Original ESB/ROTJ stunt Vader saber going up for auction...

[Poikilotherm]

Honestly, my first thought was that this hole was the first one. It’s way too close to the edge, you can see the blow-out on top that’s either the socket or empty space.

I would imagine they then drilled lower into the solid core then, I guess that’s one way to find the edge lol

I’ve done this too. Without careful planning you can forget where the core starts and ends once it’s slid into place

I agree 100%! However, only two of the four black screws can secure this aluminum core. The black screw hole on the clamp is a bit too large, and you can see in the picture that the aluminum core has shifted to the right. The black screw on the left side may not be able to be tightened because the threads on the aluminum core have not been fully tapped?

Perhaps the screws on the black grips are all screwed into this aluminum core, serving to reinforce the fixation.

 

[thd9791]

Wow good eye! Actually I have had cores shift on me. Usually in the main hole drilling part, it’s why I now drill/countersink/tap a single bolt first to keep things aligned. I would not do this normally

Yes some threads are not fully tapped or something misaligned keeps those from screwing all the way down.

The marks on the blade tang look to me like rotary cutting disc attempts at making a “flat” after the saber was assembled and used.

 

[Halliwax]

Wow good eye! Actually I have had cores shift on me. Usually in the main hole drilling part, it’s why I now drill/countersink/tap a single bolt first to keep things aligned. I would not do this normally

Yes some threads are not fully tapped or something misaligned keeps those from screwing all the way down.

The marks on the blade tang look to me like rotary cutting disc attempts at making a “flat” after the saber was assembled and used.

I’m willing to bet someone cross threaded it after production

 

[Captain Dunsel]

This modern equivalent is sooo close…but not close enough.

 

[Poikilotherm]

Wow good eye! Actually I have had cores shift on me. Usually in the main hole drilling part, it’s why I now drill/countersink/tap a single bolt first to keep things aligned. I would not do this normally

Yes some threads are not fully tapped or something misaligned keeps those from screwing all the way down.

The marks on the blade tang look to me like rotary cutting disc attempts at making a “flat” after the saber was assembled and used.

The first screw hole made me extremely nervous! hahaha. It looks okay.....

 

[Davy Jones]

Where are the new, cropped, 360° turns photos with the grey background coming from please?

 

[thd9791]

The first screw hole made me extremely nervous! hahaha. It looks okay.....

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how heavy is a full core compared to only upper half core?

 

[Poikilotherm]

how heavy is a full core compared to only upper half core?

The density of solid metal varies, which may result in differences in weight. Without the shroud or solid metal above the flash socket, the weight is 0.94kg.

 

[Poikilotherm]

Where are the new, cropped, 360° turns photos with the grey background coming from please?

journalist

 

[Davy Jones]

journalist

There was a full set of turns released by journalists? So they are public then?
Would you post the full uncropped photos here so that we can all look together?
Thanks!

 

[Poikilotherm]

There was a full set of turns released by journalists? So they are public then?
Would you post the full uncropped photos here so that we can all look together?
Thanks!

It is unclear whether the reporter has released photos from other angles. These photos have very high resolution, and the website has restrictions on uploading uncropped photos, so they can only be uploaded in sections. Uploading them in their entirety would result in blurry photos, just like the photos in the news.

These have been compressed by at least 60% in terms of clarity, if you don't mind the blurriness.

 

[thd9791]

In trying to explain this saber to a girl I’m seeing I ended up babbling about my ESB stunt. For those that haven’t built them - this is how they work.

The MPP obviously having a thicker upper core and including the caveat we have no clue what’s going on inside the lower half of any of these tube sabers.

 

[vadermania]

In trying to explain this saber to a girl I’m seeing I ended up babbling about my ESB stunt. For those that haven’t built them - this is how they work.

The MPP obviously having a thicker upper core and including the caveat we have no clue what’s going on inside the lower half of any of these tube sabers.

Tom, when I build my tube stunt I figured out that with some longer black bolts I was able not to just fix the core inside the tube, but to fix the tang inside the core, too.

 

[joberg]

This modern equivalent is sooo close…but not close enough.

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I just think it's damaged If you remove/screw it using plyers, over time it's going to be damaged as this picture clearly shows.

 

[thd9791]

Tom, when I build my tube stunt I figured out that with some longer black bolts I was able not to just fix the core inside the tube, but to fix the tang inside the core, too.

really?! Is that like.. was that difficult to hand fit? I imagine it would be nearly impossible to flush pinch the outer tube but also add pressure to the tang without exact hand fitting

 

[vadermania]

really?! Is that like.. was that difficult to hand fit? I imagine it would be nearly impossible to flush pinch the outer tube but also add pressure to the tang without exact hand fitting

Wasn’t difficult at all. I used two different standard sized bolts. Two holes were drilled into the core until they hit the tang hole.

My feeling is that the bolts on the screen used ESB Vader stunt that are not really „flush“ with the outer chrome tube and stick out a bit are used to fix the tang inside the core. Same with the DV 6.

 

[thd9791]

Wasn’t difficult at all. I used two different standard sized bolts. Two holes were drilled into the core until they hit the tang hole.

My feeling is that the bolts on the screen used ESB Vader stunt that are not really „flush“ with the outer chrome tube and stick out a bit are used to fix the tang inside the core. Same with the DV 6.

Brilliant, makes a hell of a lot of sense to me now.

The middle of the 3 in a row on the DV6 literally hits the other two lol so that has to be shorter but YES I can totally see what you mean now

 

[Halliwax]

 

[Halliwax]

She’s wicked lucky

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

Sitting on a shelf in his garage for 40 years?

WTF?!