Building a Real Retractable Lightsaber
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- Опубліковано 7 лип 2024
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We built a real extending and retracting lightsaber from Star Wars! Finished just in time for the Acolyte, I'm so glad I can finally share Project JEDI with everyone. The lightsaber project files, links, and tutorials can be found below:
DISCLAIMER: This lightsaber is a prototype and is potentially dangerous to DIY. While I'm working to change that, I can't currently recommend this for anyone without engineering expertise and the will to troubleshoot for hours.
Design files, material links, and tutorials (website): herotech.engineering/retracta...
Design files, material links, and tutorials (Patreon): / 105780774
BIG thank you to Madie and Aaron!
Madie: / madisontong
Aaron: / aaroncodrington88
HEROTECH:
herotech.engineering/
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00:00 - Lightsaber Intro
01:14 - Blade Extension and Retraction
03:02 - Onshape Ad
04:03 - Compact, To-Scale Hilt Design
06:23 - Realistic Blade and Sound
08:02 - Putting it All Together
09:27 - Demo
10:50 - What's Next? - Наука та технологія
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That opening clip looked so good I legit thought it was CGI until watching the clips from testing. That's nuts.
Thank you!!
Still looks like it has some post FX on top of it.
@@RefractArt Tbh I think the saturation has been increased and contrast decreased but apart from that I think its all practical
It's too slow
lol yeah, looks more like the Schwartz, if you know what I mean #spaceballs MisterPotter
Be careful! Your design is basically the one patented by Disney. They came after me for my design and it wasn't even close to the same after I posted on UA-cam. Definitely don't sell or share it. I can share their letter to me with you. Feel free and contact me about this. It was very stressful.
Oh man that sucks! I'm so sorry you went through that. Yeah would definitely like to see the letter they sent, my email is contact@herotech.engineering
@herotech I'm in LA, when I get back I'll forward it. Was a cease and desist letter. They informed me what would happen if I didn't take down my video and if I was seen trying to sell or share files they would go after me for it. The first day I freaked out. I did a lot of research on what to do and who to call about it. Your design is more like theirs than mine.
@YourGeekFix do they sell it? Sounds like major bs on their part
@tawoorie they said I was basically ruining disney magic and to stop. They still plan to use it for another feature at Disney after the hotel closed. Disney and the BBC are the only ones who have caused me problems. The guy that developed the saber said he had no problem, but he can't give permission. Ours extends in one second, retracts in a half se and and is dulable with lights and sound. We used a mechanism and design nothing like theirs. Unfortunately, they have three patents. They are very aggressive.
Oh wow. That's tough, even with a completely original mechanism and design they went after you?
Disney: we have the world’s first fully retractable, LED light saber. You have to pay to see it.
Herotech:
🥳🥳
Yeah you just schooled Disney
I like the Disney version a lot too!
Disney can't even swing theirs around they just hold it gently straight up
@@jacobmedinaayall hating on the brand like the engineers that actually made it did anything wrong to yall lmao
keep up the "web shooter that actually lets me swing" project, I'd love to see the completion
Thinking of ways to move forward! Built IRL has done a fantastic job with his already though
How about building a wall covered in gecko tape and recording a bunch of people climbing on it, with a specific interest in studying their contact points so that you can make a real spider suit?@@herotech
@@herotechthe most important question: will it keel?
Interesting! Not sure if gecko tape would hold people tbh
@@herotech Yes, they hold up very well, so much so that the channel "the action lab" has already made a video putting them on gloves and trying to climb walls... However, I don't know if they would still have all that strength when thrown, I think the shot would not put enough pressure to fix it and allow it to swing
The spinning gives it an electric looking glow, so awesome.
Right?! Ahahaha it looks so good in person too
Dude I really wanted to ask this: Why do you think the demonstrations from the disney retractable lightsaber make that version look so fragile? Do you have any idea why they barely moved that thing and hold it like it can break at any second? At the end of your video you're swinging and spinning this saber like it doesn't affect the blade quality at all. My question is if you can spin your retractable lightsaber why can't they?
My best guess is that they're using two opposite tape measure blades for the blade structure itself - unfortunately the problem with that is that they're a bistable structure that can crumple if pushed too hard. Now, they could make the plastic thicker to make it more stable, but the problem there is it would greatly increase the size of it stored inside the hilt and it would affect the light diffusion so the blade would not be as bright. It's a difficult problem because you run up against the material property limits of using a clear plastic as your blade structure, and you can't switch to a metal because then you lose the transparency that lets the LEDs shine through. I think their design is still really cool though, and I don't doubt Disney Imagineering's ability to come up with solutions to these things.
@@herotech That's awesome. Thanx for actually taking the time to reply. Maybe if you guys worked together you both could come up with the perfect saber. But your results without disney/lucasfilm resources are already incredible. I might not know you but I'm really proud of u guys.
Thanks and no problem! A Disney collab would be awesome, their resources and engineering talent are really next level
I’m honestly fine with the side looking semi like a darksaber cause the design is SICKKK 🔥🔥
Ahahaha thank you!!! Maybe we'll actually make a darksaber version lol
When I saw the lightsaber extending in the beginning of the video, I thought _"OK, this is CGI, it must be the goal they're looking to achieve but it will never look that great without video FX"_
I know you want to make it even better but it already looks amazing!
Great job!!
Ah thank you so much!! When people say our stuff looks like CGI it's such a high compliment :) Yeah it looks great even now, but I think it can look even better haha
Saaaame I thought it was a test footage or a reference footage or something.
@@herotechwas it enhanced using vfx, even if it was still impressive
Super dope lightsaber! Regarding the overheating of the LEDs, you could look into individually addressable LED strips, you could then calculate which LEDs to turn on depending on how far they are extended. That way, only the exterior LEDs are turned on and the inside ones are off.
That is a sick idea, thanks!! :) Yeah that is exactly how the first hilt melted, all the LEDs wound on the spool tightly packed and then being overdriven
You could seriously make a lot of money if you could manufacture and sell these to the people sign me up for pre-orders
Funny enough, spinning the blade with reflective material on it is exactly how they achieved the pulsing, flickering effect on the original lightsabers in 1977.
Paying homage to the OG design 🫡
The Mouse ain’t gonna like this one.
What’s this I hear about the purity rings?????
IYKYK
They should not have ruined Star Wars
@@Niaaal They own it.
They can do whatever they want with it
Feels like I’ve been waiting on a lightsaber design like this my whole life 😭.
As a recent engineering graduate, seeing what you guys do is really inspirational and has me excited about getting into the industry and hopefully be apart of a team just as clever!
Thank you! And congrats on graduating as well!!
Finally a retractable blade, barely anyone did this before. Awesome work and hope to see the improved v2.0
Thank you!!
When me and my friend were graduating high school around 2000, we planned about this. One of my friends did end up building an engineering draft, but we weren’t able to develop it further. Seeing you guys pull it off really fires me up to call my buds up to start working on it again. Congratulations and thanks for sharing your process! And also congrats on graduating! 😊
That's awesome, glad to hear that y'all were thinking about this too and that you want to start working on it again! And thank you for the well wishes :)
Heyyy!!! good to see you back! And face reveal??!? What!!!?! super crazy bro!
This was such a clever idea. I bet Disney is taking notes as we speak!
Can’t wait to see more videos from you!congratulations on graduating!🎉
Thanks so much man! I appreciate it and looking out for more videos from you too!
@@herotech we still gotta do our collab on the TASM 2 shooters. 😢
True!! Been so busy lately but now that I've graduated I should hopefully have more time in the coming months haha
This is amazing! One thing I would love to see is a faster retraction, a smaller hilt, and a silent retraction as well. I can't wait to see what you guys do next.
Totally agree, working on all those right now :)
The end product is very cool! Fantastic video as well. Can't wait to see where the lightsaber and channel goes from here
Thank you so much!!
Ok, this is just too good. I am so excited to see what comes next!!
Thanks man!!
We will watch your career with great interest!
That's awesome! Being able to swing it like that already seems to surpass the prototype Disney showed off some time ago, which while it is impressive, didn't seem to be capable of moderate swinging. I can't wait to see how this project goes, along with anything else you guys have! I'm on the hook! You are all absolutely going places... and congratulations on graduating!
I'd love to see a short choreographed duel with two of these sabers, just for the fun of it!
Thanks Chancellor :) and thank you so much for the kind words. Yeah I kept waiting for footage of the Disney prototype being swung or even light dueling but sadly I'm not sure if their design can take the forces. We'll keep improving our design and keep everyone updated. Once we have two of these sabers a choreographed duel is definitely in the cards!
@@herotech It was really cool to see a retractable lightsaber but it almost looked as if the blade swayed back and forth, and he looked very careful not to move it too much. That's to be expected on an early prototype, but I really wonder what their goal is with it! Hopefully they will be able to refine it well enough for some light dueling!
I can't wait to see future updates on your projects, give everyone on the team a pat on the back hahaha
@@corellioncrusaderproductio4679 Totally agreed! Excited to see what Disney comes up with, with their infinite resources ahahaha. Thank you again!
I’m always amazed by engineering folks who do what they do. The amount of left brain work these geniuses do is just incredible. I am totally not inclined that way and have awe and respect for these folks. My own brother is one!
Thank you so much!!!
The fact that the blade is pretty much just an LED strip gives the blade that feel of weightlessness.
There's a Disney Imagineer somewhere very mad you made this. No doubt a DIY is more affordable than what they would charge eventually at Galxys Edge. Great work!!!
Thank you!!! Hopefully they aren’t too mad 👀
What a fantastic work dear Jacob , congratulations to you and your team, I’m also so glad to finally find a video about the possibility to build my own lightsaber than hasn’t to be 4 years or more old. Like the dream died long ago, and here you are. Young pleople. Probably half my age creating one. A as I’ll keep an eye on your work , I m still trying to build my own one. You are a great inspiration. Big respect and thanks.
Thank you so much! Will continue improving this design, making it better and easier to make at home 🫡
Dude as someone who has watched star wars for about 28 yrs. And watched episodes 4 when I was 6.
I have to say this is the kewlest damn thing I have seen. Even compared to the tungsten lightsaber that actually gets hot. I would Def like to get my hands on one of these....keep up the killer work!
Thank you so much!!! That means a lot, will continue improving this design :)
Hearing the coming fixes at the end sounds really promising! Can't wait to see
Thank you! Working on them currently :)
Spinning is actually what they did in the original lightsaber effect. They used fluorescent tape on a long rod, attach that to a Dremel and the dremel to an old camera flashlight and put a light directly over the camera. This is a huge step to actual realistic lightsabers with no vfx!!!
Paying homage to the 1977 original 🙏
it's what they TRIED to do to keep it as an in-camera effect. They ultimately decided it didn't work and roto'd an optical effect over it in post. There's some footage floating around of the un-roto'd shots and it doesn't look great.
@@Fafhrd42 Damn, at least they had reference 😂😭😭
Insane that you were the first to do this and that (besides all the brilliant engineering) the design is as simple as an led strip and a magicians wand. Amazing work by all three of you
Thank you!! Happy to see people appreciate all the engineering that makes simple designs work
They weren't the first, Hacksmith already made one about.. three years ago?
@@Anixerusyou mean that blowtorch thing 😂?
So, @9:48 you brought tears of joy to an old man's eyes! I've considered some of the other options mentioned for various reasons but the idea of hiding the tube until just the right moment (Cons and such) never appealed to me. Now, I'm glad I waited! This is doable and much more appealing to my "DIY" self. I'm sure my wife will understand why I suddenly had to purchase a 3D printer. "Subbed" of course!
Thank you so much!!! That means a lot, glad you liked the project and we’ll continue making it even better 🙏
I honestly am glad you put videos of the build...I would not have known it was not CGI. Amazing job once again!
Thank you, glad you liked it!
This is so well done for the difficulty it presents! Can't wait to see how it turns out on the upgrades 🌌
Thank you!!
Has to be the coolest thing i've seen all year! Keep up the amazing work Herotech!
Thank you so much!!
Hey the video is super cool, congrats on solving the challenge.
Didn’t go through all of the other comments but 1 suggestion would be to add an accelerometer and tie that input into the hum of a lightsaber when it gets waved around.
It would be a real enhancement and give a totally engaging sensation and compliment the great light effect that you achieved.
Cheers on such a great project.
Interested in the final finished item.
Best of luck.
Thank you for the kind words and suggestion! Our proffieboard actually has an accelerometer, we just need to make use of it :) will continue improving this!
Glad to see you posting again! This was an amazing project and I love the thought process break down. The webshooters were super cool but the versatility in doing other projects is something I can't wait to see more of!
Thank you so much and thank you for watching my videos all this time! Very appreciated and happy to know that y'all enjoy other science fiction projects as well
Wow! This is definitely a turning point in lightsabers. I can't wait to see how yall improve the lightsaber! 👍
We're going to make it as real as possible :)
Dude sick build! always a pleasure watching you man!
Thank you!!!
I have been working on something like this for the last 5 years now. Nice to see a different approach.
Would love to see yours too!
Making it spin and come out faster will literally make this so good. Subscribed! I can't wait to see the next vid.
Thank you!!! Working on it :)
I really hope Disney doesn't step on these kids for outdoing them
If Disney is smart they’ll hire these kids or buy them out.
spinning the blade to make the glowing effect was the first way of making a lightsaber in the movies.... funny that its sort of like poetry they rhyme
Paying homage to the OG!
Besides the project which is good
"Be ready to fight!
-Hold on a sec My lightsaber is loading"
Kinda fitting that in your quest to make a realistic lightsaber, it also ended up burning through the plastic. More authentic than you planned on.
At least my hand wasn’t chopped off 🙏
This is incredible. I can't wait to see where this project goes, it looks like it could be the future of consumer cosplay & trick sabers for sure.
Excited to see progress on the web shooters too! Keep it up 😊
Thank you so much! Excited to keep developing this and pushing it further :)
I would love to see something like this be finalized and mass produced.
Incredibly impressive! Congrats on this build. Looking forward to see your progress as you refine the design.
Thank you so much! Excited to keep refining it.
Huge congrats to the whole team! This is amazing work! And OMG IT LOOKS SO GOOD!!!!!
Thank you!!! Couldn't have done it without them and glad you liked the video :)
Gotta make it extend and retract faster and quiet down the sound of the motor.
Agreed :)
I wouldn't be surprised if Disney calls you. I know they came up with their own lightsaber, and I wonder how similar it is to your design. Good Luck with everything!
Thank you! Would love to collab with Disney haha
I love it, I actually gave up on a similar design that used an extendable staff I'm so happy you made it work it even inspired me to retry (promise I won't steal the same design) Also thanks for introducing the team.
Thank you!! And you’re totally welcome to use the same design/modify or improve upon it! Super cool to hear you had a similar idea with this
it's taking Disney forever to build a real one to buy, yet you simply print it. so cool.
Thank you!! 🥳
The boy did it!!!
hehehe
The props in the original Star Wars had spinning blades to reflect light for their very basic effects. FYI; Disney hilts might be official, but they are not screen accurate to the ones used in the movies. The movie ones are between one and one and a half inches in diameter.
Someone knows their stuff :) The original spinning blades were one of the inspirations to have the blade structure not only be reflective metal but also to spin and create the POV effect. Yeah still trying to make the hilt thinner, making them out of metal should help with that but it will also take longer and be more expensive haha
I wonder if you’re gonna need such powerful leds now that there will be a spinning factor.
I wonder too! Will definitely test and see :)
wow this is almost exactly how i was designing mine, glad to see itll actually work irl and not just on paper
So cool! Would love to see your version as well!
Amazing!! Excited to keep following along on your journey. Congratulations to you all!
Thank you so much!!!
By far the most impressive lightsaber I’ve seen thus far! Great job guys
Thank you so much!!
Hacksmith’s is better ngl
@@slipperyant7199 Been watching Hacksmith for years, but it’s just a big plasma cutter, it doesn’t look like a lightsaber, this does
HACKSMITH WHO?
Hahahah
Bro at first I was skeptical as hell but as the video kept going it became a beatiful work of art. Even though its not combat ready and not a plasma based one like the hacksmith team did its really cool to se a realistic and safe option made
Thank you so much!!
A truly wonderful display of idea to concept and concept to fabrication. Keep up the excellent work work, I am very impressed by your workmanship and by your resilient attitude when it came to the inevitable fall downstairs and engineering challenges. Well don't to you all, can't wait to see the improvements that you mentioned. Thanks for sharing and all the best to you all for your futures, they took look very bright. Congratulations
Thank you so much! Really appreciate the kind words. Glad that you enjoyed the engineering journey, and will work hard to implement the saber improvements!
Spinning the blade is a brilliant idea, and would replicate how the saber looked like in ANH more than anything. The original lightsaber prop was a spinning rod of reflective projection screen material that bounced the stage lights making the bright shimmering blade.
Thank you! Yes really happy with the effect it could produce. Paying homage to the original 🙏
awesome vid and i love how you guys show the entire process and acknowledge the faults of the lightsaber
Thank you!! Still working to improve it 🙏
this is so sick, and I hope that in the future there will be a version it's possible to duel with because then we would really get the full experience
Agreed! Working on improving it!
The end made me smile so much.
Also the spinning is how they made the original lightsabers in 1977!
Really cool what I would love to see is you being able to smash two together because even Disney can't do that.
But your video is Inspiring and fun and I loved seeing the process.
Thank you!! Will keep improving it, and paying homage to the original 1977 ones :)
Easiest sub of my life. I can't wait until you guys add to this project.
Thank you! Working on it :)
This is a great idea. It looks pretty cool and the brightness you chose is spot on.
Kudos.
Thank you so much!!
I've been waiting my whole life for this!!
:)
for a version 2 id suggest having a heavy duty fishing line to pull the magic cane back down in sync with the led strip tension as i personally think the rubbing back and forth will end up breaking the leds over time , also it would smooth out the extension and retraction of the blade if across 2 motors instead
Good idea! Definitely need to find a way to reduce strain on the LEDs over time
Too cool. Definitely worthy of a subscription. Cannot wait to see the next iterations.
Thank you so much!!
made it too real that it melted the first hilt material, that was something xD
nice work guys!
Ahahaha thank you!!
as a neopixel lightsaber fanatic, super cool to see your employment of the proffie board
Thanks!! Excited to use more of its functionality
This is so awesome! I saw the new retractable disney lightsaber and wanted to make it but i didnt have the means to. You guys did an incredible job!
Thank you!! Hopefully as we continue improving the design it gets easier to make for others at home!
This is so sick bro, so awesome to see you back
Thank you! Glad to be back
Damn, this project is absolutely great! By the way, the thing I wish you’ll make with this lightsaber is to make it durable enough to actually fight with it, so it won’t break after a few clashes with the other lightsaber
Thank you! And yeah making it duelable would be interesting, if there was a way to reinforce the LED strip coating so that it's more impact resistant I could see it happening!
That's crazy! George used your rotating idea back in the 70s and here you guys are making it retractable 😂 I love it!
A bit more speed, more duelable and this is perfect!
Agreed!
Epic design process!! Well done on the milestone!
Thank you!! :)
Wow i Thought this was just some CGI or Undersized flamethrower but it actually looks really good! you need to make more videos about this lightsaber.
Thank you!! Yeah will definitely make more videos about it and improve it as well
It’s crazy how much better this is than what Disney came up with for Galaxy’s Edge
It's the same thing Disney made
@@justusashcraft9930 then why couldn't the cast member's at Galaxy's Edge rotate them? lol
Love it. The only thing that kinda makes it bad is the retraction speed, it's kinda slow. However, I see a huge amount of potential for this. For now, I'll give it a solid 9/10 rating!
Thank you, and totally agree! Working on speeding it up
*Impressive. Most impressive.* The spinning effect gives it that distinctive flicker and creates the illusion of a solid beam of light. But, you're going to run into problrms with combating the centripetal force trying to pull the LED strip away from the tensioner as it reaches full length. Friction and any accidental contact with the spinning rod are going to be an issue too. If there's a way, your best bet will be to recreate the clear magician's kain on a larger scale as a protective covering that will extend with and over the inner core and contain the strip.
Thank you! Totally agree that as we speed up, we’re fighting the centripetal force that will make the led strip look more like a globe than a cylinder haha. We’re hoping at a sweet spot of 1200RPM, it’s enough to create the POV effect but not too fast that the led strips pull away from the cane - we’ll see! We are also exploring adding a second diffusion layer like you mentioned :)
@@herotech , What you've done already is really cool. You've managed to pull off a great effect similar to Disney's version. But where theirs may extend faster, Theirs can't retract on its own like yours, and you did it in what appears to be a smaller package. Disney's hilt looks almost comically oversized. If you're able to speed yours up *and* put it in a smaller hilt, that will be quite the achievement. I really hope you're able to come up with a protective defusion layer to protect all the working parts.
I have a feeling that the next problem you'll want to address will be a way of cooling the whole thing. I believe you'll be able to save a lot of room inside if you can find a way to have a custom board made to replace some circuitry and a good amount of the wiring inside. Smaller modular connectors would be so much easier to fit in such a small package, and it might even make enough room for some kind of ducted cooling fan in the pummel.
I'm curious. What if you were to try using addressable LEDs? That way you could program them to only come on once they unwind from the spool, and would turn off in succession as they're wound back up to keep them from cooking the parts, and from cooking themselves. That might be more than you would want to mess with and might require more circuitry that you have room to fit inside, though. And, they may not be available in 12V, or be as bright as the ones you're using. Just figured it might be worth thinking about.
Great work so far! Really well done. Can't wait to see the follow-up.
Thank you ahahaha! Yep definitely looking to speed ours up and make the hilt even thinner. Definitely agree with your point about the cooling - with some initial thermal tests, the main concern is the LED strip. Big failure mode is when all of the strip is on the spool and the strip is turned on without extending the blade: lots of heat, nowhere to dissipate effectively.
Part of the problem is the slow extension, which hopefully switching to a more powerful motor can lessen the time that all the LED strip is spent cooped up in the hilt together. Love the point about the addressable LEDs as well, that would definitely be another solution - as you've pointed out, it just comes down to whether we can spec ones that are as bright/durable as the ones we are currently using.
Now part of what gets me excited about spinning the internal chassis is that hopefully, at that speed we can actually effectively air cool the LED strip: instead of a fan where we move air over the strips to dissipate heat, we are moving the strips over the air to do so :) Would need to provide some ducts in the pommel/hilt design itself to allow for airflow but hopefully those same ducts can be used for the soundboard/speaker to allow for better sound projection. Of course this doesn't work as well if we have the diffusion layer over it, but definitely something to be explored IMO.
Thanks for the feedback/input, love reading these comments!
I love how your next one will spin giving it more life like in the original trilogy.
Exactly!! Very excited
Congratulations Team!!! Very excited work and result!!!
Thank you so much!!
Hey folks, new member here. I am hopeful for the future of humanity when I see young people like yourselves thinking outside the box. Keep up the great work and I look forward to digging into your library and what comes next. Thank you!
Thank you so much for joining! Will continue making new projects and let us know if there’s anything in particular you’d like to see!
At first I thought it was cgi but yeah… it’s real omggggg. you’re the one who make it so realistic 👏🏻🔥
You three are WICKED AWESOME!!!! May the force be with you... always.
Thank you so much!!
i'll be waiting for a part 2 of this video, awesome stuff
Thank you!!
@@herotech nah bro, thank YOU
Very cool
Some ideas on cheaper simpler design
Skip the motor, use a wind up retraction spring
Use button brakes like on tape measure to release extension and retraction
Wind up can be anything but I think fastest would be a rip cord, 1 to 3 feet long, pull a few times to wind up retraction spring
You could also make a wind up base, eg attach a handle rip cord winder thingy
Also I think springs could be much quieter
And on extension you would only have the cane pushing up so practically silent,
Retracting the cane I imagine people would be more ok with noise
For a super simple design you just throw a string in for controlled brake extension,
put a weak spring on string to keep it tidy
And users manually press cane into handle
For lights over heating you could program them to light up as they extend, once they are spread out and in the air they should dissipate much better, and could save some battery life
,
Also you could make cool flicker effects turning off some LEDs along the blade
For stronger blades
,
You could over lap multiple canes or
Find manufacturer that can make stronger, thicker material, or wider material
These are awesome suggestions! Very well thought out and I love how the emphasis is on simplifying the design while increasing its capabilities. That’s something that’s very hard to do/think of, hats off to you.
Forgoing the motor and having the system with springs is an interesting concept - if our next move with getting a higher power motor and implementing a clutch doesn’t work out, that’s definitely something worth exploring
this is so dope!!!!!! this beats any replica even if its not duel ready just because it is effect accurate. keep up the good work!!!!!!!!
Thank you!!! Will keep improving it further!
If anyone could pull it off it would be you. That's incredible, well done everyone involved.
Thank you!!!
In the words of Yogurt of Spaceballs, may the Schwartz be with you. Well done. I'm looking forward to the rotating version. I see wobble as the biggest challenge, but you'll be fine.
The great Yogurt the Wise 🫡 Thank you so much! Excited for the rotating version too
Was suggested your video by UA-cam and it's nice to see a video made locally. Nice!
Majulah!
Beautiful work guys!
Thank you!! Love your retractable lightsaber too!!
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THISSSSSSSS WOOOOOOOOOO
Bro how do you not have 1 mil I am a kid who aspires to be an engineer and this channel is awesome
Thank you!! Engineering is awesome :)
Great job! I liked the creativity you brought to this project.
Thank you!!
Oh my god that is absolutely fuckin cool! The lighting also stayed consistent when swinging and twirling it. Wish these could be mass produced
Thank you!! Will continue improving the design :)
Amazing! Congratulations on the great work!
Thank you so much! We appreciate it :)
this is the way i thought how to build a lightsaber as a kid. Loved the vid.
Thank you!!
I love how disney was so up it's own ass about keeping how this thing works a secret for the release of the star wars hotel, and here we are doing it ourselves
Their version is still super cool, I think WSJ just released a more in depth video on it working - our design/mechanism is different than theirs but cool to see how different teams approach the problem
Bro this is mind blowing, really really good job mate, this is unbelievable
Thank you so much!!
Looks so amazing 😊Maybe for the next iteration use rit to penetrate the plastic, maybe a way to make it faster , and a way to be able to smack it on stuff ^_^
I have an empty hilt just waiting for you guys to make the inner casing... with light-up buttons.
👀
I like how the blade shines through the hilt as well
Thanks! That actually wasn't intentional but ended up creating a cool effect haha