Darth Maul LED light saber

Step 5 Hilt Construction

Hilt design is something up for interpretation. I Think there is two playing fields here. To be as authentic to the star wars movies as possible or custom. Because Im in New Zealand making an authentic replica of Mr Mauls saber without owning a lathe is a bit of an ask. As I mentioned before I'm on a budget and time frame. So I managed to get my hilt made for about 20 bucks. The shaft of the hilt is a vacuum cleaner pipe that a guy in Christchurch gifted to me (When in Christchurch I get my Vaccume cleaner serviced at Parklands) the end pieces were spun up by my brother in law on an industrial lathe. I was expecting aluminum but I ended up with what I think is stainless steel. Either way this material is quite heavy and really gives the hilt a sense of quality. The thumbscrews were sourced off an overclockers website. On the shafts you will notice a couple of grub screws, these will hold the blades in place. The thumbscrews and mic plugs make it easy to break down the saber. Also if I just get a bung for one end I can run solo pretty easy too.