For the past few years I have been thinking about building a LED saber in the same style as my belt hilt...
Last week I placed an order with Tim for a bunch of MHS parts, some of them with custom mods. I cannibalized the belt hilt and put together a test-fit. Here's what I came up with...
These are just mock-ups with parts tacked in place with double-sided tape. Do-Clo's Rahm Kota saber shows the scaling (about 12.5 in.). There will be a Graflex glass eye blade retention screw in the emitter hole opposite the knob, a recharge jack in the bottom of the ribbed section, and a covertec button in the center of the fluted section.
I've been training with Don's Kota saber for the last few months and have gotten used to the longer hilt; hence the longer scaling on the MHS build.
I have everything but the sound card. I'd like to rig up an activation switch in the Graflex box shown. Ideally utilizing the clamp in some way. Any ideas on this from the senior sabersmiths would be appreciated. I thought I remember seeing a review of a sound card that will take a momentary switch for power-on, and a "hold down the switch for a few sec" for power off. Am I remembering correctly?
I did extensive reading of these forums over the past week or so, but the shear volume of information is a bit overwhelming.
Thank you all.
~ Vonnor
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