Working on a Sith saber alongside some other projects. Did some etching today. The last one is a little out of focus, but it shows how much difference a little aluminum black can make.
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Working on a Sith saber alongside some other projects. Did some etching today. The last one is a little out of focus, but it shows how much difference a little aluminum black can make.
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Definitely some nice etching.
Hilt's looking good, too
"But you are mistaken. I am no Jedi"
I used aluminum black to add some color. I sealed it with clear spray paint.
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I used acid etching to create the outline of the claw marks, and then I drilled the rest of the way through. A pulsing red light will filter through the holes. Sound will also vent through them.
Those claw marks look great.
We all have to start somewhere. The journey is all the more impressive by our humble beginnings.
http://led.linear1.org/1led.wiz for the lazy man's resistor calculator!
http://forums.thecustomsabershop.com...e-to-Ohm-s-Law for getting resistor values the right way!
Thanks. I'm not liking the black though. I think I'll go back to the silver/aluminum.
The black looks sithy! I like it. Nice etching. Someday, I'd like to try some etching.
Tom
"Mistakes are our greatest teacher."
Nice detail work
"But you are mistaken. I am no Jedi"
I made some changes to the design. This one has back story about a Sith apprentice who had a run-in with a Dathomir viper. It has some claw marks. Covered with metal band-aids. Sorta. Lots more to do, but here's the progress so far...
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I blackened it with aluminum black. The only problem is that the black keeps developing a white residue. Some sort of oxidation, maybe? I keep wiping it off. If I can ever get it to stay black, I'll add a clear coat to seal it.
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The claw marks re a little too shiny, but I can dull them easy enough.
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