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LukeSkiewalker  1100 posts
Title: Founder Heart of the Alliance KC, MO FF
 Registered: Apr '03
7402_Luke Skywalker
Date Posted: 5/14/05 10:01pm Subject: RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
Seanohue: For the hasbro sound board you will want to use two AAA. I have gotten good results from that. If you have ANY advice on how to get a speaker to fit inside a hilt PLEASE let me know. I have been trying to find one for 2 years with no luck.

 

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sporty  146 posts
Registered: May '05
6537_Green Lightsaber
Date Posted: 5/15/05 12:08am Subject: RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
Jedi loreen,

I have a question, when you worked on a parks was it el wire or el flat ?

I found a web site that sells el flat and they also sell el flat lightsaber kits, kind of pricey. But it did make me think. If el flat may be the way 2 go.

here is link -

http://www.beingseen.com/flatlite.html

 

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Jedi-Loreen  2749 posts
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Date Posted: 5/15/05 12:57am Subject: RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
Parks uses the flat EL sheet.

A couple years ago I heard some bad things about that website. People were ordering blades made from the flat sheet and receiving ones made with EL wire. I also hear that customer service can be slow and sorely lacking.

And it bothers me that they aren't showing what comes in the kit.

So I would say, order at your own risk.

 

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LukeSkiewalker  1100 posts
Title: Founder Heart of the Alliance KC, MO FF
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7402_Luke Skywalker
Date Posted: 5/15/05 12:58am Subject: RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
I knew this was an option for sabers but was never able to find any place that sold it. Unfortunately, the seem awfully "proud" of their products. At those prices you might as well just by one from ligtech.

But I agree, this would be the way to go. MR used EL sheet in their orignal Anakin FX back in 2002 and I think those looked great. Using the sheet means you wouldn't have to make a diffuser either. At least I don't think you would need to...

 

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sporty  146 posts
Registered: May '05
6537_Green Lightsaber
Date Posted: 5/15/05 11:21am Subject: RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial - Date Edited: 5/15/05 11:27am (1 edits total) Edited By: sporty
Hmm,

That opens up a bigger avenue to look at and try. I was looking around the net and I found some more sites that sell the el flat.

http://www.luminousfilm.com/
http://www.novael.com/

http://world-electroluminescent.com/new_EL_products.html

www.e-lite.com

sporty

 

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sporty  146 posts
Registered: May '05
6537_Green Lightsaber
Date Posted: 5/15/05 1:06pm Subject: RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
well i found another forum and i wanted to post the link to it on lightsabers, I think it can help us in building a light saber. Or gathering info.

I also wanted to note that some of the sites that sell el wire that I have contacted. some have agreements with online biz or people making and selling el lightsabers. coolight.com is one of them. so because they have some type of agreement. They may be limited to helping people wanting to build there own.

I have done alot of searching and looking and for the el wire blade it is easy to find the polcarbonate tubing and el wire and inveter and polyethelene for around $36.00. this does not include the male and female connector and other things needed.

But like styrder mentioned $50/ $55 for a blade is very resonable and fair, he made the nice offer for a limited time to make one for people.

just some thoughts.

http://www.fxsupply.com/products/hemis.html, has ends for tubes,

Sporty


nothing like making your own saber !

 

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Seanohue 
Registered: May '05
Date Posted: 5/15/05 8:08pm Subject: RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
Shoot, I ordered the ISW 3306-GR inverter from coolight, will that be able to run 10 Ft. of EL wire bright enough? Otherwise I will send it back for the IFW 5681-2K.

 
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Jedi-Loreen  2749 posts
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Date Posted: 5/15/05 9:03pm Subject: RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
You can try it and see if it works.

I recommended the 2 khz inverters, not the 400 hz, like what you ordered.

 

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Smithenguan  402 posts
Registered: Apr '05
7843_Anakin / Vader
Date Posted: 5/15/05 9:31pm Subject: RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
If I buy one of those hemispheres, what would I use to make sure it stays on during duels? Would super glue be best?

 
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sporty  146 posts
Registered: May '05
6537_Green Lightsaber
Date Posted: 5/15/05 9:32pm Subject: RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
I like epoxy glue, myself, it works good and is strong

 

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Smithenguan  402 posts
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7843_Anakin / Vader
Date Posted: 5/15/05 9:43pm Subject: RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
Hmm, I wonder what size hemisphere I'll need...

Not really gonna worry too much about it until I get my Parks Saber, which should be in July sometime since it takes 8-10 weeks to ship...

 
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sporty  146 posts
Registered: May '05
6537_Green Lightsaber
Date Posted: 5/15/05 10:11pm Subject: RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
highttechmagic sells a el kit, for a small fortune.

but they have a pic of the el wire, inverter.

Here is the link to the pic

http://www.high-techmagic.com/bladekit.jpg

Sporty

True, time is running out for me to have a el lightsaver before may19th. I dont know when ill get my polycarbonate tubing in the mail, not likely before may19th. we will see.

Either way I have my plasma one. Alot cheaper going thru amazing1.com then hightech magic, for the sab24 kit.

 

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sporty  146 posts
Registered: May '05
6537_Green Lightsaber
Date Posted: 5/16/05 8:01am Subject: RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
I also found on high-techmagic.com, a tutorial for making el blades, wire or film, looks alot like jedi loreens one.

you may want to check it out, has some pictures as well, its free to download at this time, in pdf form.

 

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sporty  146 posts
Registered: May '05
6537_Green Lightsaber
Date Posted: 5/16/05 11:25am Subject: RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
Some good news, Ill have my polycarbonate tubing on wednesday. woohoo.

And I went to a local machine shop. I am gonna have a piece of aluminum machined for the blade incert with a nice flange to it. I am doing 1 for starters and if I like I will have him make more.

I think he would be interested in doing more for people. Hes charging me $22 for the first one. And he said likely $4.00 cheaper for the next ones.

and I will post pictures on my web site when it is finished. I will have to get it most of it done thrusday afternoon, my movie time is 7:45 pm.

sporty

 

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Smithenguan  402 posts
Registered: Apr '05
7843_Anakin / Vader
Date Posted: 5/16/05 5:44pm Subject: RE: Jedi-Loreen's EL Lightsaber Blade Tutorial
Anyone know the diameter of the Parks Sabers blade? I want to buy one of these hemispheres for the end, but I dunno what size to get. They go from 0.5" to 6" diameter.

 
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