With the very exciting news that Tim recently posted about stocking the Photon Green blade (woot!), I thought I'd share my brief encounter with the magical blade and its genius inventor, in case anyone is wondering what all the buzz is about or considering ordering the blade.
Last weekend here in Albuquerque at our annual Mini Maker Fair, I had the privilege of meeting Photonic Bladesmith (as he's known over on FX-Sabers), the creator of the fluorescent green blade, as well as seeing the blade "with my own eyes." And wow! There is absolutely nothing like it. Even while the main LED is off, the blade fluoresces in daylight with a noticeable green glow. And with the main LED fired up? It is blinding. It retains an intensely green hue rather than fading to an off-white like other high power setups I've seen.
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(Here I am peering at the magic, with Photonic Bladesmith eagerly explaining the setup.
Unfortunately, this is the only photo I got! :/ The Photon Green blade is in the saber 3rd from bottom, and is switched off, showing the fluorescing effect in daylight).
I will note that the specs of the saber Photonic Bladesmith was demoing the blade on were seriously robust, notably the light element running at 30 amps, and generating so much heat that operating the saber required wearing leather gloves (even with a custom behemoth of a heatsink). I should also mention that this blade pictured above is Photonic Bladesmith's original acrylic prototype, and the TCSS Photon Green blade is duel-worthy PolyC. In any case, this fluorescent blade material is truly brilliant for super bright dedicated green blades, and I'm very excited for when I can use one in a build.
If you haven't already, you can check out Photonic Bladesmith's original post on the research and development process and see photos of the finished blade on the FX-Saber forums here: Part 1 (Saber) and Part 2 (Blade) .
I'm super curious to hear what others think of this blade! Thoughts?
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