Very cheap Lightsabre scratchbuild

[KevinD]

This is my very cheap (and wildly inaccurate) scratchbuild of Luke's lightsabre from PartIV. It is made from a piece of aluminium tube, a projector lens and scraps I had lying around.I know it's not for the purists, but it was a fun thing to make and is satisfyingly heavy.

 

[nathanial91]

Nicely done!

 

[Wayne R.]

It looks like the thing it's meant to be, so it's fine in my book. Plus, in true Jedi style, you built it yourself.

 

[Starwoid]

What a beautiful lightsaber! Great job!

 

[jhazard]

really well done, great work!

 

[KevinD]

Thanks people, I appreciate that.

 

[Sym-Cha]

Indeed ... to replicate a well known prop with your own found parts shows determination and great skills ... and right on time for The Force Awakens too

Chaim

 

[thd9791]

VERY nicely done! Can you give us a run down of the knobs, clamp and stuff? This is excellent, it looks just like a graflex

 

[Trooper_trent]

Dude, that's awesome! love the ingenuity!

 

[NeoRutty]

REALLY Well done.

 

[E Williams]

Honestly that looks fantastic! Your build shows a real attention to detail with the high level of fit and finish.

 

[darkev2]

Really REALLY GREAT Job!!! BRAVO!!!!

 

[KevinD]

Thanks people. The main body was an aluminium tube that I cut to shape with a hacksaw and then spent ages polishing with metal polish. The grips are plastic 'L' section glued back to back. The band around the middle was just aluminium sheet. The little detail on the side box was a crocodile clip cut up. The upright pieces on the tip were made from the clip of an ID badge. The knobs were bits I had from various old electrical gadgets. I had a very old projector lens with a chrome surround that looked right as the beam emitter. The back plate was an old metal lid off a slide film tub. I don't think I bought anything at all specifically to make this.

 

[jhazard]

Was wondering what you used for the grips! Cool.

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[garymorris]

this is still a killer build, i could not tell it was a scratch built hilt, to cool for school my friend!

 

[Blaxmyth]

Thanks people. The main body was an aluminium tube that I cut to shape with a hacksaw and then spent ages polishing with metal polish. The grips are plastic 'L' section glued back to back. The band around the middle was just aluminium sheet. The little detail on the side box was a crocodile clip cut up. The upright pieces on the tip were made from the clip of an ID badge. The knobs were bits I had from various old electrical gadgets. I had a very old projector lens with a chrome surround that looked right as the beam emitter. The back plate was an old metal lid off a slide film tub. I don't think I bought anything at all specifically to make this.

Wonderful! Old school, hands on work - superb result and super satisfying. :thumbsup

 

[3 CELL PO]

I like it. Like it better than the Anakin ROTS too. :thumbsup

 

[veektohr]

This looks fantastic. I really like that chunky D-ring. Hardware sabers are so much fun!

 

[Tan Djarka]

I've got a simple solution to the accuracy issues... It's not Luke's lightsaber. It's yours (and a pretty good one at that, the grips being especially impressive).