Benjo
Well-Known Member
Hi there,
There was a time many of us knew when the easiest way to get a Luke ANH/ESB lightsaber was to build it out of available materials.
I did back in the late 90s out of a 40mm diameter steel tube. Unfortunately, I gave it to a friend in the early 2000 when I learned about the Graflex flash tube.
That awesome thread made me wanna try to build a scratch made Luke lightsaber again :
www.therpf.com
mine is still unfinished. It's made out of a 38mm diameter aluminium tube, spare parts I had lying around like the glass eye part and the clamp. I used Wannawanga grips and bubble strip.
lying on the visual dictionnary which was my only reference material in the 90s era
I'm also currently trying to build a hilt inspired of that early interpretation I really love, as it is sleek and elegant. I'm gathering junks and found parts to make it, I'll probably post progress pictures.
There was a time many of us knew when the easiest way to get a Luke ANH/ESB lightsaber was to build it out of available materials.
I did back in the late 90s out of a 40mm diameter steel tube. Unfortunately, I gave it to a friend in the early 2000 when I learned about the Graflex flash tube.
That awesome thread made me wanna try to build a scratch made Luke lightsaber again :
Tan's Hardware Graflexes
Made from a halogen torchiere lamp pipe. A little narrow in diameter and short, but it looks the part. The glass eye is a faucet adaptor, a modified finish washer, and the lens from a dollar store 35mm camera. Note the lack of vents around the screw. A modified shower door part stands in for the...
www.therpf.com
mine is still unfinished. It's made out of a 38mm diameter aluminium tube, spare parts I had lying around like the glass eye part and the clamp. I used Wannawanga grips and bubble strip.
lying on the visual dictionnary which was my only reference material in the 90s era
I'm also currently trying to build a hilt inspired of that early interpretation I really love, as it is sleek and elegant. I'm gathering junks and found parts to make it, I'll probably post progress pictures.
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