Ever since I first wielded that cardboard tube while watching Star Wars on VHS, wearing of course my Boba Fett underoos, I wanted my own lightsaber. This dream, however muted, did not fade with time. Cardboard tubes were replaced with flashlights, but that was not enough. It soon occurred to me that I could dress up a flashlight with a little aluminum tubing and a few select pieces from my junk drawer.
A week ago in a garage not-so far away…
I began with a Mag-Lite flashlight and an aluminum tube. The tube needed to be machined to a size that would fit the flashlight. After that was done, it was quick work to cut the tube up with a Dremel, tap some screw holes, and attach the remaining parts with Sugru.
The child in me is more excited about the finished product than anything I’ve created thus far. Finally, I own my own eloquent weapon for this most uncivilized age.
“This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or as random as a blaster, but an elegant weapon for a more civilized age. For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times, before the Empire.”
―Obi-Wan Kenobi
This entry is part of 2012’s Project 365 – A Creative Thing a Week.
Nice!
This looks cool!