BlackThorne
New Member
Hi guys, I'm new here and as for every Star Wars fan, there comes the time to begin the quest to build your own lightsaber. So here I am .
I recently came to think that what made something look like a lightsaber to me was mainly the Graflex clamp! Every OT lightsaber has it (except Vaders, but it has a similar one) and it makes all the difference between looking like a big old flashlight and an iconic lightsaber.
So for my own lightsaber, I want to go for a variation of that classic look. Also since complete Graflex flashes are hard to get and very expensive, I'm planning to put a replica Graflex clamp on some other flash, like the much cheaper Graflite. I also want the saber to come apart in the middle and reveal the crystal and electronics, so the flash needs to be converted into two halves that fit the slots of the clamp.
I have seen people convert 2-cell Graflex flashes to 3-cell size by making a new bottom part and slotting it to fit the original clamp. So using the Graflex clamp as a connector is generally possible. What I don't know is, if the Graflite is the same diameter! Does anybody here know that? Or maybe other possible flashguns, that would fit?
Thanks in advance!
I recently came to think that what made something look like a lightsaber to me was mainly the Graflex clamp! Every OT lightsaber has it (except Vaders, but it has a similar one) and it makes all the difference between looking like a big old flashlight and an iconic lightsaber.
So for my own lightsaber, I want to go for a variation of that classic look. Also since complete Graflex flashes are hard to get and very expensive, I'm planning to put a replica Graflex clamp on some other flash, like the much cheaper Graflite. I also want the saber to come apart in the middle and reveal the crystal and electronics, so the flash needs to be converted into two halves that fit the slots of the clamp.
I have seen people convert 2-cell Graflex flashes to 3-cell size by making a new bottom part and slotting it to fit the original clamp. So using the Graflex clamp as a connector is generally possible. What I don't know is, if the Graflite is the same diameter! Does anybody here know that? Or maybe other possible flashguns, that would fit?
Thanks in advance!