Show your custom Lightsabers!

greatwazoo42 · Jul 13, 2016

My son has one made by RandomSabers and he loves it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E55c6B0m__A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YmBoFT2meQ

NeoRutty · Jul 13, 2016

Ow my guilt.

My buddy and his kid was over, and he goes "Hey, Kiddo... show us your Luke Powers"...

So he force pushes his dad away.

I just happened to have my ESB saber close by so said, "Hey Luke, here ya go!" and handed him the graflex... he was ALL over it. "Just like in the movie!"

What I didn't realize until he started walking away with it that he thought I gave it to him.

When I took it back he looked crushed.

so the question is, between now and when they are over next weekend... with VERY little time, and only what I have around me...

How close to a Luke saber replica can I make???

STAY TUNED!

SethS · Jul 13, 2016

Oh man-- you're way kinder than me. I would have shot the kid with a tranquilizer to make sure he didn't get away with it.

Project D · Jul 13, 2016

Reel Fakes said:
Here's one I made for my oldest son a couple weekends ago:

(snip)

Holy...I think this one just might be my favorite one yet. Just gorgeous.

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AnubisGuard · Jul 15, 2016

Does anyone have a spare Graflex slave unit or two available for sale? I'm not feeling the eBay prices or eBay near-nonavailability.

thd9791 · Jul 16, 2016

AnubisGuard said:
Does anyone have a spare Graflex slave unit or two available for sale? I'm not feeling the eBay prices or eBay near-nonavailability.

I'm looking for one too, I remember not too long ago they sold for $20-30

Lichtbringer · Jul 16, 2016

thd9791 said:
I'm looking for one too, I remember not too long ago they sold for $20-30

We all do. Those new prices just reflect that many people know they can be used, now - the joy of sharing infos in a forum like this. :lol

goldenhawk · Jul 16, 2016

greatwazoo42 said:
My son has one made by RandomSabers and he loves it.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E55c6B0m__A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YmBoFT2meQ

Can you provide a link to their site? I would love to get one for my kid.

The Terminator · Jul 17, 2016

goldenhawk said:
Can you provide a link to their site? I would love to get one for my kid.

Randomsabers.com, which is dead. I too have one saber Ryan made for me, my own design. No idea what happened to it.

greatwazoo42 · Jul 17, 2016

Yeah, Sadly Ry's out of the biz. Try RPF Member SanHolo80, he's always up for anything.

mccoyed · Jul 18, 2016

I built 2 more over the last week, the first that light up. I used small LED flashlights with some jury-rigged filters for color effect. Before I get into wiring more powerful LEDs, I thought it would be fun to try this.

This is lightsaber 4.0. The dial near the emitter actually turns, but the activation button is at the bottom of the pommel. The crystal is housed near the emitter instead of at the bottom, as in 3.0 (the tape grip one). It's not removable, but the pommel is so that the flashlight can be changed out or the color replaced.

20160714_184122 by mccoyed, on Flickr

20160714_184048 by mccoyed, on Flickr

20160714_184201 by mccoyed, on Flickr

This is 5.0 which is the first I've made that wasn't for a friend since lightsaber 1.0 (the very first one I posted here). I may do more to this one's hilt, but I am kinda proud of it as is since I think it's simple and elegant and the color scheme is nice. If I was doing it again, I'd use black leather instead of the foam material I used for the grips, though. This one also has a removable crystal chamber in the emitter area.

20160715_124407 by mccoyed, on Flickr

20160715_124253 by mccoyed, on Flickr

20160715_124235 by mccoyed, on Flickr

20160715_124320 by mccoyed, on Flickr

20160715_124311 by mccoyed, on Flickr

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Reel Fakes · Jul 18, 2016

I finished this one up over the weekend. It's the latest incarnation of my personal saber:

GreenCircleCube · Jul 19, 2016

Reel Fakes said:
Here's one I made for my oldest son a couple weekends ago:

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This looks really good. Looks very similar to a saber I made in CAD last summer, been waiting to get my hands on a metal lathe to make this. Main difference from yours and mine is that the black grip part for mine is knurled and the emitter and pommel are different. (Included is a screenshot of the properties if you don't believe me and thought I ripped off your idea, which I want to be clear that I did not do).

goldenhawk · Jul 19, 2016

Starkiller Lightsaber to go with my Jedi Adventure Robes Costume. Saber made by Rey at Texas Custom Sabers.

Reel Fakes · Jul 19, 2016

GreenCircleCube said:
This looks really good. Looks very similar to a saber I made in CAD last summer, been waiting to get my hands on a metal lathe to make this. Main difference from yours and mine is that the black grip part for mine is knurled and the emitter and pommel are different. (Included is a screenshot of the properties if you don't believe me and thought I ripped off your idea, which I want to be clear that I did not do).
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Ha! Cool!

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Lichtbringer · Jul 19, 2016

Reel Fakes said:
I finished this one up over the weekend. It's the latest incarnation of my personal saber:

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Most impressive, i love it. :thumbsup

Reel Fakes · Jul 19, 2016

Thanks - Me too!

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Medic713 · Jul 20, 2016

mccoyed said:
I built 2 more over the last week, the first that light up. I used small LED flashlights with some jury-rigged filters for color effect. Before I get into wiring more powerful LEDs, I thought it would be fun to try this.

This is lightsaber 4.0. The dial near the emitter actually turns, but the activation button is at the bottom of the pommel. The crystal is housed near the emitter instead of at the bottom, as in 3.0 (the tape grip one). It's not removable, but the pommel is so that the flashlight can be changed out or the color replaced.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8695/28250354801_1d930eccf2_k.jpg 20160714_184122 by mccoyed, on Flickr

https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8589/28250355531_bdd62ab7a9_k.jpg 20160714_184048 by mccoyed, on Flickr

https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8798/28046918750_6ecb496d35_k.jpg 20160714_184201 by mccoyed, on Flickr

This is 5.0 which is the first I've made that wasn't for a friend since lightsaber 1.0 (the very first one I posted here). I may do more to this one's hilt, but I am kinda proud of it as is since I think it's simple and elegant and the color scheme is nice. If I was doing it again, I'd use black leather instead of the foam material I used for the grips, though. This one also has a removable crystal chamber in the emitter area.

https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8609/28328716475_19ef3ec47c_k.jpg 20160715_124407 by mccoyed, on Flickr

https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7559/27712577954_16fa9dc9c4_k.jpg 20160715_124253 by mccoyed, on Flickr

https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8629/27712579844_23dc5f9161_k.jpg 20160715_124235 by mccoyed, on Flickr

https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7473/27712576254_fd983ab886_h.jpg 20160715_124320 by mccoyed, on Flickr

https://c8.staticflickr.com/9/8640/28328716775_f0e14c9e3b_k.jpg 20160715_124311 by mccoyed, on Flickr

https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8736/28328719645_f4b2a846f3_k.jpg 20160715_124214 by mccoyed, on Flickr

Great job! Would you be willing to share a parts list?

SethS · Jul 20, 2016

What he said! I love how it's got a bit of almost every official lightsaber in the mix. Makes it feel very authentic.

SethS · Jul 22, 2016

Okay-- the one I was showing a page or so back is done!

I'm calling it The Bulldog-- because bulldogs are so ugly you can't help but like them anyway. This is a lot of weird orphan parts, and it's a stout, ugly little thing-- and I love it for that. Somewhere along the way, probably with all the Luke saber talk lately, I decided to be inspired by the shared stunt saber, with it's rough painted copper, mismatched metal tones and asymmetry, and sort of let that guide this build.

If I had similar parts, it might be fun to do a really clean hero version...

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