Home Depot Lightsaber

[bcubed]

Hi everyone!

This is my second post, I decided I wanted to make something as a first project. I grew up with Star Wars so I decided on a lightsaber from the plumbing isle!

Used your typical part: Sink drain, extension pipe, slip joints, washers, electrical tape and a red wire nut.

I'd like to go back and redo the handle and add a real button and maybe eventually an led. I'm very happy for now though with my one day (30 minute) build ..... I welcome any suggestions for a follow up build that I can accomplish fairly quickly .. getting a few under my belt to build up my confidence!

Thanks!

 

[MasterEdi]

Wow! ... Super creative!!!! The Force Awakens more and more, even in the Home Depot, love it!

 

[NeoRutty]

Looks good! Better than my first Home Depot by far.

It starts at Home Depot, and ends with you scouring flea markets and pretending you're really into military antiques (which you will be, but not for the reasons your telling the sellers)

welcome!

 

[Dredgen]

Looking good!

Very cool idea. That would make for a really fun build challenge.

 

[GotWookiee]

Nice work. I love custom hardware sabers. For many of us who got into props and costumes in the late 90's/early 2000's, hardware sabers were our gateway drug.

 

[bcubed]

Thanks for the awesome feedback. My dad is a retired plumber, 40 years on the job. He had no idea what I was going to do with the parts. My brother was a plumber for 20 years and I'm hopefull he has boxes of old parts ripe for the pickin!

 

[PotionMistress]

This is so cool and clever! Thank you for sharing it!

 

[QCWolf]

Neat! Nice work.

 

[Sym-Cha]

Welcome aboard and what an entrance ... amazing ... looking forward what you'd do with vintage plumbing parts ... go visit your brother's or even dad's for 'supplies'

Chaim

 

[AZSneed]

Impressive, most impressive....It is awesome looking, and hard to believe it was built from plumbing parts.

I was always wanting a brass Lightsabre, and never found plumbing to get where I want it to look.

 

[thd9791]

Great hardware saber! It's how I - and most of us - started and it brings back a bit of nostalgia. The creativity it takes to fit parts together and design your saber comes in very useful, and I can already tell you're going to wow us with your future creations!

I wish the Big Yellow Box were still functioning, that was a great place to get ideas from!

 

[bcubed]

No lightsaber to build tonight, but the postman left me some goodies,

 

[dkaniel]

The craft is strong in this one!:thumbsup

 

[GotWookiee]

I wish the Big Yellow Box were still functioning, that was a great place to get ideas from!

Still there: http://bigyellowbox.tripod.com/

I also liked http://www.angelfire.com/ar/kaljoren/

 

[Captain Dunsel]

"That's the power of Home Depot!"

 

[Bercilak]

Here are some of my saber builds, all made using pipe and pvc that i found. [/b][/b]

 

[Sym-Cha]

Looking mighty fine Bercilak and welcome aboard

Chaim

 

[Bercilak]

Thank you.

 

[bcubed]

Those are mightly nice, Bercilak .... I'd like to build a few different designs ... had the though to do Darth Maul varient

 

[Bercilak]

I'm working on a few more, the hardest part besides finding parts is working with leather for the grips. One day i might even start experimenting with electronics.