Build Log: NanoRex's Personal Saber (First MHS build w/ CFv7.5)

[darth_chasm]

That my friend, is a very very handsome saber. Nice job designing and kudos to TCSS!

[Greenie]

Oh yeah! That is every bit as awesome as I expected. Mmmmm

[Rampant]

Behold...the incredible work of The Custom Saber Shop.


Because of a) the powder coating adding a tiny bit of thickness to the MHS part and b) the sleeve tubing was slightly smaller than spec, I had to sand the crap out of the inside of the rear sleeve to get it to fit. However in doing so, because of my noobishness, I managed to scratch the knurled part quite a bit by putting the sleeve on when it was still a little tight (I have no idea if lubricant would have helped or what?), which I'm really ticked off at myself for. You can kinda see it in the photos. I don't think anything can be done at this point to repair the coating, so I'll just have to be much more careful next time.

Fantastic. I like the scratched powder coat myself -- gives it a bit of a worn look. If you add a subtle amount of weathering to the rest, it will look very natural -- and quite spectacular. Excellent design, and great work by TCSS (as always).

BTW, what color is the powder coat?

[Jenny]

Oh, very nice. I quite fancy the look of the diamond-knurled section.

[Warlock]

That is a gorgeous saber!

[Jenny]

In the meantime, this is the custom MHS heat sink module that has been modified to house 24mm QuadPod LEDs

I blew right past this the first time. You're using a QuadPod? I've been looking at those. You mentioned earlier you're going with a single color, so are all four LEDs the same color, or did you mix them? And what's your driver look like?

[NanoRex]

Thanks all! I spent many hours coming up with this design, so I'm glad to hear you all like it Still not sure if I'll weather it or not, but if I do it will be a very light weathering.

BTW, what color is the powder coat?

It's black chrome (and matte black on the gear). The look the translucent coating gives when applied over a part with many edges such as the ribbed or knurled sections is unexpectedly really cool!

You're using a QuadPod? I've been looking at those. You mentioned earlier you're going with a single color, so are all four LEDs the same color, or did you mix them? And what's your driver look like?

Originally I was going to use a B/rB/W Tri-Cree for a single colour blade, but then I decided to go all out and do a multi-colour saber with a CEx. However I still wanted the extra-bright blue, so I settled on a Quad-Cree B/rB/R/G which was a custom order from a supplier that offers QuadPod PCBs. The 24mm PCB and optic don't quite fit in the standard MHS heatsink, so I had TCSS turn down the inside of the heatsink housing to allow it to fit.

[Avidgrant]

Black chrome.... nice

[Therion Jinn]

Just catching up on this one. Very nice hilt there. I like it

[Avidgrant]

this black Chrome..... was that TCCS powder coat or ...... do it yourself??? Im trying to find some black chrome paint- and coming up short..... anyone?