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Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
razorsharp192
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Jun '04
Date Posted:
6/30/04 4:05am
Subject:
RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
which inverter do you use? i cant see one small enough to fit in the saber handle, can you link to one you use to show me it?
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The_Clone_Emperor
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Aug '02
Date Posted:
6/30/04 8:20am
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help for jangofett219
Jangofett219,
regarding your stereo/mono jack problem, ¿have you considered using an adapter;?
RadioShack stereo plug adapter
I am not sure it would work, and it is not the most elegant solution, but it seems like a sound notion (to me.) If it did work, you would not have to alter your
Park's
blade and you could use it in both stereo and mono female hilts.
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razorsharp192
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Date Posted:
6/30/04 10:26am
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RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
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what type of set screw do you use? on the site theres loads!
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Jedi-Loreen
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Dec '02
Date Posted:
6/30/04 11:07am
Subject:
RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
Most of my friends have been using inverters from Lightech, when they can get them, as they are the brightest I've seen. Otherwise, I recommend this one from Coolight: IFW 5541-2K
shopping.netledger.com/s.nl/c.ACCT76399/sc.2/category.11/it.A/id.21/.f
As far as screws, are you referring to thumb screws, to hold in a blade? Or set screws, that go into a blade?
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razorsharp192
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Jun '04
Date Posted:
6/30/04 12:42pm
Subject:
RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
1/4" 10x32 set screw to hold above connector in bottom of tubing.(mcmaster.com)
that one.
(i've emailed you by the way)
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LondonCalling
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Oct '04
Date Posted:
10/23/04 5:21pm
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RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
i was wondering what type of mono plug you use
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Darkooze
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Nov '04
Date Posted:
11/24/04 1:24pm
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RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
Are there any plans on updating this tutorial? Maybe add model/part numbers? Also, not all the parts in your list are available anymore.
Thanks,
Darkooze
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BescinPrix
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Oct '04
Date Posted:
12/3/04 12:21pm
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RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
Excellent instructions. Will have to try this soon.
Also, upping for everyone's benefit
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Jedi-Loreen
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Date Posted:
12/4/04 7:22pm
Subject:
RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
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Thank you,
BescinPrix
.
LondonCalling
, any 1/4" mono audio connector will do, but it needs to have a metal housing that is slightly less than 1/2" in diameter in order to fit inside the bottom "bushing".
Do you want me to do
all
the work for you,
Darkooze
?
lol
Which parts are not available anymore?
I'm not aware of any, though I haven't ordered the polyethylene diffuser tubing for a while, since I buy it in 50' sections. Nor the polycarbonate screws, since I bought a bag of 100. Everything else I buy on a continuous basis.
I don't deal with Radio Shack for my connectors, since I have a better, cheaper source for them at a local electronics store. Perhaps that is what you are referring to. Or maybe the inverter?
Please enlighten me.
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Jedi-Loreen
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Dec '02
Date Posted:
12/10/04 10:24am
Subject:
RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
FYI
I was looking at the Coolight.com website. The inverter that I recommended in a previous post is now called the IFW 5681-2K. It used to be under 9V inverters, but is now under 12V inverters. It is the same inverter I have used, but now it probably doesn't have the 9V battery clip on it, but will run fine on just 9V.
The same link address as I used in my above post about it is still valid.
http://shopping.netledger.com/s.nl/c.ACCT76399/sc.2/category.12/it.A/id.37/.f
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Darkooze
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Nov '04
Date Posted:
12/16/04 11:43am
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RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
I was unable to locate the 5/8" OD, 1/2" ID polypropylene tubing size at the recommended site, but I was finally able to locate that size at a local hardware store. Thanks!
Darkooze
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CaptKieranFlar
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Dec '01
Date Posted:
12/16/04 2:24pm
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RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
About how sturdy are the blades when completed? I would think the torque on the connection between the blade and hilt must be extreme, so probally would have more of the blade within the hilt the harder you want to hit it.
Assuming I make mine 'well', (always a factor ;-) ) about how well do they stand up? Are we talking 'stage' combat, or can my friends and I actually hit the blades together?
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DARK_PADAWAN
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Date Posted:
12/31/04 5:49pm
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RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
Would the completed electronics fit into a Graflex?
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Jedi-Loreen
Title:
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Dec '02
Date Posted:
1/1/05 9:57pm
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RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
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Darkooze,
I don't know why you think I use poly
propy
lene tubing for the diffuser. I use poly
ethy
lene, it's stated clearly in my parts list. I tried the polypropylene, and I didn't like the diffusion properties, so I went with the polyethylene.
CaptKieranFlar,
How sturdy are the blades? Well, polycarbonate is one of the strongest plastics made. Unfortunately, because the wall of the tubing I use is only 1/16" thick, the tubing will flex when you hit it against something. So for that reason, I don't recommend full power hits during dueling, it just doesn't look right.
Parks uses a 1/8" tubing for his blades, so his blades don't flex as much, but I have been unable to locate any tubing like that. I'm not sure how well my diffuser tubing would fit inside it, either.
I drill a slightly oversized hole in my connector housings, so the connectors sort of "float" inside the tubes. So there should be minimal torque or other strain on the connectors themselves.
DARK_PADAWAN:
"Would the completed electronics fit into a Graflex?"
I can't really answer that question, never having seen a real Graphlex flash handle in person. It should fit inside the diameter, but I don't know the
length
of space that is available.
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jabba974
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Sep '04
Date Posted:
1/3/05 4:31pm
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RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
I've been customixing my parksaber with a wrinkle coating from vht. seems pretty cool so far . Has anybody else tried this? If so what do you think?
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