Hello! I've been a stalker of forums like this for the best part of ten years and finally taking the plunge with saber building. I've bought a 3 cell heiland research flash tube with 2, 1 cell screw ons. Intend to make them into a crystal chamber reveal saber separate with a bought extension. The clamp on the flash is all wrong so will buy an MPP replica. T-track on its way. Will post pics when stuff starts to arrive! Really looking forward to getting cracking!
vader-esque saber build
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BobasBounty
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Interested in seeing your saber build. I am working on something similar as a side project but I went with a Busch B-C Synchronizer.
Andy
Andy
Hi guys,
Thanks for the welcome! Well, stuff has started to arrive! Didn't realise how weighty this stuff is! Managed to disassemble the unrequired parts (Flash reflector, wrong clamp and top clamp that attaches to flash reflector. Photo attached of parts laid out. The cell add ons are beautifully crafted pieces of metal and compared to the rest of the flash have seen relatively little use. I look forward in using them in a future custom project. Need to now source a purpose build clamp with bubble strip being in the UK I'm leaning towards JQ Saber's parts. Any experiences?
Thanks for the welcome! Well, stuff has started to arrive! Didn't realise how weighty this stuff is! Managed to disassemble the unrequired parts (Flash reflector, wrong clamp and top clamp that attaches to flash reflector. Photo attached of parts laid out. The cell add ons are beautifully crafted pieces of metal and compared to the rest of the flash have seen relatively little use. I look forward in using them in a future custom project. Need to now source a purpose build clamp with bubble strip being in the UK I'm leaning towards JQ Saber's parts. Any experiences?
BobasBounty
Sr Member
Very nice. I think it will turn out really nice. Can't wait to see the finished product. I'll post my custom saber when finished. Just have wait until I return home in a couple weeks to finish it. Btw I have a few really nice crystals for the guts if you are interested. I'll post pics.
Andy
Andy
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When in the research phase I did get a bit panicky over accuracy but i've chilled out a bit with that and I'm just enjoying it 
Decided on the Heiland as it was close enough for me and was only £15!
Vader was always my favourite character so decided to dedicate my first build to the great dark lord! Really looking forward to the custom saber based on the extension tubes.
Talking of other bugs, I may get the LED and sound bug! If I can work it out I quite like the idea of a prop-come-flashlight.
Craig
Decided on the Heiland as it was close enough for me and was only £15! Vader was always my favourite character so decided to dedicate my first build to the great dark lord! Really looking forward to the custom saber based on the extension tubes.
Talking of other bugs, I may get the LED and sound bug! If I can work it out
I quite like the idea of a prop-come-flashlight. Craig
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HermesBlackstar
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Marv sells those grips here!!!
You can get the correct MPP clamp, bubble strip and bulb release from Parks Sabers
You can get the correct MPP clamp, bubble strip and bulb release from Parks Sabers
Evening!
I'm toying with the idea of constructing a simple LED circuit with stuff from maplins. Any advice re LED sizes and how many? Purely for the heck of it. Not so bothered about a blade at this stage. Options I think would work are 3x 5mm, 1x 10mm or 3x 10mm. Zero experience with this kinda thing so any advice is welcome Currently got a basket built at around £6. Can't stress enough its just for the experience and learning for when I want to install a "serious" lighting solution.
I'm toying with the idea of constructing a simple LED circuit with stuff from maplins. Any advice re LED sizes and how many? Purely for the heck of it. Not so bothered about a blade at this stage. Options I think would work are 3x 5mm, 1x 10mm or 3x 10mm. Zero experience with this kinda thing so any advice is welcome
Currently got a basket built at around £6. Can't stress enough its just for the experience and learning for when I want to install a "serious" lighting solution.Tiny bit more progress!
Not had another more answers from JQ regarding the clamp/activation box even though they said they had one in stock. May have to follow up on that. Bought some basic electronics from Maplins to experiment not expecting it to be bright enough to light a blade, its the experience that counts before graduating onto proper hardware! Anybody worked with a Heiland before? How do I get the electrical gubbins out of the body as non destructive as possible? I quite like way the business end looks and want to preserve as much of that as possible.
Shopping list was
1 10mm LED
15 ohm resistor
4 AA battery box
8 degree LED lens
cut electrical cable
heatshrink
lots o' batteries
Already fully stocked solder wise. Need to procure a D ring and knurled thumb screw to replace a flat head screw purely for aesthetics.
Not had another more answers from JQ regarding the clamp/activation box even though they said they had one in stock. May have to follow up on that. Bought some basic electronics from Maplins to experiment not expecting it to be bright enough to light a blade, its the experience that counts before graduating onto proper hardware! Anybody worked with a Heiland before? How do I get the electrical gubbins out of the body as non destructive as possible? I quite like way the business end looks and want to preserve as much of that as possible.
Shopping list was
1 10mm LED
15 ohm resistor
4 AA battery box
8 degree LED lens
cut electrical cable
heatshrink
lots o' batteries
Already fully stocked solder wise. Need to procure a D ring and knurled thumb screw to replace a flat head screw purely for aesthetics.
HermesBlackstar
Well-Known Member
Why 4 AA batteries?
List all the LEDs you plan to use. A 15 Ohm is not correct--and I don't even know the fwd current of your 10mm LED,but that can't be right.
Once you give us the exact number of LEDs, then give us the specs of each one: fwd current and fwd voltage.
We'll tell you the best power source and the resistor(s) to use.
Basically--STOP wiring now...before you blow anything up....lol.
Tell us exactly what you want to do.
Suggestion--that 10mm as the emmiter, or replace with at least a 1w Luxeon.
Then--add six 5mm LEDs under the calc bubbles.
Not screen accurate, but cool as all heck.
List all the LEDs you plan to use. A 15 Ohm is not correct--and I don't even know the fwd current of your 10mm LED,but that can't be right.
Once you give us the exact number of LEDs, then give us the specs of each one: fwd current and fwd voltage.
We'll tell you the best power source and the resistor(s) to use.
Basically--STOP wiring now...before you blow anything up....lol.
Tell us exactly what you want to do.
Suggestion--that 10mm as the emmiter, or replace with at least a 1w Luxeon.
Then--add six 5mm LEDs under the calc bubbles.
Not screen accurate, but cool as all heck.
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It's just the one 10mm LED to begin with, pretty much to break myself into electronics as I never studied it at school apart from theoretically.
I used an online calculator and the fwd voltages and current and it churned out that resistor with 4 AAs giving out 6Vs I fully intend to use a 1w Luxeon at some point!
The 6 x 5mms under the calc bubbles looks awesome and i'm not going for strict screen accuracy so that'd be cool, ooh.. Flashing ones maybe.
Oops.. Rechecked and it appears I was looking at a 5mm LED and ordered a 10mm by mistake without re-calculating the resistor.
It appears i'm now open to suggestions >.<
I used an online calculator and the fwd voltages and current and it churned out that resistor with 4 AAs giving out 6Vs I fully intend to use a 1w Luxeon at some point!
The 6 x 5mms under the calc bubbles looks awesome and i'm not going for strict screen accuracy so that'd be cool, ooh.. Flashing ones maybe.
Oops.. Rechecked and it appears I was looking at a 5mm LED and ordered a 10mm by mistake without re-calculating the resistor.
It appears i'm now open to suggestions >.<
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HermesBlackstar
Well-Known Member
You could actually build a basic battery level indicator with the six red LEDs under the bubbles--it will serve 2 functions: look cool and tell you when battery is running low.
This is the LED i'm using with spec sheet on the page.
Any help with power source/resistors etc would be grateful so I don't blow myself up 10mm Red LED | Maplin
Any help with power source/resistors etc would be grateful so I don't blow myself up
10mm Red LED | MaplinHermesBlackstar
Well-Known Member
You also have to figure in any other LEDs you may use...if wiring in series.
If using 4 AA batteries and just that LED--your resistor is a 100 Ohm 1/4w.
If using 4 AA batteries and just that LED--your resistor is a 100 Ohm 1/4w.
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