting some more parts (screws, switches, wires, covertec) and I have 4 more in the works (hand sanding takes forever!!!)

    All of these feature just simple electronics, (just a pretty rebel led light ) and other than that its all PVC and belts from my local thrift shop

    enjoy

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    Thanks to all those that help me figure out some of the N00b details
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  2. 03-18-2014, 11:34 PM #2
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  3. 03-19-2014, 03:21 AM #3
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    Holy crap! Those are some amazing sabers. Way to go! What did you use to hold the belts on?
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    Those are some fantastic PVC sabers! I love the 1st and 2nd ones especially. All the little sections with different colors, it really pops. I bet it was a bear to get those pieces to fit together perfectly.
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    Wow. Just...wow. That's some amazing work.
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    awesome work! Really like all those sectional pieces and the color scheme. Very clean!
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    Really nice sabers - lots of nifty details and very well done!
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    I agree with the others. Excellent work!
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    There is some fantastic planning in especially the first two sabers to get everything aligned with all the different pieces.

    The third saber looks very short. Does it have any electronics functions?
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    The little guy will have electronics, it'll be tight, but he'll have them... as for the other two, the longer one is running a RB Rebel, and the middle one is running a green Rebel. well, they are kinda running... I don't have a battery pack small enough to fit inside right now. Still waiting for my next paycheck so I can get the final bits and finish these guys off.

    as for attaching the belts, well that's simple... I used the same 24hr epoxy that I use to fix my snowboards.
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