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« Reply #30 on: March 12, 2012, 04:04:15 AM »
Quote from: T0xicBr0wni3 on March 10, 2012, 10:52:11 PM
I've been thinking of getting a dark catalyst with a fire orange blade ever since i saw this beauty >_< My only worry is with how shallow it sits i'm worried about the strength or the bottom of the blade during a duel. Is it still pretty strong? I just don't wanna take the risk of messing up the emitter section of the saber by putting too much stress on it.


Here is the blade out of the emitter with the dimple lined up to the retention screw - the Cat blade sits pretty shallow...


Here is a comparison of how far the blade sits in my Overlord vs. my Catalyst.  Maybe because I got the Overlord first and I'm used to it sitting deep the shallowness of the Cat makes me a little nervous, especially since the prongs on the emitter are not snug to the blade.


You can see the prongs away from the blade here - and it's not because the screw is cranked - it isn't.
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« Reply #31 on: March 12, 2012, 11:20:20 AM »
Quote from: T0xicBr0wni3 on March 10, 2012, 10:52:11 PM
I've been thinking of getting a dark catalyst with a fire orange blade ever since i saw this beauty >_< My only worry is with how shallow it sits i'm worried about the strength or the bottom of the blade during a duel. Is it still pretty strong? I just don't wanna take the risk of messing up the emitter section of the saber by putting too much stress on it.

I've also been thinking about getting a Catalyst for my GF to be dueling partner, but I was worried too about that as well.
From what we can see on the photos above, it seems obvious that the Catalyst would be more stressed at the bottom of the blade / choke than other sabers without that kind of choke.
Looks very nice on display, but then, how does this saber respond to duels?
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« Reply #32 on: March 12, 2012, 05:59:14 PM »
The Catalyst is a tried and true design that we have offered for years.  It is more than adequate for dueling. 
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« Reply #33 on: March 12, 2012, 07:24:38 PM »
Quote from: Ultra on March 12, 2012, 05:59:14 PM
The Catalyst is a tried and true design that we have offered for years.  It is more than adequate for dueling. 

Oh, I believe it; I'm just saying I get nervous though by comparison to a deeper sitting blade.  Smiley 

If I'd owned my Catalyst first and then got the Overlord I'd probably have thought the blade depth on the 'Lord was overkill.
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« Reply #34 on: March 13, 2012, 08:20:23 AM »
Quote from: Ultra on March 12, 2012, 05:59:14 PM
The Catalyst is a tried and true design that we have offered for years.  It is more than adequate for dueling. 

Thanks for the confirmation  Grin
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« Reply #35 on: September 16, 2012, 03:05:27 PM »
I absolutely love my Catalyst. I love the feel of it so much, that this past Dragon*Con I picked up a second one, and a coupler.



Myself & my daughter mugging for the camera.

Specs: one cat with Adegan Silver/Councilor Green foc & a heavy duty blade one with reversed colors and a UltraEdge blade. Both have obsidian soundboards.

As an aside: on my original,  I have a plastic reflector around the LED, but on the new one, I have a polycarbonate lens. Is there anyway I can get another lens to upgrade my older saber?

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« Reply #36 on: September 16, 2012, 04:31:59 PM »
Nice saber actually seeing up close detailed pics. The saber just hasn't really gotten to me yet for some reason. I might get one in the future though.
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« Reply #37 on: March 24, 2015, 02:55:49 AM »
Beautiful saber, and although the hilt is beautiful in general, the color added makes it look even better, points!
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« Reply #38 on: March 26, 2015, 03:39:04 AM »
Post from 2011 and still popular Tongue What Ultra said makes me officially want one but in Sun Rider's Destiny. Would be a sweet one for sure
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