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[Bulvoy]

Bravo.. Looks Fantastic. The pup is right by the by, lol

[GQtattooed]

Epic RevanReborn!


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[RevanReborn]

Thanks GQ .

So I'm def gonna be able to recess the plug/ switch a bit .  In these pics the switch itself is pushed out of plug a bit from the wire jammed up inside it but will be seated flush on the plug, which can actually be fit up inside, so a win there.  If you look close you can see how switch came out a bit in pics.


Here you can see what i mean about the wider/ sturdier base of support the chassis has now.  Of course, a lot of the rods/ tubes that stick up past the threads of the choke will be removed, only about a 1/4" sticks up above.






I still have to wait till further along to show you how it all fits together, but that gap lines up with where the threads for the choke and vented pommel come together.  A piece of circuit board will lock into place between those parts with everything run to it.  The plug is trimmed to length and now has more notches to help the accent legs fit in, and two deep channels cut into the other sides (can't really see here), to allow the rods to slide through the edges so the chassis can operate.  You can just picture how they will look with the switch wires and all the 5mm led's and resistors all in that 1" space HAHAHAHA!  It's like there won't even be air, just solid packed.  Even with the circuit board trick, I'll likely have to carve some more contours into the inside of the plug for the resistors.

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Keep you posted , MTFBWY.  Thoughts are with everyone affected by the tragedy in Florida.

[RevanReborn]

More progress here than looks like lol.  Since its just dropped in loose the chassis kept collapsing every time I'd set it up for pics, so I had to wrap a couple little pieces of tape around the spot where the tubes go into eachother just to hold it up to take photo.  I haven't made the holes in the upper base for the outer most rods, so it won't quite close all the way, but you'll get the idea here.




You won't see the upper base directly- this is just the mechanism that will allow everything (below the cut through the centre of the choke) to be slid down/ out.

Can see now exactly how much I'll be able to recess switch... Not much lol- but there's just no more room- I'm keeping track of my space in 32nd's and 64th's in there lol.


And this is how I plan to actually make this work hahaha!  



So, if you see how this stuff gets packed in, starting from the outside and working our way in, it goes- from the aluminum inner wall of hilt, to a little microscopic gap for the 5mm accent negative legs and their wire, then there's the layer of blade plug with the 5mm's in it, then there's a gap with the 5mm positive legs and their wire in it, then there's the AV core.  All butted right up against the circuit board, with the bottom chassis base butted up against that on the other side- everything running to the two pads on the board with only the positive, negative, and the switch wires needing to run up and join the rest of the internals.

Won't actually seat all the way down until I make the holes for those outer rods.



I'm very close to being able to make that cut through the choke- and once that's done- this part will really start to take shape .  Keep you posted, MTFBWY.

[sedstiskyfaller]

This thing is looking quite hefty, Rev! With you're cramming skills, you might as well make this a double bladed saber at this point 

[RevanReborn]

HAHAHAHA!  Whoa whoa whoa Sedsti, let's not get carried away here lol, I think that might wreck the sort of minimalist charm I was going for on this one... (Rev tries to keep straight face and fails) hahaha! 

Thanks buddy . 

[RevanReborn]

Ah!  bummer, i thought i already posted some of this last night!  been doing that a lot lately lol.  Got the holes notched out of the upper chassis base for the outer most rods, so that meant time to go make that cut through the choke.  Once that's done i can finish cutting in the rest of the components in the upper chassis base and then begin the final assembly of the whole piece. 
That's right about where it will sit when installed too.  pushed up absolutely as far as it can go until it buts into the bottom of the power bank, to give me as much room as possible to work with down in the incredibly small/ confined space of the 'chamber' for the usb recharge and kill key. 

exciting times!! packed up the saber and went out to my dads shop to use some more serious stuff.
The initial thought was to use the miter saw to make the cut- but looking at it we realized was gonna lose too much material making the cut that way, the area is just so tiny.  so instead we made a miter box on the band saw and then used that to simply hack saw it off with plenty of control.  Turned out great . 

There's just something so appealing about looking at saber parts/ pieces all broken down/ laid out isn't there?  Prob doesn't look like it, but it's crazy how much time and work went into getting this handful of parts to where they are now lol!  But gonna be SO worth it- really pumped, now things can really start to come together .

[Calculon]

Whole...notha...level!!!

[RevanReborn]

hahahaha!!  that's Awesome thanks man!  I'm really loving that spring raffle custom you did- the proportions and just how all the little details and lines jive so well, it looks like it should be a saber in someone's regular line up.  Especially like the splash of gold and those grips .   

[Bulvoy]

Really coming together awesomely. Pretty soon it won't even be considered a US saber . Lol

[RevanReborn]

Thanks Bulvoy and Calculon!  I always see these pics of other major players hilts all done up with like the crazy harp and yoda reveals and stuff like that, but you never see UltraSaber hilts with that kinda thing- and i know i have a long way to go before i can ever make something that even resembles that caliber of work, but eventually i wanna start crank'n out US with those amazing brass, almost steampunk style, reveal chassis etc . 

painting some parts, also finishing up with the reveal, but been distracted this week... still being super productive, just went deep on a tutorial for recharge ports and a couple other things, but no worries, by tomorrow i'll be done all these mini side projects and back full time on the stunt.  Good to take a break every once and blue moon and keep things fresh .

the box is for my raffle entry project which will be done by tomorrow and posted .  Wait till you see that, it's gonna be sweet!

[GregG124]

You're not done are you?!

[RevanReborn]

O no way not even close!  I've still got a ton left to do on this.   Still picking away at all the little things like crazy, will have more updates soon .  I let myself wander into a quick little side project just to take a break/ keep things fresh.  Really happy with how it turned out, and worked like I was hoping- really excited/ re-energized to get back at it.  If you haven't seen you should check that side project out, was a lotta fun. 

Next order of business here is completing the upper portion of chassis, where the recharge port and kill key will go.  Then I need to start assembling and wiring this whole pommel/ reveal chassis/ switch piece- it all needs to be put together and wired in in a very specific order/ way.  But I'll be able to have this whole added piece finished and working with the leads sticking up ready to attach to rest of internals- then I'm just wiring it all together .  Doesn't sound like much, but the way it all plays out is actually still a huge amount of work. 

Keep you posted.

[Zing]

An insanely meticulous amount of work you put into this  .  Looks great!  Have a -1 point on me.

Whaaaaaaaat..your last post was in July?  .  Howz bout an update.  Maybe some pics.  We need to see this through to completion.

[RevanReborn]

Hahaha!!  Fair enough Zing lol .  I'm still picking away when I can- but I've literally got 6 projects on my bench ATM, and not one of them is mine lol!  So as soon as I finish up eveyone else's projects, it's go time again in big way .  Keep you posted!  Will be SO worth the wait!