PEX

[GeluKhanGharr]

Arkai, thanks man. I didn't realize you've got the inspiration from my site, I thought it was a coincidence that you've thought of that also. Anyway, I'm glad someone made use of the idea.

Novastar, thank you too! I've had some nice black'n'blues that spoke plenty of my son's talents with a stick. My saber is a foot longer and he still gets to me...kinda like Yoda and Dooku in AOTC. He's merciless!

Seriously now, PEX is a great cheap substitute for a blade. It definitely is not as pretty as PolyC, and it tends to be a bit too flexible at longer spans, but it is both a blade and a diffuser in one and you can afford to bang away at it without the worry that you damage a prized possession. And the brightness is pretty close to say using an MR blade with that white diffuser. Not too shabby for about five bucks.

[987654321a]

Nice to see you on the boards gelu. Havent heard from ya in a while.

[Novastar]

Right on, Gelu... I'm glad Arkai met you and got inspiration from you. I was wondering how he (so very quickly) found such a cool piece of kit!!! I should have known he got some ideas from a veteran!

I'll have to try some out sometime... they might be useful for the LED saber classes I teach that are for kids. It's probably not cost-worthy for those sabers to always have an expensive solution in them. We'll see though.

Oh, and thanks again Gelu, for the ideas on blade diffusion. It appears there are MANY solutions, but I *AM* leaning toward more "even" lighting since it shows up best in higher ambient light. Which is (sometimes) what BOP projects need...

[Hasid Lafre]

So the pex pipe isent clear?

But yet it transmits light like a clear diffused tube.

Thats messed up!

[DACOTA]

Novastar, thank you too! I've had some nice black'n'blues that spoke plenty of my son's talents with a stick. My saber is a foot longer and he still gets to me...kinda like Yoda and Dooku in AOTC. He's merciless!

Yeah I know, them little kids are all like yodas,even my nephew. I think I'm going to build a couple of these blades.

[Jonitus]

I looked around this pathetic college town and only have found PEX in coiled rolls. Where have you found it in straight lengths? Also, what's the maximum length you can run before this stuff starts acting like a spaghetti noodle instead of a rigid blade?

[ArkaiHalon]

The straigt sections are usually tucked right next to teh copper pipe in home depot, but not clearly marked. the longest I"ve seen is 5feet

as for length, 40 inches waved a bit to much for my taste, but cutting it to 36 (34 outside of blade holder) made a good difference. I've got one that's 30 inches, and it's really solid.

[Jedi-Loreen]

Ok, I'll stop being a smart alec. :P

Oh my god,Finally!

Ha, that only meant for right then, not forever! :P

[DACOTA]

Ha, that only meant for right then, not forever! :P

Darn!

[LAN-ED-TUL]

so really, this stuff actrs like a polc with a diffuser but isnt clear.

i might have to get a piece and try that out.

i had intended of getting a 3/4 polyc and wrappin a lil colored paper on a dowel rod and insert in the polc just for a hardcore dueler blade.