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This is my first saber. I wanted to do it non-MHS to give it the real home-made feel. So I can imagine Vader saying to me "I see you've constructed a new lightsaber..." It also happens to be green
Parts used:
Pop-up drain assembly (1-1/4"), $13-15 on Amazon.
Slip joint extension tube (1-1/2"), $7 or less on Amazon. I like the extension tube because it basically comes with a free pommel.
Washer to fill the pommel, 34 cents at Lowes. I tapped an 8-32 hole in the washer to mount my D ring (TCCS). The hole in the washer just happened to fit perfectly with a nice white light-up switch I had (5/8"), 4$.
32" polycarbonate tube, clear blade tip, blade film double wrap, 1-1/4" blade holder/heatsink V4, single green Cree LED, power resistor, all from TCCS.
I actually have two switches on the saber. The red one is just for looks. The blade holder actually sits behind that switch area so I couldn't wire a switch there like I had originally planned. That is why I added the nice glowing switch to the washer in the pommel.
The battery I used is just a 2200mah cell phone charger battery I had laying around. It actually just has one of those 18650 batteries inside, but I kept it as is since the cell phone charger comes with a nice usb charging circuit built in.
All in all, I kept the cost of the saber under $100 excluding some one time purchases like the dowel rod to wrap the film, super glue, etc. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Let me know what you guys think or if you have any questions
Fairly boring clip I threw together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97dtYn1bHIk
Innovative use for your lightsaber
https://youtu.be/2AQOiqshPKc
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