New saber complete... or is it?...

[B5813]

Electronics are connected inside and working. Just have to put in an order for a blade now. I welcome all comments since I've seen so many good things out here and learned a few things here and there.

[Arm on Fire]

Sweet....
did you ues MHS parts?

[B5813]

Every part inside and out except for the emitter shroud and grip sleeve are MHS parts from TCSS. His product on its own is nice looking and creates a well balanced saber piece which is why I didn't want to cover over the ribbed extension piece.

[Er Dan Gill]

I hate you
Just kidding, your saber looks sweet.
Maybe just a bit more color, some black or brass, or copper, but definitely awesome either way. I wish my MHS came out that nice.

[Strydur]

What size tubing did you use for the overlay?

[TimeRender]

I was just about to ask the same thing. That tube is exactly the sort of thing I'd like to see Tim carry in the store.

[B5813]

I used aluminum tube from onlinemetals. The emitter shroud is something like 1.49ID * 1.62OD * .06 wall. It fit just a bit too big around the MHS. I split the tube, cut and shaped the shroud and then squeezed it down with a couple of hose clamps before I drilled and tapped a couple 8/32 holes. I did the same with the handle sleeve but the tube is slightly smaller.. like 1.43ID * 1.5OD * .035 wall. Once I split the tube down the middle the ID opened up to fit the MHS like a glove. Again, I drilled/tapped the four 6/32 holes to hold this in place. I liked the thicker walled aluminum tube instead of the sink tube personally so I was determined to make it work.

[TimeRender]

I've posted a link for them here before, but I haven't purchased anything from them yet. I'm disappointed to hear that the tube they offer is a bit too big. Still, with a little bit of tweaking it looks just fine on your saber.

Edit: Do you happen to know how well it fits over sink tube? I might still buy some from them if I can make it fit over the MHS with a sink tube shim.

[B5813]

That was my first thought too but the 1.5" sinktube did not fit inside the aluminum tube I bought... it was almost literally a hair too big. That's why I ended up splitting both aluminum tube pieces down the middle.

[TimeRender]

Well it may still be worth a try for me. I can always remove a little material to make it fit better on sink tube, or I can do what you did and split it. Thanks for the info.