ROTS Obi-wan and Anakin lightsaber Project (OWK preview on pg 11)

[E Williams]

Why would that one piece be cast or machined from copper, though? That seems like a strange and heavy material choice.

 

[el toro]

I agree with you. That scratch is fairly deep while the copper layer before chroming is typically very thin.

Plating is typically a very thin layer. The scratch looks too deep to me to not have gone through the plating. I’ll ask

 

[Dewy]

Perhaps the clamp was made from an existing chrome plated copper pipe/rod?

 

[Halliwax]

She be metal!

 

[Anakin Starkiller]

I'm not sure. I'm looking at some other pics and seeing sort of divots showing shallow air holes in the chrome clamp. The extream close up might be making us think this scratch is far deeper then we think.

 

[Joek3rr]

Just saw this on Facebook! And came racing over here to see if anyone was talking! Wow!

 

[Joek3rr]

So wicked! I should have stuck with my oring so windvane color! Damn!

Second, I never seen on any other replica the windvane going up inside the emitter

Romans does that too!

 

[Halliwax]

Just saw this on Facebook! And came racing over here to see if anyone was talking! Wow!

Wait a minute... what are you doing in the prop section!? I thought you only hung out in the movie section

 

[Joek3rr]

Wait a minute... what are you doing in the prop section!? I thought you only hung out in the movie section

I don't get here as I'd often as I'd like. Having a baby to take of, I don't have the time to spend on prop building anymore.

 

[Halliwax]

I don't get here as I'd often as I'd like. Having a baby to take of, I don't have the time to spend on prop building anymore.

Enjoy it! They grow fast, and you’ll quickly forget how small they once were congratulations again

 

[Anakin Starkiller]

Hey Guys,

I was looking over this picture tonight, trying to figure out what the little greeblie on the clamp section is. And I had an idea that it might be a security screwdriver bit, that's been turned down on a lathe.

I don't think this part was made from scratch, and looking at these pics, the part looks steel, as apposed to all other materials on the prop.

 

[Anakin Starkiller]

Roy helped me out nailing down the grenade geometry on the OWK saber. We're trying to match the grooves and on the Propstore saber 100%. It's a little bit different than the MR saber. On the propstore version, the horizontal grooves bisect the penultimate (to the emitter) grip ring a bit more directly then the MR. And they don't quite extend as far to the base (by the clamp section) either.

I was able to get a lot of cad work done on this project over the last couple days. So stay tuned for more info coming your way.

 

[janglesworthy]

looks good, do those grips smooth round? if not you need to split them down the center and pull them out a little and bevel the edge to create more pointed profile they have. Here's a little markup of what I mean

 

[thd9791]

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Hey Guys,

I was looking over this picture tonight, trying to figure out what the little greeblie on the clamp section is. And I had an idea that it might be a security screwdriver bit, that's been turned down on a lathe.

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I don't think this part was made from scratch, and looking at these pics, the part looks steel, as apposed to all other materials on the prop.

good eye on the fluted tapered recesses around it. Could very well be a bit... had to be cut down a LOT and I'm not sure the center hold extends that far

 

[Anakin Starkiller]

looks good, do those grips smooth round? if not you need to split them down the center and pull them out a little and bevel the edge to create more pointed profile they have. Here's a little markup of what I mean
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Yes. I think that this rounding that you're seeing is the result of a thick glossy paint.

 

[GreyUser]

Sounds like an interesting idea! (Sorry I don't have much more to say. )

I think anything you want to do would be both satisfying to you and interesting to me. I say go for it! I am Interested to see the outcome!

 

[Wells]

Someone on facebook thought that greebly on the clamp was a security screw for some Nintendo console. I've ditched facebook so can't search in the groups but I'm sure it's in the Thin Neck group.

 

[Dewy]

Someone on facebook thought that greebly on the clamp was a security screw for some Nintendo console. I've ditched facebook so can't search in the groups but I'm sure it's in the Thin Neck group.

To my eyes it looks more like the driver bit (ground way down) than the screw, but there appears to be a hex or other shape cut into the hole in the greeblie.

Here’s a similar driver bit:

 

[Frogfreak]

I think anything you want to do would be both satisfying to you and interesting to me. I say go for it! I am Interested to see the outcome!

I don't think I totally understand what you mean. All I said is that it would be interesting to see what's going on.

 

[Anakin Starkiller]

I don't think I totally understand what you mean. All I said is that it would be interesting to see what's going on.

I think he's agreeing with you