Luke's Severed Hand Stunt Prop from ESB

[eethan]

Hey guys, my idea for the run of replica Kobold tops for this saber didn't get any interest, however, a customer still asked me to make him one, so I made a couple extras if anyone needs one

Deprecated - Replica Silver Kobold top part for Luke Severed hand saber

Hey guys, I machined a replica silver Kobold top for my Luke severed hand saber to avoid having to destroy my original Kobold and I want to see if other people are interested in one as well and save their vintage kobold before it's too late :) The new part is a straight up replacement for the...

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[Captain Dunsel]

Hey guys, my idea for the run of replica Kobold tops for this saber didn't get any interest, however, a customer still asked me to make him one, so I made a couple extras if anyone needs one

Deprecated - Replica Silver Kobold top part for Luke Severed hand saber

Hey guys, I machined a replica silver Kobold top for my Luke severed hand saber to avoid having to destroy my original Kobold and I want to see if other people are interested in one as well and save their vintage kobold before it's too late :) The new part is a straight up replacement for the...

www.therpf.com

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Beautiful!

 

[Halliwax]

Hey guys, my idea for the run of replica Kobold tops for this saber didn't get any interest, however, a customer still asked me to make him one, so I made a couple extras if anyone needs one

Deprecated - Replica Silver Kobold top part for Luke Severed hand saber

Hey guys, I machined a replica silver Kobold top for my Luke severed hand saber to avoid having to destroy my original Kobold and I want to see if other people are interested in one as well and save their vintage kobold before it's too late :) The new part is a straight up replacement for the...

www.therpf.com

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That’s art!

 

[joberg]

^^
Indeed

 

[Boba Flint]

I just got a Kobold flash. I can figure out how to remove the button.

 

[eethan]

I just got a Kobold flash. I can figure out how to remove the button.

hey, what button are you having trouble with? there are a lot of variations amongst kobold flashes cheers

 

[Boba Flint]

This one.

That nut on the out side just spins.

 

[eethan]

This one.
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That nut on the out side just spins.

Have you tried removing the hexagonal nut closer to the black part with a small wrench or pliers? This is the one that needs to be removed.
Cheers

 

[Boba Flint]

Have you tried removing the hexagonal nut closer to the black part with a small wrench or pliers? This is the one that needs to be removed.
Cheers

I figured it out. You can see I also got your wonderful kobold top.

 

[eethan]

I figured it out. You can see I also got your wonderful kobold top.

Awesome! Glad it all worked out

 

[Boba Flint]

Here's mine

 

[Captain Dunsel]

Here's mine

Outstanding job!!

It looks perfect!

 

[Jediseth]

I decided to make my own button and dye the plastic. It looks very close now especially if you sand it a little afterward.

 

[3251bimmer]

Finished up a pair of severed hand stunts; production and post production.

Production version utilizes all vintage parts with roygilsing control box and connector core

Post prod is a vintage graflex top and Kobold bottom with @roygilsing’s kit to finish it off

 

[cdyoung]

Finished up a pair of severed hand stunts; production and post production.

Production version utilizes all vintage parts with roygilsing control box and connector core

Post prod is a vintage graflex top and Kobold bottom with @roygilsing’s kit to finish it off
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Awesome job on both stunt hilts, 3251bimmer!

 

[Halliwax]

Finished up a pair of severed hand stunts; production and post production.

Production version utilizes all vintage parts with roygilsing control box and connector core

Post prod is a vintage graflex top and Kobold bottom with @roygilsing’s kit to finish it off
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Came out wicked!

 

[thd9791]

I will report back, I just found out McMasterCarr carries rectangular aluminum tube at .5/.25" which is close to the size of this control box. I wanted to try my hand at cutting my own, and making the nut

Also, I got eethan 's kobold adaptor today and excitedly popped the bottom off my kobold and used the original long screws to thread the new top on. It's freaking beautiful and fits perfectly.

 

[thd9791]

Cone knobs from anakinstarkiller and Corellian exports, some NOS steel shaft collars and…

This stock is American so it’s about 1mm smaller on both sides, but with the right slot cut…. I like the look of this. Had to buy two feet tho lol

I cannot do it today, I was engraving a custom birthday gift, which was sharp, and the factory did such a good job that brushing off the dust sliced my finger open. Applying pressure, something to keep it clean and multiple bandages, I’m okay but it will be a while before this little thing clots

 

[thd9791]

I have a newfound appreciation for this part. At least… if I had a mill this would have taken 2 minutes. Maybe even if I had a band saw or something…

I tried using my mini lathe as a table saw, I do it for T track, but the discs were flexing under the 1/16 thick aluminum, so I resorted to using a rotary tool and abrasive discs. I suppose I could have used a hacksaw but I was already using one to section 1.9” pieces from my stock! I wanted something finer than blunt force…

So… it turns out, drilling holes and cutting, cutting from a sharpie line and square, or working your way up different cutting disc thicknesses…. If you waver at all it looks really bad. This slot is like.. a little over 2mm! And it has to be centered! My eyeball skills have been good to within 1-3mm so this just pushed my boundary. It took me 5 tries, on the 5th one, I got something good enough to put against my used disc sander and polish it up. The trick was to end with cylindrical diamond cutting bits and “mill” the slot to the right width!

1) I grab trophies from thrift stores to get the threaded rods inside, I’m leftover with marble blocks that I solder on or something..

2) the slot is just the right size for a 0-80 screw, coincidence?

 

[thd9791]

Looking at the picture teecrooz generously shared on page 3, it would appear that:

1) Either a grip fell off during filming and then was re-attached, and then another grip fell off after

or

2) The top and bottom either can turn or separated and were put back together backwards, and the same grip has been missing this whole time

...also I took a Camera Bracket Thumbscrew and machined it down into what I see in the bulb socket *shrug*