Okay, here are the Finished Pictures:
This side of the emitter has some defects in the chrome finish. There's nothing I could do about that, except buy another tube and cut a new one.
I left the satin finish on the aluminum. I like the contrast with the chrome on the sink tube.
I also left all of the scratches I pointed out earlier, as they do give the saber character and give it a well-used, yet well maintained appearance.
Changing the battery is easy...unscrew the pommel:
Give the saber a few gentle shakes to loosen the speaker mount:
This will reveal the R.I.C.E. port and the JST plug for the battery.
Pull the R.I.C.E. port out:
Reach in and pull on the JST plug to slide the battery out:
After I was finished with it, I put a full size blade in and gave it a few swings and spins....this saber is so light due to the nature of it's construction, that the thin-walled, 34" blade I had in it was really top heavy. I tried out a shorter blade and that made a difference, as did the 7/8" I popped in after that. Then I had to try something else...to counter balance the weight of a blade, a sword has what we call a pommel, right? So, I looked through my parts to see what I had, and I tried a few (a style 3v2, a style 10 and a non-TCSS pommel I have) and this was the best looking one:
Unfortunately, that Acerocket/Orbital Machining Obi TPM is likely out of Zark's price range, since it cost nearly as much as the entire hilt of this saber. We'll have to try and come up with something else someday, but for now I'll stick to the basic style 4 that is currently intended for this saber. I'll try to get a video made up before the weekend and uploaded to my YouTube channel.... this one needs to be seen and heard to fully appreciate it.
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