HOW TO: BUILD A ROTJ LIGHTSABER TUTORIAL DIY from hardware store parts and minimal tools!!
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- Опубліковано 12 жов 2024
- My first DIY Tutorial. This DIY is not perfect by any means. There is lost sections of footage, so the ending may be slightly disjointed. Also, the reason why the footage had a mixture of full screen and mobile, is because my camera man was a 9 year old boy LOL. My son did a great job, he just held the camera the wrong way at times. I just wanted to get this uploaded and out to you all as quick as I could.
I'm sorry I didn't have a better parts list in this description. I had every intention too but I lost my list in the end, rushed to finish the video and...there you have it. But, I can tell you that the main pipe is 1 1/4". They typically sell 1 1/4 or 1 1/2". I think the 1 1/2 is too thick. If you have big hands you could try that but that will change everything else. The wooden dowel in the middle, I believe is 3/4". The PVC you can just take your 1 1/4" sink pipe and see which size it slides over the best. The washers in the "grenade" section are M18. The grommets are 3/4. I hope that helps a little. On my next video, I will make a better effort to have all of the parts and measurements. Thank you.
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So this is the deleted scene of Luke making his lightsaber that everyone's talking about?
lol
I’d really love having a project list, I am wanting to build this I just need a list of materials, and a little clarification on how to do the emitter...
This is honestly the best tutorial for a Luke ROTJ lightsaber that I’ve seen! Nice job man! I’ve been waiting for this tutorial and I’m so glad you posted it. I need to make myself one of these now haha
Cameron W Vlogs Thank you very much. I'm glad you like it. I'm very critical on myself. I actually had more planned but people had waited awhile for this. I knew I would run out of free time after Monday so I threw together all the footage I had left.
Samurai Saberz I think it looks great! I understand being critical on yourself though. I do it all the time on things I work on but I wouldn’t worry about it. This is exactly what I’ve been looking for and you are the only person who has done a great version of this. Keep up the nice work! And thanks again :)
That is my actual goal of these videos. I plan on doing Home DIYs that real people can do with minimal tools. I'm thinking of doing the Praetor hilt next from Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy.
P.S. if you like this video, please share this out into the social media world. I like trying to help people do these type of things without having to build them out of paper and foam.
So if any of you are like me and wanting to build this hilt I have watched the video and made a parts list. The cost at Home Depot for everything comes out to around $65. Hopes this helps some of you out. Also awesome video!
- 1-1/4” sink tube
- 3/4” wooden dowel
- M18 washers x10
- 3/4” grummets x10
- 3/4” pvc pipe
- Metal trim strips
- Metal bracket pieces (unsure of the actual name)
- Wooden square trim pieces
- Silver spray paint
- Black spray paint
- Copper spray paint
- Painters tape
- 3/4” o-ring
- Emitter part (steel spacers)
- Larger washers (around 1-1/2” outer diameter)
- Knockout seals
- Sandpaper
can you give me the dimensions in metric?
So that’s how Luke made his lightsaber
Jake White Lol...yup...got directions straight from Luke...
I wouldn't be surprised it looks like the prop
Well...your not wrong
A nice little cheap tool that would help you no end, is a set of vernea callipers.. Great for super accurate measuring and marking out. In Australia (where I am) you can pick up an okay calliper for $20. Which are fine for the home diy'er like yourself........ I'm really enjoying these builds. Can't thank you enough for going to the effort of filming your projects like this.
Adrian train true, but honestly, I'm not a stickler on measuring sometimes...lol. I could measure better, no worries. I just choose to be a little sloppy sometimes lol.
Can you give all the specific part names? Would appreciate it.
Honestly, this is awesome! This was very easy to follow. Easily one of the best diy light saber videos I've ever seen.
Thank you so so much! I'm glad my tutorial was easy to follow for you. I plan on doing even better on the next one.
I LOVE IT I AM GOING TO BE BUILDING ONE SOON!!! thank you for this video because this is one of the 4 things that came up and the end result of yours is by far the best I have ever seen keep up the good work man:)
For the emitter I used(Arranged from smallest piece to largest) 3/4 inch copper coupler, 1 inch pvc, a 1 inch PVC coupler, and a steel washer that's 2 inches in diameter. It was very simple to put together. 1) I cut a 1 1/4 inch piece of the 1 inch PVC pipe
2) then cut a 1/2 inch piece of the 1 inch coupler then slid it over the piece cut in the previous step and glued them together
3) I then glued the 2 inch steel washer to the top
4) put the 3/4 inch copper coupler in the bottom of the emitter.
All of it fit together pretty easily and turned out looking pretty good
I’d make the clamp 2 inches to match a Graflex clamp, but it looks really good, I want to see more man you make beautiful sabers!
Oh for sure. I realized I made the clamp a little too long when i got towards the end. If I was to remake this, which I probably will, I will change up a few dimensions. Thank you.
Thanks so much for showing your build. Very informative ! ❤
I love the way the grommets and washers look in the grip. Seeing all the parts, I didn't expect that to be how they'd be used (although looking back, how else _could_ they have been used?). All in all, it looks fantastic and seems real easy and cheap to do.
Great video and great job on the saber.Finally someone shows how to make a cool ROTJ saber without having a full,expensive machine shop.I gotta thank you for this video with all my heart .There are other saber making videos but they all have full machine shops and expensive equipment,etc.You just showed how with a few hand tools,spray paint and things you have around the house.Your a great dad as well,could hear your son laughing in the background.I make props my self without the machine shops and i use spray paint.im doin pretty good so far.No replicas,but i have made some weird blasters and steampunk sabers,etc.I feel vindicated now knowing im not the only one who has to make stuff using what i can get with not big bucks and equipment".May the Force Be With You" Samurai Saberz.
The "movie prop" / "movie version" hilt you're referring to is called the "V2". That's the one that has the cone knob and a square metal chunk near the bottom just above the pommel. There is no copper on the V2 hilt. The middle section is just a regular Graflex clamp from the Skywalker Graflex flash-gun hilts. They replaced the graflex clamp lever on the V2 with a much longer chrome lever, and the super thin part of the neck just below the emitter is wrapped in some black Mylar tape to keep it from spinning, so that section is black, as is the section between the pommel and Graflex clamp. Though a lot of the black paint scraped off over time so when you see it in R.O.T.J. (specifically the moment Luke catches it after R2 launches it to him on Jabba's barge) You can see it clear as day. Has a VERY different circuit card as opposed to the straight black and copper lines. On the side of the V2's pommel there's a hole through one of the six pueces metal bits that stick out which has a D-Ring attached to it so Luke can hang it from his belt (just like Luke's various Graflex hilts from 4 & 5) the D-Ring is off-center to the left of the Graflex clamp's circuit card. (which would be considered the center of the hilt if it was symmetrical) The V2 is extremely asymmetrical. What you're attempting to replicate here is the "Hero" version, only seen in ROTJ once? Maybe twice. There's a nice close-up of the "Hero" hilt while Luke is in restraints and Vader is holding it. He checks it out and says "I see you've constructed a new Lightsaber." Aside from that, whenever you actually see Luke holding or using his Lightsaber in ROTJ it's the V2. As well as in the throne room when Palpatine has it sitting on the arm of his throne, whenever it pans over to it that's also the V2. There is a "V3" used in the film that's extremely similar to the V2 but it's barely used/noticeable in the film. The V2 is my favourite saber hilt in all of Star Wars. I spent several years building a 100% film accurate version of it and it's absolutely perfect. Well done with this DIY "ROTJ Hero" hilt. Not bad at all. If I were you I'd keep it all symmetrical and clean. Just chrome black and copper. If you're gonna start adding aspects from the V2 then then just DIY you another hilt and Google "ROTJ V2 Hilt Schematics". There you'll find every tiny detail of the original V2 used in the film. -
Wow! that was AMAZING! Well done man! Keep up the great work!
THIIS IS NOT LIKE OTHER TUTORIALS!!! You have my like bro, finally a good tutorial with cheap materials! good job, congratulations for you and your son. Greetings from Spain
Thank you so much for your great comment!
This is your best one yet. And I like your solutions for some of the details. Great work.
John Wayne Wilcox very kind of you. It's a never ending learning process. I'm always learning from each build and then I try and pass that on. I'm super excited for my next build!
I'm looking forward to it as well. I'm enjoy following your journey and can't wait to have the time to start work on my own.
Hey if you wanna make a blade for that, what you should do is get a longer dowel and put green reflective tape on it.
good on your for getting your son involved man! nice to see
Thank you. He's a huge part of this.
I really enjoyed this tutorial. That saberhilt came out very well, I would even say it looks awesome. Great job man.
Very nice job: can't wait to watch your VERSION#2 of that lightsaber!
PLEASE CHECK OUT THE FACEBOOK PAGE. Thank you to everyone that's been so patient! I know this video doesn't really have a conclusion, but I just wanted to get this out there before I start my second job. More tutorials will come in the future. Please throw a like my way for the saber. Thanks!
Wow that looks absolutely amazing great job! This surely was the kind of in-depth tutorial i was looking for. Will be trying this soon thank you!!
I appreciate the awesome words!
You have done an exemplary job sir. I look forward to trying this myself. Thank you
Pete Owen thank YOU for your great words! Be sure to check out the giveaway video and my next saber hilt coming very soon!
Samurai Saberz haha that was cool. I'm just finishing off watching your video when you text. Great job
Brilliant idea using the comb
This is the best lightsaber tutorial,keep up the great work!
Thank you very much.
thank you so much. this looks super cool and im building it, great job. i just wish that the instructions were more specific
Impressive, most impressive, great job!
hondorocks thank you
Excellent work! I'll follow your tutorial to make mine.
Andy Tesla Thank you for the nice words and good luck on your build. I would love to see pics.
that came out looking pretty BADASS!!!
Nice job it looks amazing
Galaxy_ Gamer1010 thank you very much
Awesome tutorial. Going to home cheap tomorrow.
If I made the handle longer I could have a full length blade/ handle.
May the force be with you.
Very nice, i will probably follow your instructions
Really nice job. Don’t take this as criticism, because your pommel looks amazing, but the original was just a sink knob. Probably still available or very similar.
I've found that 1/2 pvc works really well for the skinny neck portion
1/2 inch*
Yes, you can use about any material, some people use a solid aluminum core for additional weight. It's all good. I tell people all the time, you can use whatever works. Can't wait to see it when you're done!
This is an awesome build and by far the most simple cost affective saber I've seen that still looks incredible I was wondering if you could post a parts list in the comments so I could try make one myself
Thank you very much. Unfortunately I dropped the ball on the parts lists. I had it, but sadly I lost it and went ahead and posted the tutorial without it. I will make a very big effort for the next one. Sorry
Samurai Saberz all good I can appreciate the struggle of trying to get something finished and out in time still and amazing tutorial!
This was extremely soothing to watch. Could you please do Luke/Rey's hilt?
DabRanger there's a vote on the Facebook page if you want to cast yours. Thank you!
Inspiring, awesome tutorial video and build. Well done indeed
I’d really like to make this with my father, as your son did with you, but I’m confused by the emitter when it jumped and it was already done, any tips for it?
Also, I’m trying to think of a way to attach a blade with lights. I’m not worried for sound as my phone can be in my pocket.
Any ideas?
Hmm, that complicates things. If you really wanted to add lights, you would need to add button on the outside of the hilt that completes the circuit of a battery pack thats connected to a LED on the top. That would be harder for DIYers because the Archon (ROTJ Luke’s lightsaber) has a small emitter and a very thin frame near the top, which might snap because normal saber blades are pretty heavy. If you do find a way to add the LED, you could go buy a blade from www.ultrasabers.com for 10 bucks or so. Although, in total, with the lightsaber hilt costing about $40, blade being $10, and electronics being $25-40, I’d rather just get a Mystery box saber (also from ultrasabers.com) for $75. They come with a random style hilt, and could come with sound or not, and the saber you receive is guaranteed to be worth over $75. Anyways, merry Christmas, and may the force be with you.
What are the specific dimensions of the lightsaber? I’m looking to build this and a box for my father’s 47th birthday as a gift for everything he’s done for me and I look forward to building this !
Samurai sabers , what I think you should do to make the blade for this Lightsaber is get a longer dowel and rap green reflective tape around above the hilt and if you ture the flash on you're camera you'll get the Lightsaber effect.
This is amazing!! I'm only a little confused how you made the very top bit of the hilt. Wood that just washers? Or something else?
That's washers and a bushing for the emitter. Hope that helps
Great design. This is way better than many DIY designs I've seen.
How much would you say all of the parts cost you total? I'm weighing making one VS. buying a cheap 3D printed prop replica.
First of all, thank you for kind words. Second, the cost can vary depending if you have to buy tools. Sometimes, if you have the tools already, the cost may be higher initially, because some materials you buy will last for multiple builds. Most sabers cost about 20 to 30 to build on average. I will say that, in my opinion, crafting one from scratch is very satisfying versus just buying one. It's a test of your Jedi skill lol
Really good man you should make a tutorial for the ANH luke lightsaber
ANH...No way..lol. My favorite is the ESB version! Thanks for the compliment though.
Please post exact list of material and how many of each is needed. Tried watching and writing down but couldn't get it all.
Been waiting for this so I can build one for a friend!
This one is insanely accurate.
Built a lot of DIY lightsabers for our fan film Star Wars: Venatus. Nice to see others who have such passion for building these. I'll leave a link to the film below, for all to check out.
Thank you and May the Force be with you!
m.facebook.com/StarWarsVenatusFilm/#!/StarWarsVenatusFilm/about/?ref=page_internal&mt_nav=1
Thank you. If I took my time, I could have made it even better. That's the thing about these, they are very addicting and everytime you get one done...you're like...Hey, I could have made it better.
I checked out your Facebook and now I'll be following. Good stuff. Even though I don't have a tutorial for them, you can check out the ESB Luke hilt and Vader hilt I made from over the counter stuff:
ua-cam.com/video/qGLoUw44Pbc/v-deo.html
Amazing tutorial! Which saber is on tap for your next tutorial? Maybe Anakin's?
Chris Kirsch thank you. I appreciate the compliment. As far as the next one...I'm probably going to set up a vote on the Facebook page and leave it up to you all.
Hey man really love this i was wondering if i could some time in the near future purchase that off you
You Deserve More Subscribers
Thank you. I should do more videos to earn them though...lol
Samurai Saberz You’re Very Welcome
Samurai Saberz I’m Subscribed To You BTW Obviously LOL
awesome tutorial
btfrenchy thank you! Awesome comment!
Thanks, liked the vid.....wish we could have seen the finished product
I really wish you didn’t lose the footage of the front of the saber
Me too...
i dont even know how to make it
You did amazing job
Thank you
Washers is the way I was going to go. I found some really cool bell shaped washers in a parking lot. Not a Belleville washer. Can't find more like them though.
do you know the size of the wooden square?
Where were all of these tutorials when I was a kid? All I had was the indy mogul one lmaoo
right?! lol
Impressive. MOST impressive!
Pool party at your place!!!!!!
Looks great now i want to build one.
Thank you! I want to build another one!
Can you fit a stunt blade? Into this design?
How long are the little pieces for the pommel?
Would be possible to make this and put a LED and blade in it ?
legoBuilder1999 anything is possible. I'm sure you could. I built it solid core so it would work and be solid. Trying to go hollow and adding lighting might reduce the over all feel, but you could. I think there's other DIY hilts better suited for adding lights and sound fx. Good question though. Thank you.
Samurai Saberz yeah no problem
Any suggestions on what I could use for the first copper piece? You used pvc but the real one is solid and I don't want a hole in the middle of mine
Is it in metric or inches, because it's way to big for inches?
Best Dad ever !!!
Thank you!!!!
My question is, how much would you sell one of these for for people who want one but aren't inclined to use tools and such?
Do you think you can give a better description of the parts
Hey man! I was wondering what that name of the grommet piece you used under the washer was. It was the piece that was above that grenade section of the saber. Thanks!
You know, i'm not sure of the name. I can tell you that I found it in the specialty parts in Home Depot and it was 3/4"
Samurai Saberz Alright well I appreciate that! I should be able to find it or something close to it. Thanks!
I will try harder to provide a parts list on the next one. Of course..I should just do...there is no try...
Samurai Saberz It’s all good man! I think most of us should be able to figure it out from the video. And I love the Yoda reference! Haha.
That is so nice dude
Great video but wish it was filmed landscape.
Your son isn't a cameraman, he's a director
That's pretty good considering you made it from stuff you got at Home Depot!
I really like Luke's saber but I hate how the choke is so fat in most of the "replicas". Like the TLJ saber has a really thick neck to fit the blade in it, I think it ruins the look of the saber.
JobeMinacum very true. Thank you
Oh my GOD. YOU RECORDED THIS 40 MINUTE VIDEO VERTICALLY.
A 40 MINUTE.
TUTORIAL VIDEO.
FILMED.
VERTICALLY.
Luke Wielgos yup...it happened
Is it possible to add electronics using a hollow pipe the same Diameter of the wooden dowel
yes depending on the electronics
5 stormtroopers missed the like button
How much did cost in total roughly?
Were did you get the parts?
Material list???? Like specific parts?
nice job
I appreciate that
Where do you find the printable templates and measurements????
Could you not find a metal pipe that was the size of the dowel rod?
AmasonCreations I'm sure you could. There's always more than one way to do these. In fact, i may have an aluminum rod.
@@SamuraiSaberz at least that way it would be easier to paint and would give it more heft. :) I'll have to give this build a try. Ive been wanting to build a nice hilt for cosplay
AmasonCreations please send pics when you're done. Thanks
fuarkk brah thats the best dıy lightsaber ıve ever seen
Could you tell me the exact measurements of the materials
How much in all does this cost to build?
Sorry for the late reply. It can run about 50 to 70 dollars depending.
this is so cool love your chanel
EliGamer TV Thank you! What a great thing to say about my channel! Love it!
Same
I can't find the grommets... I can find almost everything else.. not the grommets. The American Home Depot has them. the Canadian one doesn't.
I'm sorry to hear that. Maybe you can order them online then?
@Jack Meadows Ask Wallace where he found his.
I’m going to email you regarding a few things that were kinda vague in the video, but overall it was an awesome build!
What is the link to the top section
Well, I know what my next lightsaber build will be!
I don't know...you should see the next one I'm working on right now...lol
I can't wait! In the meantime, i'm going to add you on twitter and I'll send you a pic of my first lightsaber build.
Jeremy Melotti that sounds great! Can't wait to see your hilt!
Just a quick question, do you know what the size of the metal track / aluminum channel is?
Jeremy Melotti I'm not 100 percent, but it's around 1/2" I believe. I honestly picked it out at the store and thought it looked good. The old "eyeball" method.
How much would you guess this costs
Please tell me you can get all of the supplies at Lows
Yes. You should be able to get everything at Lowes. I went to Home Depot, but only because it was closer
Samurai Saberz ok thx and great diy
Thank you
Samurai Saberz your welcome
I've always wanted to make my own saber but im too lazy so I bought one
lol
I’d hollow out the wood daw to fit battery and wires
Or use a pvc or electrical conduit that’s already hollow
@@mattfokken1840 yea but you want it to be as light as possible with affordability
@@wargodsix pvc is lighter than wood so is conduit
@@mattfokken1840 depends on the wood bamboo is light and already fairly hollow but not strong enough
What was the final price for the parts?
Price is subject per person. It's really hard to say. Just for the parts, maybe around $20-30
This was very cool EXCEPT one thing....please film with a horizontal aspect next time and not vertical. The entire bench didn’t have to be in frame the whole time anyway. Would look way more professional with horizontal aspect ratio. Great info however.
You have a part list yet ?
You can email me: samuraijedigaming@gmail.com and I can give what I know. Other than that...no I haven't done a parts list. On the next one, I will try to list out the parts list for sure.
hey if i send you most of the parts can you do it for me ?
My the force be with you
Just got u to 800
,, So what are you gonna do is cut yourself.." XDD
...pretty much!