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Newb Help
Not really sure if this is the right part of the forum for these types of questions, but why not? (Bear with me, folks. I've never done anything like this before.)
I've recently come to the conclusion that I can build my own lightsaber (kind of obvious, right?) but I've got some questions...
1) I've got most of it planned out and I know jsut what parts I need and want to make my saber hilt. I was wondering just what I'd need to be able to put an EL blade in my hilt? The needed electronics, naturally, and a bit of pipe with screws such that the blade will fit snugly... But is that all I'd need?
2) Unfortunately, I have very little when it comes to tools and I have zero soldering experience. I'm assuming that all the neat little electrons need to be soldered, right?
Again, newb questions. Probably answered somewhere but I wanted to be sure on these two points. Any other pointers for the rookie?
Thanks, much, for your help!
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If you think you have the skill, I found this site very helpful for designing my own custom hilt. http://www.sitharchives.com/
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thebluecanary: That's just it. I have next to no skill. :P
For now, I'm just using off-the-shelf parts and sticking them together. I'm... Not very good with tools and haven't had a lot of experience (Dad wasn't around growing up).
As for the site... Looks like nothing but replicas. ^_^;; Good for inspiration but... maybe it's the artist in me but I want something that kinda embodies my emotions (in the ideal case).
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I felt the same way about the site. I used it for sizing, and such. I'm up to verion 27! Yeah, looking at my current one to what I started with is just crazy! If you want to just uses it to help you make blue prints (even tho they are black), and thats what I used it for.
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Hmm... You're probably right. At any rate, thanks for the link. Gives me ideas...
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