Make Your Own Combat Ready Lightsaber - Beyond Geek DIY Builds
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- Опубліковано 24 тра 2017
- Odin shows Brittni how to make a combat ready lightsaber.
Brittni Barger, Beyond Geek Host
Odin Abbott, Odin Makes and DIY Prop Shop Host
This is an extended build from the Beyond Geek television series episode The Force is Strong. You can watch the full episode for free: www.beyondgeek.com
Lightsaber Parts List
- 1 1/4 inch aluminum tube (ID - 1-inch)
- 1 3/8 inch aluminum tube (ID - 1 1/4 inch)
- 1-inch polycarbonate tube
- 1-inch acrylic hemisphere for blade tip (purchased from TAP Plastics)
- Soundboard (We used an Obsidian from ultrasabers.com, but there are other soundboards to choose from.)
- Battery/Speaker combo 4-AAA Batteries (from ultrasabers.com)
- 2 LEDs - 1 Color LED for whatever color you want the blade and 1 white LED for flash on clash (We used Cree LEDs from ledsupply.com)
- 2 LED Drivers - one for each LED (We used the 1425 MicroPuck driver from ledsupply.com)
- Heatsink (for LED)
- Focusing Lens (Narrow Spot from ledsupply.com)
- Momentary Switch
- 1 3/8 inch In-Sink strainer and rubber grommet (Disposal Repair Kit for In-SinkErator) for the pommel
- Windshield wiper blades (decorative)
- Heatsink from a power supply to a video box (decorative)
- #218 O-Rings (decorative)
- Cellophane wrap for diffusion in blade
- Aluminum foil tape for reflection on blade tip
- Weld On 4 (solvent to attach blade tip to polycarbonate blade)
- Shrink Tubing
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16:49 Her first lightsaber ever...and she ignites it with her hand...on the blade. Translation: Jedi adventure ends in 5 seconds lol
Sith Thunder dont you know that all jedi lose their hands? Come on, its part of the process.
Ah yes, I seem to have forgotten that HANDY bit of info. (Ba-dum, TSSS!)
Oh, wow! You didnt argue, thats at least 1 less of a *Handfull*
BardockSSJ3 Well, you gotta HAND it to me....crap, I appear to not have anymore puns ON HAND.
BardockSSJ3 Oh wait, heres a thought; next time, ignite it while grasping the HANDle.
“What size do you want?”
“Standard level one blade please”
Um ok
Depends on the sword style you practice, since star wars are based mostly on Kendo, I would say that the blade should be 1 Meter long and the hilt about 27 cm
Mauricio Cespedes yeah but still
Zodspeed it made me cringe bahaha
Tarzy Same
dang you beat me to this comment XD
But mines a bit different I can take it down if you want...
*Soundboard solution:* Grab yourself one of those plastic toy Disney Rey lightsabers. No one is buying them so you can typically find one at a Target for around 15.00 - 20.00 and just break it open and take the soundboard out of that. They actually sound pretty good if you swap the speaker it comes with and have sounds for clashing and swinging around the lightsaber. Plus they are super tiny and fit into just about anything.
Reys lightsaber? You mean Anakins lightsaber
@@sag6445 Thats what they are advertised as anyways but no one likes rey so they don't buy them
@@Eyebrows842 lmfao
*anakin lightsabers
Anakins lightsaber
"i'm ready to complete my jedi training" *holds lightsaber by blade* :P
Genius!
Next up on the show, "build your own sci-fi larp ready prosthetics"
Ready to start your training
I do that to assert dominance over others.
DORKA DORKA
She says ok 83 times
Thank you for counting, I stopped at 53 to read the comments.
Damnit! Because of you I will smirk everytime she sais ok!!!
This comment has 83 likes now
lol this has 83 likes
What about "Ah huh"?
I see that you have constructed a new lightsaber...
OKAY
Storm trooper- If there’s one Jedi left. It’s not you.
Ken Luis affirmative.
@@kbl1978 if there's "old" material... it's your joke.
😂😂😂💪⚡👍😎👊❤❤❤❤
There are so many possible "that's what she said" jokes in this video.
My entendrometer went right up to 69!
Ok
She said ok...
obnotchtcles I really hope you are joking?
Was waiting for someone to point that out lol
"YOUR LIGHTSABER WILL MAKE A FINE ADDITION TO MY COLLECTION."
Take one of those $12.00 lightsabers from Toys R Us and just rip the sound board out of it. It's MUCH cheaper to do it that way.
What’s toys r us?
Hahahaha with $200 i ll just spend it in a cool replica. I just saw a video of 1 lightsaber that have many color lights and differents sounds choices just in 1 saber.
@Gamer Stavros r/wooosh
@bonkerville Target used to (they probably still do) sell cheap lightsabers. Walmart might also sell them as well. Or you could order one online.
@bonkerville it reopened Fucker
I've just got to say this; Odin, you are a great teacher / presenter for this sort of thing. You explained everything very well and - most importantly - had Brittni do the work rather than just letting her watch. That's really encouraging and helpful for everyone watching. I really like your videos on AweMe and OdinMakes, and it was great seeing you with someone else.
Simon Rafe he wanted to check her out from behind, smart move btw 😁
Same. As a teacher myself. He did great.
That girl either knew exactly what was going on or absolutely nothing and I can’t tell which one.
Either way she'll learn.
This guy reminds me of my dad. If he were still here I’d definitely build a lightsaber with him
I wish my grandfather was still alive. We always made cool things out in his shop. It would have been fun if this stuff was around when he was alive.
I’m sorry for you both
I’m sorry for you guys it kinda made me cry 😢
Here’s those sympathy points you ordered
Sorry
Take a shot everytime she says "okay"
She says it around 70 times
Ragearmy ! Alcohol poisoning ftw
Ragearmy ! I don't want to die.... like that
I know a few things i could do to her in that 5 minutes
5 min and I'm DRUNK
I like how at 4:00 in Odin politely asks her how many inches she wants.
Standard level 1 blade
@@joshuacrabtree747 I still fall short
He also tells her to "just touch the tip" to make it hot.
Top 10 lines said while "screwing around"
AyyitsJoshua 02
That part made me cringe a bit
I followed this tutorial to the letter and just left out the soundboard and made an awesome saber for $75
Thanks Odin & Beyond Geek!!!
This video is full of lies, I can't cut younglings in half with this!
Master Skywalker, There are too many of them What are we going to do?
@@veqqz4184 Fucking awesome!
You can if you hit hard enough
Well no shit you don't say
We know it's not a real lightsaber. That's the point! The title says Combat Ready, so the whole video is a lie!!!!!
5:04 Yep, every man has been here.
LOL!!
Proble not the dude in the video thou lol a million bucks says he never fucks the blonde lol.
77Avadon77 Bruh
Josh Rayborn Shit I would
Good thing I’m alone because I just blasted out a loud laugh
You can't get aluminum in the UK. Could i use aluminium instead?.
no.
No.
I'm from the U.S. but I get it. Yes, aluminium is just fine. Also, it's more plentiful as it's readily available all over the world except in the U.S. and Canada.
Yoshi, its a pronunciation joke.
U.s. Al-oom-in-umm
U.k. Al-oo-min-i-um
Close, in the UK we say it more like Al-you-mini-um.
The first 'U' is a hard one, not soft like how American's say it.
First lesson of Jedi school: Dont touch the lighty thingy.
rule number 1. stick em with the pointy end... oh wait, wrong saga. dont touch the shiney end!!
LOL
I saw Vader at Home Depot yesterday! So cool!
Let’s not forget the “mhmm’s” “uh huh’s” and “alright’s”.. okay
Excellent
TriniDiddy HS and “got it”
M'kay
okay
Very helpful tutorial. I hate the idea of buying a cheap lightsaber or ordering a custom one. Because every Jedi builds they're own lightsaber. And the force guides them to build the perfect lightsaber for them. So I think it would be cooler to build my own in my style. And this is quite helpful.
@@MirzaKhalid considering the material used allows for the lightsaber to actually be fully functional in fighting with, that's reasonable, and the price is only high for what they built sinse they used the soundboard, if you just build the saber without any electronic pieces added, you're not even gonna pass $100 which is quite cheap
The nerd is strong in you...
You are strong and wise and I am very proud of you.
@@MirzaKhalid
I think some places rent tools so you wouldn't have to buy the tools to make the light saber.
Lgt are the ones for you you can order lightsaber parts and mix n match
Not so easy to do w/o all the expensive tools though.
@Dirtyd23 Would still end up on something like 100 Euros thought so that kinda sucks. Will still build it but I won't have any use for the tools besides the drill.
most places rent tools
Substitute the aluminum tube with PVC pipe and spray paint! Easy to cut and still looks fine.
Check kijiji, or your local fliers for chopsaws. Harbour Freight or Princess Auto sells them for $75.00 on sale. A drill and bits will run under $100.00. The rest of the stuff is cheap. Don't build obstacles, build solutions.
@@BenTheBeanYT yeah if you want a light piece of junk. I'm subbing out aluminum tubing for steel electrical, tad bit heavier(not much considering the hilt is only like 18 inches) but I weld so I can make my hilt bad ass and add more detail
Girl:Master yoda I'm ready to begin my training!
:Holds lightsaber by blade.
Yoda:harder then Luke you already are.🤦♂️🤦♂️
As her hand melts
To be fair, Luke looked directly into the tube, he just didn't turn it on. XD
Both of them actually did a good job in this video, I enjoyed it!
Hunter Thorne the girl had no clue what was happening
@@aronorenda And the seemed to be "Ok" with that
Awesome! Thanks for posting, I've been looking for a good practical blade tutorial!
Hey Jake! You are welcome! I got the LEDs from www.ledsupply.com
And Polycarbonate tubes can be found at most plastic resellers Like TAP Plastics or Interstate Plastics. An 8' tube is like $15-$20 but you can get 2 40" blades from it.
I would love to see one in your Graflex hilt!
Odin Makes Odin you're awesome
Odin Makes great! I picked up some transparent pvc a few weeks ago but haven't had much luck looking for the right leds, so thanks for the resource, I'll check it out!
What is it be a lot cheaper to take the guts out of a toy light sabor and put it in that new strong lightsaber
For the soundboard, yes, but not for the other electronics. Toy sabers don't have the LEDs like the one in the video.
Vader's and Anakin's/Luke's original lightsabers were made from camera flash handles from the 1950's or 1960's, not aluminum tubing.
brianr101010: I made the same remark out loud at my iPad when he said that in the video as well! What was used is a 3-cell Graflex flashgun, that you would commonly see being used by NEWS photographers in or around the 1940’s. The cameras in question, the flashgun was the long, vertical and cylindrical tube that most photographers would grasp with their right hand in holding the camera!
Cosplayers and hardcore Star Wars fanatics still poach graflexes to make authentic prop lightsaber replicas from the flashgun. As a person that appreciates and owns several antique cameras, I am upset that prices for antique graflexes have spiked due to the poaching of the flashguns to make authentic props. They don't make analog cameras as good as they did in the 1940's, and fans ruin it without thinking they could use alternatives like the tutorial in this video to make a replica without destroying antique photo equipment.
@@user-oe5us6og6h cállate nos vale verga jajaja
I have replica "Darth Vader" and "Anakin/Luke" lightsabers. And have always wondered why a "weapon" from "a long time ago in a galaxy far far away" has letters and numbers from European speaking people on them.. This is what I Googled. ..
"Luke's was built from the flash attachment of a Graflex 3 cell unit, while Vader's was made from a different flash attachment - a British 3-cell MPP Microflash..
All the other lightsabers we see are made from scratch.. The originals from 1977 are the camera flashguns, with bits of windscreen wiper blade glued on.
Google "Original lightsaber prop"
I'm sure Odin knows the orginal Skywalker lightsaber was made from an old Graflex. He was implying using found parts, especially from the hardware store is very much in the spirit of the orginal prop builders. I've heard that the orginal prop cost less than 15 dollars in raw materials at the time of its building.
I'll be impressed when I can cut a tree down with one.
I'd be in big trouble if I was A TREE.
Check out the video of the guy making a "Real" lightsaber... It might be able to burn through a small tree before the rods turn to slag ..
Hacksmith made a couple of protosaber.
Or Younglings
Then you need to go to styropro lol
Great build and much easier than having the long string of leds in the blade.
I get that reference!
I watched that video trying to re-find this one
Odin is freaking awesome with these props
Check out Odin's new lightsaber build on Odin Makes: ua-cam.com/video/gQUJsMeOOzA/v-deo.html
This video is actually really good, bringing in brittni is like us who don't know how to make it and she reflects how we would typically question how to do it
It's really cool to watch someone learn.
“Part of becoming a Jedi is creating your own lightsaber to fight off minions of the darkness”
I didn’t know there were lightsabers in Destiny lol
Rey: Am I a joke to you?
MrParkerman6 yes
@@thinkingmachine354 lol
Dude is really good at teaching! Way to cover all the basics and explain in such a way that anyone can learn and understand!
I’m so glad I have all of the tools to make this.
"OK"
Like if its ok.
This is OK. Ok?
^
Ok, you couldn't possibly have a better username for this video/thread.
Nope
ok
I used a sound board from an old lightsaber toy. be careful though the wiring is thin and easily breakable but was able to make it work and I now have a black lightsaber blade.
Paul the mountain man cool u have the first darksaber!
Is there a video of pic of this? I saw this video and also thought of trying to make a saber designed off the Lifegiver or Orgus Din's lightsaber from SWTOR and also thought of how to make a Black Core blade. Currently my idea is using 2 different sized polycarbonate tubes with black tinted cellophane in the center one and clear in the outer one, letting the single LED, not yet sure on my color choice, be there to try and light through it all.
Would love to see yours just if anything to see how the blade looks.
If you want something with more performance ultrasabers let's you buy parts
would be easy enough to swap out the wiring for something more robust if you so chose
Paul Greth like the mandalorion leader I don’t think I spelled that right
This is how I act when my dad's teaching me how to work with tools. Glad she's learning from someone who knows what he's doing. I find it cool that the original sabers were made with typical home depot items
You sir, would make an awesome shop class teacher. Great video! The teacher I had literally drilled through his hand as he was holding the piece. Thx fir sharing!!! 🖖🏼👽
I'll never be able to make it but really brilliant to watch thanks for showing me how
I'd love to see a tutorial that teaches tons of techniques like this, and covers more types of aesthetic choices, like how to create good wooden inlays or cloth/leather wraps, if you want a saber with the "Elemental Nature" style to it
Odin is such a gifted craftsman. I really enjoyed watching this step by step guild. His level of detail and how he simplifies each and every step can make this build possible for anyone. I tip my hat to you man, awesome job!
Turned out great!
nice build. "I like to make stuff" did a similar project recently. not combat ready, but with sounds and lighting animations, very nice.
Impressive. Most impressive.
😂😂😂😂👍
That was AWESOME!!!!!
The joy on this mans face when she calls him Odin-Wan Kenobi 17:19
Won't lie, that's really damn cool :) I'm gonna have to try this someday for a custom blade.
I enjoyed this thank you
We're glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
That was so cool! And the video was so well done, too! Just like a home improvement show! Awesome, and thanks for posting!!
Odin is one happy man right now
great vid well done
We're glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!
You can get VRM or Mosfet heatsinks cheap that will do a great job cooling that LED.
There are so many tutorials out there that make it seem super complex with loads of speciality parts but that's why I love Odin, he makes quality stuff but makes it seem achievable for the average joe.
Now that is awesome I'm definitely going try build my own.
May the force be with you guys.
This is awesome! Cool guy
Kenobi!!!
I'd love to see your version of the dark saber from Star Wars
He made one on his channel
I find your resourcefulness to be most impressive.
Wow. Amazing job. I didn't know how full on you guys would go, but you went all the way. Awesome work, and great to show how people really can do this at home relatively easily!
odin is a beast!!!!!!!
Awesome tutorial! Also, this dude seems like he would be cool to hang out with lol
Thanks! And yes, Odin is pretty dang cool to hang out with!
Imagine you guys at the bar talking about lightsabers, some drunk random girl walks up and asks what you guys are talking about..
And reply "Jedi business, go back to your drinks"
Wow that’s incredible
Having this more shinny than the rest
***yeah, I love that***
Cool, i might make this
Everyone's reaction
I filled a glass of coke and took a sip every time she said ok...
almost 7 minutes in I finished the glass...
Odin's my hero.
Very cool!
Can anyone tell me how many times she says "Okay"?
Uh huh
David Nguyen 😂 dead. I was thinking the same thing. I'll have to extend my affirmative vocabulary for any future OdinMakes sessions...and life in general. I'll start practicing my Yep, Yawp, Yar, Noyce, and Oohs of wonderment post haste. 👍🏻
Haha okay since I had nothing to do I counted and it got up to minimum 70 times that u said "Okay" and just "okay" not even "mhm" and such
As a maker and having been on both sides of the teacher/participant exchange, it is difficult to not say "okay", "uh-huh", etc. since you don't know what questions to ask with a new project and you're just absorbing the information. But I am sure as a UA-cam host you're used to the comment section and people focusing on any mistakes (real or perceived). :-)
Yeah me too and it's not meant in a bad way it was just a fun thing to point out and I'm still in school today and whenever the teacher says we have to write a novel and such she always points out that we should remember not to always start a line with "And then this happened" etc
"How do I heat it up?"
" you just touch it with the...tip".......Giggity!
THIS IS GREAT. THIS IS SO FREAKING GREAT. THANK YOU!
Love it!!!!
Hey it's Odin!
yeah same
Damn this is the best lightsaber build I've seen on UA-cam so far, and I've seen a lot of them!
I wish the LED was brighter tho the light isn't equal from bottom to the top of the blade :p
So cool.
Awesome! Glad I went on UA-cam before checking out on my saberforge tab.
This will make a fine addition to my collection... *laughs in Grievous*
Tip for cleaner threads: turn the tap CCW a half turn every 2 turns CW, to break the chips... otherwise the aluminum can load up on the tap and gall to itself, peeling off some of the threads, which allows the screw to strip out the remaining threads easier.
CCW? CW?
Pretty cool. Nice job.
This is what I like to see, making them from scratch. Sure, there are several places to buy pre-built sabers, but making it yourself from scratch really gives you a unique, and customized saber, and allows you to know the ins and outs of your own build so later you can repair it if damaged (and you *should* be smacking your friends with it, etc., so damage will happen over time).
Great video, great quality components, absolutely awesome!
7:30
The original props didn't actually use windshield wiper blades for the grips. That's misinformation that's been spread around. They were hard rubber tracks (called a "T-strip" by the original prop maker) commonly believed to be used for sliding cabinet doors
Guys in 2000 had figured that out, just thinking they were plastic and not rubber. Interesting how a lot of Star Wars prop knowledge came from forum boards back in the late 90s from movie screenshots, publicity photos, and so on.
I love how Odin makes sure the girl is actually doing something instead of just asking how things work.
Amazing build!
A fine addition to my collection!
Crazy how a Graflex camera flash handle skyrocketed in price once it became the most iconic weapon ever
That, old ambulances, and a certain oblong knob. Greedy dicks are greedy, considering camera flashes like those used in the movies are basically worthless..
Royce Bracket
Yup. Supply and demand.
Brittni reminds me of the actress Renee O'Connor from the TV series Xena Warrior Princess.
Wow! Great! As a teacher myself, I really loved this. Good job!
That hilt came out really nice and seemed super simple and he did a great job explaining shit can't wait 2 build my own
Home depot is ilum in real life
Its basically where we get stuff to build a lightsaber
I want one in purple... Like Mace Windu
this is pretty awesome
Cool will definitely try
Now we just need to learn how to deflect nerf darts! This is so awesome!
Easy; hold the blade parallel to your eyesight and obstruct your view of the shooter's blaster. Adjust accordingly and don't flinch. Not 100% but you'll hit a few :)
But this...is how oden makes. :)
This video felt like a father teaching his daughter, or a master teaching his apprentice. This was a great video all around, and super easy to follow along!
Awesome! I want one!
“It’s very similar to the way Vader’s Light Saber was built”... I had no clue Vader’s light saber was made out of wind shield wiper blades.... wow
Darth Vader's lightsaber..
Luke's was built from the flash attachment of a Graflex 3 cell unit, while Vader's was made from a different flash attachment - one from a British 3-cell MPP Microflash.. It wasnt built from scratch..
@@sirgalah561 It's about the T-Grips, both Luke's and Vader's lightsabers have them, and they say in the video they were windshield wipers.
I would love to have a replica Luke Skywalker lightsaber from Return of the Jedi.
Very impressive build for what was used. I've been inspired big time.
AMAZING!!!!!