Hi everyone, long time lurker, first time poster.
I've always coveted Obi-Wan's lightsaber, and after making a couple of ROTJ Luke sabres I realised it was within my grasp. After countless hours of scouring for every measurement and detail I could find, I spent the past few days out in my shop making this beaut
And here it is all broken down. I wanted to replicate the parts rather than the whole, I guess it just seemed like it would be more fulfilling.
The only parts I didn't machine myself are the threaded rod and bubble strip (though I did consider it :rolleyes). The whole thing is 6061 alu, since that's what I had on hand, and the clamp is just some 22 gauge steel. I don't own a mill, so the pommel was a right pain to make. I bolted an angle plate to my cross-slide and the compound to the plate. I don't have any good way of mounting anything with it set up like that, so I usually find a way to screw it on. Overall, I could sit here and point out the flaws all day, but I'm thrilled to bits with it and that's all that matters.
I've always coveted Obi-Wan's lightsaber, and after making a couple of ROTJ Luke sabres I realised it was within my grasp. After countless hours of scouring for every measurement and detail I could find, I spent the past few days out in my shop making this beaut
And here it is all broken down. I wanted to replicate the parts rather than the whole, I guess it just seemed like it would be more fulfilling.
The only parts I didn't machine myself are the threaded rod and bubble strip (though I did consider it :rolleyes). The whole thing is 6061 alu, since that's what I had on hand, and the clamp is just some 22 gauge steel. I don't own a mill, so the pommel was a right pain to make. I bolted an angle plate to my cross-slide and the compound to the plate. I don't have any good way of mounting anything with it set up like that, so I usually find a way to screw it on. Overall, I could sit here and point out the flaws all day, but I'm thrilled to bits with it and that's all that matters.