jsudderth
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Light side points, please and thank you!
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« Reply #165 on: November 20, 2014, 11:18:33 PM » |
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OK...first attempt at a custom blade plug. Here goes... I started with just a 1.5" long piece of 1" stainless steel tubing that I got at work(the 1.5" instead of 2" allows for a recessed look), as I was there without a blade when my LED module came popping out of the emitter. I got my Dark Initiate LE V4 at Tulsa Comic Con and never had any idea to purchase a blade plug, so the stainless tubing would get me by. Later that evening, I wandered around Hobby Lobby looking for materials I could use, which is awkward when you are using items for purposes other than what they were intended. I needed something to diffuse the intense light, so I tried clear glass beads in an Elmer's School Glue medium. It didn't really dry clear, so it blocks a little more light than I planned. Also, I put all this in clear plastic coin tubes meant for coin collecting. The penny size just happened to slip right into the 1" stainless tubing.   Then I bought some cool looking round gear like objects in the jewelry making department and some fakery type bobbins near the scrapbooking/doll house section.    It all came out something like this:    It's a little rough, I know, but I'm happy with it, being the first go at this. |
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Chosen One CE:Blazing Red
Graflex CE:Arctic Blue
Guardian:Guardian Blue
Consular:Consular Green
Dark Monarch:Dark Violet Amethyst
Monarch:Sunrider's Destiny
Archon:Emerald Green
Dark Prophecy:Bane's Heart
Prophecy:Sunrider's Destiny
Have:
Dark Standard Issue V3:Blazing Red (Grab Bag)
Dark Initiate LE V4 w/Sound:Guardian Blue
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« Reply #166 on: November 21, 2014, 02:22:00 AM » |
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Good work have a point
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jsudderth
Knight Sergeant
Force Alignment: 28
Posts: 87
Light side points, please and thank you!
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« Reply #167 on: November 21, 2014, 02:56:51 PM » |
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Good work have a point
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Chosen One CE:Blazing Red
Graflex CE:Arctic Blue
Guardian:Guardian Blue
Consular:Consular Green
Dark Monarch:Dark Violet Amethyst
Monarch:Sunrider's Destiny
Archon:Emerald Green
Dark Prophecy:Bane's Heart
Prophecy:Sunrider's Destiny
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Dark Standard Issue V3:Blazing Red (Grab Bag)
Dark Initiate LE V4 w/Sound:Guardian Blue
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Tk768
Knight Apprentice
Force Alignment: 4
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« Reply #168 on: November 24, 2014, 03:39:39 PM » |
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I saw a tutorial on another forum using old computer hard drive parts. They also used them to make crystal chambers.
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Qui-Lar
Knight Commander
Force Alignment: 68
Posts: 605
"This weapon is your life!"
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« Reply #169 on: November 24, 2014, 07:39:47 PM » |
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Very intuitive!
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Archonius
Knight Lance Corporal
Force Alignment: 8
Posts: 54
Strength flows from the Force.( Light side Please)
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« Reply #170 on: December 03, 2014, 03:13:03 AM » |
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I'm new here and to UltraSabers. All I can say is WOW..I consider myself inventive and have been since I was a child. But, for some reason it never dawned on me to make a custom blade plug. This idea and what I have seen here, has my brain racing a million miles an hour..Awesome..
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Prophecy v3 Consular Green Ultrablade
Archon v2.1 Consular Green Mid Grade Blade Li-ion W/Charger
Guardian Guardian Blue Mid Grade Blade
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jsudderth
Knight Sergeant
Force Alignment: 28
Posts: 87
Light side points, please and thank you!
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« Reply #171 on: December 11, 2014, 05:07:04 PM » |
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OK...first attempt at a custom blade plug. Here goes... It's a little rough, I know, but I'm happy with it, being the first go at this. UPDATE: The school glue didn't set for a long while, and kind of went south on me. It either wore the finish off of the metal gear piece or rusted it:  So I decided to play around with some two part liquid epoxy that is used for casting. Really cool stuff and it can also be pigmented with translucent pigment to make colored blade plugs as well. I filled it to the top and then gently placed the half bobbin back on.  It made a really nice prism effect. You can see the gear throught each hole...    I really like this epoxy and will have many blade plug posts to come... |
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Chosen One CE:Blazing Red
Graflex CE:Arctic Blue
Guardian:Guardian Blue
Consular:Consular Green
Dark Monarch:Dark Violet Amethyst
Monarch:Sunrider's Destiny
Archon:Emerald Green
Dark Prophecy:Bane's Heart
Prophecy:Sunrider's Destiny
Have:
Dark Standard Issue V3:Blazing Red (Grab Bag)
Dark Initiate LE V4 w/Sound:Guardian Blue
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jsudderth
Knight Sergeant
Force Alignment: 28
Posts: 87
Light side points, please and thank you!
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« Reply #172 on: December 11, 2014, 09:50:50 PM » |
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Here's another blade plug...
This one was made with nickel sized coin tube, two part casting epoxy, and a metal gear object. I dropped the gear into the coin tube and filled with epoxy. Once epoxy was set, I cut it down to a hair less than 2" and wet sanded both sides, to frost it. This didn't diffuse the light enough so I glued a white circle from copy paper to the end opposite the gear.    Not my favorite blade plug, but right now I'm just experimenting with the epoxy.
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Wants:
Chosen One CE:Blazing Red
Graflex CE:Arctic Blue
Guardian:Guardian Blue
Consular:Consular Green
Dark Monarch:Dark Violet Amethyst
Monarch:Sunrider's Destiny
Archon:Emerald Green
Dark Prophecy:Bane's Heart
Prophecy:Sunrider's Destiny
Have:
Dark Standard Issue V3:Blazing Red (Grab Bag)
Dark Initiate LE V4 w/Sound:Guardian Blue
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jsudderth
Knight Sergeant
Force Alignment: 28
Posts: 87
Light side points, please and thank you!
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« Reply #173 on: December 12, 2014, 03:38:38 AM » |
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Electric Shaver blade plug: Section of a penny sized coin tube with clear glass beads and epoxy resin.  Slid into a 1.5" long piece of 1" stainless tubing, recessed, and the vented blade cover of a Norelco glued down.   |
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Wants:
Chosen One CE:Blazing Red
Graflex CE:Arctic Blue
Guardian:Guardian Blue
Consular:Consular Green
Dark Monarch:Dark Violet Amethyst
Monarch:Sunrider's Destiny
Archon:Emerald Green
Dark Prophecy:Bane's Heart
Prophecy:Sunrider's Destiny
Have:
Dark Standard Issue V3:Blazing Red (Grab Bag)
Dark Initiate LE V4 w/Sound:Guardian Blue
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srams
Knight Commander
Force Alignment: 375
Posts: 1924
Speak softly and carry a big saber...
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« Reply #174 on: December 12, 2014, 04:28:08 AM » |
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I just shortened a blade so now I have a two inch section of plug material to work with... So much potential!! Ill post back what i make with it.
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"I looked my demons in the eye and said, do your best to destroy me. See, I've been to hell and back so many times I must admit you kind of bore me."
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Molina00
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Knight Commander
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« Reply #176 on: December 12, 2014, 06:01:34 PM » |
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I think you saved the best for last. Those 3 plugs look great!
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« Reply #177 on: December 12, 2014, 10:32:03 PM » |
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Your doing a great job
There is no way you can where out your welcome sharing your creativaty thats what this thread is for
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Lord Raváge
Knight Commander
Force Alignment: -1453
Posts: 2068
Ki tsimsima tuti mazo Galactic, Nu qorit dudnims!
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« Reply #178 on: May 09, 2015, 10:13:59 AM » |
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Name: Lord (Darth) Raváge - Sith Order of The Rock CzarsLightsaber: Dark Initiate LE v3 (Blazing Red)Starship: TIE InterceptorGalaxy: Milky WayPlanet: EarthContinent: North AmericaState: CaliforniaCity: Los AngelesGreetings to you all. Swung by Home Depot to get materials (see photos below) to build a PVC end(s) capped foam sheath to protect the "plasma" blade (Saber finally arrived 5/7/15!!!) when removed from the hilt and also re-purposed an old flashlight base by installing a larger "sealing" o-ring to plug the hilt keeping it dust free and preventing blinding someone with an inadvertent "plasma blast". I added an additional o-ring on the plug between where the hilt "top" and plug "lip" meet (avoiding metal on metal contact). It surprisingly fits really snug with larger o-ring and the base/plug has a translucent rubber insert allowing me to check for weak or dead batteries as "red crystal" illuminates the insert.      I look forward to meditating on many of your posts here on UltraSaber's forum and perhaps will see some of you at The Rock Czars' future appearances. In the meantime, see my signature below for a complimentary "Star Wars HD Theme" background download link. Please enjoy the >>> Music & Artwork in HD via YouTube <<< .  May The Force Be With You All! Like on FacebookFollow on TwitterSubscribe on TouTubeDownload on iTunesGet Official Order of TRC Merch |
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pepsiaddict
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« Reply #179 on: May 19, 2015, 10:15:00 PM » |
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It made a really nice prism effect. You can see the gear throught each hole... I really like this epoxy and will have many blade plug posts to come... Please: We HAVE to know the exact brand of epoxy used!!! That is beautiful. |
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