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Post by Theos Or-Num on Jul 25, 2003 9:55:29 GMT -5
Hello everyone. Im new here so I dont know if it has been discussed. Im planning a saber emiter/blade using high intensity blue and white LEDs to light a frosted perspex rod. Ill use around 8 10,000 mcd blues around the edge of the rod and try and stuff dacron down the center and light that with 4 10,000 mcd whites. all up thats 120,000 mcds of light up saber action baby. Its not EL sheet, but I bet its brighter (looking into 1 10,000 mcd LED can blind you) I cant find anywhere in New Zealand or Australia that sells EL sheet so I have to use LEDs anyway. Ill post pics of the construction process if people are interested.
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Post by Johann Shinobi on Sept 18, 2003 10:23:29 GMT -5
Sounds cool, i had a similar idea awhile back but never really took the time to work it out good luck on it
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Sept 18, 2003 10:56:11 GMT -5
Definitely interested in how it turns out.
As of right now...my saber is hollow. I took out the electronics that it came with and I plan to install either high intensity LEDs or a very bright krypton bulb. But I'm not trying to light a rod of any kind. I have already two EL polycabonate tube bladed sabers that are great for dueling. My goal is to have a very focused beam of colored light that will display nice and straight using vapor or dust in the air (fog, smoke,etc...). You get the picture. Of course the beam won't stop at blade length...oh well. The problem I'm having with these bulbs is getting the light not to spread out wide like a flashlight. I know it's possible to focus a beam like this...I have a flashlight that creates the beam that I want, only the parts are too big to use for my saber.
Any suggestions?
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Post by Re-Bas Retsam on Sept 19, 2003 11:42:54 GMT -5
Hey Leda, Try Surefire tactical lights, They operate on 2 DL123 lithiums, and are blinding bright, with a focused beam. You should be able to fit the guts in, depending on your hilt tolerances.
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Sept 22, 2003 21:52:06 GMT -5
Thanks! I'll look for them. I have loads of space inside the hilt but the opening at the emitter is narrow. An EL blade would be way too wide for it, but a little bulb will do fine. SaberWorks...I saw the booth at DragonCon...almost bought one!
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Post by Re-Bas Retsam on Sept 23, 2003 10:58:32 GMT -5
Hey Leda, I remember you and your friend. If I recall the conversation, you guys were struggling between a saber or boots. As for the small diameter hole in the emitter, you would actually mount the surfire light behind it inside the hilt, and the light beam will still be strong enough to give the effect you want. BTW, you guys had really great costumes, I am sorry I did not get a chance to hang out with you when I was able to jump into mine. Unfortunately, it was always 11pm at night before I could join the festivities.
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Post by Theos Or-Num on Sept 29, 2003 5:37:19 GMT -5
Hi guys, I havent been here for a while, Ive been busy with uni and my baby boy. Unfortunatly I havent finnished the LED sabre blade yet, Im having trouble getting enough LEDs for a reasonable price. Regarding what you guys were discussing earlier, (lenses and focal points) Ive been to see an optomitrist techntian, he gave me some lenses to try to focus LED light up some Acyrlic tubing... no matter where I put the lense or led, I couldnt avoid getting a "single light source fanning out" effect, Im not sure if using heaps of LEDs would fix this or not, In low light though, the acrylic does light up well, just not very evenly. The trouble of course is fitting lenses and Leds into somthing that looks passibly light sabreish. Oh well back to the drawing board.... BTW Leda, how do you get the fog/vapour/smokeparticles to follow your hilt around? Theos Or-Num
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Oct 1, 2003 23:38:40 GMT -5
Well...the particles wouldn't follow the hilt around. There are always particles in the air waiting to be illuminated...like dust, pollen ,smoke ,water vapor. Sometimes there's excessive amounts, sometimes not... but that's what I was talking about. You know how sometimes beams of light are visible...such as camping, when the air is thick with fog and smoke. You can see a flashlight beam on any given night...but sometimes the air is just right...I've been heard saying..."It's a good lightsaber night!"
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Oct 1, 2003 23:42:35 GMT -5
Hey Leda, I remember you and your friend. If I recall the conversation, you guys were struggling between a saber or boots. BTW, you guys had really great costumes, I am sorry I did not get a chance to hang out with you when I was able to jump into mine. Unfortunately, it was always 11pm at night before I could join the festivities. Yeah...we didn't see you! I'm saving to buy this really nice pair of replica boots...custom made... from motorcowboy.com. You guys never make it as far north as the Chiller Theatre Expo...do ya?
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Post by Re-Bas Retsam on Oct 6, 2003 14:28:07 GMT -5
Hey Leda, About the furthest north we can make is Chicago. Outside of that range is very tough to do because of the distance. Maybe one day we can, but for now, we plan for San Diego, Chicago, and atlanta, as well as points in between.
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Oct 28, 2003 23:00:29 GMT -5
Hey Leda, Try Surefire tactical lights, They operate on 2 DL123 lithiums, and are blinding bright, with a focused beam. You should be able to fit the guts in, depending on your hilt tolerances. So where do I get these again? Not the sort of thing they'd have at Radio Shack I take it....
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Post by Re-Bas Retsam on Oct 29, 2003 11:40:15 GMT -5
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Oct 29, 2003 13:29:39 GMT -5
Thanks for that link...looks like it'll work! ;D
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Post by Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar on Feb 22, 2004 19:10:30 GMT -5
Does your hilt have to be set up for an EL blade (in other words, do electronics have to be insdie your hilt) or does the blade come self-contained -- are all electronics come inside the blade? My saber hilt is hollow, and I was thinking about trying to adapt it for an EL blade, but what I read above was too technical for me.
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Post by LoreenShadowchaser on Feb 25, 2004 4:26:18 GMT -5
You can buy a blade kit from Lightech to put into your hilt, like I did.
But unless you want to pay an additional $40 for the adapter, you have to figure out for yourself how to mount everything inside your hilt. Being mechanically inclined, I didn't buy the adapter.
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