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Author Topic: Mid-Grade Blade Comparisons: UltraEdge vs Standard Midgrade for Green Lux Rebel  (Read 10587 times)
toddshogun
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« on: January 24, 2011, 08:36:45 PM »

Here's a blade/saber comparison review I did of a Yoda MR that I converted yesterday from stock to Luxeon Rebel Star single-die green.  I used the kit from TCSS along with 8.7-degree lens. It came out awesome. I compare Ultrasabers' UltraEdge blade to the standard Ultrasabers mid-grade blade to see which provides the best brightness and color quality for a green Rebel-equipped saber.  Soundboard is stock.  The results were surprising; both are awesome blades in their own right, but you be the judge!

The Ultrasabers blades I used were 36" and not Initiate blades.  I do plan on purchasing an Initiate blade in the future for my son, but the 36" full length 1"-diameter blade looks awesome on the Yoda. No more skinny, weak blade.

With the TCSS kit the standard US mid grade blade fit perfectly, but the UltraEdge was a very tight fit due to it being a couple microns larger in O.D. Light sanding would be required.

I also do a comparison between my converted Yoda with Ultrasabers blade and a stock MR Luke ROTJ V2 on fresh batts (6 AAs!). Guess which saber won in terms of brightness and overall color quality?

You can skip to 1:26 in the vid to get directly to the blade comparisons, both done in full light and lights off.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-3ViYEu_08" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-3ViYEu_08</a>


<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-3ViYEu_08" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win"><img src="http://segashinobi.com/yodalux/yoda1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>

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« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2011, 10:03:28 PM »

I also like the mid grade blades better than the the ultredge
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« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2011, 10:07:28 PM »

I like the mid grade better for green. I find that the in mid grade it's the green you see in the movies, where as the Ultra Edge you get more of a mint green color. It's still a nice color but I prefer the "Movie Green."
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« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2011, 03:47:14 AM »

THANK YOU!!! I've been looking everywhere to try to find out what type of blade was best for green color.... YAY!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
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« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2011, 06:45:52 PM »

Thanks, very informative video. You've helped make my mind up on which blade to get now.  Smiley
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« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2011, 09:19:56 AM »

Just my 2 cents here. Got my Guardian Blue yesterday with UltraEdge. Been playing around with it quite a bit. Then today I fired up my red Initiate with standard (midgrade yeah?) blade and I was kinda "meh" Tongue Changed the blades so the initiate got UltraEdge and it was quite a difference Smiley

From now on all my blades for UltraSabers will be UltraEdge Smiley

Obviously I haven't tried them with green since I dont have a green saber, but for my red and blue it's UltraEdge all the way Smiley
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« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2011, 10:23:08 PM »

Mid Grade=WIN in My Book  Wink
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« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2011, 11:01:38 PM »

I prefer UltraEdge, but this is why we offer both.
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