Meet #7 || April 2003

Build Your Own Lightsaber

The tentative date for this meet is the 12th of April...to keep with our (so far) second Saturday of the month schedule. We will be getting together to build a lightsaber...I suppose I should say handle for clarification in case anyone out there thinks that we have invented the laser sword type technology hehe...or not.

Carrie has a bit of 9" and 10" piping left over which can be used for the handles...the other necessary parts used in construction would need to be purchased. We have three options for getting the materials needed.

1. Go shopping together on the day of the meet and purchase materials and then build later on in the same day.
2. Go shopping together on a predesignated day before the 'official' meet day and purchase materials and then build the lighsabers on the meet day.
3. Go shopping on our own and bring materials with us to the meet.

I think that choices 1 or 2 would be best considering that would allow for us to have someone with us who has ideas of what to get and what is needed. However, seeing as time issues may cause for this not to work for some people option 3 is there for a fallback.


...also, a lathe is necessary for the lightsaber construction. Currently we have no access to one, if anyone knows of an available lathe to use...please speak up

So...discuss and let your opinions be known...


This will be a lot of fun


An example of a constructed lightsaber

 

i should like to add that a lathe isn't necessary, but helpful if you want to actually carve pieces out of the handle (i guess? i have never used a lathe before). my lightsaber (the one in the picture above) was made without a lathe, i just cut designs into the black matting. i also have alot of black matting/grip left over

 

not necessary....oops

 

Is there any way you can make a rudimentary lathe...

*spacequest* =P

 

oh yea btw..i would say option 1. Unless this would take too long. I say 1 because it will be hard enough to get everyone to free up this one day to get together. Let alone 2 days. And option 3 could get messy.

Although! Maybe! YES! If not 1...do a 2 and 3 combo. Those that can't get to the buying day. Make a list for them. So they can go by themselves. WOH!

Ok i'm done. I would like to get together for the buying either way ... i don't know whats going on with shopping list. I lose them or they get lost...and stuff.

 

What a cool idea guys! That sounds like alot of fun

 

hehe rudimentary lathe, how did i know that was coming

If not 1...do a 2 and 3 combo. Those that can't get to the buying day. Make a list for them. So they can go by themselves.

that is actually a great idea! maybe we could all go shopping for items on april 5 and post some of our great finds for those who maybe can't make it that day but want to come to the meet on the 12th and build.

edit - unless of course we want to start relaly early and make it an all day thing: shopping and building. it might be less overwhelming to split it into two parts though.

i also want to add that copious amounts of metal epoxy (and super glue for the rubber/plastic parts) make your life much easier when contructing a lightsaber

the only question remaining is ... wheresa we's a-gonna do this?

 

If everything is easily portable and the weather is nice, you could always go to the park at Roger Williams.
Then when you're done, you can go test your skillz in the zoo ;-)

 

Hey I'm not going to be able to make it to April meets, I am pretty sure I will have family in town. Have fun!!

 

the date draws nearer

i wanted to post a couple of links to get your creative juices flowing. i'll have some of this printed and will bring it to the shopping excursion.

link #1 - the big yellow box

link #2 - the padawan's guide to lightsabers

so we talked a little about this on the way down to long island, and we thought it might be best to split this into a 2-part meet - go shopping for a little bit on the 12th, and then get together again on the 19th to actually construct.

 

Thanks for the links! Getting some ideas now. Can't wait for the meet.

 

Had this been an April 5th/12th combination as previously posted, I might have been able to go. The shift in weekends doesn't work for me. Hopefully I'll be able to catch you guys at the next meet.

 

all right, another change of plans (don't kill me! )! this is the final schedule:

april 5th - home depot in warwick, we will go shopping for a little while for parts. i will bring a few lists of suggestions, but i winged it at home depot when making my saber and it came out pretty decent.

april 12 - roger williams park zoo, we will enjoy a nice picnic lunch and build our sabers outside. if it rains, we will move to an indoor location.

hopefully this new schedule is not too last minute, and will accomodate more people see you saturday!!

EDIT: forgot to mention, time for both dates is 12 noon, as usual.

 

You're welcome

 

I'll be there both weeks.

 

this is a sign up list for next week (part 2) for the picnic. keep it simple, low cost, nothin' fancy. some ideas might be fruit, chips, something sweet, etc.

sara has kindly agreed to take care of bringing beverages.

i have plates, utensils, cups, napkins, etc. i can also bring bread and lunch meat/lettuce/tomato.

so sign up below this post with what you are able to bring. thanks!!

 

I'll bring cookies.

 

I cannot make it tomorrow. Because of the ice storm, the plane flight was cancelled. I must go to the airport tomorrow, and can't make it to RI. I will be there next Saturday (with cookies!), and I'll have my lightsaber parts, so be ready!

EDIT: Not a plane flight to RI (i'm not that rich!), but some other plane flight...

 

lol tony arrives in RI in style

 

Man you guys missed some fun. There was some dude with an afro that i may have enraged and also another guy with a mohawk.

 

Ha ha! This was at Home Depot?

 

Yup. Afro man was an actual employee of home depot. Mohawk dude was walking around with his family shopping. Man they dont' say anything about that in the commercials.

 

What did you do to make Afro-Man angry?


Any specific types of cookies you guys want?

 

Well he was off in the distance and the 3 of us (Carrie , Sara, and myself) were walking towards him. When the sudden urge to imitate Austin Powers lines hit me. "I said afro, don't say afro...Afro!!" That last part i kind of said alittle louder. I think I remember an echo in the store. Thats when afro dude looked in our direction. Oh no he's enraged. Carrie and Sara at that moment wished they hadn't invited me and they ran down an isle to excape the afro dude's gaze. That was pretty darn funny. =P

 

afro man vs. mohawk dude, round 1

afro man uses the plasma rain, but mohawk dude counters with some interdimensional teleporting type thing. who will win?!?

as for cookies, i like chocolate