Miniature Machined Aluminum Sabers

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Two New Frostbyte Sabers

Info:

Blade length: 11"
Blade thickness: 1/16"
Blade diameter: 1"
Hilt length: 4"
Hilt diameter: 1.5"
LED: Blue 8000 mcd
Green 9000 mcd
Battery: 9v
Diffuser: Single Wrap
Other notes: BRS thread-locked, Blade non-removable for safety.

"Validus"

sound module


switch wiring


secondary switch wiring


speaker mounted











sound resonation holes and tap-screws (for soundboard/speaker mount)


secondary activation switch cover (control box)


emitter with primary switch


under-glow cut outs











luxeon 1-watt star/o blasting full power








with vader helmet


Acerbus and Validus

VIDEO of the hasbro sound-board plus Corbinscomponents force resonation motor in action:

More progress...

emitter area: mounted a momentary sub-micro switch.




control box: one slide switch pictured with the momentary.




testing blade-holder




testing under-glow

Vader Saber: Work In Progress!

"Proprius"

this is my second frostbyte saber




























compared with Acerbus and Aureus




compared to Anakin ROTS FX saber







it has a slightly longer blade than other frostbytes--3 to 4 inches longer i think. everything else is the same.

"Consilium"

this is my third completed frostbyte saber (pictures of the second saber will be coming soon... yeah sorry for being out of order).

i haven't been keeping up on my building status lately, so here is a whole mess of pictures.

the design is basically yoda's hilt--but in no way am i calling this an accurate replica. this was the fastest saber i have ever put together. from step 1 to finished photos, this frostbyte saber took me two days!

"Aureus"

cheers! i've just finishd my 5th luxeon saber! again, this saber has a 37" blade, luxeon 1-watt star/o (green), polycarbonate 1/16" wall 1" diameter blade, 1" acrylic half ball tip, 4.5 volts + 2.2ohm resistor, and a single wrap of corbin's custom blade film.






































Aureus and Acerbus





rotary switch


blade retention screw


PVC grip


push nut and finishing washer


knurled nut / belt clip


knurled nut half

LST has gone graflex!

i recently purchased four vintage camera flashes off of an online seller. it's the next step in my saberevolution. i've got:

(1) 2-cell graflex synchronizer (graflite)
(1) 3-cell graflex synchronizer (graflite)
(2) 3-cell peak flashes

these probably won't be for sale, but they are going to be the nicest batch of sabers yet.





peak flash


graflex end cap!




i'm starting to convert the graflex 2-cell synchronizer into a luxeon 1-watt star/o saber with force resonator. the others will probably use something bigger--3watt stars or even luxeon K2s (maybe even a sound board and LED driver). check back for updates!



also, leaving comments is a good thing.. if you've got time, drop one for me so i know there are people who actually look at this site--it keeps me posting more knowing that people care 'bout it. thanks.

"Tantillus"

here are updated pictures of the first frostbyte saber!


LED mount


blade holder


testing


guts


assembled








classic mirror shot





fully lit room


completely dark


fully lit room


MR stand

$35 for frostbyte saber

$100-115 for fullsize L.S.T. saber

EDIT: SOLD to Steven C. thanks a ton steven for buying (AND leaving me a $5 tip to boot)! he is now the new proud owner of the FIRST ever frostbyte saber.

NEW frost byte-sized sabers!

introducing:





bladeholder and led





LED and switch assembly


LED test fire


LED connected to blade holder




i apologize for the poor quality pictures, but i'm stuck using a webcam because i no longer own a digital camera at this moment.

the camera also would not pick up a decent representation of the lighting capabilities of this saber (it kept turning out orange or yellow or something :x). it is about the brightness of the tip of a luxeon saber, though.

i will get better pictures as soon as possible. i made this for people who cannot afford a full-sized luxeon saber.

5-6" hilt (with 1.5" diameter)
10" blade (with 1" diameter)
9v battery
12mm high brightness LED (not a luxeon)

so pricing starts at $35. =]

Master Replicas FX versus Luxeon 1-watt LST Sabers!

this is a fully lit room. the FX saber is on top while the LST saber is on bottom. the red is the ESB Vader and the blue is the ROTS Anakin. here we go:



















now a full dark room:







and just for kicks i threw my cyan saber in the mix:




as you can see my luxeon sabers are just as bright as the FX at the base and very tip, but about 3/4 the way up the blade the FX saber is much brighter. however, the luxeon sabers have a very defined core in the saber with a color plume around it while the FX saber is a single type of light. also, while the FX sports full sound and many other electronic advantages, the luxeon is extremely durable and completely duel-able. hopefully sound will soon be incorporated into my LST sabers.

"Novus"

fully lit room:

"Pertorqueo"

blade holder parts

a saber rebuilt

pommel and emitter

"Adversus"

blade holder insert... i had to melt PVC at 650 degrees so it'd shrink around the 1" polycarbonate.

luxeon mount


heatsinking


electrical components


test fire


packed into the hilt


true blue

obi-wan TPM

the phantom [menace] saber

obi wan tpm inspired saber


emitter shroud


emitter shroud on 1.5" tailpiece

"Acerbus"