The Ultimate Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi Real Vintage Parts Lightsaber Group

Those are some pretty faucets you have there @Timbuktu. Would be very nice to find that whole setup like that some day, would use them as is for that vintage feel.

My knowledge is limited on this aspect but are those ones metal or chromed plastic? My 2 handwheels are the yellow-orange plastic versions, one has been chromed but I’ve heard that there were metal???

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Those are some pretty faucets you have there @Timbuktu. Would be very nice to find that whole setup like that some day, would use them as is for that vintage feel.

My knowledge is limited on this aspect but are those ones metal or chromed plastic? My 2 handwheels are the yellow-orange plastic versions, one has been chromed but I’ve heard that there were metal???
 
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What keeps the balance pipe on the neck of the grenade? I see some cone part, but is that just some lathed piece of aluminum or a found part or what?

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That's really great, but didn't really answer my question. But I guess..it's just a lathed part?

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It is an aluminum cylinder with rubber attached to give it enough friction to hold the balance pipe in place.
 
And the cone dimensions are just whatever each person wants I guess, since there's no way to measure the original. Cool thanks!
 
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Only one more piece to the puzzle needed! The grenade is the one newmagrathea had restored a while back.

While this is a great piece when it comes to the.Brass, the pineapple is very messy and pitted. Thankfully I got another coming in soon as well! I also have a vintage D-Ring on the way to round it out.

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Gotta love a well weathered grenade! So much character and looks a lot like the original. Don’t get me wrong, having a super clean one is a beautiful thing as well. One of each would be sweet.
 
Can anyone tell me what the correct diameter for the handwheel is? I have a few vintage ones but they seem to be differing in size.
 
I added a few parts to my Roman's Obi, so I guess I can join the club. I have a real balance pipe(converted male), vintage Graflex clamp, vintage transistors, real AS cold handwheel, and a grenade coming soon. The bubble strip is still in the Exactra and needs to be milled.
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