Home Improvement Store Lightsaber Prop Build
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- čas přidán 30. 01. 2016
- Feel free to change any of the parts, tools, and methods used in this film. Be creative! There is no right or wrong way to build a lightsaber!
GRIP TEMPLATE can be found here: goo.gl/8omeip
Lightsaber parts list:
- 12” x 1 & ½ inch sink tailpiece pipe ~$10 low.es/2hhmVZ1
- 2 feet of 1 & ½ inch PVC pipe ~$3 low.es/2i6klCd
- 1 inch knock out seal ~40cents low.es/2igFDjG
- 24 inch cable ties ~$7 low.es/2hMyiaw
- 1 x small D-ring ~$3 low.es/2ikFfN7
- 1 x #10-24 1 & ½ inch Oval Phillips Machine Screw ~$2
- 1 x #10 finishing washer ~$2 low.es/2i6xCL0
- 1 x #10-24 rubber well nut ~$2 low.es/2igAfNF
- box of 3mm rivets ~$5 low.es/2hNxlPA
- 10 feet of 1/2 inc PVC pipe ~$2
- Adaptec SCSI card (optional) amzn.to/2agsgMF
- O-ring at the bottom of the hilt (optional) amzn.to/1XBWrLm
Building materials used:
- epoxy
- epoxy putty
- bondo filler (optional)
- gray primer spray paint
- various grades of sandpaper ranging from 100 to 2000 grit (finer grits can be found at auto parts stores)
- emery paper (optional)
- clear gloss coat (spray or brush on acrylic)
- any color “metallic” spray paint of your choice
Tools used:
- cordless drill amzn.to/1NJC7Sw
- miter box with backsaw amzn.to/201gIva
- hacksaw with 24TPI blade
- sanding block
- various drill bits ranging from 5/64” through ⅜” amzn.to/201gQux
- riveter amzn.to/1PqQgJM
- airbrush (optional) amzn.to/201gRyt
Music used in this film:
"Ozymandias" by "Lyvo" is licensed under a Creative Commons Licence.
bit.ly/OzymandiasLyvo
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I love the kid's joy at the end. The Parenting is strong with this one.
Great work!! I decided to have my parents fund it as a birthday present, but I got a cool app for my phone that does the sound effects and I got mine to light up with an actual button. But if it weren't for the guidelines I wouldn't have been able to make this happen. So thank you!!
How did you that?
Congrats! A lightsaber built in the true spirit of Star Wars prop building. Great demonstration. Thank you.
This build leaves a lot of room for electronics. Loves it.
Definitely the easiest yet best looking lightsaber diy tutorial I could find on CZcams
+Ian Hubbard Thank you for watching...and for the very kinds words! Much appreciated :-)
This has to be one of the most creative videos I've ever seen.
What's really cool about this build is that you *can* insert the electronics to add light and sound, and can even use the polycarbonate blades for dueling sabers. You only need to change the center metal tube to 1" inner diameter and then change the rest of the pieces accordingly, and run your electronics up from the bottom.
I’m not even building a lightsaber right now, but I just enjoy watching people with talent build lightsabers
i love your editing style and whenever i look down, i cant do anything else but hit the like button. Thank you making videos
This is exactly what I was looking for! A beautiful looking saber hilt without the hefty pricetag. Great work, thanks for uploading this!
Great video..best part is that child at the end with that joyous laughter 🙂
For the cost and time you made a damn fine saber sir. Someone below already said what I was thinking about half way threw, you could easily convert this into a working replica and you wouldn't need much, and you obviously have the skill to do it. If you keep building and refine your skill, very shortly you could start upping the quality and detail just a little, and then start selling them for $600.00 to a $1000.00 easily. Hoth Depot and Lowes Eisley.... Classic. :)
I was thinking the same. The only difference between what he is doing and the guys on Etsy and FB selling their sabers for $600 and up is they typically have access to a machine shop or own a really nice metal lathe, and also put electronics in it (sound board, LED's etc, which could probably be replicated with an Arudino Nano)
I really enjoy your videos it's fun to learn how you put your props together and it's nice to see you have a real care for the Star Wars universe also you seem like an amazing father but that could be down to the fact you got your daughter into Star Wars.
You're so creative with what you use! You could be a prop builder.
Easily one of the nicest hilts I've seen so far. I have most of those parts! I'm now converted to the use of pop rivets... I just hope I can find a cheap rivet gun!
Very clean & elegant. I ll borrow 1 or 2 ideas for my hilt
That's impressive it looks really good. Unfortunately where I live we don't have a store like that to be able to get all this stuff.
Great job, one of the best tutorials I have seen, will be building mine from your instructions 😀👍
I must do this over the summer!
Thing is that this could easily be converted into a working replica and you wouldn't need much. Just some LED's, wiring, switch, a polycarbonate cover for the PVC blade, Something to wrap the LED's in as a secondary difussor, (cause the LED's will shine through the PVC.) So yeah, not that far off from making the other kind, but I get that this is a Prop for filming and you get a much better lightsaber effect post-production
2:38 - "Well nuts" ... this is one of those jokes that only really works in print, but I got a giggle.
Seriously, though, well done! I like it.
Thank you so much for sharing this, amazing details with very little cost.
I really appreciate the attention to detail on this! Great job!
Very similar to the ones I built all those years ago, and still build occasionally. I had a whole website back when this kind of thing was just beginning to take off online. Website is still out there. You have done what I always told my web site visitors to do: walk the aisles of Home Depot and Lowes and get ideas, then get building! Well done and great looking end product! MTFBWY!
Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a comment :-) If your website is still online, please share it with us! We are all Star Wars fans and love to see different builds. MTFBWY!
I love this so much! I'm going to take the idea for the control box and grip ideas for different designs of sabers. Thank you so much!
As an added safety for your pilot holes, you can also punch mark them and that will ensure your bit does to where the punch is. Makes things a lot easier on slippery surfaces.
Great tip! I could not agree with you more. I used this same pipe on my Boba Fett EE-3 ESB version and used a center punch there. It definitely makes things MUCH easier. czcams.com/video/jpHJ6KMtMlk/video.htmlm11s Thank you for the tip!
I just stumbled onto your video and you are awesome! The detail that you explain how to make these are great. I subscribed right after watching this! Keep up the great work.
Best father ever
I really like the control box, I’m sure it would do good during 1977 during anh filming, love it
I always wanted a nice hilt, thanks for introducing me to the sink tail piece😏
The accuracy is astounding!
best looking home depot saber ive seen. i ordered esb grios for 10.00 for mine. they came with allen screws and really make the saber look real...
Really excellent work! Nice design and very nice craftsmanship!
Thanks for another great build and easy to follow instructions!
Fantastic craftsmanship. Great job!
Lowe's Eisley xD Awesome build man! I tried it out and i'm now producing a fan film with it! Love your DIY videos!
WOW! I'm really impressed with your saber builds. This video was particularly entertaining ( so nice to get the family involved in the fun! ).
Keep up the amazing job!
You did an awesome job. Best DIY saber I've seen using common hand tools and parts from home improvement stores.
Thank you for watching and for the nice comment, I appreciate it! Good luck and have fun if you take on the project.
you inspired me to build my own and each one I build gets better and better, thanks for the tutorial man it's much appreciated :)
YES This is the great looking budget saber I have been looking for. Its especially perfect because I am looking at making a Vader saber and this one is perfect considering budget!!
I can't thank you enough for this. Super easy to follow. Thanks again!
wow the lightssber looks so real great job!
Like a damn nerdy Bob Villa or This Old Yankee Workshop.....and I loved every minute of it.
You deserve more subscriber! The most unique prop maker on CZcams.
Amazing work on the hilt it’s a good design and build
thats a really nice finish. Very professional
Awesome build! One of the best Builds on here!
Bravo, qui gon gin would be proud
this makes me really want to make my own lightsaber, the one you just made looks really good.
Cool! Hoth looks like a nice place to live!
Double thumbs up for those store name puns.
I just recently discovered your rabbit hole of a channel and am currently going through every video! Great work! I hope to see you in the legion someday!
Hey Ron, thanks for watching, and for the kind words, its great to meet another hockey/Star Wars fan! Sadly, I'm a Caps fan. Season after season, I come back to watch the Caps, only to have my heart broken. Maybe one year...Anyway, I love watching hockey, doesn't matter which teams are playing. MTFBWY and good luck on the builds that you tackle!
AAND a hockey fan?! Just found the worlds best CZcamsr! Never be sad about being a Caps fan. Your diligence will be rewarded! MTFBWYA.
this was both adorable and helpful
“I see you’ve constructed a new lightsaber, your training is now complete”
Helpful tip: "You're" is actually "You" and "Are" combined. Crazy, right?! The apostrophe, quite literally, apostrophizes the "a" in "are" to join the two together. This is called a conjunction. It appears the word you're looking for is "your", which is a determiner...otherwise known as a possessive.
Without this distinction, your clause would read, "you are training is now complete".
What you want, however, is, "your training is now complete'.
My 5th grade students have a 99% passing rate on subject/verb agreements, conjunctions, and possessive nouns.
Good luck!
c.f., :all your base are belong to us:
lastoneout I actually didn’t realize I put the wrong your in there, my phone loves to auto correct when it’s doesn’t need to be
Sweet! Mount it on a custom display rack...thanks for sharing this info bro!
I'm sure buying pipes and screws will get you on some kind of list
That's actually a criteria for me. If someone isn't on at least a couple of government lists, I'm not sure they can be my friend...
Is it like the Super Mario Bro’s movie, where plumbers are illegal?
Thanks for the vid. I created my first, but with the t-grips, and painted the electronics copper. It came out great.
Awesome! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment! I'm happy to hear that you were able to improve on the design! Way to tap into that imagination! That's what its all about
Awesome video! and great AE work!
Awesome lightsaber, great work!
dude that's really cool! guess I've got myself a new project to work on. you've made a new fan to your videos!
Very impressed that's some ingenuity.
That looks great!
This is terrific work! Subscribed!
I am definitely impressed
Coolest lightsber in the world
How to make a fan film lightsaber prop
1. Make your hilt
2. Take a long 3/4 inch wooden dowel
3. Wrap it with a thick wad duct tape at 2 points, in order to center it in the hilt
4. Get yourself some SmoothCast resin and pour it into the top and bottom of the hilt, to secure the dowel.
I prefer wood blades over PVC pipe blades because long pvc pipe can be flexible.
But if you can afford it, a carbon fiber tube is the best blade material - it's so strong that it'll NEVER break no matter how hard you hit it and how strong you are, and it's also very rigid.
Im really Loving this channel. You are soo creative and inspirational!!
+alh31ful Hello, thank you for the very kind words! I have to admit, I'm having a great time making this channel! I'm trying to get some new/easy lightsaber designs too! Thanks for watching! :-)
This is great. I prefer this one over your other two. I used your single one as a prop for my halloween costume, turned out great.
+Jeremy Gunter I'm with you, I like the new one better too :-) The first one has its place, it is a little easier to build. Thanks for watching, glad you were able to use it for Halloween!
This is going to be a great birthday present
Wow awesome can't wait to start building!!!!!!!!!!!
Great job! That came out nice 👍🏽
Really nice work!
WONDERFUL video...thanks so much!
Awesome tutorial. Thank you so much for sharing.
Lol when I used to do plumbing I'd whip these up for kids with spare parts from the truck. They weren't that well done after because I'd spend about 10 minutes on them with what I had like a MacGyver plumbing Jedi.
You are a legend. We need more plumbers like you.
It's such a shame plumbing parts are so different here in the UK. i've had to go as far to use a henry hoover tube and a curtain pole
Great job best part of this was the time spent with the family
Awesome tutorial! I plan on making this!!
You deserve more than 11,000 subscribers you should have 100,000 instead! Keep up the great work!
best diy saber ive seen!! awesome job man
+Edwin Pena Thank you for watching, and also for the very kind words :-)
+HappyTrooperDotCom your welcome. Please check also out my lightsaber prop build on here. Just click the tab next to my username. Cool. Be glad of your feedback.
Very much enjoy your videos!
Runner-up for the Dad of the year award, I guess
Awesome job, man!
Could you please do a Home Depot or Lowe's or other DIY affordable version of Jyn Erso's A-180? I love the design and would like to cosplay with that.
I have to say this is the best look DYI hardware store light saber I have seen. Have you though of putting a few LEDs in the handle and/or a light up switch.
For that classic inspiration use reflective tape on the PVC pipe! Than just use a light and watch as the movie magic brings the blade to life!
WELL DONE MAN!!!!
very cool, awesome job
Damn, now you can make lightsaber effects just with Imovies or whatever, but back then in 1980's you had to work a lot to get an "okay" lightsaber effect
That's just cool how technologies have improved
(Great hilt btw, that's like and subscribe)
Very well made video thanks so much for the tutorial keep up the good work!
ever considered custom-making and selling these? i know i'd buy one
I am working on a cosplay and I will definitely use this
excelente trabajo muy bueno tu video. ojala pudieras hacer otros modelos
Also, could you make Jyn Erso's blaster? That would be sick! Keep up the great work!
I love this! Great video and I dig the parts list so I can mosey on down to any given hardware store and make a nice display piece. I wonder if 'guts' can be used such as sound board and a blade. Is there a tutorial for making a complete saber? I know there are other videos that do show how but, this is an easy to understand video. Very well done. Bad-ass looking prop!
Thank for the video. I made something close, but used yours as a guide.
This is awesome and Im going to make it. Thank you so much for creating and sharing this wonderful project.
Impressive... Most impressive.
Really interesting. Thanks, guy !
This needs 1 mil+ views
Pretty pretty job. Thank you.
great way to make a lightsader.I have already made one and my friends want me to make them one too