Quick and Dirty ROTJ Saber Build

[micheal1191]

Always been a fan of Obi Wan's ANH saber and after re-watching ROTJ I started to really look at Luke's saber which pays homage to Obi Wan's so I decided to build one on budget lol.
so I went to the hardware store and bought some parts
1/2 x 6 Chrome sink extension
Copper pipe fittings
bilge pump tube
1/2 shark-bite pvc

I also scrapped a bad hard drive for the motor taking the parts and stacking them to form the emitter

so here are the parts strewn about and starting to be fitted together

 

[NeoRutty]

Looking forward to seeing this!

I got a bunch of hard drives from work (need an emmiter for a project) and after spending A LOT of time pulling one apart, it looked nothing like what I see here on the boards.

Any tips on the hard drive I should be looking for... the current eSATA (sp?) ones are no good.

I need an emmitor like YOU got going!

 

[micheal1191]

Looking forward to seeing this!

I got a bunch of hard drives from work (need an emmiter for a project) and after spending A LOT of time pulling one apart, it looked nothing like what I see here on the boards.

Any tips on the hard drive I should be looking for... the current eSATA (sp?) ones are no good.

I need an emmitor like YOU got going!

This one I believe was a SATA and take the whole thing apart to get to all the parts. I popped the actual drive motor out with a press down the center and took all the different rings apart and stacked them up into this configuration and then glued them together.

 

[micheal1191]

Think I fixed the pic issue in the next post.

 

[micheal1191]

​I basically knew where i wanted to go i just needed to get the parts to general sizing and figure out how to run electronics and wires. So I cut down the parts and started dry fitting.


I also started the activator switch which is one of two parts that weren't off the shelf.
I began by laser cutting the parts and making sure they fit the way I needed them to then started adding details.

 

[Feezle-Nuts]

Loving this.

 

[micheal1191]

Finally got the last post mostly sorted out.
Needed to do the upper grip so I started by spray painting the pump tube and sanding the high spots. And then printed a part to cover the gap between parts.



The next thing I had to do was make the pommel which originally I was going to use the flared part of the extension but I ended up finding sone greeblies. A 36 pin connector, re-breather valve and an old fuse.



Did some last bits of paint and soldering using a led flashlight that l got from lowes to that I took apart and crammed inside the saber.

And fished the assembly

 

[micheal1191]

Sorry some of the pictures are out of order taptalk doesnt seem to like my attachments

 

[gizmo]

Looks awesome!!! Quick and dirty is how Star Wars was done.


Ben

 

[vintageslant]

Great work here fella looks awesome. Well done and thanks for sharing it.

 

[Andymac84]

Real parts and a saber built upon those...I LOVE THAT:thumbsup

 

[micheal1191]

Thanks everyone. My last saber was built from mostly custom parts using a 3d printer and a laser cutter and with this one I wanted something that felt and looked like it could have been made for the movie uaing whatever was around.
Hopefully in the next week or so I will have a blade for it. Lol still need to post to pics of my other saber that has a blade come to think about it.

 

[vintageslant]

I had to laugh at just lying around part. Hands up if you have a 3d printer or something to laser cut just lying around lol. Any way loved seeing it whole project and please keep on posting your skills. Cheers.

 

[micheal1191]

I had to laugh at just lying around part. Hands up if you have a 3d printer or something to laser cut just lying around lol. Any way loved seeing it whole project and please keep on posting your skills. Cheers.

Lol I meant physical parts like sink tubes but I work at a fab lab kinda like a maker space and the equipment there is up for use with a membership. If you can find a fab lab near you or a tech shop go for it. And if you need something printed for cheaper than shape ways lemme know and we can set it up

 

[vintageslant]

Lol again, I live in rural France so the chances of there being a fab lab or even a drab lab are slim to null(which also means rubbish which it is lol) Thank you for your very kind offer though. I don't expect my other half to authorising anything like that say for the rest of this century! That said though and just for interest sake what would you charge for a total remake of this sabre factoring in your materials, time extra? Cheers.

 

[micheal1191]

Lol again, I live in rural France so the chances of there being a fab lab or even a drab lab are slim to null(which also means rubbish which it is lol) Thank you for your very kind offer though. I don't expect my other half to authorising anything like that say for the rest of this century! That said though and just for interest sake what would you charge for a total remake of this sabre factoring in your materials, time extra? Cheers.

Pm and we can work out something out if you would like one like this or a lil different if you want.

 

[Sym-Cha]

Indeed quick and dirty saber build . . . . just out of curiosity how long is the total lenght?

From my point of view I feel that the neckpart onto the 'grenade' section is a bit to long,
and may require some slight adjustments . . . that is if you feel the same way, of course.

Chaim

 

[SofaKing01]

Hi Gang,

I had the pleasure of seeing and holding the saber up close - EXCELLENT job! He knocked this one out of the ballpark!

 

[micheal1191]

Indeed quick and dirty saber build . . . . just out of curiosity how long is the total lenght?

From my point of view I feel that the neckpart onto the 'grenade' section is a bit to long,
and may require some slight adjustments . . . that is if you feel the same way, of course.

Chaim

if I remember right off hand I want to say right around 13 in(its about one inch longer than the Graflex used in ANH) and i think that some of the stepping features on the real saber also play with the perspective length by breaking it into smaller sections, but the way I fitted the parts it is entirely possible it is a little long lol.

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Hi Gang,

I had the pleasure of seeing and holding the saber up close - EXCELLENT job! He knocked this one out of the ballpark!

Thank you and Falcon building my future I see

 

[micheal1191]

Decided to add another greeblie a simulated clip. I made it by rounding over a piece of an aluminum kick plate over a pipe.


Tomorrow I will be adding rivets on the edges by the buttons and the center plate to mount it.