Double ended "Glow Staffs": Input on design and electronics

[vortextwist]

If I could be sure of enough sales to justify the cost, then maybe....
As for an alternative, I'm still looking. I thought metal vacuum cleaner hose tubes might be one answer, I even made a junk (non-functional) saber out of one I had lying around:

But I've not been able to find anything in either 1 1/4" or 1 1/2" OD. It all seems to be smaller.

Metal vacuum cleaner hoses? I thought they were all made of plastic. Anyway, they luke pretty neat

most of them here are, the cheap ones anyhow.

[Angelus Lupus]

Well this one was also a carpet shapoo-er.
Thanks for the compliment, but really that saber is way too light and narrow in real life. Still, seeing as I built it just to see if I could, and long before I discovered here and found out about luxeons and such, I guess it's not too bad.
I wonder what erv uses for his chromed tubes. I'll most likely be buying from Tim when I eventually build my own saber, so I guess adding a sink tube won't be too much extra. If only he had an outlet in the uk...

[vortextwist]

I thought he said something about vaccum cleaner hose. I'm not sure exactly but I know he mentioned it. I beleive he machines his stuff or has it done.

[elrond.406]

Well this one was also a carpet shapoo-er.
Thanks for the compliment, but really that saber is way too light and narrow in real life. Still, seeing as I built it just to see if I could, and long before I discovered here and found out about luxeons and such, I guess it's not too bad.
I wonder what erv uses for his chromed tubes. I'll most likely be buying from Tim when I eventually build my own saber, so I guess adding a sink tube won't be too much extra. If only he had an outlet in the uk...

For the bolded word(s?) did you mean shampoo-er?

[Lord Maul]

it shampoos the carpet...duh

[darthdan]

Think he was refering to spelling there, fetcher...

[Angelus Lupus]

Dang, I can't beleive I futzed that one up.

[Bescherman]

My problem with MHS parts and sink tube adaptors is that you simply cannot lay your hands on sink tubes in the UK. It doesn't seem to be a standard part.

What do you guys have under your sinks then? If you brits have developed black hole technology to get rid of drainage I really think you should share it with the rest of us...

It's been answed by now. As everyone says: plastic!

I've beenl ooking round for alternatives, but the other thing to consider is that everything is in metric sizes. As I said, I'm looking at extruded aluminium as weight will be a factor for me. I want to keep the centre sections as light as possible so there's proportionately more weight towards the end.

Question: What Thickness (in mm if poss!) are the MHS hilt walls? I'm guessing that 2 mm would be a good thickness but that's based only on me going "ummmmmm...." and staring at the ceiling! I need as thin as possible to be structuarally sound and have enough for the screws to bite into.

I may have to see if I can try a few different thicknesses and test to destruction!!!!

[Firebird21]

I may have to see if I can try a few different thicknesses and test to destruction!!!!

I like your way of thinking!

[supertrogdor]

As you are going for double ended spinners, i would not be too worried about how much the hilt weighs. Balance would seem to be far more important, from what i can surmise. From the spinning i have done with the single and double sabers that i have made, the single is more cumbersome, but that is due mainly to the balance. The double saber i have the same amount of crud inside both halves of the hilt, and it spins just dandy, i don't get tired out from it like i did with my single saber before i made adjustments with it to achieve better balance.