Show your custom Lightsabers!
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AnubisGuard
Master Member
Knurled knobs and thumbscrews of any kind
1/4-20 screws and threaded rods
Hard drive motor spindles & parts
Champagne stoppers
Circuit board edge connectors
Vintage calculators w/ bubble displays
Vintage camera & projector lenses, as long as they're around 1.5" OD
D-rings
Bicycle headset spacers, and other bicycle parts
Car shifter knobs
Timing pulley, idler pulley, and other types of pulley wheels
Stainless steel fender washers
Anything interesting looking that's bare aluminum, chrome, or brushed metal and is either hollow in the middle, or looks easy to drill a 1/4" hole through for a threaded rod (this is such a broad category that I can't give you any pointers)
And you'll want to buy t-track from places like Wannawanga and Todd's Costumes.
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AnubisGuard
Master Member
Finished what turned out to be a Prequelized take on Leia's TROS saber. It started with a Minicam Jr., and sort of escalated from there.
Full parts list, from top down:
Emitter:
Hard drive spindle....cap? (The disk with holes that screws on the end to hold the platter in place.)
Hard drive motor base
18-8 stainless machined washer
3D printed "brass" rings
Hard drive motor spindle
Another HD spindle cap
Leitz flash top
Body:
Minicam Jr (for the body core)
Bell & Howell 16mm projector lens
Roman's Props blanking cap replica (aka Prequel saber red button)
1/4-20 brass knurled nut (bottom half only)
Two 1-1/8 bicycle headset spacers
Eight 102mm G-gauge brass train track
Pommel:
Another 1-1/8 bicycle headset spacer
Bicycle headset crown race
Unimark 2x telephoto lens, off an Eumig C3R 8mm camera
Copper TCSS Covertec wheel
Another 1/4-20 brass knurled nut (bottom half only)
Bicycle headset stem cap
1/4-20 brass knurled nut (top half only)
I'm really happy with this one; probably in my top 5 I've ever done. It's got a great feel in-hand, with a nice heft from the brass grips, and the diameter changes keep it comfortable to grip.
Full parts list, from top down:
Emitter:
Hard drive spindle....cap? (The disk with holes that screws on the end to hold the platter in place.)
Hard drive motor base
18-8 stainless machined washer
3D printed "brass" rings
Hard drive motor spindle
Another HD spindle cap
Leitz flash top
Body:
Minicam Jr (for the body core)
Bell & Howell 16mm projector lens
Roman's Props blanking cap replica (aka Prequel saber red button)
1/4-20 brass knurled nut (bottom half only)
Two 1-1/8 bicycle headset spacers
Eight 102mm G-gauge brass train track
Pommel:
Another 1-1/8 bicycle headset spacer
Bicycle headset crown race
Unimark 2x telephoto lens, off an Eumig C3R 8mm camera
Copper TCSS Covertec wheel
Another 1/4-20 brass knurled nut (bottom half only)
Bicycle headset stem cap
1/4-20 brass knurled nut (top half only)
I'm really happy with this one; probably in my top 5 I've ever done. It's got a great feel in-hand, with a nice heft from the brass grips, and the diameter changes keep it comfortable to grip.
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chazzychaz
Sr Member
That is gorgeous!
AnubisGuard
Master Member
The brass grips on my last build didn't adhere all the way down the length like I expected, with the pleasant result that I can still unscrew the bottom of the flash.
This means only one thing....
This means only one thing....
harrisonp
Sr Member
Oh great I get to follow a post like that
the pictures ended up out of order but here’s what I’m working on. Turning a Budget mass market Chinese saber (the gold one in the second picture) into a scrapped together Fallen Order inspired saber. The masking tape is temporary, holding the piece as epoxy dries
For the money and my tendency to mess with things I really like the features these sabers have
the pictures ended up out of order but here’s what I’m working on. Turning a Budget mass market Chinese saber (the gold one in the second picture) into a scrapped together Fallen Order inspired saber. The masking tape is temporary, holding the piece as epoxy dries
For the money and my tendency to mess with things I really like the features these sabers have
So cool, I love the idea of 'prequelizing' the newer designs. The glossy, perfect finish of some of the more recent hilts never felt right. This should have been the design. Thanks for sharing!
We may as well close the thread. This saber will never be topped.
AnubisGuard
Master Member
I absolutely hate cutting stainless steel; sometimes it's the exact right part you need, but give me aluminum or brass any day.
I needed a weekend project, so I dug through my parts boxes and came up with this:
Thanks - Yeah - I was going for sort of an art deco kinda vibe...
There's a real McQuarrie feel to that saber! Fits in with his earlier concept art.
harrisonp
Sr Member
I’ve been poring over this thread and got caught up in being unhappy with the look of my saber. I felt it was too much like the Fallen Order saber and wanted something more OT/Old EU like Corran Horn or Kyle Katarn looking so I’ve redone the emitter. Much happier with the look now (still needs some smoothing and weathering) and I think I achieved my design intent.
veektohr
Sr Member
Holy ****, dude. [emoji7]
AnubisGuard
Master Member
I just watched this Canon Y shoot up in a last-minute bidding war. Granted it's got it's leather case and some other accessories, but jeez.
What have we done, boys. What have we done.
What have we done, boys. What have we done.
What is the most economical lathe you would recommend for something like stainless or titanium?
BastianEstrella
New Member
I´m about to start making this.
3D printed wth an aluminium tube as the core and some electronics from a cheap kit. I guess I´ll have to paint the screws, might not be able to get them in copper.
3D printed wth an aluminium tube as the core and some electronics from a cheap kit. I guess I´ll have to paint the screws, might not be able to get them in copper.
