Hi everyone,
I'd like to get a read on everyone concerning the OWK ep1 lightsaber project that I'm working on.
As some of you may know. The original OWK ep1 hero lightsaber prop that Ewan wore on his belt was constructed out of a mixture of materials. The black sections were made from painted resin and the silver sections were aluminum.
On the OWK ep1 saber that I made with Acerocket years ago, I sought to replicate this mixed material construction by having the black sections machined from delrin. This was largely a success. And I know that everyone who owns one of my sabers loves it.
Now, I'm planning on redoing this prop, and with this redesign, I'll be making some small changes to the construction. In particular, I want to make space for electronics in the interior to satisfy that crown. This will not change at all the dimensional accuracy of the prop! In fact, there will be a couple small changes to the design to make it a little bit closer to the details the original prop, which I own.
However, I'm considering whether people would be interested in me making this parts from the same mixed materials I did last time--half aluminum and half delrin--or if people would be interested in an all metal prop--6061 aluminum throughout except for the brass valve and steel emitter plate.
The upsides for mixed material delrin/aluminum is, for some, this is closer to what the original prop was made from.
The upsides for all aluminum is, stronger throughout, easier to attain a higher dimensional accuracy to design, and easier to get a consistent finish--delrin is a bit more difficult to get a nice consistent smoothness on.
So, if you're interested in this run, what would you prefer? Would you rather have aluminum/delrin or all metal?
I'd like to get a read on everyone concerning the OWK ep1 lightsaber project that I'm working on.
As some of you may know. The original OWK ep1 hero lightsaber prop that Ewan wore on his belt was constructed out of a mixture of materials. The black sections were made from painted resin and the silver sections were aluminum.
On the OWK ep1 saber that I made with Acerocket years ago, I sought to replicate this mixed material construction by having the black sections machined from delrin. This was largely a success. And I know that everyone who owns one of my sabers loves it.
Now, I'm planning on redoing this prop, and with this redesign, I'll be making some small changes to the construction. In particular, I want to make space for electronics in the interior to satisfy that crown. This will not change at all the dimensional accuracy of the prop! In fact, there will be a couple small changes to the design to make it a little bit closer to the details the original prop, which I own.
However, I'm considering whether people would be interested in me making this parts from the same mixed materials I did last time--half aluminum and half delrin--or if people would be interested in an all metal prop--6061 aluminum throughout except for the brass valve and steel emitter plate.
The upsides for mixed material delrin/aluminum is, for some, this is closer to what the original prop was made from.
The upsides for all aluminum is, stronger throughout, easier to attain a higher dimensional accuracy to design, and easier to get a consistent finish--delrin is a bit more difficult to get a nice consistent smoothness on.
So, if you're interested in this run, what would you prefer? Would you rather have aluminum/delrin or all metal?
