After an attempt to add sound to an Ultrasaber didn't pan out, I'm going to try my hand at a DIY saber for the first time. After far too much thought I'm going with something relatively simple.
The hilt is powder coated copper with one translucent brass piece. I plan to make a short brass shroud to screw in to the flat portion of the ribbed extension, but we'll see if I'm confident enough for that later. 2 switches, recharge and RICE will be as close to the top of the main body piece as possible, leaving ~4" grip space underneath. Originally planned to use brass box style 2 but am considering other, sleeker options. The chassis will be all thread running from a v5 speaker mount hooked at the pommel to chassis disc 5 at the top of the 5" piece, with the Prizm module and battery filling the bottom portion.
Hilt
- Pommel 4 (Copper PC)
- .75" Male/Female Extension (Trans. Brass PC)
- 6" Female/Female Extension (Copper PC)
- Ribbed Extension (Copper PC)
- Blade holder 25 (Copper PC)
- Brass MPS Insert Style 1, clip
- Drill/Tap service for RICE
- 8-32 x 3/8 thumb screw (blade retention)
Greeblies
- Activation Box, 6-32 screws, service (custom Brass #13, not pictured)
- 16mm AV brass switch (activation button)
- Switch 21 (aux button)
- Kill plug 5 brass
- Switchcraft 2.1 power jack
- Rice port style 2
Chassis
- MHS 28mm speaker mount v5
- 4-40 all thread x2
- Chassis disc 5
- Prizm/18650 acrylic discs
- Chassis spacers (2x .25", 2x 1.5")
- 4-40 nuts
- Power supply 3.7v 3400 mAh 18650
- Heat shrink
Led
- Tri-Cree R/G/RB LED
- 18° tri lens
- Tri star thermal pad
- MHS Heat Sink V3
Other
Brass shroud and screws
Already Have
- Prizm
- 28mm Bass Speaker
- Resistors
- Indicator LED
- Wire / JST
Tools
Soldering station
Power drill
Rotary tool
Removed
- Lens holder
Notes/Concerns
- I understand that the translucent brass coating is very light and may not match the actual brass pieces; I'm OK with that for now.
- I had wanted a 12" saber but just couldn't get enough room to fit the electronics. The extra inch also makes it easier to grip.
- There was also a Covertec clip on the bottom; interfered with the grip.
Let me know if you see any problems. Thanks for the information on this forum!
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