But I almost immediately started making a lightsaber
I've always liked the Luke stunt saber from ROTJ, rather than the V2 that everyone seems to go nuts over, so I thought I'd have a go at that. I have a resin eFX saber that I used for basic measurements although I imagine when it comes to doing a final version (because obviously first attempt isn't going to acceptable to any kind of SW nerd) I will probably use a combo of the resin saber and reference pics.
Now, I bought a lathe that was described as being 300mm between centres, and quickly found that once you add a live centre to hold longer work or a drill chuck that is reduced appreciably. Never mind, I never intended to do the whole thing in one go. I've had to make some of the tooling myself from high speed steel for the handle grooves, but I'm finding it fun. Here's where I'm at so far. More coming over the holidays!
I've always liked the Luke stunt saber from ROTJ, rather than the V2 that everyone seems to go nuts over, so I thought I'd have a go at that. I have a resin eFX saber that I used for basic measurements although I imagine when it comes to doing a final version (because obviously first attempt isn't going to acceptable to any kind of SW nerd) I will probably use a combo of the resin saber and reference pics.
Now, I bought a lathe that was described as being 300mm between centres, and quickly found that once you add a live centre to hold longer work or a drill chuck that is reduced appreciably. Never mind, I never intended to do the whole thing in one go. I've had to make some of the tooling myself from high speed steel for the handle grooves, but I'm finding it fun. Here's where I'm at so far. More coming over the holidays!
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