Cathode lightsabers - Would you buy?

[NSFolsom]

It even has somewhat confusing directions on the bottom on the thread to create your own. I'm going to try to decode this and try to do myself.

As will I... um, sometime.:chew

 

[Customikey]

We've got as power shortage here in NYC, so no.

 

[Darth Caedus]

We've got as power shortage here in NYC, so no.

power shortage eh...how many saber you got going on in NYC :chew :chew :chew

 

[Darth Kustomizer]

Just a quick question as i have noticed alot of interest in these sabers recently.

Would you purchase a fully made and connected saber for your 12" figures?

If you would, how much would you pay for one?

No, I would'nt. I think they look great but thats just one more thing I would need to shell out for to complete my figure and I have no interest in that. I can live with the saber that they come with.

 

[Darth Kustomizer]

We've got as power shortage here in NYC, so no.

I hear Dallas may have to consider rolling blackouts again soon.

 

[Darth Caedus]

san fernando valley and where I live get more blackouts than you can possibly imagine. at least once a week, it sucks.

 

[Duckgoo]

san fernando valley and where I live get more blackouts than you can possibly imagine. at least once a week, it sucks.

When you have blackouts, you can turn on the cathode sabers. They are battery powered obviously and they light up a room, especially when you have a few.

I love to light up all my Star Wars figures in my display case while I surf the net with my room completely dark late at night.

 

[Darth Caedus]

When you have blackouts, you can turn on the cathode sabers. They are battery powered obviously and they light up a room, especially when you have a few.

I love to light up all my Star Wars figures in my display case while I surf the net with my room completely dark late at night.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH, that's glorious, i usually have that with my computer. but it was me SO much more amazing with my 12"ers.

 

[LordAzrael]

Question for those who have done cathode sabers. I've received my 6" blue ones today (they're flexiglow) and the wire inside seems to not sit that close to the tube - how have you guys handled that with your finished sabers ? Do Is there something you can do other than just pose the wire away from the viewing perspective ?

 

[LordAzrael]

Another question - on the inverter its got "do not cut white CCFL wires" but I pretty much will have to do this to feed the wires through the saber hilt - anyone got a comment about that is it just the usual - "some idiot almost killed themselves so we better stick a warning label on it" type thing ?

 

[LordAzrael]

Well for anyway making these - I didn't have any problem cutting the cathode out of the plastic case. Not sure what other people used but I got a mini-hacksaw from bunnings which was for "cutting through thin metal" and sawed through each side. I made sure to leave the side with the wire till last as i didn't want to accidentally saw through the wire. The non-wired end came off pretty easy - the other took a bit of work. All up about 45 minutes to remove it from the case (took about 1 episode of Alias).

Next issue is - drilling out the Sideshow hilt. Luckily I'm doing Anakin - so I have two non lit hilts before I have to damage a lit hilt. If it all works out without a stuff up I can feel a hoth luke bash coming on.

 

[LordAzrael]

Gruff Old Bear, power to SoCal....anyway, I think the on/off switch is the way to go. Now I just need to find out how to make them...

The Flexiglow cathodes come with the on/off switch. Easy!

 

[Darth Caedus]

Jeez, I really need to start some work on this. Ordering 6" blue cathode for my sith anaking today. :chew :chew

 

[genorules]

Where did you folks order your tubes? Also, is it whats inside the tube that you use? Is that why people mentioned sawing? So when you get the cathode out of the casing, what do you actually use on the hilt as a blade?