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[Kerberos23]

I received my kit and it looks amazing but I can't find a clamp anywhere, could someone direct me in the direction to order one.

http://www.romanprops.com/clamp

 

[cjchiu]

I thought I saw somewhere that Roy was going to do a clamp too?

 

[Bogleo]

I thought I saw somewhere that Roy was going to do a clamp too?

I don't think so... He's going to do a TFA Graflex clamp cover, however.

 

[juajn7fernandez]

I've already been approached by a couple of members about offering finishing services for those who may have trouble finishing it or simply dont have the time to finish it. I am offering finishing services, so if you are interested just shoot me a PM and we can go over the details. You can see my work on these kits a few posts back.

 

[Tumbler]

I'm not quite sure that I understand what you mean? From which end do I slide the pipe, and how does that relate to the rod? Are you telling me to put the rod back in? Sorry for all the questions, i'm just a little frenetic trying to figure out a solution. Also incase anyone was wondering this is the hole I meant was missing from mine. (I hope you don't mind me re-ususing your pic) View attachment 611681. Here is the current condition of my bearingView attachment 611682View attachment 611683

I have the exact same problem. The farther in I push the bearing into the hilt the further angled the shaft becomes out of the tip, to the point where it binds and cannot be pushed in any further. At this point it does not stick out far enough to attach the emitter, which I wouldn't anyway since it is not aligned with the hilt. Really seems the bore inside the hilt is not parallel with the body of the hilt and the hole at the end. Not really sure what can be done. Only thing I can think of would be to use something else instead of the bearing and have it loose fit inside the hilt. Only issue for me in doing this is the centering of the emitter would rely on the fit between the hole in the hilt and the shaft, which is a bit loose, so the emitter would be a bit wiggly. Not ideal.
D3adrock: Have you found a solution yet?

 

[D3adrock]

I have the exact same problem. The farther in I push the bearing into the hilt the further angled the shaft becomes out of the tip, to the point where it binds and cannot be pushed in any further. At this point it does not stick out far enough to attach the emitter, which I wouldn't anyway since it is not aligned with the hilt. Really seems the bore inside the hilt is not parallel with the body of the hilt and the hole at the end. Not really sure what can be done. Only thing I can think of would be to use something else instead of the bearing and have it loose fit inside the hilt. Only issue for me in doing this is the centering of the emitter would rely on the fit between the hole in the hilt and the shaft, which is a bit loose, so the emitter would be a bit wiggly. Not ideal.
@D3adrock: Have you found a solution yet?

I'm sorry to say that I have not. The closest I've come to is that using a drill attached to the rod and allot of lubricant to get it in far enough to where the emitter stays on, however it as at bad angle, so I would also say it is not an Ideal solution either way. I agree that it seems that the bore is somehow not parallel.

 

[Solos blaster]

I had a similar issue with my bearing as well. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't keep it to stay even and it would always bind on one side or the other. Eventually, from tapping on the sides trying to make/keep them even, the side of the bearing came off. Not wanting to make it worse, I used the shaft collar. There's a tiny bit of rattle but I pretend the original may have had a few pieces of the old motor in them still lol.

 

[Kerberos23]

I don't think so... He's going to do a TFA Graflex clamp cover, however.

I thought for TFA, even though they used real Graflex's, they made their own clamp with a thicker band and no name instead of covering the name with Mylar tape. What's his cover entail?

 

[division 6]

In movie they are covered with a thin sheet of metal with the engraved lines (no lettering)
Same as those on display at Disneyland.

Replicas are being made the same way to cover the real clamp.
It's all in the TFA Graflex saber research thread.

 

[russellsch]

I had a similar issue with my bearing as well. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't keep it to stay even and it would always bind on one side or the other. Eventually, from tapping on the sides trying to make/keep them even, the side of the bearing came off. Not wanting to make it worse, I used the shaft collar. There's a tiny bit of rattle but I pretend the original may have had a few pieces of the old motor in them still lol.

Mine was the same. & the closer I got bearing to its seated position, the more off center the rod became. Therefore I also chose to ditch the bearing, & instead use the shaft collar. The emitter won't spin freely, but it turns just fine. Mine also has a very small amount of "rattle" to it. But, I love that, cause so does Luke's :lol.

 

[tomm1999]

Give me another day or two and I will post my solution to the off center bearing. It works well with the shafts collar but if you really want the bearing in there I think I have a solution that requires no machining.

 

[Sundowner]

Gosh, what a fun build!

 

[Solos blaster]

Mine was the same. & the closer I got bearing to its seated position, the more off center the rod became. Therefore I also chose to ditch the bearing, & instead use the shaft collar. The emitter won't spin freely, but it turns just fine. Mine also has a very small amount of "rattle" to it. But, I love that, cause so does Luke's :lol.
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Yep. I ended up wrapping the shaft collar in a bit of masking tape just relieve some of the rattle. There is still plenty of it and the emitter still spins freely(and did before adding tape). I'm not sure entirely why I did it, some "piece of mind" I guess for the shaft collar maybe *shrugs*. It was something I found myself doing while I was waiting for each coat of paint to dry. And on that note....


I applied the stencils and paint yesterday. It was not the most complicated thing I've ever done, but boy...was it stressful lol. My hands are not as steady as I thought they were and some of the really small painted areas came off when I removed them. It isn't my best work it "looks good", my wife says lol, but I can see myself maybe having one of our offered finishers taking a stab at it, just for accuracy's sake.

Another thing I noticed after I was done removing the stencils was the "under" portion of each ring didn't take as much paint as I thought it did or as much as the "upper" portion of each ring, so I'll probably redo that anyways, just cause..well OCD and pride lol. It sure looks 1000% better than it did completely shiny though so I like that. I do love the black/shiny contrast though and it looks good. It may not be the most accurate V2 at the moment, but it's mine :cool.

Now to wait on a clamp and to get Roy's lever and Slothfurnace card for it.

 

[Son of Skywalker]

I have the exact same problem. The farther in I push the bearing into the hilt the further angled the shaft becomes out of the tip, to the point where it binds and cannot be pushed in any further. At this point it does not stick out far enough to attach the emitter, which I wouldn't anyway since it is not aligned with the hilt. Really seems the bore inside the hilt is not parallel with the body of the hilt and the hole at the end. Not really sure what can be done. Only thing I can think of would be to use something else instead of the bearing and have it loose fit inside the hilt. Only issue for me in doing this is the centering of the emitter would rely on the fit between the hole in the hilt and the shaft, which is a bit loose, so the emitter would be a bit wiggly. Not ideal.
@D3adrock: Have you found a solution yet?

The very same problem here as well.

 

[Sundowner]

I'd like mine hilt to spin so after my new bearing arrives, I may sand down the edges to see if that helps

 

[mancutd]

Hi guys.

Firstly my Sabre arrived the other day and all in great condition too. Many thanks Dan for an awesome Sabre. Secondly a thank you also to D3adrock for the mystery chunk and shaft collar.

I spent many hours trying to fit the bearing and shaft collar to the metal rod with no such joy at all. I finally got out the Dremmel. Using a sanding drum i gently sanded the end of the rod down until the bearing and shaft collar fitted on. Problem solved and all good i thought. As many have experienced though , the bearing does not line up straight inside the hilt causing the metal rod to exit for the emitter at an angle and about 5 mm to short for the set screws. I tried everything from hitting it with a long screw driver to adjusting its position on the rod. I really wanted the bearing to be used and not just the shaft collar like some have done.

Anyway out with the Dremmel again and a slow process of gradually sanding the outside of the bearing little by little. A case of keep test fitting until it finally slotted into position and the rod was clear and able to spin freely. With everything lined up and the emitter now held on with the set screws i then quickly ran the dremmel around the pommel lip. 1 complete Sabre..

Just need to add the mystery chunk and then apply stencils for painting before my Clamp arrives from Roman. :cool

 

[PRCDMC]

I must have lucked out. My bearing and shaft fit great. I pushed them into place with a wooden dowel rod. Here is a photo before painting. I did have to sand the pommel down to get it to fit nicely in place though.

 

[sonicscrudvr]

I must have lucked out. My bearing and shaft fit great. I pushed them into place with a wooden dowel rod. Here is a photo before painting. I did have to sand the pommel down to get it to fit nicely in place though.

well congrats, My machinist friend admitted that that type of bore is not easy, we tried to round it out a bit more, but he was worried about galling and it would have ruined it.

 

[joostin]

Just wanted to say that my sabers arrived here today!
I have only opened the parts to one of them at this stage, but I'll get to the second.
It looks amazing. A couple of nicks, but nothing to fuss about at all.
I needed to file a bit of the centre out for everything to fit together (and sand inside the hilt for the pommel) — what appears to be the usual stuff.
One bearing is super tight on a rod, so I'll have to work with that, and one slides on nicely.

I'm super keen to paint one up clean, and one dinged up and slightly accurate, but the clamps will have to wait a while, unfortunately. But, one day. ONE DAY. My training will be complete.

Cheers Dan, fantastic work.

---- UPDATE ----
I checked the second saber, and it has some stuff to clean up on the outside (I assume some acetone or Isopropyl alcohol will take care of it) but the internals all fit together really nicely (with some pommel area sanding). So I had one that took a bit of fiddling, and one that went together near perfectly!

 

[Jedi Reali]

At my wit's end here. Got the bearing and rod inside finally, only the rod is crooked and now the bearing is damaged. It doesn't spin. I cannot straighten it. I cannot remove it. I maybe could remove the rod but for some reason even that is proving difficult whereas it never was before. I think it's because it's making contact with the inside of the saber's neck. The bearing is all the way up in there, and it was difficult enough to get in, I don't see any way of getting it out now. I've tried using a dowel, and then a screwdriver, and with a hammer using it to push one side of the bearing in an attempt to straighten it out, but it's not working. Also probably how I damaged it.

The rod is at the correct length for the emitter, so at this point I'd settle for just being able to straighten it somehow. Also inclined to pay someone to fix it for me at this point, it's making me crazy.