Lightsaber for $33 in 33 minutes

Use this easy step by step instruction on putting the parts together to build your own lightsaber unit. It requires no soldering, gluing or anything other than the following parts and everything is in the plumbing area of Home Depot: Pop-up Basin Drain (1), Drain extension tube with threads and slip nut (1), Slip nut and washer (1), 1 1/4" Disposal gasket (6), 1 1/4" Slip joint washer (6), Faucet hole cover (1).

Step 1: Lightsaber Head - Blade length adjustment ring

Put aside the drain cap, rods and brackets on the Pop-up basin drain. You can use them for other projects, but you don???t need them here. Slide the washer from the slip nut and washer set onto the pop-up basin drain until it is against the ball valve.

Comments

[DrHoppe]

Is there any chance you have the part numbers or SKU numbers for the different parts? I was at Home Depot picking up some gaskets for a leaky drain and thought I would pick up the parts for this project but even showing the Home Depot guy the list, we could not find everything.

[christinw14]

the technology hasn't come this far yet.

[Derek Vigil]

Where do I put the crystal? I have all the parts but where?

[Bas]

Hello I've read your instructable and found it very helpful. We don't have those parts here so it's quite impossible for me to try it out but I have a very important question. You mentioned that your kids had some Adegan/Ilum crystals. I had to go through that sentence a few times. My question is, how can you have kids when you're a virgin? Mindblowing!

[mikeEinsein]

Duuuuuude, I had this idea YEARS ago............curse you and your uploadable photos

[silvertiger1981]

My latest work. Many thanks to you getting me hooked on this!

[amiranda29]

can you please explain in detail how you got a light to shine through? because i am thinking of putting a modified flashlight in it, but yours looks so seemless. thanks

[allhailskippy]

I made one of these in my latest video. You can check it out here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9EvjRsc58w

Thanks for the instructions! Love the site.

[ch5]

Sweet build :)

When I was a kid, we rolled the colored plastic sheets used to protect schoolbooks into blades, and taped them on the top of small maglites.
It wasn't solid enough for a "real" battle, but stiff enough to play around.
If we managed the tighteness right on the roll, we could even make the blades "pop up" with a flick of the wrist :)

[Bennions89]

I always wondered what would happen it you dropped a light saber blade down what would happen? Would it go thru The Earth? (love the pic by the way!)

[Data643]

If you kept it activated while it was falling the collar around the emitter would keep it from going through the ground.

[CameronSlygar]

Nothing, sabers are designed to deactivate if dropped. :) You have to use the Force to keep the blade engaged if you plan to throw it.

[phrebh]

From one geek to another, that's not necessarily true. Some Jedi/Sith built their sabers with dual activation in which they could use the button as a momentary switch (as you suggest), or you could double-click the button to keep the blade on.

[builderkidj]

how did you know that?

[CameronSlygar]

Long time Star Wars geek. :)
If you want easy reference.... just watch the movies. When a jedi or sith goes down, their saber deactivates before hitting the ground. The arena battle in Revenge of the Sith is a good example of that. In Return, Vader force throws his at Luke in the throne room battle.

[lornebcook]

The lightsabers only deactivate when dropped if the person that designed it wanted them to do so.

[bonastella]

Star wars is amazing!!! Long Live The Geeks!!!

[builderkidj]

Oh cool if you want to know more check out a book called

Star wars lightsabers a guide of weapons of the force

I have it its reall ycool it has specs of all good lightsabers.

[youwiththeface]

I READ THE SAME BOOK NOT THAT LONG AGO!!!!

[builderkidj]

Isnt it awesome but it doesnt have kyle katarns saber

[Asyryx]

any one know how the 'climbing' effect can be achieved when 'igniting' the blade?

[dcael]

Finished! Thanks for this great piece.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i155/Wonko2/Photo-0201.jpg

[Biggsy]

Gorramn it, I have just sent a sink to the tip that had a similar plug hole type!... Great work on the I'ble... :D

[jimjam41]

Thanks for the Instructable. Here is mine, I used two assemblies toget the two rings near the emitter,gorillatape and aluminum tape for the grip. It also has a laser inside it. Jim

[tcessna]

Hey i would like instrucions on the laser part

[That Inventor Dude]

Hey that one looks like Kyle Katarn's from Jedi academy

[dark sith lord9]

you' my friend, made a wonderful invention... i just made it and it only took 5 minutes

[psuddeth]

A third ring, with all evenly spaced along the shaft of the pipe (about 2 inches apart from each other) will overcome the potential misalignment problem, in step 5.

[jaxx sentinel]

tried three with 1.5 and it worked out fairly well

[SoullessDoll]

And when you are really bored and over with the whole Star Wars thing, you can attach a hose to one end and be a fire fighter. WEEEE!!!

[foxpan]

good intsructable! i only spent $15 making mine. and i used some spare fabric i had laying around for the handle.

[hellking]

Like sidious versus mace windu>

[theeaglespurplerose]

well except that the kid with the sidious-type cloak has the mace windu lightsaber.

[ToddisI]

Lol just what i was thinking!

[WintersNight]

 AWESOME! this is the instructable that finally convinced me to buy a pro account. i plan on starting to build mine this weekend. i'll be sure to post picks when it's done.

[pedropcp2]

 that's serious
someone can kill other with that lightsaber???

[Gam3rWut]

Perhaps if you beat someone with it

[Chromatica]

Is your hair color Blond.

[Junkernaut]

The macguyver is strong in this one.

[That Inventor Dude]

Lol