PEX

[ArkaiHalon]

technically, it's a 7/8 inch blade. The ID is 3/4.
I may try Jay-Gon's cellophane idea on the inside, see what it does.
I'm also going to sand the inside down this evening to see if that helps.
and cutting it down to 34 inches helped a great deal as well. and i'm pretty sure if i'd used a better reflector in the tip, it would have done better.

I'll post more pix later tonight.

[Eandori]

Psst, there's something called the 'internet'. You can look up stuff on it.

Great idea. Every time somebody writes a new abstract buzz word or concept I'll drop what i'm doing and invest 15 minutes researching that topic and eventually figure out what they were talking about with no details

[ArkaiHalon]

It is AMAZING what fresh batteries will do. sheesh

[Novastar]

Those do look really nice, Arkai! I'd love to try them out sometime and see if they'd stand up to duelling and all that.

They should CERTAINLY stand up to what the padawans and droids will do in BOP III... so it would probably be fun to have a bunch of different blade types.

Only problem for BOP III is... I've already ordered a bunch of thin-walled poly tubes, and I need to keep any wasted/extra resources to a minimum...

But wow, at those prices for PEX... I could afford to try out a few!!

Thanks for the work, photos, and research...

[ArkaiHalon]

[GeluKhanGharr]

I just came across this thread. Funny, I put together a tutorial on the subject a few months back:
http://www.illumisabers.com/diy/

I have also used this setup in my son's saber. The blade is only 24 inches long, so it works wonders. BTW, that is a 1W LED in there!
You can see it in action here:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KxXwM6Oa9g8

[DACOTA]

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

Oh my god,Finally! Anyways that looks really cool,so is it almost as strong as polyc?If its better than the thin walled blades I have I'll give it a shot,it was my fault anyway for going with thin walled but they are pretty good.Thanks for the topic.

[ArkaiHalon]

I just came across this thread. Funny, I put together a tutorial on the subject a few months back:
http://www.illumisabers.com/diy/

I have also used this setup in my son's saber. The blade is only 24 inches long, so it works wonders. BTW, that is a 1W LED in there!
You can see it in action here:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KxXwM6Oa9g8

Thank you. At the time i posted this, I could NOT remember your site (foundit by accident one day and forgot to book mark, an error now fixed)
So I couldn't give proper credit, for which I apologize.

It's great material, andso is the DIY saber.

[Novastar]

Arkai... just for reference's sake, Gelu is also the guy who (as far as I know) pretty much pioneered the style of diffuser that Ultra (Alex) uses.

Great vid, Gelu!!! Your son is adorable and hilarious... and... I wouldn't want to get attacked by him with a saber, hahahha....

[Angelus Lupus]

There's a kid who can test PEX to destruction! Seriously tho, the blade looks great.