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    Okay, what do you guys know about using PVC pipe for hilt building? Clearly it is not as strong as the metal parts here but would it be sturdy enough for the blades and the basic electronics package?

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    PVC sabers can be pretty sturdy... Ultra uses PVC in some of his sabers, and I've heard they are solid. You'd still want a blade holder of some kind, and find some way to add some weight to the hilt for balance, but it's doable.
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    Yeah, PVC isn't bad at all. It'll take 90% of the dueling out there. I have and posted a vid of Ultra's "kids" sabers and can attest they do really well.

    With the new custom heatsink doing a PVC saber is even easier.
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    Quote Originally Posted by xwingband
    With the new custom heatsink doing a PVC saber is even easier.

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    Hey Ronin.
    PVC makes for some great saber designs. That was pretty much all I did for a long time before I found out about all the electronic options
    The nice thing with it is that you can play with just about any design you can think of and it won't cost much to do.

    Having that new heatsink is just like icing on the cake too.
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    Speaking of PVC, does anyone know how much heat is required to 'reform' a piece of PVC pipe?

    All I can find locally is 2" OD (1/8" wall) pipe, so I want to cut a section out, and curve it to fit a 1.5" OD pipe.

    I don't have a heat gun or hair dryer, but I do have an oven.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jedi Ranger
    Speaking of PVC, does anyone know how much heat is required to 'reform' a piece of PVC pipe?

    All I can find locally is 2" OD (1/8" wall) pipe, so I want to cut a section out, and curve it to fit a 1.5" OD pipe.

    I don't have a heat gun or hair dryer, but I do have an oven.
    mcmasters shows the top operating range at 140 and 200 as a max. Even if it takes a fair amount more than that your oven should do fine.

    Makes sense as vacuum forming PVC is pretty common and they use ovens.
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    Ahh....thanks xwingband. Now I have a reference point to start. I just don't want to melt PVC all over my oven tray.
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    What I have found that works going over the 1.5" sink tube is the 1/4" 160PSI PVC. you get it from lowes in 10' sections for around $4. Fits perfect. Just for anybody who was wondering.

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