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Title: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: amwolf on October 13, 2012, 03:27:22 PM
Hello, everyone. My name is Andrew, and while I’ve posted a few sabers over at TCSS’ forum this is my first post here. I’ve been hiding and watching from the background here for a while. I’d like to introduce myself by presenting my newest saber, and this one I’m keeping for myself.

It’s my first crystal chamber, and it’s a reverse sound configuration. Originally the chamber was to have been in the back of the saber, but during a trip to the hardware store I found some brass washers that fit the MHS interior perfectly, so it got a quick hardware store redesign and got further massaged during the build. I was going for a radiator-style chamber, with copper tubing snaking through the brass fins and around some hollow copper pipe that were the wire chases. I repeated that material scheme through copper tubing wrapped in grooves in the extension, and some copper mesh in the pommel.

I asked Tim over at TCSS to add the grove to the pommel, and he did the copper orange powder coating on the ribbed grooved extension as well. The SD card  actually sits a smidge proud of the end of the extension, so it’s really easy to access by removing the pommel. The control box I designed and had 3D printed in “stainless steel” so it’d be durable. And darn hard to drill through… The card insert is friction fit and came from a RAM card pulled from on old computer. I cut the shrouds, and painted and baked  them and the control box. Finally, the choke has a black pigskin suede wrap where the recharge port is mounted.

Alright, enough of me babbling on. Here’s the fun stuff…


Specs:

Petit Crouton 2.0 w/ Madcow’s “Hero” font
7.4V 14500 battery pack, recharge port in the choke
LED Engin configured for “Sky Blue” blade w/ RW FOC
Semi-exposed Quartz crystal chamber
Custom switch box
Reverse sound configuration
Accent leds – turquoise power indicator in the crystal chamber, white and turquoise keister blinkies



Video:

(http://s882.photobucket.com/albums/ac26/am2wolf/Wolf%20-%20Andrew%202/?action=view&current=MVI_2149_zps3a1de41e.mp4)



Photos:

(http://s882.photobucket.com/albums/ac26/am2wolf/Wolf%20-%20Andrew%202/?action=view&current=IMG_2165_zps591b51d1.jpg)      (http://s882.photobucket.com/albums/ac26/am2wolf/Wolf%20-%20Andrew%202/?action=view&current=IMG_2167_zpsed251205.jpg)    (http://s882.photobucket.com/albums/ac26/am2wolf/Wolf%20-%20Andrew%202/?action=view&current=IMG_2169_zpsd0328de7.jpg)    (http://s882.photobucket.com/albums/ac26/am2wolf/Wolf%20-%20Andrew%202/?action=view&current=IMG_2175_zpsd43ffd99.jpg)    (http://s882.photobucket.com/albums/ac26/am2wolf/Wolf%20-%20Andrew%202/?action=view&current=IMG_2166_zps8cd441f0.jpg)    (http://s882.photobucket.com/albums/ac26/am2wolf/Wolf%20-%20Andrew%202/?action=view&current=IMG_2158_zpsc8544fcf.jpg)    (http://s882.photobucket.com/albums/ac26/am2wolf/Wolf%20-%20Andrew%202/?action=view&current=IMG_2139_zps14389e37.jpg)



Details and in-process photos:


(http://s882.photobucket.com/albums/ac26/am2wolf/Wolf%20-%20Andrew%202/?action=view&current=IMG_2024_zpsd0f5516d.jpg)    (http://s882.photobucket.com/albums/ac26/am2wolf/Wolf%20-%20Andrew%202/?action=view&current=IMG_2067_zps1ae1273a.jpg)    (http://s882.photobucket.com/albums/ac26/am2wolf/Wolf%20-%20Andrew%202/?action=view&current=IMG_2076_zpsf09c29d3.jpg)    (http://s882.photobucket.com/albums/ac26/am2wolf/Wolf%20-%20Andrew%202/?action=view&current=IMG_2101_zpsc96d5240.jpg)    (http://s882.photobucket.com/albums/ac26/am2wolf/Wolf%20-%20Andrew%202/?action=view&current=IMG_2103_zpse565bb11.jpg)    (http://s882.photobucket.com/albums/ac26/am2wolf/Wolf%20-%20Andrew%202/?action=view&current=IMG_2113_zpsafa2ac79.jpg)    (http://s882.photobucket.com/albums/ac26/am2wolf/Wolf%20-%20Andrew%202/?action=view&current=IMG_2134_zps0725872e.jpg)


Thanks for looking, and I’m really interested in everyone’s comments and criticisms.
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: Scorpion on October 13, 2012, 03:29:17 PM
hi there welcom to the forum  :)

WOW thats is 1 awesome build... this is your 1st crystal chamber build you say?? wow very good
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: Link on October 13, 2012, 03:32:56 PM
Holy moly !   Great Build man !!!   Welcome too !! 
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: nartules on October 13, 2012, 03:34:56 PM
That is a pretty sick saber, definetly digging the shroud work on it as well as the blue board cut to fit the top groove.
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: SENATOR ORGANA on October 13, 2012, 03:47:05 PM
Well done!   :o
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: GreyJedi on October 13, 2012, 03:47:52 PM
Wow thats awesome !
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: vulcan fox on October 13, 2012, 03:54:34 PM
excellent , absolutely gorgeous and definitely my kind of saber... nothing im going to fault on this one because its an awesome design NUFF SAID.... love the control box and its position on this saber... stainless steel is a difficult metal to work with but for drilling i would suggest a drill press a cobalt bit and depending on bit size go with approximately 650 rpm , cutting gel and a little cooling fluid, it certainly is tricky but worth the extra effort.
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: C-3P0 on October 13, 2012, 04:34:18 PM
Welcome to the forums Andrew! :) what an awesome saber! Fantastic work, love the crystal chamber.
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: Caine on October 13, 2012, 05:54:02 PM
Welcome. And nice saber, too  :)
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: daddy solo on October 13, 2012, 06:24:25 PM
Ditto to all of the above !
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: acrylicsuperman on October 13, 2012, 06:26:26 PM
Impressive! Most impressive!  ;D
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: Sanjuro on October 13, 2012, 06:35:26 PM
Beautiful - a well designed and executed lightsaber!

Something about it reminds me of Star Trek...

Respectfully,
Sanjuro
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: Onli-Won Kanomi on October 13, 2012, 06:45:05 PM
Welcome and well done!  :D
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: Clark Kent on October 13, 2012, 06:58:10 PM
wow, thats a darn nice saber. how did you come up with that idea. its realy original. and yes, it does look like something from star trek. i like it a lot.

dude, you gotta do a video and show us this saber in action.

cheers man. way to go.
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: amwolf on October 13, 2012, 08:01:58 PM
I hadn't thought about the star trek influence... but with a couple of nacelles and a frisbee, maybe a little super glue... next thing you know the Galileo is launching out the pommel. Huh, never saw that coming.

Thanks for the feedback, everyone!
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: naigon on October 13, 2012, 08:43:19 PM
Wow, this saber is really well put together. I love the crystal chamber under that grill shroud, and it can be removed, as if you are going to work on it. I also like the long angled control box, it works really well with the shroud.

Amazing!
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: SithStalker on October 14, 2012, 05:08:45 AM
Welcome to the Forum.  :)
I love your saber because the overlay is unique and the crystal chamber looks beautiful. Well done.  ;)
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: Mersenne on October 15, 2012, 10:08:07 PM
Hey well done Andrew
Really great work there mate
Definitely keep it  8)
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: LordBlako on October 16, 2012, 03:47:38 AM
holy cow! that's a really nice saber! i'm really digging the design you've developed!  :)
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: Clark Kent on October 16, 2012, 05:50:20 AM
wow, i just saw the video. xxx thats nice.

"ok, how much?"  :P
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: amwolf on October 16, 2012, 06:29:28 AM
Thanks, everyone! Sorry, Clark, but it's not for sale...
Naigon, if the crystal ever works it's way loose taking that shroud off is really the only way to get it back into place. It's friction fit into the bronze pipe housing, which was ground out to fit the shape of the crystal end. The set screw is backup on the only flat face, but as it's my first I had to keep actual maintenance in mind...
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: Clark Kent on October 16, 2012, 06:34:28 AM
what? not for sale?  "Everyone has a price, for the Million Dollar Man"  <money money money money money>

for those who dont know, this is a wrestling reference from the Million Dollar Man, Ted Dibiase:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_DiBiase

Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: The Sornski on October 16, 2012, 10:08:14 AM
This lightsaber reminds me of Star Trek and Battlestar Gallactica! Very awesome dude
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: EXAR KUN on October 16, 2012, 12:18:37 PM
Yes, this saber is very tech-ish!

Very slick, unique design. Love the high-tech looking control box and shroud.
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: Fleethund on October 17, 2012, 08:45:59 AM
Looks absolutly amazing, incredible work and very nice craftmanship :)
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: amwolf on October 17, 2012, 08:31:40 PM
Thanks for the compliments. And, I suppose, if there was large enough bag of coin loaded up on the trebuchet and flung my way, yeah, I'd probably part with it. So Mr. Kent, I do have a price after all. Shall we say that at this time I'm not entertaining any offers... until my wife "suggests" I change my mind.
Title: Re: Andrew's personal saber
Post by: Clark Kent on October 18, 2012, 05:41:05 AM
im here Wolf, lets talk, kee kee kee.  but pending on the wifes decision of course.  ;)