Jagahati's First Saber Version 2.0

**Jagahati** · 05-19-2009, 07:52 AM

Hey guys, I wanted to post an update of my progress on this my first saber project.

I posted pic's of what the first one that was just MHS parts and Hasbro sound looked like.

Now I have put another weeks worth of worry and farting around into it. I also got hold of a few more MHS parts and an ULTRASOUND 2.1! I was ecstatic to get something better than the Hasbro Board I started with.

I made a shroud for the front end out of a sink tube, I think it will look even better once I change out that front emitter for a different one.

The whole thing got a couple coats of spray paint. This is the first (and last) time I have used spray paint on a saber. It came out looking pretty good but the finish is not really all that strong and I don't think it will stand up to abuse as well as I would like.

In Short: "Powder Coat it noob!"

Parts list:
Ultrasound 2.1
K2 Royal Blue LED
Speaker From a walkie talkie
Film cans to hold internals.
MHS parts
a sink tube shroud
36" Blade, w/ 4-5 feet of gift wrap
6 coats of spray paint (3 black 3 clear)

The results:

**xl97** · 05-19-2009, 08:28 AM

looks nice.. did you use 2 fluted sections and a double male connector?

(and it lined up perfectly?)

**Jedi-Loreen** · 05-19-2009, 09:53 AM

They aren't quite lined up perfectly, they are off set by a little. But it still looks good.

**Jagahati** · 05-19-2009, 02:01 PM

No not quite perfect. but I have a idea to try as soon as I get off work.

going to try using self-made paper washers to stop it from making the 3-5 degree overturn at the very end of the threads. I'll post my results tonight.

**xl97** · 05-19-2009, 02:26 PM

you can just use o-rings of different thickness as well

**Sairon** · 05-19-2009, 06:16 PM

Looks nice, and as suggested you could use o-rings.

**B5813** · 05-19-2009, 06:19 PM

Lined up or not the recesses look great in black. What do you think about that new blade holder #18 on this hilt?

**Jagahati** · 05-19-2009, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by B5813

Lined up or not the recesses look great in black. What do you think about that new blade holder #18 on this hilt?

#18 wouldn't look bad. I'm partial to #11, in fact i will order one in the very near future.

As for the line-up problem two thicknesses of paper solved the problem marvelously. They are invisible now that it is screwed back together.

Pictures to follow when I stop talking on my camera :P