Greetings all,
My name is Tom Tilmon. I'm 46. I've been a Star Wars junkie for 40 of those 46 years. I love lightsabers. My first had a blow up tube on the end of a flashlight. I raised my family, and they broke me. I am now an empty nester, and had a bit more "play money", if there is such a thing. Decided to build a 501st Costume. Initially TK, changed my mind to Kylo Ren TFA. While I was building my costume, bought the Hasbro Black Series, and was disappointed (to say the least), in how dim and quiet that stock saber was. I did some research, and set out on my own to make it better. I did, several times. All in all, I guess I've done 17 Kylo conversion, not including the one on my bench right now. I have built MHS Sabers. I have done other MR/Hasbro conversions. Basically, I've gone saber mad. I have wired just about every Plecter Board sans CF. I have wired every NEC board. I have also recently installed successfully (including the programming) Teensy V3. I have also produced 3 Neopixel sabers (MHS Mako and 2 Teensy Kylos). The Kylos alone required building 6 neopixel blades, including the diffusion. So, I am deep in the rabbit hole. Now I care less about the 501st Legion than saber building. I like the charity troops, but that's about it. Other than that, I'd rather be building sabers. I hope to learn even more on these forums, and I have already picked up quite a bit over at TCSS and TRA.
In the future, I'd love to get a lathe, mill, and some other "less primitive" metal working tools. I have the talent, but lack the tools. So, my current metal work is more butchery. I admire guys like Darth Chasm, Greenie, JediSeth, Thexter, etc. that are doing their own hilts/chassis. I'm a TCSS junkie, and export most of my "spare money" to them bi-weekly. I currently have 4 sabers on my bench. Kylo conversion, Hasbro ANH Graflex conversion, MHS Nihilus (my design) Teensy V3 neopixel, and a Graflex 2.5 (Goth Master Metal) Teensy V3 Neopixel.
So, that's me. Now can someone speed up time, alter the harvest or teleport me off this rock?
Tom