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Knex Lightsaber design

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Hey guys

Inspired by osi, I made a knex lightsword this week. So I decided to post this. (Although it hurts when you get hit with this sword!!! its not made for real fighting, just so you know :P).

The handle is my favorite part. Its made out of Maxima knex parts. And as for the blade... I just snapped some pieces together lol.

Instructions can be found here:
http://static01.instructables.com/id/Knex-Starwars-Lightsaber-Design/

Part list:
32 yellow connectors
31 yellow rods
4 black rods
4 small grey gears
4 grey connectors
1 small wide wheel

2 orange connectors (in brown)
3 white connectors (in black)
8 red connectors (in grey)
2 yellow connectors (in white)
9 white rods (in black)
3 green rods (in black)
2 yellow rods (in grey)
1 black rubber band (from trekker set I think)
1 red knex man hand

I hope you like it :)
Please Rate & Comment :)

~ Kairah

22 comments

Jun 22, 2009. 7:12 PMbomb voyajue says:

wow better than a real one MUST POST - ,_,-

Jun 22, 2009. 9:48 PMKairah (author) says:

Im working on it :P

Jul 11, 2011. 11:21 PMbomb voyajue says:

i had trouble with making lightsabers out of k'nex because i couldn't get the blade to be sturdy enough to handle hitting things :P

May 22, 2011. 12:17 PMyouwiththeface says:

You gotta be a real Star Wars nerd to spend time to make that. Let's see if I have enough parts for that.......

Jan 14, 2011. 7:11 PMaleceatsfood says:

the handle is REALLY nice!!!!!!

Aug 18, 2010. 7:28 AMosi says:

Just saw it... I remember having this conversation what? a year ago... wow nice job and your handle is a lot better than mine :)

Apr 26, 2010. 8:39 PMAwesomeSmiley3707 says:

I like it, nice job. I was just wondering, how sturdy/strong is it??? like if you smaked it against a wall, would it shatter???

just wanted to know, very nice, and cool.

Apr 26, 2010. 11:03 PMKairah (author) says:

It's not for real fighting, I think it would just bend when you hit a wall with it. Or break at the bottom of the handle.

Apr 27, 2010. 4:20 PMAwesomeSmiley3707 says:

oh, ok. thnx.

Feb 19, 2010. 6:24 PMJaller... says:

Wow... That is cool looking. Great job!

Jun 2, 2009. 1:39 PM

DJ Radio says:

this is sooo cool! please post!

Jun 1, 2009. 3:26 PMpls says:

Awesome, most realistic light saber I've ever seen.

Jun 2, 2009. 7:53 AMThe Jamalam says:

what about a real lightsaber?

Jun 2, 2009. 11:09 AMpls says:

You know what I mean >.>

Jun 1, 2009. 10:54 PMKairah (author) says:

Thank you :D

Jun 1, 2009. 11:57 PMagent harmsy says:

WOW! 5*! Are you going to post it? Cos I want one!

Jun 2, 2009. 1:07 AMKairah (author) says:

Yeah i might do that :)

Jun 1, 2009. 4:57 PMKiller~SafeCracker says:

This is so cool. 5*

Jun 1, 2009. 10:54 PMKairah (author) says:

Thanks !

Jun 1, 2009. 1:52 PMs0lekill3r says:

That handle is very good. @ Oblivitus - just use blue rods and blue connectors instead. Same thing for a red one, use red rods and red connectors.

Jun 1, 2009. 2:02 PMKairah (author) says:

Thanks :) Yeah if you want to make it blue you could use blue connectors and rods instead. I tried to make it with red rods before but it turned out quiet weak. I also made one a white blade. Ill post a picture tomorrow.