The OT stunt lightsaber blades research thread

[Halliwax]

I will contact them as soon as possible

Please let me know, otherwise I’ll reach out

We have to stay cool calm and collected

 

[Propdude113]

Please let me know, otherwise I’ll reach out

We have to stay cool calm and collected

Looks like I found a more suitable option . A Glomex with a 5/8" thread at the base. Looks to be about the right diameter. Thoughts?

Glomex 4' Vhf Antenna 3db W/Fme Termination

GLOMEX 4 VHF ANTENNA 3DB WITH FME TERMINATION4 VHF Antenna 3dB with FME TerminationGlomex wants to make life easier for boat owners by offering a newnbspuniversal, rugged, high performance, adaptable to every neednbspandnbspfast fittingnbsp...

www.hodgesmarine.com

 

[PrinceZip]

Looks like I found a more suitable option . A Glomex with a 5/8" thread at the base. Looks to be about the right diameter. Thoughts?

Glomex 4' Vhf Antenna 3db W/Fme Termination

GLOMEX 4 VHF ANTENNA 3DB WITH FME TERMINATION4 VHF Antenna 3dB with FME TerminationGlomex wants to make life easier for boat owners by offering a newnbspuniversal, rugged, high performance, adaptable to every neednbspandnbspfast fittingnbsp...

www.hodgesmarine.com

This looks pretty accurate as well.

Notice how the pole becomes narrower and tapered towards the top.
Real ILM stunt blades are also tapered towards the top.

But, the only way to pinpoint the exact brand/make would be to compare antenna base area as well as cross-section of the bottom when the pole is cut off.

 

[Halliwax]

Looks like free shipping too..

 

[Mouse Vader]

For those in the UK.

GLOMEX 1.20m Fiberglass VHF Antenna | eBay

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[Halliwax]

Glomex on the way to me for testing. But with the mail the postal service is I have no idea when it will get here

 

[thd9791]

I have a CX4AIS on it's way to me as well. I don't know how it compares to the CX4-1. I'll document it too, maybe the Glomex is closer?

 

[Propdude113]

I have a CX4AIS on it's way to me as well. I don't know how it compares to the CX4-1. I'll document it too, maybe the Glomex is closer?

That's the same question I'm pondering. I'm assuming these things are super durable. It's just a question of which one is the best

 

[vadermania]

Stunt lightsaber blade in action.

Not the correct antenna though.

 

[thd9791]

I totally missed the cue about the cores, sorry guys

Yes, a solid hunk of aluminum, with a steel rod embedded in it somehow, was bolted into the flash gun or tubular sabers. the exposed steel was a place to lock down set screws in a blade

 

[Propdude113]

A little side question.
Could they have broken several blades in Empire and Jedi and just never had BTS footage/ pictures? Fiberglass tubes and I'm assuming duroplast have to break eventually .

 

[thd9791]

Folks, I'm awaiting a used CX4 AIS in the mail today. Usually comes mid afternoon here, so in a few hours I'll update

 

[NathanM]

Folks, I'm awaiting a used CX4 AIS in the mail today. Usually comes mid afternoon here, so in a few hours I'll update

You got that eBay one huh? I was curious why it wa sup there for so long, lol.

 

[Halliwax]

Folks, I'm awaiting a used CX4 AIS in the mail today. Usually comes mid afternoon here, so in a few hours I'll update

another classic example of my postal service sucking....

We ordered on the same day.. crazy

 

[Halliwax]

You got that eBay one huh? I was curious why it wa sup there for so long, lol.

tom and I arm wrestled over it... he won

 

[thd9791]

Yea my arms are real long they reach to Massachusetts

also it came - I have a separate thread to document everything and keep this thread cleaner

 

[Halliwax]

Yea my arms are real long they reach to Massachusetts

also it came - I have a separate thread to document everything and keep this thread cleaner

Some of you may or may not know, but Tom and I decided to go different routes

He’ll be cutting up the CX-4 and I will be cutting up a Golmex

So how different or the same they each are

 

[Halliwax]

Anyone got the extra length? My scaling I’m coming up with 32”

I don’t want to cut mine until we can all agree on the correctly length

My tip is 9mm my bottom is 20mm with a even taper stretching across 4ft

 

[vadermania]

My HMP is 18mm at the bottom, 10mm at the tip, 116cm long.

 

[Halliwax]

My HMP is 18mm at the bottom, 10mm at the tip, 116cm long.

That is how you cut it? Or how it came ?