What prebuilt options are there for sabers with sound/LEDs but WITHOUT blades?
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so you want a saber with out a blade? do you want the emitter to glow as well? or only a crystal chamber? do you want sound as well? im sorry im just a little confused on what you want exactly
if you have some soldering skills, the graflex 2.0 is really straight forward. and there is also some great 3d printed crystal chamber chassis available for them right on shapeways
I don't think you're confused at all -- that's what I want.
The Darth Ryo stuff is exactly what I've been looking at, but I'm having second thoughts because:
1. cramped apartment with no ventilation and two pets
2. no soldering experience whatsoever
3. no tools
My main issue with blades is that they add a fortune to shipping to Japan and also, I don't really have space to store one with a blade. If it comes down to it, I might have to find someone in the US who can accept an order with the blade, then just remove it for me... though I don't know how functional a hilt would be without the blade.
I'll look around, but honestly I was hoping to find something pre-built since commissions are the most expensive.
ARKM
Sr Member
In general, there are two types of blades for sabers with electronics, LED string blades like what is in the Master Replicas and Hasbro Force FX sabers and empty blades that are lit up by LEDs in the hilt itself. Empty blades (the only thing in them is light diffusing material) are removable and do not affect the functionality of the electronics whatsoever and when it comes to unlicensed sabers even the majority of LED string blades are removable. 99% of custom sabers, including the Graflex 2,0, use empty removable blades. Also, even though it's designed to use a blade, the Graflex 2.0 does NOT come with one. I know of no sabersmith that would refuse to do business with you just because you don't want a blade. In other words, when you have the funds, just buy a saber and don't buy a blade or put a blade in the saber. Many fully installed sabers are sold without blades all the time. I hope that helps.
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Yeah, I'll have to find a sabersmith. I tried some of the big stores (ultrasabers, etc.) and they said they won't sell without a blade.
ARKM
Sr Member
Sorry to hear it. That's pretty lame of them. Another option to contacting a sabersmith for a commission is to try ebay and the sales sections here at the RPF, the Imperial Royal Arms forum and the FX-Sabers forum.
Yep. I've been around the RPF before (albeit over a decade ago), so the junkyard is the first place I went. I'm a bit hesitant to go buy stuff off forums I've never been on before, for various reasons, though, which is why I was hoping there was a store that allowed no-blade customization before I started looking into the more expensive sabersmith route.
Sixth Element
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All the companies I know offer their sabers without blades. Most of them offer their hilts empty for DIYers too if you want to add a different companies electronics.
Don Mac.
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