Lightsaber Creation Kit -> Stuff for a lit blade by saschodebeer

Last crawled date: 3 years, 1 month ago

I wanted to have a blade for my sabers that light up.
Of course, I tried to keep it DIY and cheap.
The files are for a holder that slides in the handle and fits a 18650 lithium battery and has 4 slits for cables (.075mm²). As in the pictures I just glued everything in with hot glue.
Then there's a holder for the lens of the COB LED and a small cap for the top of the blade.
The blade is a colored plastic cover for a neon tube light. It's cheap and keeps the color, even when turned off. (I bought a 1490mm long tube and cut it in half for two sabers)
You will need the following:
1x flashlight from China (http://bit.ly/2hQbR2X)
1x blade, inner diameter 26,5mm (http://ebay.eu/2hUEJqJ)
1x 18650 lithium battery (harvested from an old laptop)
1x TP4056 lithium charger (http://bit.ly/2n3P21h)
1x piece of milky white foil the same size as your blade
1x small piece of reflective foil
I wrapped the milky foil about 3-4 times around a thin long wodden dowl, slid it in the blade and then turned the dowl the other way around, the foil sticks to the blade on it's own. Then I added a reflective foil on the top cap and glued it on the blade with super glue. Same goes for the lens holder.
I used the switch from the flashlight and glued it inside the saber, same as the charger. Wired everything up and it works like a charm!
The battery also gives the whole thin a nice "heavy" feel. The picture on the scale is without the blade.
I wanted to keep a "clean" look without any holes so to charge the battery you'll need to remove the bottom part, but thanks to schmots it's super easy to screw on and off!