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Title: Padawn saber from some scrap parts Post by: DarthCooper88 on April 09, 2013, 07:55:38 PM This is a saber for a friend's 5 yr old Daughter, she can quote all six movies and is an early addict! I have been getting a bit fried lately spending many hours in my machine shop on a few top secret and commission builds (thats why you havent seen much from this camp lately, Shhhhh....its a secret!!!) I had an Anankin 2007 MR board that used to live in my 1st saber, a Prophecy V2 from here. I pulled it quite awhile ago and made sure to break wires and be really rough with it upon removal ;D.
After looking around the garage and coming up with some metal (found a piece of aluminum pipe my Dad had used for a shovel handle when I was a kid (had to be metal I broke too many wooden ones) . The piece was all pitted had some weld boogers on it but still looked viable. The outside dimension is 1.3" which is smaller than most MHS by near a 1/4 " , I cut a hilt section 9" long, did some lathe work with a boring bar to fit a 4aaa battery holder, bored out the front 3" for a blade holder tube, drilled a few holes tapped them. I used an olde air compressor piece for the rear pommel and one of my heat-sink/led combo's , a little leather wrap a reused control box I was never going to use (like to make my own) a Graflex red button replica for the blade set screw, a seoul P4 green LED,(way overdriven) and a Regal 1.5 watt speaker. This took me all of 5 hours total from start to finish, the only thing I didnt make from scratch was the control box and Graflex piece. The fun part is that the little girl has no clue I built it for her, and her Mom I dont believe took me seriously when I mentioned wanting to make one for her!....Enjoy :D (http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z433/DarthAlice88/Padawan1.jpg) (http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z433/DarthAlice88/Padawan2.jpg) (http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z433/DarthAlice88/Padawan3.jpg) (http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z433/DarthAlice88/Padawan4.jpg) Title: Re: Padawn saber from some scrap parts Post by: Sandtracker on April 09, 2013, 08:14:03 PM That's awsome, Cooper! I'm sure she'll love it.
Title: Re: Padawn saber from some scrap parts Post by: eerockk on April 09, 2013, 08:39:39 PM Damn... DarthCooper strikes again! There's no end to your skill, man. Always a pleasure to see what you're up to! :)
Title: Re: Padawn saber from some scrap parts Post by: Sky Dragon c5 on April 09, 2013, 08:47:18 PM That is slick
Title: Re: Padawn saber from some scrap parts Post by: Manroon on April 10, 2013, 12:13:07 AM Awesome build for an awesome cause, way to go Cooper. BTW, I love the Graflex Button. OT FTW! ! ! ;D
Title: Re: Padawn saber from some scrap parts Post by: DarthCooper88 on April 10, 2013, 01:31:33 AM Thanks guys! I used a technique that I'm trying to engineer into more hilts that i build from scratch, and that is to have a fastener do more than hold one thing. On the control box, the front screw holds the blade holder tube in place ( no glue , tight tolerance fit) the same screw also goes into the outer led holder and then threads into the heatsink right below the led. it eliminates a bunch of extra holes and keeps the design quick and simple to machine
Title: Re: Padawn saber from some scrap parts Post by: DarthCooper88 on April 22, 2013, 01:45:02 PM Video as procrastinated!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdQdmLj1D-g#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdQdmLj1D-g#ws) Title: Re: Padawn saber from some scrap parts Post by: James Casey on April 22, 2013, 03:22:09 PM Fantastic work - both on the 'sabre, and for encouraging a young obsessive!
Title: Re: Padawn saber from some scrap parts Post by: Genkaku Sho`shyk on April 26, 2013, 10:44:51 PM oh wow... this is a personal favorite of mine...!!.. im a big green blade /yoda fan, and this is an exquisite masterpiece.. a one of a kind, and truely, just .... ok you got me, i have nothing to say,,... my jaw is currently on the floor, come back in an hour to see if i can talk again..
Title: Re: Padawn saber from some scrap parts Post by: Locutis on April 28, 2013, 10:34:44 PM That is so cool! Point for you!
I wish I had the skills to make a lightsaber light that. I have made one with LED's in the hilt, but couldn't figure out how to make a blade that lights up so I used a broom handle I painted fluorescent green. lol I have a couple questions about adding a crystal chamber to my saber can I message you? Title: Re: Padawn saber from some scrap parts Post by: DarthCooper88 on April 29, 2013, 10:44:36 AM That is so cool! Point for you! I wish I had the skills to make a lightsaber light that. I have made one with LED's in the hilt, but couldn't figure out how to make a blade that lights up so I used a broom handle I painted fluorescent green. lol I have a couple questions about adding a crystal chamber to my saber can I message you? Thanks and it just so happens that my 1st saber that I built in 1978 is still a broom handle with fluorescent paint (http://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z433/DarthAlice88/lightsaber1.jpg) (http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/DarthAlice88/media/lightsaber1.jpg.html) I still have it! Yes you can PM about chamber questions, feel free Title: Re: Padawn saber from some scrap parts Post by: Locutis on April 29, 2013, 11:36:59 PM Nice! How about a pic of the hilt?
My Phantasm LE V3 and raffle prize will be here on Wednesday ;D, when they get here I'll post pics of them and my home made saber. Now where did I leave that digital camera charger?!? :-\ Title: Re: Padawn saber from some scrap parts Post by: Locutis on May 02, 2013, 03:47:02 AM Here's a few pics of my home made saber
(http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a546/Locutis13/GEDC0824_zps392cf088.jpg) (http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a546/Locutis13/GEDC0859_zps0bbcfefa.jpg) (http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a546/Locutis13/GEDC0856_zps1ab38dfc.jpg) |