The downside is that the Zebrawood is a bit pricey and takes FOREVER to ship from the supplier.Īt this point I’ve picked up some wisdom using the laser cutters. It cut like a dream and is flexible enough to work with. Finally, the Zebrawood was the best of the bunch. On the positive side, I managed to salvage a few usable parts from this run and it the wood smoke during cutting was really nice. The Bloodwood burned up to easily and actually bled all over everything. The Purpleheart cut pretty well, but was fragile. I had very different results between wood types. There was a lot of different kinds to choose from, and knowing next to nothing about working with wood, I picked three at random: Bloodwood, Purpleheart, and Zebrawood. The parts came out kind of melty and were crazy fragile. The first thing I tried was 1/8 inch CAST ACRYLIC (transparent red). I took the required classes and was off to the drawing board to design a chassis system. Among their many toys, they have several laser cutters. This place is like Neverland for DIY hobbyists. One of the perks of being enrolled at Arizona State University is getting a school sponsored membership at the TechShop in Chandler, Arizona. This was the very last step, so as to ensure I wouldn’t be tempted to play with the shiny new saber while glue was setting. Once the hilt was installed and tested, all of the greeblies were glued into the hilt with E6000. Since I didn’t need to make use of the LEDs that came with the kit, I clipped off the leads and glued them into their enclosures. The 4mm socket head screws for the chassis cuffs were installed and securely tightened. I have no idea wtf threading was in the original mounting hole, so I just re-drilled and tapped them for 8-32 socket head screws. It was replaced with a pair of the black TCSS Covertec wheels. The kit only came with one Covertec wheel, which stuck out like a sore thumb. The lower half of the switches inserted nice and tight, stopping at the midline. This may or may not have been a risky move, but it worked out great. I used a 3/8 inch bit and drilled with the chassis cuffs installed. I went with the Korbanth-supplied switches, I needed to drill out one of the knob holes on either hilt. This hilt needs to look like some lowly engineer found it in the bowels of Naboo’s reactor. I didn’t even bother trying to polish them though, as I wanted a heavily weathered look. Not sure wtf metal they’re made of, but they are easy to drill/sand/etc. Most of the kit is brushed stainless, and a couple of cast parts. The DM1 is a delicious mixed bag of materials. (photo courtesy of Korbanth, from his 2017 saber run thread) That being said, I did bite the bullet and invest in a pair of 0.88” OD Recharge Port Holders, which was smart because these ended up being KEY later on. Rather than gamble a bunch of money on parts I might not be able to use (or resell) I opted to create my own solution. The closest I got were some GOTH 3D kits, but there was no way to properly qualify them before buying. I looked around for months for an existing chassis solution for this kit. These take FOREVER to ship, but are worth the wait) Vader’s Vault 7/8” Blade w/shine through bullet tip (VV makes some incredible show blades. TCSS Black machined button for Covertec clip Korbanth DM1 Switches (worth every penny) Li-Ion 18500 3.7V 1400mAh PCB Protected Rechargeable Battery Module No accents or power LEDs (no room for DynaOhms in the hilt) 20mm Bass Speaker (apparently discontinued ) TCSS 7/8” LED Module with DR/DR/W configuration Since both halves of the build have their own NB, that wasn’t going to work.) Everything Maul related was either not too similar to Korbanth, or had double swing sounds. I looked around at the other fonts that were available, but opted to stick with what I had on hand. Nano Biscotte v3 (Default font is Koriban, with Pitch Black as the alternate. I am meeting my sister and her husband in Vegas in two weeks, so this saber has a completion deadline of MAY 17th. I’ve already completed the first half of the saber as “proof of concept” and will be blogging the build process of the other half. First up is a Korbanth DM1, a birthday present for my brother-in-law.
Korbanth dm1 full#
Lately I’ve been busy with school, but summer vacation is in full swing, and I am getting some builds knocked out.
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