Hello there...
I was thinking about creating a lightsaber project by the following:
Use an aluminium pipe for the appropiate length of the hilt and diameter. Then use a taper adaptor and weld a 3/8 or so aluminium rod to the adaptor...like this:
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The hilt would be hollow to accept the battery pack. Then using 5W Luxeon Star LEDs, I would drill recessed holes in the aluminium/or steel rod to hold the LEDs along the length of the rod. Then the rod would be encased in a foam-type packaging-type material that would allow the lightsaber to withstand full force blows against very unforgiving surfaces.
Does that click with yall? Do the LEDs need some sort of driver or what not? I figure maybe 4 or so, 5W is most definitely bright.
GophersummerprojectGopher
I was thinking about creating a lightsaber project by the following:
Use an aluminium pipe for the appropiate length of the hilt and diameter. Then use a taper adaptor and weld a 3/8 or so aluminium rod to the adaptor...like this:
/________________________/--------------|
|--------------------------------[AAx4 batts |
\———————————————\--------------|
The hilt would be hollow to accept the battery pack. Then using 5W Luxeon Star LEDs, I would drill recessed holes in the aluminium/or steel rod to hold the LEDs along the length of the rod. Then the rod would be encased in a foam-type packaging-type material that would allow the lightsaber to withstand full force blows against very unforgiving surfaces.
Does that click with yall? Do the LEDs need some sort of driver or what not? I figure maybe 4 or so, 5W is most definitely bright.
GophersummerprojectGopher