Delerane
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Hello everyone !
So it's been a long time since I wanted to build a lightsaber. As a child, I built many things like swords, shield, bow, crossbow and even a lightsaber... out of wood. Everytime I use my aspirator, I see its iron handle which would be perfect for a lightsaber hilt. But I need my aspirator, so I can't use it
!
That's why I went to the DIY store yesterday (and came back to another one this afternoon) and bought some pieces... My budget was 30€: I spent 31€ (and even bought some pieces which I didn't use....). Let's see what I had:
![1442341614-20150915-151551.jpg 1442341614-20150915-151551.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253913-71e6a1544a15e997d6bc0ab2b76191b1.jpg)
I won't describe all of them. You need to know I'm french and I lack some vocabulary about hardware store objects
(I don't even know the specifics french names...) ! Let's just say I've bought some pipe connections, some collars, seals (round and flat) and a table leg (thanks to Google for the translation...). I also used black tape and hard glue.
First, I sawed the table leg. I removed the bottom which was square in attempt to fix it on the floor, and cut it to approximately 22cm.
Then I took the piece that I wanted to put on the top of the hilt (I guess you call it shroud, I've seen a lot of topic about "lightsaber's shroud"... Anyway.). I put some tape all around it then I fixed my biggest collar on it.
![1442341375-20150915-151841.jpg 1442341375-20150915-151841.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253914-a979c582ffce03cdafb918689e06822c.jpg)
![1442341380-20150915-152130.jpg 1442341380-20150915-152130.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253915-aa3896bacae229f728fa8937b6cda51e.jpg)
The problem was that my iron pipe (from the table leg) has a diameter of 30cm... and this part was bigger, with a bigger hole ! So I had the idea to use some round seals (which are 28cm diameter). I put one round at the top (notice that I used a flat one at the very top, you'll see why later).
![1442341379-20150915-152352.jpg 1442341379-20150915-152352.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253916-489222ffc78ec7920349e43f83549f08.jpg)
Then I put the piece, and used a flat seal between two round seals to tighten (thanks to the Google translator once again !).
![1442341398-20150915-152756.jpg 1442341398-20150915-152756.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253930-33698975594f83bf6ad20b2f4766cf20.jpg)
To be sure it won't move later (it was already tighten enough I think...) and to decorate the hilt, I fix a small collar just under the seals.
![1442341382-20150915-153028.jpg 1442341382-20150915-153028.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253917-d6d01ce57588646ddfbe71c5675e2bc1.jpg)
Then I wraped black tape at the bottom of the pipe, and fixed another small collar between the iron part and the second part.
![1442341489-20150915-153402.jpg 1442341489-20150915-153402.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253918-c36cfe058e8761155273870a4373ecb0.jpg)
![1442341482-20150915-153846.jpg 1442341482-20150915-153846.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253919-fd73cc9b696b38d01dde14e8827e973f.jpg)
Almost finished, time to create the pommel of the hilt ! I had different pipes connections (I've even bought some plastic parts which I didn't use...), but I used only three.
![1442341498-20150915-153911.jpg 1442341498-20150915-153911.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253920-c74948b223fa5d33c885f1bab9ca299d.jpg)
I assembled those three parts into one and I got this thing:
![1442341517-20150915-153924.jpg 1442341517-20150915-153924.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253921-6febb0ef72950ad3a4e8f0152d68911b.jpg)
I pushed it in the hole and used some hard glue to keep it strongly in place.
And here we are ! My first own-made lightsaber !
![1442341525-20150915-172114.jpg 1442341525-20150915-172114.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253922-c2d8903c2a0532f170e261bea10b8998.jpg)
I think it's a huge one ! It's a bit too huge but I like it. It's not as smooth as the one from the prequels, but it doesn't have a lot of details as the OT one got.... I wish it has. 27,2cm long, it looks like a big torch lamp
! The collars are very usefull because they can be used as "feet" to put the lightsaber on the flat surface.
I think it is elegant ("An elegant weapon, for a more civilized age"
!). All made of silver and black tones, there is a small golden piece at the pommel. I think some details between the two collars on the iron part would be great, but for the moment it's fine. However it's still a bit too smooth for me, I'd like it to have more details. Maybe I'll do that another day !
Here is a pic that show the utility of the flat seal I mentionned at the beginning:
![1442341517-20150915-172149.jpg 1442341517-20150915-172149.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253923-fa237019fd799e88e59b0df15cc056f4.jpg)
It is used to plug the hole between the iron pipe and the shroud (notice that I used a plastic part, it was from the table leg, using to put a bolt inside. I used it to plug the iron pipe hole and create the blade's source).
Here are another pics of my lightsaber (or only its hilt I should say) on my red carpet (
) :
![1442341587-20150915-175126.jpg 1442341587-20150915-175126.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253924-b83f22759e792bf467c9870e064e62a7.jpg)
![1442341601-20150915-175133.jpg 1442341601-20150915-175133.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253925-79fb27f337e3c714890b91c527cd674f.jpg)
![1442342104-20150915-175147.jpg 1442342104-20150915-175147.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253926-a6b22c7bdeaa436f9ad89f4b0c2396e5.jpg)
![1442342108-20150915-175154.jpg 1442342108-20150915-175154.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253927-02a97dc4ff9ff35b4f6be9919b062dd0.jpg)
(NB: there is still a hole at the extremity of the pommel, I need to find something to plug it...).
![1442341590-20150915-175139.jpg 1442341590-20150915-175139.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253928-feb0285b0418f81ea2f2618aa475c9ea.jpg)
![1442342183-20150915-175235.jpg 1442342183-20150915-175235.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253929-af16734228a7981adaca818338cb366c.jpg)
Well, thank you for having read ! I want to apologize for my english, I'm sure I did mistake but as I said, I'm french. And I need more vocabulary about hardware store objects ^^ ! I'll put a picture of it on the topic "Show your custom lightsaber". You are welcome to make a comment
!
May the Force be with you ! See you !
PS: From France with love !
So it's been a long time since I wanted to build a lightsaber. As a child, I built many things like swords, shield, bow, crossbow and even a lightsaber... out of wood. Everytime I use my aspirator, I see its iron handle which would be perfect for a lightsaber hilt. But I need my aspirator, so I can't use it
That's why I went to the DIY store yesterday (and came back to another one this afternoon) and bought some pieces... My budget was 30€: I spent 31€ (and even bought some pieces which I didn't use....). Let's see what I had:
![1442341614-20150915-151551.jpg 1442341614-20150915-151551.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253913-71e6a1544a15e997d6bc0ab2b76191b1.jpg)
I won't describe all of them. You need to know I'm french and I lack some vocabulary about hardware store objects
First, I sawed the table leg. I removed the bottom which was square in attempt to fix it on the floor, and cut it to approximately 22cm.
Then I took the piece that I wanted to put on the top of the hilt (I guess you call it shroud, I've seen a lot of topic about "lightsaber's shroud"... Anyway.). I put some tape all around it then I fixed my biggest collar on it.
![1442341375-20150915-151841.jpg 1442341375-20150915-151841.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253914-a979c582ffce03cdafb918689e06822c.jpg)
![1442341380-20150915-152130.jpg 1442341380-20150915-152130.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253915-aa3896bacae229f728fa8937b6cda51e.jpg)
The problem was that my iron pipe (from the table leg) has a diameter of 30cm... and this part was bigger, with a bigger hole ! So I had the idea to use some round seals (which are 28cm diameter). I put one round at the top (notice that I used a flat one at the very top, you'll see why later).
![1442341379-20150915-152352.jpg 1442341379-20150915-152352.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253916-489222ffc78ec7920349e43f83549f08.jpg)
Then I put the piece, and used a flat seal between two round seals to tighten (thanks to the Google translator once again !).
![1442341398-20150915-152756.jpg 1442341398-20150915-152756.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253930-33698975594f83bf6ad20b2f4766cf20.jpg)
To be sure it won't move later (it was already tighten enough I think...) and to decorate the hilt, I fix a small collar just under the seals.
![1442341382-20150915-153028.jpg 1442341382-20150915-153028.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253917-d6d01ce57588646ddfbe71c5675e2bc1.jpg)
Then I wraped black tape at the bottom of the pipe, and fixed another small collar between the iron part and the second part.
![1442341489-20150915-153402.jpg 1442341489-20150915-153402.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253918-c36cfe058e8761155273870a4373ecb0.jpg)
![1442341482-20150915-153846.jpg 1442341482-20150915-153846.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253919-fd73cc9b696b38d01dde14e8827e973f.jpg)
Almost finished, time to create the pommel of the hilt ! I had different pipes connections (I've even bought some plastic parts which I didn't use...), but I used only three.
![1442341498-20150915-153911.jpg 1442341498-20150915-153911.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253920-c74948b223fa5d33c885f1bab9ca299d.jpg)
I assembled those three parts into one and I got this thing:
![1442341517-20150915-153924.jpg 1442341517-20150915-153924.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253921-6febb0ef72950ad3a4e8f0152d68911b.jpg)
I pushed it in the hole and used some hard glue to keep it strongly in place.
And here we are ! My first own-made lightsaber !
![1442341525-20150915-172114.jpg 1442341525-20150915-172114.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253922-c2d8903c2a0532f170e261bea10b8998.jpg)
I think it's a huge one ! It's a bit too huge but I like it. It's not as smooth as the one from the prequels, but it doesn't have a lot of details as the OT one got.... I wish it has. 27,2cm long, it looks like a big torch lamp
I think it is elegant ("An elegant weapon, for a more civilized age"
Here is a pic that show the utility of the flat seal I mentionned at the beginning:
![1442341517-20150915-172149.jpg 1442341517-20150915-172149.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253923-fa237019fd799e88e59b0df15cc056f4.jpg)
It is used to plug the hole between the iron pipe and the shroud (notice that I used a plastic part, it was from the table leg, using to put a bolt inside. I used it to plug the iron pipe hole and create the blade's source).
Here are another pics of my lightsaber (or only its hilt I should say) on my red carpet (
![1442341587-20150915-175126.jpg 1442341587-20150915-175126.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253924-b83f22759e792bf467c9870e064e62a7.jpg)
![1442341601-20150915-175133.jpg 1442341601-20150915-175133.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253925-79fb27f337e3c714890b91c527cd674f.jpg)
![1442342104-20150915-175147.jpg 1442342104-20150915-175147.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253926-a6b22c7bdeaa436f9ad89f4b0c2396e5.jpg)
![1442342108-20150915-175154.jpg 1442342108-20150915-175154.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253927-02a97dc4ff9ff35b4f6be9919b062dd0.jpg)
(NB: there is still a hole at the extremity of the pommel, I need to find something to plug it...).
![1442341590-20150915-175139.jpg 1442341590-20150915-175139.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253928-feb0285b0418f81ea2f2618aa475c9ea.jpg)
![1442342183-20150915-175235.jpg 1442342183-20150915-175235.jpg](https://therpf-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/253/253929-af16734228a7981adaca818338cb366c.jpg)
Well, thank you for having read ! I want to apologize for my english, I'm sure I did mistake but as I said, I'm french. And I need more vocabulary about hardware store objects ^^ ! I'll put a picture of it on the topic "Show your custom lightsaber". You are welcome to make a comment
May the Force be with you ! See you !
PS: From France with love !
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