it wouldn't have to be like drill chuck perse but you could make one like a dremel Colet. IDK I think what you'd gain from not using a screw you'd lose in aesthetics in the ungainliness of the size
it wouldn't have to be like drill chuck perse but you could make one like a dremel Colet. IDK I think what you'd gain from not using a screw you'd lose in aesthetics in the ungainliness of the size
The ones that My buddy Tim did at were actually right in line with the scale of the sabers....I really wish I still had the pictures from their construction...lost them in a hard drive crash, though, before I had a photobucket account.
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It's been discussed a few times in the past year+. Renders, diagrams, theory... all discussed indepth...
And, IIRC, it was such a hit that everyone uses them now... no wait... nevermind...
It's not impossible. I used to bulls-eye wamprats back in Beggar's Canyon on Tattooine...
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easy collet holder
the collet holder idea is very possible but would require some type of machining or mechanical inginuity. I'm new to the saber scene and am making a saber with a collet blade holder. I was going to do a really complex holder with special angles and split threads and fit it all in a 3/4 inch area which would be only a half inch more space than a 1/4-20 screw but alot more holding power. However my coworker told me that i can just do it with pipe threads and the lightbulb went off. 1 inch pipe has a roughly one inch inside diameter and my blade is one inch thick. all i have to do is split the male threads and i have a cheap and effective collet. Yes I will custom machine the whole saber. I program CNC machines and will be using master cam but there should be a way to use the pipe thread without custom maching. I will post pictures when im done. hopefully this helps someone.
I have a sabre that uses a collet to hold the blade. Its one of my old EL sabres with a 3/4" blade though, its about 5 years old now. It holds the blade incredibly tightly, in fact you have to be very careful not to overtighten as it becomes very difficult to undo.
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