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The Mining Colony: Home of approved FX-Sabers vendors => slothfurnace.com => Topic started by: slothfurnace on June 05, 2012, 03:00:29 PM
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Good afternoon, all.
I realized I had not started a build log post here at FX for my Obi ANH Reveal saber. Since we're closing in on finishing this build, I thought I would fix that now.
I'll be adding pics and descriptions from the build here, and once it's up to date, I will post updates as they come. This saber "should" be done by the end of June, which will be a nice birthday present to myself.
And now, without further delay, my "Holy Grail" saber: The ANH Obi Epic Reveal. Everything leading up to this has been practice to me.
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This will be a springloaded chamber reveal, CF-LS, detachable string blade, thin neck.
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I have enough stuff from Russreps to do it, and a couple clamps. I also have a chromed emitter and powdercoated booster, which I might make an AFBB out of.
A nice bundle of wires, a connector, and....
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A Crystal Focus v5 LS version! Erv was so kind as to allow me to test the LS version, so this will the be the heart and soul of my ANH Obi chamber reveal saber.
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GORGEOUS! I cannot wait to get out in the garage to begin the housing for this. I have to clear a couple things off my plate first, but this one has my juices flowing. It's time to get the drawing paper out and start designing the mechanism, start the search for the right chamber crystals, etc.
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The PC is just there for size reference for the CF-LS.
I had quite a lot of trouble getting my head wrapped around the chamber lock mechanism for this one. I was trying to make it too much like my ROTJ Luke. Then tonight I just scrapped it for a much more obvious and elegant solution, once I get something that works, I 'll post that.
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I started tonight with boring out the Russreplica's aluminum ANM2 booster piece, and fitting it to a hollow tube that also works as my main can and crystal chamber base.
It's been so long since I did any saber work, lately I am inspired to get back to it though.
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The real problem with this saber, is the fact that I have a LOT less space to work with. The outer contour of the clamp, the booster, the grenade, is a lot smaller than the ROTJ Luke due to all the cuts into the shapes. Designing a chamber reveal lock is proving to be challenging. On the ROTJ Luke, I had support rods running the entire length of the rear section, from the grenade piece to the pommel. The ANH Obi has a design that precludes these support rods. I may remove them from the design altogether.
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However, I think I figured it out once I abandoned the "twist pommel lock" method I developed with the ROTJ Luke, and tried to do something new for this one. My plan is to use the Graflex clamp lever bolt as a pivot, and the natural gap between the bars as a slot for a lever that will have a hook on the front that engages a notch in the grenade, and a nub on the back to press with my thumb.
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Here I am milling out a notch in the "top" of the grenade section. To determine the top, I screw in the brass windvane till it stops, and the notch in that points up. Then I mark the top of the grenade, clamp it in the vise and mill.
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This is the notch where I plan to have the chamber release lever catch on.
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I'll machine my latch that pivots on the clamp lever bolt next, since I have to machine that to fit the notch, so that there's as little slack as possible.
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Here's my release lever. I had a plate of aluminum scrap laying around with just the perfect width, perfect hole already drilled in it for the bolt, and I just had to machine it to fit. I also milled down between the bars and partially into the main housing to allow for the spring that keeps tension on the lever, keeping the chamber locked.
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There is excess material on the thumb nub left, I will machine that down as I get closer to finishing this section. I don't want it to stick out TOO far, but I want to be able to get hold of it. All this will be hidden under the bubble strip.
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This is the tooth that locks into the notch on the grenade section. I will probably get this anodized black, or painted a dark color so it doesn't show up as much. The aluminum crystal mount temp piece is there as a doodle, till I get my brass in to make the final part. I need to shorten it, and narrow the inside opening, and make the curve a bit more prounounced before I am satisfied with this part.
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Can't wait to see this finished. Shock and Awe!
cheers
- Impa
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I LOVE following your builds, and this one is going to be incredible to see come to life :) can't wait to see more!!
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just incredible :o im speechless! this is well and truly "new ground" next level stuff
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:D You Suck lol 8)
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Can't wait to see this finished. Shock and Awe!
cheers
- Impa
You and me both! I've been working on this one more than a year.
I LOVE following your builds, and this one is going to be incredible to see come to life :) can't wait to see more!!
Thank you very much!
just incredible :o im speechless! this is well and truly "new ground" next level stuff
It's taking all I have to do this one, I am not sure I'll have any tricks up my sleeve left over after this...
:D You Suck lol 8)
heh...
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Not that it shows up much at all, really, but it should be a dark grey or black. Here it is all closed under spring pressure, not too noticable. I'll need to do a good weathering pass when I am done machining so it matches my original static Obi Wan hilt.
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This is about as far open as the chamber will go with support rods. Without them, I might get another inch of opening. No crystal chamber yet, that solid aluminum cylinder is there to test the latch functionality, and to let me know how much more support I will need to make things as sturdy as I can. I may not have outer support rods at this point. I am entertaining a new design that might not need them. If that turns out to work well, it will help me with the quick detatch bladed section vs. non bladed section setup I have bouncing around in my head at the moment.
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So a few points here. I needed some way to keep the pommel cube ring from rotating. Not that it would spin freely, but they tend to move over time. So I used a 1/8 endmill to cut a slot down into the inside surface of the ring. This slot engages the raised 6/32 setscrew I use to secure the pommel to the booster. I also took the steel pommel endcap, and cut a larger hole through it, and angled it so as to be sort of a speaker amplifier.
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Tonight, I am machining out my main canister for the battery tray. I have to cut this away so the two 18350 batteries have a spot to sit. This also lets me get down to the other side of the can on the inside to mill out a flat spot and drill and tap for the recharge port, which I will do later.
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Battery tray version 1. Hopefully I won't have to do a version 2, since this is a lot of work on one piece.
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Batteries are heatshrunk still, don't worry, they're not going to ground out against the aluminum. I think I will enlarge my battery tray a bit more. I have another millimeter or two I could shave off the back, as long as it doesn't show a gap through the booster section, it will be fine. I want plenty of room in here for wire, solder, and heatshrink.
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With just enough room for the speaker and MicroSD card. I may machine a delrin speaker enclosure and scoot it back into the screw cap of the pommel a bit more.
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My brass for the crystal chamber finally arrived, and here I am cutting a radiused face into it for the crystal mount using my Holdridge Radius cutter mounted on my tool post on the lathe.
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I need a new short cutting tool though, this one is chipped. But it will do for now.
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I also drilled a temporary hole through the middle and concave radiused the inner corner.
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Here I have an assortment of crystals to pick from for the chamber, I think I'll go with the top middle one.
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After an evening of milling, drilling and tapping, I got the three 4-40 support rods evenly spaced, the three LED holes set, and the channels for the wire. I also had to keyhole mill the slots for the crystal.
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I'll probably do a lot more work on this, but I like where it's headed. I'll need holes for wire conduit, possibly some more decoration, but I do love the curved face of the mount.
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Normally, I use flat plates to do my "radiator fins" for these crystal chambers. This time, I wanted to do something a little more challenging. I want to try making domed fins, carrying the curve from the crystal mount all the way through the chamber. To do this, I need to make several of these radiused blanks. It's a process that involves facing off the brass rod, using and endmill to cut my 3/8 internal hole, setting up the radius cutter, getting it in the right spot, making my concave radius, taking the radius cutter off the tool mount, setting up the part off tool, parting off the blank, facing off the back of the blank. Rinse and repeat four times (or more) and then I have to transfer my hole pattern from the crystal mount to the blank. Once I am done with that, I have to flip them all over and cut the convex radius in a process yet to be determined. It's tedious work, but I have a feeling it will pay off. Right now they're quite a bit thicker than I need, but that's to allow for working with them easier. It's really hard to chuck thin things up into my lathe. I'll need to make a radiusing jig to bolt each one to so I can get to it with the radius cutter.
More pics comin in a bit.
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Looks awesome, I'll be watching it all evening. :D
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:o :o
wow I have to say your saber's a beauty!! ;D
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Looks awesome, I'll be watching it all evening. :D
It'll take me some time to get it all posted...
:o :o
wow I have to say your saber's a beauty!! ;D
Thank you very much!
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Well, my jig worked finally after a few revisions, and I was able to get inner and outer radius cuts on my fins. These will be pretty thick. I might thin them out afterwards, once I get more of the assembly done.
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These won't go all the way around the chamber in the final build, I'll have a window cut into them so you can see the crystal, much like the other fins I have done. Next up, getting some brass tubing that fits the 4-40 threaded rod, and milling flats so the spacers fit flush into the fins.
Broke a 4-40 tap last night or I'd be further along on this. BUT I was able to drill out through the center of my brass rod, which was nice.
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Comin along, as I get time to work on it.
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So the plan is to cut these fins in half, and do a little more milling, but this is the test first piece to see what I think.
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I like it, I want to shave some more off it, but it's getting close to what I have in mind. Pardon the crumby cellphone pics, I took these at my desk at work.
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Looks awesome, I'll be watching it all evening. :D
It'll take me some time to get it all posted...
No sweat, I follow it on your site, I love how you always post detailed pics of your work. the power gates look awesome as always. One of the reasons i watch em is cause I will be doing a Russ Rep conversion of my own and I draw inspiration from your builds. Keep up the awesome work Slothy.
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Here's the plan, I hope I have illustrated it correctly, it's kind of hard to draw these compound curves and such.
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Here are all of the fins cut across the middle.
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The bottom cutouts didn't turn out too bad. I need to drill my radiator pipe holes just above these next.
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I need to machine out my spacers, they will be the next pieces I need to make.
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I still need to mill flats in the other two plates, so my spacers will seat properly, and everything will stay straight once assembled.
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What do I call this.... the plug can? Top of the crystal chamber? Whatever it is, this is where my wires exit the conduit and go to my top focusing crystal and on to the DIN plug to interface with the blade.
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Sorry for any double posting, mods.. I am almost done posting these... then I'll be out of your hair.
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At this point I had cut a hole in the side of the Graflex clamp for the recharge port, and needed to replace the stock nut that came with it with a custom nut that was threaded for the recharge port, but replicated the "transistor washer/heatsink" thing that was on the original prop. Here I have a half inch section of aluminum drilled and threaded for the recharge port.
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And after parting off and cleaning it up a bit, I have a valid transistor washer piece that holds my recharge port. I will fabricate a transistor kill plug like I did with my first Obi saber
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Here I am drilling out some small brass rod so I can thread it for 4-40 so I can use it as my support rod collars/dome fin spacers.
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And these are the holes those spacers will interlock with on the domed fins.
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Tonight, I spent a few hours getting this cut right. This is the cut out for my slide stop cap screw. This was one I sweated over, because it had to be far enough towards the center to let the screw overhang enough to stop the slide from flying off, yet far enough away from the inner wall of the grenade so that the threads wouldn't exceed the inner wall.
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Also the screw head couldn't exceed the outer wall of the grenade. I think I got pretty close. Now to do it two more times. Although I think in tests, this single screw is strong enough to stop the action.
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I don't know where I got these tiny 6-32 screws, but they're just short enough not to have to drill into the next line of grenade ribs after the first one, and still be able to be threaded in there.
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I did have to grind off the tip of my 6-32 tap to make it short enough to work in such confined space. Once this is assembled, weathered, etc. The hole won't be visible, also it will be covered by the graflex clamp to some extent.
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Today I took care of a lot of little issues. I stabilized and shimmed the pommel to the booster section, shortened my crystal chamber so it would leave enough room for the DIN plugs and spring in the top, evened up my spacers between the domed fins, secured the chamber base to the main can under the clamp.
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I also cut my quick detach groove into the top section of my crystal chamber. I need to get over to Fry's for some DIN connectors, and I'll be able to finish that. I was also finally able to test my latch, when it is pressed the chamber pops open like it should. I had to lock down the chamber base with another setscrew to secure it, but it's working fine now.
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To look at these pictures physically hurts me.
Hurts me because I know I can't have it! :D
Amazing work, Sloth. I know I have told you that a dozen times, so here is a dozen and one. ;D
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To look at these pictures physically hurts me.
Hurts me because I know I can't have it! :D
Amazing work, Sloth. I know I have told you that a dozen times, so here is a dozen and one. ;D
Wow, thanks, Caine, I appreciate that...
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One of the things that bugged me was the state of my main canister, the part that sits under the clamp. I had cobbled it together while figuring out how I wanted things to go. I was hesitant at first, but knew I needed to remake this piece. Mainly to allow for the activation/aux switch setup and a little more support for the crystal chamber mount. The extra lip around the brass chamber mount also mates to the step I machined in the grenade section, for a bit more stability when it's closed. I just lathed the threads out of that spot to make a smooth shoulder.
You can see the clamp in the top part of the picture. It is cut out for the recharge port that you can see floating in the rear of the canister. In front of that, is a pivot that is hinged in a milled out spot.
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The arm that is attached swings between the two 90degree tactile switches. One will be for activation of the CFLS, one will be for the aux button. I had to machine a 'transistor' button that is threaded into the other end of the swing arm. This will go through the square tab in the graflex clamp from the outside, and tie into the arm, letting me push the transistor down for activation, and up for aux.
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This whole setup fits within the inside diameter of the clamp, and the inside diameter of the battery compartment.
To mount the switches, I have a set of 1/16 holes drilled in the flat spot, where I will crimp the switch mounting tabs to. I also have a spot milled out under the switches for the wires to clear.
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Here you can see the inside wall of the battery can, and the bottom of the switch area. Sort of. Sorry for the crumby cellphone pics.
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Here's the inside of the battery can. I had to machine it quite a bit more than my previous model, to account for battery placement, but still leaving enough material for mounting screws for the crystal chamber mount and the graflex clamp (more on that later)
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Not sure if it's too visible in this shot, but I am beginning to mark with a sharpie all the spots I need to cut. I need to drill and tap for set screws, holes for the springs to sit, and shave off a few bits around the plug connector. I'll need to shorten the back end of the crystal chamber mount, and massage a few things into place.
Not shown is work I have done on the LED string. I started that, and will have something new and neat to show. New for me, not new to the planet, but it should improve my LED strings.
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This will be sort of like the novastar string, except I am not making it as dense and therefore power hungry.
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What I am doing, though, is drilling into the dome of these LEDs to widen the spread of light. I couldn't figure out how I wanted to get these centered and clamped in the drill press, so I decided to try it in the lathe.
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LEDs all drilled, leads bent, folded, assembled and soldered. All 84 of em not shown.
When I finish wiring the segments together, I'll be just about done with the string blade.
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The DIN Interconnect plugs arrived yesterday as well, so I will be able to get that much further on this.
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Blade test!
This is at less than half brightness... don't want to crank up the juice just yet.
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This is about an 1/8 second exposure of a stock Hasbro/MR Obi AOTC Force FX saber with fresh Energizer batteries.
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This is the same exposure, with the CF-LS on setting 400 out of 511. The camera doesn't quite do it justice, it's slightly painful to look at the CFLS blade in my office at night. In real life, you almost can't tell the Hasbro/MR Obi is even on.
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This pic is closer to what my eye actually sees when I look at the CFLS. The Hasbro is not as bright to my eye in this pic, but you can really tell the difference in the two blades by looking at the reflection underneath them. The REFLECTION of the CFLS blade on the leather couch is as almost as bright as the BLADE of the hasbro.
I was able to shorten the scroll by setting it to 200. I assume that's 200 milliseconds per segment.
d=1
This is at 80% of full power, volume of 2 out of 4.
I really don't think I need to make it any brighter. My camera SERIOUSLY hates it, it auto dims to black almost. I have no idea if I can lock the exposure for a truly good recording, but you can see how bright it is on ignition.
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Beginning the final fit of the hardware, I still need to shave off about 3/16 from the crystal chamber DIN plug housing so the grenade shell will fit flush against the battery can when it's all closed down. Wires are long enough from Erv' to fit all the way from the soundboard around the battery pack, through the chamber mount, across the chamber, and into the top of the chamber plug housing. I'll wrap the exposed wires in some fine scale braided steel hose.
Once my hardware is done and working, I'll weather it and install the electronics.
Major breakthrough last night on one of the last mechanical hurdles... I was wrestling with this problem: How to mount my top DIN plug to the brass windvane, how to strengthen the neck for dueling, and how to mount the blade securely.
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I toyed around with a lot of designs, but finally settled on this for ease of production (I have to make two sets) and strength. I have a DIN plug mount with a setscrew that faces into the chamber, towards the other mating DIN plug.
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That DIN plug mount braces against the wall of the grenade, and the lower face of the windvane, and travels about halfway up the inside of the windvane. The top end is threaded 3/8x16, to mate with the hollowed steel threaded rod that travels the rest of the way up the windvane neck into the blade anchor. The wires will travel through this steel threaded rod.
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I chose steel for strength, since I did thin the wall of the windvane a bit because I had to widen it to accept the DIN plug. The DIN plug WOULD have fit up inside the 3/8 hole already in the windvane, but I had to account for some way to brace the blade anchor. The little round depression is for the spring to seat into. I will probably mount the spring here on each grenade section for cleanliness. I don't want some goofy spring attached to the crystal chamber when you swap the grenade sections out. If the springs are mounted in the grenade sections, it will take two springs, but it will look cleaner.
I think this is a good solution, it will be strong like my original OBI thin neck, but now it will have the ability to detatch.
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I finally got the thing all tied down, it works, it's straight, it's rock solid and balanced. The blade is cut and fit, the chamber is secure, the latch works, the DIN plugs mate and clock correctly, the quick detach works, etc.
Next up, weathering/oxidizing the grenade and windvane and emitter.
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Ooh the things i would do to this galaxy with ur skill and craftmanship. :o
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Hey Sloth, something I've been wondering. Is the lower grenade, the darkened/blued one in this picture, a Parks? I noticed the pineapple segments are larger and the emitter end has as less of a beveled angle then the Russ Reps.
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Shane
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Ooh the things i would do to this galaxy with ur skill and craftmanship. :o
Heh, if I only had more time...
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This is the fine scale mesh wrap I am using to cover and protect the 7 blade wires that run through the chamber into the top of the saber.
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A test lighting to see how the light spills around inside the chamber...
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Here's a glimpse at one of my portable workstations, it's a big steel plank with a panavise and a frankenthirdhand attached to it. I use this for all sorts of projects.
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Been working on finishing up the crystal chamber, replaced the mesh on the right side, since it snagged and bent, and got the LEDs installed.
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I decided not to go with a cable rack across the top as you may have seen in one of the other pics. Just didn't turn out the way I liked. I think this is better.
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You can sort of see the wiring under the crystal chamber mount here, it's a triangular array going from LED channel to LED channel, and terminating across the backbone of the battery can. After some test fits, I am happy to say it all fits in there.
And now you are all up to date. Once I make more progress, I will post it here. Thanks for looking!
Hey Sloth, something I've been wondering. Is the lower grenade, the darkened/blued one in this picture, a Parks? I noticed the pineapple segments are larger and the emitter end has as less of a beveled angle then the Russ Reps.
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Shane
I am not really sure, it could be.... I have had that one a LONG time, and forget who or where I got it from. It's definitely not a Russrep.
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this is a fairly reasonable effort at making a lightsaber slothfurnace,... several more builds MAY yield something half decent in fact so keep trying hard, :) :).... TOTALLY KIDDING. :D :D :D :D excellent , i would expect nothing less.
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While the lightsaber is a work of art in itself, I have to say I really admire your sketches, Bradley.
A true artist is at work here. :)
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this is one of the most awesome builds i've seen here so far... :o :o :o so much love for details... :) keep it up, man! this will turn out incredible, imo! :)
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This is my favorite movie saber, so I'm already in heaven seeing a build from a quality maker like slothfurnace. Add the reveal aspect? I need this, lol:)
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Good gods man your design sketches alone should be framed and hanging on a wall. And then you actually build the things you've drawn! :o
Your builds never cease to push the bar ever higher. At this rate I'm going to need two or three lifetimes to even think about approaching your level of skill. Bravo!
Your crystal chambers rank neck in neck with Yoda's, but while his have the sharp, crisp edges of laser cut acrylic yours have the warmth and curves of hand worked brass. Your chamber work is definitely one of the reasons I decided to try making one of my own.
I love the braiding to conceal the wires! The mesh texture fits so naturally and perfectly inside the chamber and offsets the smooth curves beautifully.
I've been struggling with how to handle routing wires through my own chamber and this may be the solution. Either the braiding or the micro conduit from your ANH Vader. Wherever did you find them?
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This is a great build-log! It really gives an insight into how much thought and work goes into making a custom saber. What really makes this so special though is that the saber itself is a real beauty. 8)
Thanks for sharing this with us!
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The build log is looking great! Those last set of pics of the chamber look incredible! :)
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Thank you everyone!
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Here I have started weathering the Russrep parts. Using Birchwood Casey chemicals for brass and steel, I did a first pass of oxidation on the grenade and brass windvane.
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The un weathered front section of the windvane will get some blackening chemical in the little groove running around the middle of it. I still also need to weather and oxidise the emitter, but I ran out of the steel chemical doing the grenade. That will be next.
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I need to finish the weathering on both sections before I finalize the wiring.
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Looks like you've perfected he obi weathering nicely m8, your the king of Obi ANH's as far as I'm concerned and this build is showing your experience with the Russ conversions. It looks amazing and every time I look at it it makes me want to do a Russ Obi even more.
Shane
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I'm a new member but long time Lurker and I've been thru your website countless times.
I pride myself on using all resources I can muster to do a saber I am proud of....honestly though, its always good to know of someone who's craft is on a Michael Jordan level in the hobby as it provides inspiration and envy to help promote everyone's imagination. Not many of you out there! Every sabre build I see from you just makes me dream of owning your gorgeous work!
With you it feels so humble too....some strive to become popular or have hobby power to get praise or show off....you sir just seem to have tedious pride and just do it because you love it!! The accolades you receive are just a side affect and people seem to drop any jealous drama and just appreciate that you are generous enough to show us a good look at your stellar achievements. Makes this growing hobby feel like something bigger! !
Perfect and amazing! Always a fan here!
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I'm a new member but long time Lurker and I've been thru your website countless times.
I pride myself on using all resources I can muster to do a saber I am proud of....honestly though, its always good to know of someone who's craft is on a Michael Jordan level in the hobby as it provides inspiration and envy to help promote everyone's imagination. Not many of you out there! Every sabre build I see from you just makes me dream of owning your gorgeous work!
With you it feels so humble too....some strive to become popular or have hobby power to get praise or show off....you sir just seem to have tedious pride and just do it because you love it!! The accolades you receive are just a side affect and people seem to drop any jealous drama and just appreciate that you are generous enough to show us a good look at your stellar achievements. Makes this growing hobby feel like something bigger! !
Perfect and amazing! Always a fan here!
Wow, I am very grateful for your kind words... I really appreciate it. So glad you are enjoying these builds. They're more therapy and personal challenge to me than any kind of attempt at grabbing attention. The main reason I documented everything in the beginning was so I could go back and see what I did, more of an ongoing journal so I could keep track of the things I do. But it has become a new kind of joy to share these things with the hobby. I am humbled by the praise, and thankful for the place to share.
Thanks a lot, I mean it.
In other news, now that I am back from Vacation, here is some progress on the weathering of the emitters...
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And now it's time to weather the emitter. A small jelly jar that my emitters fit in, and some Birchwood Casey bluing chemical.
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Trying to get both emitters as close as I can. One got a little darker than the other, but I think it's close enough. These were apparently from different runs, and I am unsure if the same steel was used in both sets.
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I'll oil these up and they'll darken a bit, and that will preserve the finish and keep them from rusting or oxidizing further.
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I'm a new member but long time Lurker and I've been thru your website countless times.
I pride myself on using all resources I can muster to do a saber I am proud of....honestly though, its always good to know of someone who's craft is on a Michael Jordan level in the hobby as it provides inspiration and envy to help promote everyone's imagination. Not many of you out there! Every sabre build I see from you just makes me dream of owning your gorgeous work!
With you it feels so humble too....some strive to become popular or have hobby power to get praise or show off....you sir just seem to have tedious pride and just do it because you love it!! The accolades you receive are just a side affect and people seem to drop any jealous drama and just appreciate that you are generous enough to show us a good look at your stellar achievements. Makes this growing hobby feel like something bigger! !
Perfect and amazing! Always a fan here!
I totally agree with you man. Sloth does such amazing work! The detail work on your sabers is just of a whole nother caliber. I also hope to have one of his pieces of art one day. Esp. one of his ANH weathered Obi wans. My holy grail of sabers for sure!
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I totally agree with you man. Sloth does such amazing work! The detail work on your sabers is just of a whole nother caliber. I also hope to have one of his pieces of art one day. Esp. one of his ANH weathered Obi wans. My holy grail of sabers for sure!
My holy grail as well, and possibly the TPM/AOTC Obi.
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Almost done with the weathering, I think I need to do another pass to the windvane fan, and maybe the grenade a bit darker.
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I also need to patina the upper neck a bit, especially the groove and underside of the blade anchor, as I like how my other two Obi's look compared to the new one. Although I am liking the contrasts of my new emitter much better than the other two.
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Those are absolutely breathtaking! Anyway, do you call your shop Slothfurnace because you happen to be near the Sloth furnaces? I drive by there quite a bit and am not really all that far away from there. Cool place.
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w00t! incredible!!! :o imo this will turn out as one of the best sabers i've seen so far... i'm really digging your work and you inspired me with your build logs more often than you can imagine! :) keep up the great work!
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Wow, just wow. Looks absolutely amazing!
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Thank you all!
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Front of the blade anchor machined to fit the wires, LED string base, foam diffuser and outer plastic diffuser.
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Upper neck weathered, blade anchor drilled out a bit more for correct depth, blade anchor holes drilled, tapped and countersunk.
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A little rocket surgery before bed, and the bladed grenade/emitter section is complete!
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dude! can't wait to see this in person at the prop party in Feb. ^_^
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dude! can't wait to see this in person at the prop party in Feb. ^_^
If it's not done by then I don't deserve to go!
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An unplanned bit of work here. I had originally bored out this Russrep aluminum booster on the left for use in this saber, but it just didn't look right to me. Very black, slightly uneven machining, and a bit light. Thanks to a fellow forum member, I snagged a steel version of the same booster made by Russrep. This was much better machined, matched the coloring of my grenades, and is a much better weight. Boring this one out was a lot easier than the first one, as things get easier the more you repeat them. I am much happier with this piece now. It's fitting with closer tolerances, so no brass shims needed, and it looks much better. Time well spent, as my grandfather used to say.
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I have been following this with great interest and can't wait to see it when it's finished with the string blade :)
It is beyond amazing what you are doing here with the ANH Obi,a saber that brings warm memories from my childhood,awsome job!
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Jeebus, man what I'd give to be in on a run that had this much detail in an Obi! I'm perfectly happy to be getting one from LDM but I'd love another just like this!
Here's me begging for a future run! LOL
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Well, it's finally time to light her up. See what works, see what doesn't. Crystal chamber is pretty neat, lighting progressively along with the blade. It also flickers each LED corresponding to Accubolt flickering of random segments, which is cool. It also flicker clashes with the blade.
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Around a year and a half in my brain, a little over a year in production, and we have a lit blade.
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The little illuminated ring under the emitter works ok, about like my other sabers.
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These last shots were at a power setting of 425 out of 511.
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At 475 out of 511, it gets a little crazy. This is with me setting the camera exposure correctly for the room, THEN turning it on
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Letting the camera self adjust to the brightness gives this kind of pic.
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Left to do: Set swing sensitivity, clash settings, select volume and brightness settings for each bank, finish the NON bladed grenade section.
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WERD!!! Total ruler! Can't wait to see video too!
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Wow! That is darn bright and super cool! I've been watching your build all along and it's great to finally see it all come together! A truly one of a kind saber.
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Very "epic" indeed, slothfurnace. I sent you a pm. Keep up the amazing work!
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In Cartman's voice, "sveeet..."
Waiting anxiously for the video.
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Crystal chamber is pretty neat
Understatement of the year
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Wooow! It turned out amazing, can't wait for the video either. Love that crystal chamber, and the blade is BLINDINGLY bright!
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Absolutely WOW!! That blade is bright 8) This build is taking things to another level :)
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Absolutely the most epic saber I've ever seen. Job well done sir, very well done.
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Thank you all very much.
I will post a video once I am done with the non bladed emitter/grenade section, and get the swing sensitivity and clash settings done.
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Mate, if you keep on building these bright blades you will end up being MOLE -furnace! Or at least need to keep a pair of welding goggles handy at all times.
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beautiful, just beautiful! :)
take out your sunglasses, glare-furnace is coming... 8)
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absolutly spectacular!! :D
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Again... WOW that is amazingly well done! Well... just beautiful really! :)
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Got this saber up here at work today, letting people play with it, seeing where it might fail. It's a bit scary to hand it to someone, but the best way to see if it's sturdy is to let people fool with it.
When I brought my ROTJ Luke reveal up here, my 'beta testers' found a couple flaws in that saber that I fixed that evening.
This one is doing well so far, no breaks yet. LOTS of "Holy crap that is bright" comments.
I turned it on outside this morning, and it was about as bright as an indoors hasbro/MR in the morning sun. Not sure if I'd get the same result in bright midday sunlight, but I could try later.
Swing sensitivity still needs to be lowered, it's at 4, I should try 2. Clash is perfect.
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Holy moses malone that is epically bright! Been following your builds and I must say your work is spectacular!
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one of thee most epic saber iv ever seen beautiful on the inside and on the outside and woah is that blade bright that could be the brightest ever it looks blinding..
incredible job sloth i only wish you built these for commission
you have made 3 of the most incredible saber i have ever seen 4 including the vader reveal
just... WOW.. well done man 8)
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Yes this is just awesome. So inspiring.
Can you get some video of it outdoors?? Would love to see that craziness. I bet the coworker's reactions were video worthy. ^_^
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Thanks for the response, Slothfurnace. I sent you one final thought via pm. Hope you're having a great day.
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Heya Sloth,
I'm sure this has been asked, but would you consider doing a small limited run of these? I'm sure there's interest!
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Heya Sloth,
I'm sure this has been asked, but would you consider doing a small limited run of these? I'm sure there's interest!
I asked him and he said not at this time.
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i would sell my back teeth and eat soup for the rest of my life to pay for one of these :D
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I hear ya, bud.
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What a work of art. Once again, you push the boundaries of the hobby.
Got any photos at a setting of 511?
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i would sell my back teeth and eat soup for the rest of my life to pay for one of these :D
I am not saying never. I am saying "I" couldn't pull off a run by myself. Perhaps if I were to work with one of the more established shops that were more familiar with runs, and had better equipment, yeah, I could see that.
But you guys have to know, I have around a 1/4 of a 2 car garage to work in, and manual hand crank machines to work on. And one or two hours one or two days a week and some weekends to work. I am just not equipped to do any kind of run.
These sabers I do are one of a kind works of art, I don't say that to praise myself or the work, I say that because I don't know if I can reproduce them. They're as good as I can make them, but I know they can be made better/faster/in greater quantities if I had the equipment. I am very limited by my tools at this point.
As such, I heavily hesitate doing commission work or runs, as you might imagine.
I am humbled by and greatly appreciate the interest, and it pains me to not fulfill a demand, but I just don't know how I'd do it.
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I'm sure there's many a smith that would be comping at the bit to go half-sies on a run with you Sloth. It would be full of Win. :)
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I totally understand. I'm sure if you ever decided to sell one, they would be gone in an instant! Your Obi ANH is the finest I've seen. I love GG's as well, but yours have a a distinctive blued, weathered look like no others I have seen. If one of yours need's a home, PM me, Lol!
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Alright everyone back away from the shy sloth in the corner of the workshop/garage ;)
You know sometimes I think it must be better to be an artist who is not appreciated
in their lifetime lol - not really.
Might have been different for Vincent if things went this way though:
Person 1: "Hey Van Gogh.... lemme buy that painting"
Person 2: "No, I want to buy his painting"
Person 3: "No, clearly I will be buying it..."
Van Gogh: "My friends, please don't argue, I will be here for a long time and there will be plenty of paintings to go around..."
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Fantastic work as always, Sloth! Your realism level is fantastic! These seem real weapons... Elegant weapons, for a more civilized age...
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Sloth you should hook up with wat tambor one of the finest machinist we have! And is also experienced in forum runs
I could only dream off what could be accomplished...
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Sloth you should hook up with wat tambor one of the finest machinist we have! And is also experienced in forum runs
I could only dream off what could be accomplished...
Yes, Wat is amazing, maybe I'll toss him a note.
In the meantime, thank you all. I will update with a video once I am done with it.
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A run of sloth designed Vaders or Obi's?
Yeah, I would sell a kidney for hehe
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Sloth you should hook up with wat tambor one of the finest machinist we have! And is also experienced in forum runs
I could only dream off what could be accomplished...
It could be dangerous, as the part of my brain that makes sensible decisions about money might not work......then again most things about this forum effect that part of my brain :)
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Sloth you should hook up with wat tambor one of the finest machinist we have! And is also experienced in forum runs
I could only dream off what could be accomplished...
It could be dangerous, as the part of my brain that makes sensible decisions about money might not work......then again most things about this forum effect that part of my brain :)
Yeah, I know what you mean. :D This one would likely be way out of my ballpark in terms of price, but it'd be fun to watch all the same.
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Got this saber up here at work today, letting people play with it, seeing where it might fail. It's a bit scary to hand it to someone, but the best way to see if it's sturdy is to let people fool with it.
When I brought my ROTJ Luke reveal up here, my 'beta testers' found a couple flaws in that saber that I fixed that evening.
This one is doing well so far, no breaks yet. LOTS of "Holy crap that is bright" comments.
I turned it on outside this morning, and it was about as bright as an indoors hasbro/MR in the morning sun. Not sure if I'd get the same result in bright midday sunlight, but I could try later.
Swing sensitivity still needs to be lowered, it's at 4, I should try 2. Clash is perfect.
I have a couple of thoughts about that... you know where I can be "found" ;)
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A run of sloth designed Vaders or Obi's?
Yeah, I would sell a kidney for hehe
Ditto
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Minor video of the Obi Reveal...
My daughter evidently loves lightsabers, who'dathunkit?
More vids coming, I'll finish up the settings this weekend.
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adopt me.
Please.
;D
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Dude! She's SOOOO adorable! That's just awesome. Hhhahaha Luke does the same thing. He's got a little red M&M saber too, except now he's big enough to carry the big ones around sort of.
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That is too cute. This really put a smile on my face; I just love her expression when you power on the Obi for the first time. She was like :o. Can't wait to see more!
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That's awesome, man!
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haha great! 8) the force seems to be strong in her! ;)
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adopt me.
Please.
;D
Me too please ;) Love the video,started my day with a big ;D seeing this.
Soon she will have the Obi saber and you will have the toy one,little girls have a way to make their Dad's do whatever they want...trust me,i know :)
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That video is just too cute! Future Jedi there for sure!
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And some real vids!
This vid showing the open crystal chamber, with iSaber at the beginning, and normal operation at the end. Also my menu sounds and operation.
Main blade vid coming soon.
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iSaber on the crystal chamber with imperial march... Too cool!
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Quite simply awesome, no other way to describe it
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*Wipes up drool* Love the Maiden boot.lol
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Radical doesn't even start to cover it.
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Wow! In the video we see how little is the crystal chamber! This is a precision work :)
I didn't understand a thing... how is the crystal held in its position?
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Second vid isn't working for me...
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Second video doesn't work for me either.
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Second video doesn't work for me either.
Hm try this one? - iSaber bargraph mode on the LED string blade of the Obi CF-LS Reveal - with normal saber operation at end of video.
The second link was to a spot halfway through the first vid.
Edit: Fixed link - shortcut to imperial march - [ Invalid YouTube link ]t=115s
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VEry very awesome man. ^_^
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Always inspiring mate
Love ya choice of Aussie Rock on there too
This build has really made me desire trying a saber with a CF-LS and 84 LEDs. Very WOW ;)
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Very nice,just got to see the second video :)
I like how the blaster blocks show up on different sections of the blade,can't wait to see the next video.
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Very nice,just got to see the second video :)
I like how the blaster blocks show up on different sections of the blade,can't wait to see the next video.
The next video will be more normal operation of the saber...
Also, as far as final specs on this saber go:
Obi Wan Kenobi 'Epic Reveal' saber
CF-LS 5.5 running MadCow's Heirloom font with my custom menu and boots
7.4V Battery pack (2X 18350 Li-Ion batteries with remote PCB Protection)
Activation/Aux custom tilt switch as foreward transistor greeblie
84 High Power LEDs wired Seriallel in blade, 5 in chamber (each of the chamber LEDs wired to blade segments 1 through 5)
Steel Russrep Emitter, steel russrep grenade, brass russrep windvane, steel russrep booster, steel russrep pommel (All heavily remachined and weathered by yours truly)
Recharge port under rear transistor killkey
Interchangeable bladed grenade/emitter section and non bladed grenade/emitter section
springloaded aqua aura quartz crystal chamber with custom brass chamber parts
TCSS 2Watt speaker in pommel
Vintage Exactra bubblestrip
tons of slothfurnace TLC.
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Wow. Just watched the videos...absolutely incredible! That string blade is awesome with the CF-LS! The saber itself with the chamber is jaw droppingly amazing. Those specs as well...everything is perfect here. Love it! Great work as always Sloth!
Oh and I'm sure I'm not alone when I say...I'd love you to do a run of these sabers! :D
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SO AMAZING!!!!
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Wow. Just watched the videos...absolutely incredible! That string blade is awesome with the CF-LS! The saber itself with the chamber is jaw droppingly amazing. Those specs as well...everything is perfect here. Love it! Great work as always Sloth!
Oh and I'm sure I'm not alone when I say...I'd love you to do a run of these sabers! :D
People are actually asking for a run of these? :o That's like asking Leonardo to do a run of Mona Lisas....
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Wow. Just watched the videos...absolutely incredible! That string blade is awesome with the CF-LS! The saber itself with the chamber is jaw droppingly amazing. Those specs as well...everything is perfect here. Love it! Great work as always Sloth!
Oh and I'm sure I'm not alone when I say...I'd love you to do a run of these sabers! :D
People are actually asking for a run of these? :o That's like asking Leonardo to do a run of Mona Lisas....
C'mon, let me dream a little :D
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Wow. Just watched the videos...absolutely incredible! That string blade is awesome with the CF-LS! The saber itself with the chamber is jaw droppingly amazing. Those specs as well...everything is perfect here. Love it! Great work as always Sloth!
Oh and I'm sure I'm not alone when I say...I'd love you to do a run of these sabers! :D
People are actually asking for a run of these? :o That's like asking Leonardo to do a run of Mona Lisas....
C'mon, let me dream a little :D
Dreaming is all I would be doing if it ever came to pass. I can't imagine how much you would have to charge to even break even on a run but I'm pretty sure it would be way beyond my wallet.
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Wow. Just watched the videos...absolutely incredible! That string blade is awesome with the CF-LS! The saber itself with the chamber is jaw droppingly amazing. Those specs as well...everything is perfect here. Love it! Great work as always Sloth!
Oh and I'm sure I'm not alone when I say...I'd love you to do a run of these sabers! :D
People are actually asking for a run of these? :o That's like asking Leonardo to do a run of Mona Lisas....
hahah, well, thanks...
Here's a new vid of normal operation, not sure why it's so dark, I'll try shooting another one tonight or so.
The final vid will be of the detachable bladed section and non bladed section, springloaded chamber, etc. That should be ready to go in a few days, then I will be done done done with this build!
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Very nice indeed. Looking forward to seeing what you've done with the interchangeable neck pieces. Cool idea. I'm still scratching my head about how to securely mount a DIN connector in my blade...
I notice that the blade is static in the videos i've seen so far. Do you have the option of a pulse effect?
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Very nice indeed. Looking forward to seeing what you've done with the interchangeable neck pieces. Cool idea. I'm still scratching my head about how to securely mount a DIN connector in my blade...
I notice that the blade is static in the videos i've seen so far. Do you have the option of a pulse effect?
Yes, it's got a pulse, but it flickers pretty fast, so the camera might not be picking it up. It's adjustable in the config file.
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Looks really good Sloth! You're certainly setting the bar pretty high for high-end replicas. ;)
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Looks really good Sloth! You're certainly setting the bar pretty high for high-end replicas. ;)
Thanks much! I should probably start designing a custom or something...
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I am very happy with how the non bladed grenade ended up oxidized and weathered. Had to machine and tap a hole for the retainer screw that exactly matched the position of the bladed grenade. That was not impossible, but wasn't something I could mess up. Also the depth and position of the notch for the chamber latch was machined within a thousandth or two of the original.
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A problem I have run into is that these grenades and windvanes were from different runs at different times. They are "almost" the same dimensions, but not quite, and I've had to compensate a bit for that. Next up, oxidizing and weathering the brass windvane, fan and fan shroud.
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oh so cool!
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oh so cool!
Thanks!
And thank you all for bearing with me during this very long and arduous build. I am sure you're all probably tired of hearing about this saber, but it's not quite finished yet...
Welp, sorry for the cellphone pics, but I thought I'd let you all know the last giant hurdle has been ... um.. hurdled.
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Last night, I finished machining, weathering and assembling the non bladed grenade/emitter section. That also meant I had to tear down and rebuild my latch, as I needed to install a brass bushing around the clamp lever bolt to take the forward/backward slack out of the reveal latch. I also shaved the back of my reveal latch down to just a little nub you can catch with your finger, hardly noticable.
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.slothfurnace.com%2Fimages%2FANHObiReveal%2Fcompare_02.jpg&hash=cc7ece8eceb2da6aae75ab2283e3ffa9e1fbf39e) (http://www.slothfurnace.com/images/ANHObiReveal/compare_02.jpg)
I also almost gave up on this, but I had machined a polycarbonate lighting element to go down in the bottom of the "cone" piece that attaches the emitter to the brass windvane. I had some alignment issues making sure that the chamber top plugged into both bladed and non bladed sections, the bladed one worked flawlessly, but the non bladed one was slightly off. A few hours of tinkering and it finally worked.
Left to do: Shave a couple thousandths off my reveal latch hook and make a custom transistor kill key.
Wow. That's two things left to do.
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man dude... its the little things. I think one of my favorite things is the activation/aux switch. Brilliance.
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Such a pleasure to see this develop. Absolutely beautiful. Lots of respect and admiration to you for this. Gives that 'Wow!'-and-grin effect of first seeing lightsabers/then first seeing replica lightsabers all over again, even with my fairly fussy and jaded eye ;)
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Well that's the icing firmly on the cake. I'm not usually so bothered about screen accuracy in a saber. If it looks good well... then it is good, but level of attention to detail has to be admired.
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I THINK IT IS FINISHED!!!!!!!
Holy cow... I really think it is done!
I really can't think of anything else to do to it.
I'll take some good pics tomorrow with the good light through my office window, and call it finished.
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Amazing
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100% pure Awesomesauce!
I am suitably awed. BRAVO!
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Wow! Dude... dude... did I say dude?
Just... dude...
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Breathtaking.
Can't wait to see the pictures too :)
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Breathtaking.
Can't wait to see the pictures too :)
Welp, here you go!
FINAL PICS!
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(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.slothfurnace.com%2Fimages%2FANHObiReveal%2F113.jpg&hash=a86f1503d1ffe7b13eeba3debb4e2325add1189f) (http://www.slothfurnace.com/images/ANHObiReveal/113.jpg)
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:o :o :o
Oh man, totally drooling over here! Words cannot describe how awesome this is! Give yourself a pat on the back mate! :D
Insanely awesome.
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;D ;D ;D A TOTAL MASTERPEICE!! SUPERB JOB!! ;D ;D ;D
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:o :o :o
Oh man, totally drooling over here! Words cannot describe how awesome this is! Give yourself a pat on the back mate! :D
Insanely awesome.
I think I'll rest up a bit before I try patting myself on the back... this build took a lot out of me.
;D ;D ;D A TOTAL MASTERPEICE!! SUPERB JOB!! ;D ;D ;D
Thank you very much! I am very relieved that it is finished, it works, etc.
I need some kind of stand or display for this, what's a good place to get a classy, well built stand or plaque made?
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Impressive piece of machining. That`s the way which all lightsabers must be built :)
Since this is version from ANH, you should definately think about a stand, that will remind you about sandy rocks of Tatooine.
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Unbelievable. Everything about this saber is perfect! Such an amazing execution of a classic design. I am speechless. :o :o
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absolutely incredible build! :o :o :o i just love this masterpiece, sloth!
ps: i'll sent you my adress details for sending it to me... ;D ;D ;D
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I need some kind of stand or display for this, what's a good place to get a classy, well built stand or plaque made?
As of late, You want to contact Sanjuro ! Arkai Halon is just as reputable :) Sanjuro has tons of vids showing his work on youtube.
Bradley, Seriously man.... This saber not only is a masterpiece.. But being the original Obi Wan saber.... Just the legacy alone for this saber is something to behold. But you have made something that is BETTER than that. It's too bad that Alec Guinness isnt around today because if he was... He would probly cry at someone being able to bring something like this to life.. Bringing to life a re-animated version of HIS legacy and paying tribute to something that will be in history FOREVER. :) Great Job ! Really
Link
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I need some kind of stand or display for this, what's a good place to get a classy, well built stand or plaque made?
One word, Sanjuro 8)
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I need some kind of stand or display for this, what's a good place to get a classy, well built stand or plaque made?
One word, Sanjuro 8)
^^^This^^^
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Well, then I will just drop a line to Sanjuro then, see if he's available.
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Sloth's got some good stuff over on CNet.
http://www.cnet.com/news/one-mans-journey-to-create-obi-wan-kenobis-lightsaber/57476278
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This is just awesome. I wish I had the skill and tools to build such an amazing saber.
Regards,
Spyder
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Not sure where to post these, but the Luke ROTJ Came in from the field for some tweaks...
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.slothfurnace.com%2Fimages%2Fanhobireveal%2Fobi_n_luke_01.jpg&hash=fef41c9b0c1410af8fe225f0c6f4bd14836c7cb2) (http://www.slothfurnace.com/images/anhobireveal/obi_n_luke_01.jpg)
Here it is hanging out with the Obi.
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These are my favorite two sabers I have ever made.
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.slothfurnace.com%2Fimages%2Fanhobireveal%2Fobi_n_luke_03.jpg&hash=d0405cdf21e44d8b2ee6ca73133a60690c51bd94) (http://www.slothfurnace.com/images/anhobireveal/obi_n_luke_03.jpg)
I'll have the Luke ROTJ in house for a week or two, if any other pics are requested.
(https://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.slothfurnace.com%2Fimages%2Fanhobireveal%2Fobi_n_luke_04.jpg&hash=1fb32ae8958e80a2c1c7fc894a63b3286cb07550) (http://www.slothfurnace.com/images/anhobireveal/obi_n_luke_04.jpg)
Thanks!
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Wow, slothfurnace, they're masterpieces! :o :o :o
I love the green and blue lights contrast.
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Very nice work, very impressive, indeed! :)
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They're such a cute couple! ;D
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Really nice. Your crystal chambers are soooo COOL :D
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Love it. The two best of their breed... hands down! Seriously nothing else touches them.
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How did you do the weathering on you luke rotj v2.
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This is just too beautiful ! Congrats on your masterpiece !
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Absotively fantabulous!!! Making new words of praise for this one! :D
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My graflex anh im building is heavily inspired by slothfurnace. He the one who got me into the hobby. Awsome work. Thanks