Just completed mine, it turned out great. I made a hilt-only Lightsaber were I can’t attach a blade. Here’s how to make it slightly better and cheaper if you don’t want a blade. Keep the “junk parts”. Use the chrome circle at the end of one of the junk rods as an activator button instead of a screw. Use epoxy to keep it in place. Wrap electrical tape around the hole at the end of the assembly. Put the plastic end piece on first, then the metal end piece, it will give more of an Obi-Wan feel. Also if you want a blade plug so kids won’t see inside the saber, use the blue chrome sink plug and slide it gently into the end, the o-ring will keep it in place. I epoxied some large hex nuts inside the actual saber so that when a let little kids hold it, i would fell like a real saber would. Overall, I loved you tutorial and it made a beautiful saber. Thank You.
Also, to make the hilt-only saber heavier, I put 2 C batteries into it from the top, then put some paper towel in the saber and put the saber plug in which will hold the batteries in place
+HappyTrooperDotCom I certainly will, I've breaking lightsabers with my brother trying to choreograph a good fight and I think you saved me a lot of money here
+THEIRONWALRUS If you guys record it, please post a link to your video in this section, or tag me on it when you are done. I'd love to see it! This saber can take a beating. The Star Wars actors used a prop similar to this, may not have been a sink drain and PVC, but it was similar: goo.gl/OPKZ5J
Will be building then for me, my oldest son, and three of my nephews. Just one problem, I was bamboozled into being the only Sith in the family. Me against 4 little Jedis, I'd better train now if I expect the Sith to survive.
I, too, have no idea how I ended up here...I was researching how to diagnose faulty ignition coils on small engines! At any rate, this is the easiest and best looking DIY lightsaber I think I've ever seen. Thanks!
Me and my 4 year old brother made a pair of these, they were really fun to build and to play with after, they also didn’t cost to much to make, thanks so much for your videos
Using a fine grade sandpaper will remove the printed markings on the PVC without marring it. Then I used a fluorescent spray paint suitable for plastics. Fired up my 192 LED black light. Looked awesome!
Quick tip on the 1/4" washers - I found that a 3/8" black nylon washer works really well instead of the 1/4" metal washer. The 1/4" metal washer can be hit-or-miss on fitting in the hole. The 1/4" nylon washer is too small but the 3/8" works nicely. The 3/8" nylon washer has an outside diameter of 5/8" and inside diameter of 0.380. I also used a 1/4" carriage bolt (with 1/4" cap nut), instead of the #10-24 x 2" machine screw. The benefit of the carriage bolt is that the head is smooth - no drive slot in the head (where you put your screwdriver to turn). Worked out great. Thanks again for this great how-to video. We built 2 of them, one with yellow and the other with blue electrical tape grips (kid's choices). Looks great! Happy to post pictures in the appropriate place HappyTrooper.
These are great ideas, thanks for sharing! I'm glad that you were able to engineer a better design! I have put your suggestions in the description section. Thanks for watching and for the suggestions!
Honestly, who the hell is disliking this video? Anyway, this is one of the coolest things I've seen on youtube, and I'm pretty pumped to get started in building one. Thanks a lot for this video. I thought the graphics you added in the video were pretty funny, and the little girl was adorable.
maybe his simple idea with easy steps and a great product was just that much better than 308 people's crappy saber that cost alot and took to much time to make
Just finished the build with my son...thanks for the video. The only issue we had was the 3/4 coupler was too large to fit into the drain pipe...we went the friction tape route and it worked perfectly. Also...need a slighted larger bit then 1/8 to accommodate the 10-24 screw. Thanks again!
Thank you so much for the tut! I just finished constructed this saber it was very easy and cheap! I noticed that the PVC is quite heavy so i recommend finding a lightweight PVC and other than that this thing is awesome! Great for a movie prop!
I am also going to make my own version of this. Hopefully it will work out. Mine will be able to light up, change the color and the brightness of the color, and I'd like to either model it after Palpatine's own lightsaber or go with my own idea. That's the plan anyway xD
Cheers man! The wife and I have been wanting to build practice sabers for learning swordplay and this it the best I've seen yet as far as a cheap DIY saber. Keep up the good work!
WOW!! Totally awesome! Thanks for posting this! I have car underlights in my garage that I always wanted to use to build a lightsaber light for my wall and now I know how I'm going to do it! THanks so much!
We made ares a bit different and used red pvc and a flashlight to make ares light up but we used the same hilt thank you that was probably the best light saber I have
This is a pretty cool build. I added on some accessories to make it look cooler. Thanks for the idea its cool how its possible to make a lightsaber out of a sink drain
Thank you for the post, my son and I had a great resurrection Sunday father and son time creating ours with a few small additions with the remaining parts I'd like to post and send to you to share.
Now I know what we will be doing on slow freight nights, overnight at Home Depot. Thanks. Just need a seriously bright LED or something to make that bad boy glow.
absolutely love this tutorial! was super easy getting the parts and fitting everything together! was even able to fit a flashlight in the hilt for my polycarbonate blade! thanks alot!
Mine is constructed and has filled a gap in my life that I didn't know existed. I would recommend wrapping a thick layer of tape instead of the coupler, but that's my preference. Also I bought two drain assemblies and made two, but this thing is so awesome i might have to make more. Get to Hoth Depot now!
+rockhardmike Thanks for watching and glad you finished the build! There is no right/wrong way to make this, if you can do it without the coupling, that is awesome. Great job and thanks for sharing! :-)
i was making them this was as well. its awesome with enough work, they will look awesome. for my button i used a spring, with a button out of a busted toy, and another nut for that part, so it made a real button. later on i made it into a functioning button, and turned the insides into a LED flashlight..
Thank you for making and posting an awesome video, I posted it on Facebook. Merry Christmas,🎄 happy Hanukkah🎊 and I hope y'all have a blessed filled NEW 🎉YEAR🍷 MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU, ALWAYS 😇👍🏼
Awesome build! Going to make it very soon! I will probably pass on the blade part and just make the body of the lightsaber. Going to take it when I go see the force awakens!
+Handmade Props Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a comment...very much appreciated! :-) Just finished another prop video today, kindly take a look if you are interested: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-P6kg_dM6KsY.html
Extra Tip Regarding Coloured Duct Tape: If your going to be using the lightsaber for filming, brightly coloured duct tape is going to help you immensely. It'll make it easier to see the blade while swinging it around when you are adding in the special effects.
I just bought all the components for about $22 at Home Depot. Great Idea: Add a foam noodle over the top (make sure you test the fit first. For 45 in swords no adhesive is necessary. For 36 in swords you might want to wrap some extra tape around the PVC pipe to secure it more. You could glue it, but don't b/c then you can switch colors. I made a red one and another that switches from green to blue depending on my son's mood. This is wise anyway since the foam will eventually need to be replaced. We just fought for 2-3 hours straight with about 4 kids and the sword foam only received minor damage.
Thank you for making this video! I can't wait to do this with my teenage son for a cool mother/son activity so we can have a lightsaber to go with the costumes I'm making..he is going as a Sith and I'm going as a Grey Jedi
+HappyTrooperDotCom I created a public shopping list for people to see from Hoth Depot's website. Go to their site> hover your cursor over 'Your Account' (upper RH corner)> click on 'Find a List'> type in the search field 'Kristen Roessler'> Click 'Search Lists'> click on 'DIY Lightsaber - Non-Electric'...from there people can add select items to their cart or add the entire list to their cart> from the cart they can ship it or pick it up in-store.
It looks unreal dude! I don't think I'll be able to build one anytime soon but it's a really neat idea! I was thinking about buying an actual model light saber, but maybe now I might just make one!
