My new saber

**sekrogue1985** · 10-21-2008, 05:07 PM

beautiful man absolutely beautiful!

**eastern57** · 10-21-2008, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by vortextwist

I'm likeing it so far. not real fond of the huge T-grips (too bulky) but that's just me. if you can find them, the ones off an MR luke ESB don't stick out as far as the regular T-grips.

My guess is that with a saber that long and a name like "bubbalew" ... it probably doesn't matter

**vortextwist** · 10-21-2008, 05:27 PM

hahahaha, that is prolly true

**MaverickJsmith** · 10-21-2008, 05:28 PM

Yeah, I agree. It's one of the most original sabers I've seen. Awesome job man

Maverick

**Darth Morbius** · 10-21-2008, 05:56 PM

Originally Posted by MaverickJsmith

Holy. Crap. Wow O_O That looks fantastic.

How do you people put those t-grips on in perfect six-sided patterns all the time? And perfectly vertical as well?

SOMEONE TELL ME?! @_@

Maverick x_x

Ancient Chinese secret!

Actually there are templates available at www.partsofsw.com that you can download and print. Sometimes you need to adjust the sizing and spacing a little though.

Another way is to use graph paper. Wrap it around the hilt, mark off where you want the grips and work out the spacing, then make a pattern and set your grips.

**Phiily Manyaan** · 10-21-2008, 09:08 PM

I actually said "Oh my God" out loud, how cheesy. But really it's beautiful. I;m combining Obi and Lukes ANH sabers so I;m partial to hybrids. Awesome job dude! Can;t wait to see it painted like your sig.

**bubbalew** · 10-21-2008, 09:26 PM

Eastern, you are right. I am one of the big boys, and the grips are comfortable for me.

Maverick, Iused the grooves in the ribbed section for spacing and used the line made by light reflecting off the hilt for alignment.

Thanks for the feedback. I hope to get the painting done this week. After that I just need the electronics and it's good to go!