Okay, this will continue where this thread left off.
After having damaged the EL wiring while attempting to upgrade the sabers' switch, I have decided to try to convert this one over to a Luxeon-based saber, and may eventually go so far as to add sound as well.
Since the blade was epoxied into the emiter hole, it was non-removeable. I took care of that with a tubing cutter and my hacksaw:
There is still a bit of the blade inside the emitter:
I'll need to go to the hardware store and get a 3/4" drill to drill out the remaining blade material. So for now, this is what it looks like reassembled:
It has a black switch from the store temporarily installed to fill the hole...it doesn't quite fit as the hole is too large for it, but it looks a lot better.
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