Howdy folks, I figure I ought to start a thread on my next saber.

I wanted to go back to the roots again, this time with a Graflex ANH Luke saber.

I picked up a cheaply priced Graflex 2 cell on ebay, and proceeded to make it into a 3 cell.



Unfortunately, I couldn't find anywhere that offered 3 cell back ends, so I decided to make my own out of some scrap capped 1.5 inch stock I had in the bin.



I used my lathe to etch the pattern for the tab slots so I could get them even and straight.



After removing the material with my dremel, it fits just as snug as the original two cell back.



Next I thought about a crystal chamber. With much inspiration from those who have gone before me, I set off on my own direction, harvesting many parts from harddrives, old clocks, etc.



I took one entire array of harddrive platters and lathed them down to fit inside the graflex rear. At this point, I have the ... middle decided on more or less, and I will be constructing from there out to either end. I want to make sure I leave enough room in the design for soundboard, speaker, batteries, etc.

The crystal chamber is made of various parts, the most intricate so far is the crystal holder, made of brass tubing, guitar string beads, some brass stock from an old clock, etc.



Here is my Aqua Aura double terminated crystal, a very nice blue without lighting, but with...



...it really shines..


I'll be posting my progress here much like my ANH Obi saber, hopefully I can tread some fresh ground with this project.

Thanks for looking,

slothfurnace.