A Kanan Inspired Built

[hapki]

I've posted snippets of this build throughout the forum, but it's time to give this build its own thread.

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The tsuba is 3-printed metal. The ring just below the tsuba is a double layer of MHS shroud material and a piece of aluminum tube. The tube is precisely the perfect diameter to layer on top of hilt material. After sanding, they look like one piece.

Here are some other shots:

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[hapki]

The control box is a 3d printed piece as well. I think it is too big. I am trying to find an alternative, but so far I haven't found anything I like.

[hapki]

An alternative to the big, bulky control box is this box:

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The proportions are better, but it isn't quite like the Kanan hilt; plus, I'll have to use a 16mm switch, etc. Those things require lots of space.

[hapki]

A good thing about the Kanan hilt is that the layering covers up easy-access to hilt electronics.

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[Greenie]

Nice, very nice.

[Therion Jinn]

Concept is very sound here, Liking what you've done so far

[hapki]

I'm having trouble drilling holes for the "recharge pins". I think they'll make for an awesome look, besides the fact that they are part of the original Kanan hilt. The bit keeps sliding and dancing around on the curved surface. Even when I start with a tiny bit, it have trouble getting the hole in the right place. Given the small diameter of the circle around them, the pins have to be exactly in the right place--down to a half millimeter or so.

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I can keep turning the inner core so that I don't have to discard the metal piece, but it's getting frustrating. My next step is to cut a resist with a vinyl cutter and etch starting holes in the precise location using muriatic acid.

[hapki]

I made a few minor changes. The shroud is different. It is shaped slightly different and now includes a box type piece. That box appears on early images of Kanan's hilt, but it doesn't show on later ones. I think it give a little more character to the saber though. Thanks to TCSS for making the box. I sill need to do some sanding-touch-up work, but it's nearly complete. This may just sit on a shelf as a display, so I'm not sure about the electronic innards yet. (The paint chips too easily to handle much.)
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