Starting my own project... My crystal chassis

[Gabywan]

Hi luke,
Thanks for your comment, I agree with you definitively, to be careful, patient and to have time is fundamental to do a good work.
I hope can to finish this work. :-[
I invite you to take part of my project with ideas and enthusiasm. ;)
I also saw the work of Aluke, it is very good and it is going to help me very much in the future.
Thank you very much for your advice.  ;D
Gaby! ;D
PD.:usted me perdona mi inglés, es muy malo. :-[

[LUMINARA UNDULI]

Ups...You prefer a translucent quartz crystal ...Im sorry...I did not read this part.. :P
I just found a shop in my country, that sell crystals of quartz tanslucen .... I am with good luck.. ;D
are post images of your crystal chambers?

Hi Gabywan, yes here are two threads with pictures of our sabers that have crystal chambers.  These were done with quartz crystals and colored LEDs.  The first one is still for sale on Ebay.  ::Shameless plug::  What do you think?

http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=16094.0

http://www.fx-sabers.com/forum/index.php?topic=15547.0

[Gabywan]

Hi Allaerra,
Really these sabers are amazing!!! :o ;) :D :)
That beautiful things do the members of this forum .. great imagination!!! ;D
I hope to be able to contribute with some saber also. :-\
I have obtained the Crystal of quartz!!! really they are very pretty and they are going to stay very well. ::)

Greetings
Gaby!

[Gabywan]

I have a News my friends.;D

I design de primary Crystal mount, then with the dimensions use a Lathe on a cylinder of aluminum and these were the results:



To realize the Diatum power cell, I used pieces of pipes of aluminum, which I bevelled in his ends.




The energy gate, I will try to do her with acrylicos blue, like it appears in  visual encyclopedia star wars. ;D



I obtained translucent quartz crystal  :o, this I will use them to realize the primary crystal, the focusing crystal activator and the focusing crystal.




the pieces



and now .... to give him form to all this!!!!  ??? ??? ???

[LUMINARA UNDULI]

Wow, Gabywan!  Excellent progress so far.  You are doing a beautiful job.  I look forward to seeing the finished product ;D

[Jasher Kain]

This is fantastic work. I as well look forward to seeing the finished product.

[Gabywan]

Hi Alla! and Jasher!
The finished product??? a long time is necessarily!!!... :-\
Please, any help is received well.
ahhh .. I forgot it... with what can I extract sheen to the crystal?
Have you cut or worked your them?
Thanks for you "buena onda"  :D
Gaby!

[LUMINARA UNDULI]

Hello Gabywan, it is actually better not to polish them.  The roughness is what allows them to capture and retain the light  ;D  When you polish them, they are nowhere near as bright.  That is why I prefer the natural crystals.  Manmade ones, like swarovski crystals, are very dim in comparison to the natural quartz  :)

[Gabywan]

Hi Allaerra!!
Very good your information, thank you very much.
These crystals are natural, I will follow your recommendation.. Not polish it!!! :D
do you know with that I can cut? ???

[LUMINARA UNDULI]

We use a green grinding stone that comes with the dremel.  It takes some time, but it does work and doesn't crack or damage the crystal (so far, knock on wood).  Careful, they get hot :) .

[Gabywan]

Hi Alla!!
Thanks for the info!! I have a grinding stone, I am going to use with you have said. Thank you very much.
Gaby!

[Gabywan]

Great job so far Gabywan.  I love the brass rods you are using.  As they tarnish you will get a nice used look to them.

Tapping is not all that hard if you are careful and take your time.  Aluke has a tutorial thread here devoted to tapping.  I am not sure how thick the walls are on your brass rod.  If they are too thin that might give you a problem when tapping.  I had a hard time finding rods with thick enough walls to be able to withstand adding the threads to them.

Hi Luke,
I would like to know the link of aluke where it treats on the Tapping,I cannot find it. ???
Thank you very much.
Gaby

[Gabywan]

Hi my friends ,
I have worked my natural crystal quartz  with a grinding stone. it was difficult,   >:(
but I have been to able of mount it in the primary Crystal mount. :D

Before working.

after working

Mounting 1

Mounting2


I am sorry about the quality of the images,I will to improve them.
Gaby

[Jedi-Diah]

The laptop came out very clear... (just kidding)

That is awesome that you are doing all this yourself. Take your time and I'm sure you will be happy with the results.

[Gabywan]

Hi Jedi!!!..thanks for your words. :D
I like working with the hands, this is an advantage.
nevertheless every part takes enough time. :-\
But words as yours motivate me. :)
Thank you. ;D
Gaby!