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JGJSabers / Re: JGJSabers Brass Saber Series 32 (BS-32)

« Last post by QUI-GON JINN on October 27, 2023, 09:00:03 AM »

Installed the black button switch.


Checked to see how it will line up with the main switch.


I think this should do it.


Cut it into a c-clip!


Installed it...


Put in the 12mm main button.


This should be a nice, easy spot to trigger blaster blocks and such.


It also clears the chassis rods...mostly.


The chassis disc won't fit because the pvc is too thick and putting pressure on the threaded rods, pushing them in towards each other. Modification required!


Using the 1/4" sanding drum on my Dremel, I cut reliefs on either side of the c-clip.


This ought to do the trick.


I also determined that I'll need to modify the disc itself. I took it to the belt sander and ground off a smidge of the bottom inside area of the disc.


I then made a groove with the Dremel and the large sanding drum to clear the body of the switch.


Checking the fit with ribbed extension.


It's tightened up all the way. So far, so good.


Checking the fit with the battery chassis and the aux button installed. Everything looks to be in order.


I had to modify the disc a bit more.


I did a little sanding on the forward edge of the c-clip, too.....looks like I also got the switch body, too. Oops.


These threaded rods were too long, so I loaded it up in the vise on my drill press, and cut them off.


Much better.


I have an idea to use this to also anchor some sound board chassis discs, too this needs to fit correctly.


So this is another test fitting, and also when i realized I have a bit of a problem.


The I.D. of the threaded section of the ribbed extensions is smaller, therefore making the the sidewall thicker so it won't clear the nuts holding the battery chassis to the aluminum disc.


This is as far as it'll thread on. I had hoped to use this pressure to lock the disc in place.


I just happened to remember unpacking a trim ring, and thought I'd give that a try.


That doesn't look half bad...


I think I like that, actually.


Yup, it's staying!

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JGJSabers / Re: JGJSabers Brass Saber Series 32 (BS-32)

« Last post by QUI-GON JINN on October 27, 2023, 08:58:21 AM »

I put a couple of closer rings on the pommel end of the saber to tie it into the extension collar, too.


Looks okay, I think.


Now to figure out where to put a second switch...I wasn't sure if this would get a CFX or the GHv3 soundboard. either can use it, so I'll add it.


I picked up a switch 22 mounting ring from the store at TCSS.


Turns out, it isn't quite going to fit unless I modify it....I'd rather not do that, so I may have to change it up a bit.


Maybe I'll have to just use one of these other style switch instead, and make my own c-clip to install it.


I decided to think about what I was going to do with the aux button and checked to see if the new speaker mount I ordered would fit.


Looks like this will work, at least.


Added a pommel I had on hand that didn't have an insert in it to see how far into it the speaker will be. This MHSV1 speaker mount style 8 for 28mm speakers will come in handy in another of the sabers I have to finish as well, so I got two of them.


Time to measure, mark and drill for the recharge port. No, I did not drill the hole with the chassis installed, I added it after drilling the hole. ;P


It lines up good enough!


The plug on the chargers I have doesn't reach, though.


So, I drilled the hole bigger!


Does it fit now?


Yup!


I thought I'd get fancy and put a bit of a chamfer on the hole, so I stepped up to a larger yet drill.


Done!


I'll use a sanding drum on my Dremel to clean it up.


This MHS chassis disc is what will hold the battery chassis in place.


Recharge port still lines up.


Now to mark off the location for the aux button.


I set it up to drill the hole.


I also had the pvc ring in place to ensure the hole will line up in both pieces.


I drilled it just big enough for the black button to fit through, but not the threaded section of the switch.


I removed the brass sleeve and used a scrap piece of chrome sleeve and drilled a larger hole for the threaded section of the switch to fit through.


And then I realized somehow I had marked off the hole in the wrong spot but it was of course, too late to fix it. i'll have to make do with what I've got.


Yeah, the switch body is going to hit the chassis disc.


Moving on, I started threading the c-clip. I use an old beat up and broken one to cut the threads.

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JGJSabers / Re: JGJSabers Brass Saber Series 32 (BS-32)

« Last post by QUI-GON JINN on October 27, 2023, 08:56:55 AM »

Well, I guess I can just post the pictures here, too.

This is what I started with in May of 2021...yeah, it's been awhile!



MPS pommel style 12 and a 28mm 2W bass speaker (that I didn't actually end up using on this one) and MPS insert style 1 with the c-clip.


MHS 5" double female extension and ribbed extension style 2. Also a 16mm flat AV switch bezel, that also didn't get used.


Battery is an 18650 3400mAh rechargeable protected cell, MHS blade holder style 27, a 16mm short AV switch (that I also ended up not using on this one, it went on BS-30) and a Copper Nova Cree XPE2 that I don't know what happened to....I must have used it on something else, too.


Basic assembly of the parts.


Cut the brass sleeve to length. You can see BS-2 in the background disassembled...I think that's where the copper nova led went...I upgraded that one to a CFX at that time.


Cut and made the brass collar for the ribbed extension.


I added some decorative rings with a tubing cutter, as usual. This piece was also epoxied into place.


The basic assembly, with the brass pieces!


Nice look a the new extension's smaller diameter grip area. this was how it sat on my workbench for awhile before getting boxed up and put into storage as my wife and I had tried to sell our house and move to a place outside of town with more property. That fell through and we are still where we've been for over 20 years. I recently unpacked all of this stuff and got my work space back into order and had some time to do this stuff again.

Fast forward to October 2023 and I drilled and tapped the saber for the switch, which is now a 12mm green ring and for the Covertec button:



I like the 12mm switches a bit better than the 16mm. Less bulky.


The Covertec button is in the usual place.

This one will get a battery chassis:

i'll be using a chassis recharge port mount instead of making my own c-clip.


The trick will be lining up the hole in the hilt.


I'll use the switchcraft 2.1mm recharge port.


Battery chassis discs...i'll use the broken set from BS-27 on this one, since they'll still work. This will only hold the battery anyway.


Installed recharge port.


Test fitting the chassis.


The battery barely fits.


Not much room for the wires, either so the speaker mount I had ordered for this one will not work.


TCSS does have a reversed mount for 28mm speakers that would essentially fit like this, putting the speaker in the pommel.


The other end looks like it'll work just fine for what I had in mind.


Time to work on the rear brass sleeve. Using the tubing cutter just snug on the tube will leave faux grip rings.


Done!


Not perfect, as usual.


I also added a couple in front of the switch hole to tie it into the brass collar on the ribbed extension.

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Miscellaneous / Re: Graflex Crystal Core saber Chassis

« Last post by QUI-GON JINN on October 26, 2023, 08:06:27 PM »

That chassis was designed to use two 14500 Li-Ion cells for 7.4 volts (too much for a neopixel blade, IIRC), which likely wouldn't be able to handle the current draw of a neopixel blade. Those require at minimum an 18650 high drain type of cell.

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Lightsabers / Re: Vader's Vault TFU Starkiller run 1 #13 SOLD

« Last post by JANGO FETT on October 26, 2023, 06:16:13 PM »

BUMP
10/26/23 demo added in first OP.

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JGJSabers / JGJSabers Brass Saber Series 31 (BS-31)

« Last post by QUI-GON JINN on October 26, 2023, 02:19:30 PM »

Looks like I had never posted this one, so here it is! I built this one for a friend at work that also owned and BS-30. I don't remember what it had for a soundboard, but it was likely a Crystal Shard 3.5 or 4.0.

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JGJSabers / JGJSabers Brass Saber Series 32 (BS-32)

« Last post by QUI-GON JINN on October 26, 2023, 01:43:38 PM »

I am currently finishing up this build and have been posting it on my personal Facebook page, if anyone want to check it out, the album is here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.297971975221599&type=3 Click the pictures for my commentary!

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Hasbro Force-FX line / Re: 2005 Master Replica Vader Sabre has no sound

« Last post by QUI-GON JINN on October 26, 2023, 01:32:24 PM »

Looks like you have this sorted, I hope it works!

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Lightsabers / SOLD: HARP Mace Windu

« Last post by mountainjedi on October 25, 2023, 04:01:26 PM »

Selling my HARP Mace Windu!

89Sabers Mace Windu installed just this year by the master HARP himself. See below for pictures, and I am happy to share videos upon request.









Asking $2500 shipped CONUS but happy to ship elsewhere at additional cost. Open to offers! Also open to partial trades and payment plans.

MTFBWY!

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Miscellaneous / Graflex Crystal Core saber Chassis

« Last post by Tywann on October 25, 2023, 09:39:13 AM »

Hello everyone :)

I come back on the forum after a long time beeing absent.

I bought a long time ago a chassis from Yoda and never had the time to build it.
I wanted to ask the community if there is a video about building the YODA Graflex Crystal Core saber Chassis in the version below, and maybe have some information on how modify the system so it can accept Neopixel blade :)







It would be really easier for me to have this kind of video in addition with the building booklet.

Does this exist ?

Thank you all :)