ANH OB1 lightsaber.
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I'm looking forward to see them ignited too!
Today I modified my clamp,to put the bubble exactly in the grooves.
It means there is no room on sides and under...good!
It means I have to reduce the diameter of about 1mm on the aluminum rod...no problem.
It means I will have to find a way to adjust it on the grenade without reducing the grenade diameter....much more difficult...
Andreas,did you make yours?
Today I modified my clamp,to put the bubble exactly in the grooves.
It means there is no room on sides and under...good!
It means I have to reduce the diameter of about 1mm on the aluminum rod...no problem.
It means I will have to find a way to adjust it on the grenade without reducing the grenade diameter....much more difficult...
Andreas,did you make yours?
redfive
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Hey Patrice.
Yeah, I finished my Obi last year. It has the Emitter and spacer you sold to me, I'm very happy with it! But I have to redo the grenade part, it's way to clean. My dream would be to own this saber with a crystal chamber and fx to it, like the slothfurnace one.... heres mine if you missed the picture.
http://i856.photobucket.com/albums/ab127/Djido/saberstuff_01.jpg
Grüße
Andreas
Yeah, I finished my Obi last year. It has the Emitter and spacer you sold to me, I'm very happy with it! But I have to redo the grenade part, it's way to clean. My dream would be to own this saber with a crystal chamber and fx to it, like the slothfurnace one.... heres mine if you missed the picture.
http://i856.photobucket.com/albums/ab127/Djido/saberstuff_01.jpg
Grüße
Andreas
Mine,with last modifications(transistors,D ring)
the rust begins to be quite good,but it went in the garden again.
Actually there are 3 grenades with rust process,mine,made by russ and two other made by parksabers for future obi sabers
Here is how I modified the clamp to fit the bubble perfectly:
Top,standart opening,perfect for replica but not terrific for a real bubble(middle)
bottom,once the clamp modified it fits perfectly,but I had to reduce the grenade and spacer diameter under the clamp,won't be possible for a luke ANH saber.
Here you can see how I will have to shorten the lever bolt:
Drilled the holes:
Yes,the first probably already has the sound inside...
The second will find his home tomorrow.
I worry about the third,seems the guy doesn't want it anymore,I told him it was ready and he could send money,but no reply,hope he will reply soon.
The second will find his home tomorrow.
I worry about the third,seems the guy doesn't want it anymore,I told him it was ready and he could send money,but no reply,hope he will reply soon.
Hello,
This week-end there was the sw show near home,and my friend came home.
He was the first guy to ask for a obi saber,and of course he brings the saber,with electronics inside.
I made a small video:
Obi-Wan first fx lightsaber
Sorry,no sound,I took the movie in the show,lots of people and screams....
This week-end there was the sw show near home,and my friend came home.
He was the first guy to ask for a obi saber,and of course he brings the saber,with electronics inside.
I made a small video:
Obi-Wan first fx lightsaber
Sorry,no sound,I took the movie in the show,lots of people and screams....
right,I was thinking about it,but don't know.
Maybe not a star wars theme,but something else,but I don't know how tho change music on video,sorry,will experiment.
For the moment I will leave it as it is,and make a new obiwan with light and sound,now I have blades and batteries.....
just leds are missing.
Ah,soldering tool too!
I have two extra spares pieces in stock for same sabers(parks grenades,clamps and boosters),but forgot the boosters on the stand at the show....so,I will use a Russ aluminum booster I have at home.
Maybe not a star wars theme,but something else,but I don't know how tho change music on video,sorry,will experiment.
For the moment I will leave it as it is,and make a new obiwan with light and sound,now I have blades and batteries.....
just leds are missing.
Ah,soldering tool too!
I have two extra spares pieces in stock for same sabers(parks grenades,clamps and boosters),but forgot the boosters on the stand at the show....so,I will use a Russ aluminum booster I have at home.
Here is some grenade history,or how time makes his job...
-one hour
-one day
-one week
-one month
-one year
-one century
The "month" grenade has a artificial weathering starting process,so it appears older than real.
The "year" is a "2 years" in real but has sleeped for about one full year without patina variation...
The "century" was polished by previous owner,so I had to re-do a old look on the brass,in fact it's made from two grenades,one fully cleaned(so,the steel was damaged by cleaning),and another not cleaned,but not complete(no windvane,no rod),so I took the brass front from the damaged one.
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I think the best compromise for a obi saber is the "month" grenade.
-one hour
-one day
-one week
-one month
-one year
-one century
The "month" grenade has a artificial weathering starting process,so it appears older than real.
The "year" is a "2 years" in real but has sleeped for about one full year without patina variation...
The "century" was polished by previous owner,so I had to re-do a old look on the brass,in fact it's made from two grenades,one fully cleaned(so,the steel was damaged by cleaning),and another not cleaned,but not complete(no windvane,no rod),so I took the brass front from the damaged one.
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I think the best compromise for a obi saber is the "month" grenade.
one is park saber other are russ.
about old one I think there was several different makers due to lots of variation,especially on the brass part(easier to see,because of better conservation),some have a kind of groove like the replicas but most of them(ones I saw) had no groove.
about old one I think there was several different makers due to lots of variation,especially on the brass part(easier to see,because of better conservation),some have a kind of groove like the replicas but most of them(ones I saw) had no groove.
Here are my two vintage handwheels:
What is funny is the uncomon cap on the bottom.
I have never seen this type of cap before.
What is funny is the uncomon cap on the bottom.
I have never seen this type of cap before.
Will keep the uncommon one for my own saber,because the cap is made from metal and because it's quite more weathered than the other one.
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