Post by tanzanlinnear on Oct 31, 2005 14:01:20 GMT -5
farrasti said:
I"m starting my first saber. Am going to get some help from Dad. I'm 26 and still live with my parents and that is quite handy some times. Being a female, construction isn't a big thing for me although I did do wood and metal work at school since I was required to.I certainly know that feeling ;D My dad used to be an F1 engineer, so his garage is full of industry-standard engineering tools, which really aided in the construction of my first metal saber:
The other metal sabers I made, were mostly done by hand, but still had some machining done to finish some of them. If I'm entirely honest, the work I did on them wasn't so great (particularly the top saber) when looked at close up rather than a picture...
However, my latest (and hopefully final) saber, having moved into my own place, I had to make entirely by hand, using a rotary tool, a hacksaw and hand-files. It took much longer than any of the others, purely because of the amount of work I had to do, and the prototype was pretty rough, but I think it was definitely worth it, as I'm really happy with the final outcome
I can't see myself building another saber unless this one is damaged beyond repair or destroyed.
Best of luck with your project