I just bought a lathe, and have been learning how to use it.
As an avid Star Wars fan,, the first thing I want to make is a lightsaber
The obvious choice is Luke's saber from ROTJ, as one of the sabers used in that film was made on a lathe, as opposed to 'found' components.
The aluminum is on order, so all I need now is the plans.
I have found a couple of sets of drawings to work from, but while they both appear to be excellent, there are some differences.
I'd like some opinions from more experienced saber people as to which set of plans is more accurate.
I found these:
http://www.geocities.ws/mhtaylor67/images/cad/lukerotj.gif
and these:
http://lightsaber.s17.xrea.com/lightsaber/column/20030226/luke_ep6_hero1.jpg
The second set has some critical dimensions missing, but if it is to scale, I could print them and measure from the drawings.
Which one is more accurate, and are there any plans I've missed?
Edit: if it makes any difference, I intend to make an 'idealized' version with evenly spaced/shaped rings in the grenade section.
I also realize that I won't be able to make the handwheel block things at the pommel without a milling machine.
As an avid Star Wars fan,, the first thing I want to make is a lightsaber
The obvious choice is Luke's saber from ROTJ, as one of the sabers used in that film was made on a lathe, as opposed to 'found' components.
The aluminum is on order, so all I need now is the plans.
I have found a couple of sets of drawings to work from, but while they both appear to be excellent, there are some differences.
I'd like some opinions from more experienced saber people as to which set of plans is more accurate.
I found these:
http://www.geocities.ws/mhtaylor67/images/cad/lukerotj.gif
and these:
http://lightsaber.s17.xrea.com/lightsaber/column/20030226/luke_ep6_hero1.jpg
The second set has some critical dimensions missing, but if it is to scale, I could print them and measure from the drawings.
Which one is more accurate, and are there any plans I've missed?
Edit: if it makes any difference, I intend to make an 'idealized' version with evenly spaced/shaped rings in the grenade section.
I also realize that I won't be able to make the handwheel block things at the pommel without a milling machine.
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