Obi ROTSish Hardware Saber

[Tan Djarka]

The PVC core.

Emitter and wind vane .

The forward grip made from washing machine drain hose.

The pommel fabricated from PVC and covered with aluminum HVAC tape.

Complete and weathered.

 

[SethS]

Are the emitter and windvane hardware, or replica parts?

 

[Tan Djarka]

The emitter is a sink drain flange and PVC pipe covered with HVAC tape. The wind vane was 3-D printed but I damaged the sleeve, so I cut it off and replaced it with some brass plumbing pipe with the chrome sanded off. I worked in the flare with a pair of pliers.

 

[CAKComedyProps]

Wow this is one of the best hardware sabers I’ve ever seen. Great job!

 

[Tan Djarka]

Wow this is one of the best hardware sabers I’ve ever seen. Great job!

Thanks. Oh, by the way, before anyone asks... The activation/circuit board is from a 2005 Obi ROTS electronic saber. It was a little shorter than 2", so I custom made the clamp to the length of the board.

 

[Fett_Ish]

That is fantastic! Curious what you spent on what looks like a pricey prop replica. Well done sir.

 

[Tan Djarka]

Ballpark? Around $30.

 

[DiggsBarklightr]

Could we possibly get a shot at the top looking down the emitter? It’s a great looking piece.

 

[Tan Djarka]

Not much to see. Just the PVC pipe that makes up the body of the emitter and the lamp parts holding the saber together.

 

[DiggsBarklightr]

That helps, thank you. I was just wondering how wide it was because I’ve seen that thread about using the Tonka truck plastic wheel as an emitter which was a pretty cool idea. Thanks again.

 

[Tan Djarka]

It should fit in there. I've got another flange which is essentially the same size, which I plan on using with a truck wheel.

 

[Tan Djarka]

A coworker printed up a forward grip for me from Thingiverse, but it ended up a little big for it's intended purpose. I decided to go with it and build a custom Obi ROTS inspired saber.

 

[Fabian 71]

How do you make the pommel? It is amazing.

 

[Triin]

Fantastic!!!

 

[Tan Djarka]

How do you make the pommel? It is amazing.

It's 1" PVC pipe with a band of thin wall PVC under cubes cut from still more PVC pipe and covered in HVAC tape with an actual faucet knob end cap.

 

[Fabian 71]

It's 1" PVC pipe with a band of thin wall PVC under cubes cut from still more PVC pipe and covered in HVAC tape with an actual faucet knob end cap.

Awsome work Tan, Thanks for sharing your tips.

 

[Tan Djarka]

I got a little lazy and decided to finish it off with a clamp and emitter I had set aside for a project that I was never going to get to. The pommel is an acrylic faucet handle from the parts box painted silver.

 

[Tan Djarka]

 

[Halliwax]

This has come together amazing! Always a supporter of these kind of builds

 

[Tan Djarka]

This has come together amazing! Always a supporter of these kind of builds

Thanks. For a throw away/use whatever I have laying around saber, it turned out well. If my coworker can print up the forward grip in the correct scale, maybe I can put together a slightly more accurate Obi ROTS.