Is it usual to see small dark lines between the neopixel strips on the blade? Also, I haven't printed a lightsaber hilt yet but how strong can it hold the blade in, and what material is best to use when printing the blade holder?
Is it usual to see small dark lines between the neopixel strips on the blade? Also, I haven't printed a lightsaber hilt yet but how strong can it hold the blade in, and what material is best to use when printing the blade holder?
This was a fun project to learn electronics assembly and light coding. The hilt printed easily and everything fits together perfectly. I bought a few grab bag blades from Ultrasabers and they all had a variable fit in the blade holder, ranging from loose to just right. I just wrapped some tape around the end of the blade until it was snug. The diffusion film they use doesn't stand up to neopixels though so I sandwiched the leds between an extra strip of posterboard; the led's peak out in a few spots but that's an easy fix for later.
My one criticism is that the hit detection is way too sensitive and too slow. It'll trigger almost randomly while swinging the saber around, but when you do hit something the sound and light reaction happens a second after the hit. For whatever reason I could only increase hit sensitivity to 125 (up from 120 so not noticeably different); anything higher made all the code stop working and I'm too much of a code noob to figure out why. I did manage to change the hit color to whatever the normal blade color is, so now my saber just makes the sound without flashing white. But this forced me to figure out some of the code so that was a plus. .
I butchered the soldering and electronics but it works. Hopefully it'll be easier for the next one.
I need to see a cal kestis version of this
Where do I get the blade part ?
How fragile would this be? And has there been any testing done with with baselit lighting? I'm just trying to find a way to make a little light-dueling saber that can have its parts replaced easily.
@DeclanD_ haven't made this yet, but if you're looking for a baselit saber you can get some for under 90$ at sites like darkwolfsabers.com and padawan outpost. as opposed to plastic hilts, they sell em all metal and they are very sturdy. also the LGT boards they have excellent smoothswing and blaster clash/deflection.
I went with the other pommel and emitter from the remix section but the hilt and all the rest are really beautiful. Still a work in progress. Thanks for the files. (edited)
My button has r,g,b and "-"
Can I use it? what do I need to change?
Fun project. I went a little off script with the hardware and software but it works the same. I used a 0.6 nozzle and 0.3 layer heights. It was made with a combination of 3DX CF-PETG and Proto-Pasta PLA. Very cool and very fun. The only issue was that the blade holder was a little loose with the Ultra-Sabre blades. I liked it so much, I built two for a fun battle. =)