Crystal Question...

[Xorren Hedrasii]

What do you use for crystals in your sabers? How do you attach them? Can you just give me a basic rundown...you could even do a micro-tutorial...I plan on putting one in my new saber when I start building it later this week. I actually plan on remaking my current saber seen here.

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The tube that makes up the black part of the grips and holds the endcap in place is removable and I would like to put a crystal in the top of it. The only things I'm trying to stay away from are the flat plastic ones from the craft section of Wal-Mart. I'm looking for something more 3-D, and professional looking, like a real crystal that would be in a real saber.
Thanks
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[LoreenShadowchaser]

Most people don't actually use crystals in their lightsabers. Unless they specifically plan to have it show somehow. It's not a requirement, since we aren't building "real" lightsabers here.

I imagine people mostly do that with just static ones, that don't have blades in them. But, depending on where you put it, it may not be seen at all, so there's really no point in that case.

Unless you want to have one in your saber. Just to know it's there.

[Xorren Hedrasii]

Its kind a matter of the inner body tube comes out and wouldnt it be cool if...tada...there was a crystal in there

[Mon-Jas Charan]

Look through the threads here in the hilt section, if memory serves, there is one about a design with a removable crystal chamber. I'll look and see if I can find it.

[Xorren Hedrasii]

cool

[LoreenShadowchaser]

Yeah, that was KaiRhann.

And here's his thread that Mon Jas was referring to. I remember when he posted those pics last year. Everyone was impressed.

apfoister.proboards9.com/index.cgi?board=Hilts&action=display&n=1&thread=3502&page=1

Oh, and the pic, too.



Does that give you any ideas, Jedi Wannabe?

[Xorren Hedrasii]

Woah....Time to make a trip to Target...if they still have them

[Mon-Jas Charan]

loreenshadowchaser said:

Yeah, that was KaiRhann...

Thanks Loreen for finding it ...

[LoreenShadowchaser]

No problem.

I don't know how far back that thread is buried, but since I remembered KaiRhann's name, I just looked up the threads he's posted in to find it.

Maybe it will spark some interest with some of the newbies around here.

[Seda Navilli]

I hadn't seen that thread before... maybe I'm too much of a "Newbie"

Definitely very very VERY cool. I wish I had that kind of talent.... and machinery!

[JediKai]

At a local rock and gem show I bought a small green manufactured crystal that is actually used in some way with lasers. I'd thought to put it inside a lightsaber, though in such a way that only I would know it is there. It is a cube shape.

[jacelarsen]

Whoa!! that looks wicked. I feel that I ought to try one like that.