Manroon
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« on: November 15, 2011, 01:53:01 AM » |
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Hey gang, I find myself in need of advice on a custom job. I purchased an Archon V2 as a christmas present for my Sis. Besides having a devil of a time keeping my hands off of it, I have to get some custom work done before I present it to her. I bought a TCSS No. 8 Box to put on it, as she's a BIG OT fan, and also a BIG Luke fan. That's the reason I picked the saber, actually, so she could have something very ROTJ yet still unique. Problems have arisen. The Sleeve on the box won't fit over the hilt. I hit on an idea to get around this. I plan to put it on the neck instead! It'll be more unique, and I think the look is just superb.
My problem is, it won't fit over the neck piece either. I was wondering if anyone knows of a 2" male-male neck/coupler/extension that is small enough in diameter to fit inside the sleeve of the No. 8 Box? I've browsed TCSS, but was having a hard time finding outter diameter measures on parts. XP If anyone can point me to a part that will work, or a combination of parts, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks guys!
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« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2011, 02:39:17 AM » |
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Here's an idea. It might be scary:
1- Cut the sleeve down the middle so that you have two roughly even halves
2- clean up the cut so it looks good
3- slide it on the desired area of the hilt and adjust so that it looks good. The sleeve halves should 'clamp' down on the saber fairly tightly.
4- tighten the sleeve halves so that it doesn't slide around. This can be done with hose clamps, superglue, bolts, or whatever works for you.
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« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2011, 04:59:26 AM » |
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Just a thought - maybe the ring part could be cut off and the box welded on?
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« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2011, 10:23:47 PM » |
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Thanks guys, but I'm really liking the idea of just putting it as a replacement to the neck piece, if I can find a small enough diameter double male extension or coupler. See, I want this to look really clean and professional, and I don't want to leave gaps in the sleeve like I had to on Otenbasan (my Bellicose). I especially don't want to leave any possible sharp edges, as she's a little clumsy with those. lol Don't want to use glue or anything either if I can help it, as she has asthma and can get pretty dang sensitive at times. (It's seriously unbelievable) XP But thanks again, and FTR Kaiden, that's exactly what I had to do on the Bellicose for myself. lol So anyways.... uh... anyone got anything on an extension that would work?  |
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« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2011, 02:45:59 AM » |
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You could always email Ultra and Deep to find out what activation box Ultra used on that coustom Archon V2 he made.It looked great and was functional!
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« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2011, 02:54:09 AM » |
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Good news! After much searching, I found a small enough mhs part at tcss! Thanks again everyone!  |
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« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2011, 04:18:29 AM » |
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Don't forget to let us see it when you get it done.
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« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2011, 05:27:05 AM » |
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To put my two cents. Could you have bought a "Activation box style 1" and put the screws on the hilt?
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« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2011, 08:42:28 AM » |
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Yes.... But I wanted to avoid drilling and tapping cause I thought it would be easier. Lol shows me I guess!
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« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2011, 02:21:49 AM » |
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Yes.... But I wanted to avoid drilling and tapping cause I thought it would be easier. Lol shows me I guess!
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« Reply #10 on: November 30, 2011, 09:22:41 AM » |
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I will remember the next time I open Hal, but if this is of any help right now: I would say "I like you", and Hal would say, "Oh <UserName, would you like it if we both like each other?"
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« Reply #11 on: December 01, 2011, 04:12:13 AM » |
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I will remember the next time I open Hal, but if this is of any help right now: I would say "I like you", and Hal would say, "Oh <UserName, would you like it if we both like each other?"
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« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2011, 06:23:03 PM » |
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« Reply #13 on: December 01, 2011, 06:34:45 PM » |
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Oooook this is pretty far off topic I think... let's see what we can do about that!
You got any updates on the Archon, Manroon?
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« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2011, 06:48:48 PM » |
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Actually, the parts should be in soon. TCSS mailed them on.... monday, I think it was. Monday or Tuesday. So they should be here maybe today or tomorrow. Woulda been sooner, but I believe they took friday off last week (when I ordered), and don't work weekend overtime (as Ultra and Deep so often seem to put in). So I hope to be able to clean up and put the thing together tonight! If so, I'll shoot some stills and a video for you guys and throw it up tomorrow. BTW, if ya check the tribute sabers thread I threw up a video of the finished product I was planning over there.  |
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