Total Beginner

[immobileurchin]

Hey all ^_^

I know this is a totally new guy question but these forums and the whole process seems daunting from an outside perspective but I was hoping to get some advice from somebody that knows way more then me.

I see that I can straight up buy myself one of these awesome lightsabers but to be honest it will mean more to me if i take the time and energy to make it myself.  Where do I even begin? There is just so much information I'm honestly not sure what the first steps on this journey would be.  If anyone could take some time to point me in the right direction it would really mean a lot to me.

Thanks for your help all ^_^

[Manroon]

Hey!

I can get that. Having a hand in the creation of the saber really does take it to another level. I'm no expert sabersmith, but I can tell you that you'll need to learn how to solder, and get the equipment to do so. (basically a soldering iron and some solder, wire, and heat shrink) As for parts, you need a Main Body section of some type, a Pommel, and an Emitter. You'll want to make sure everything you buy for those parts is MHS compatible. Then you need a Battery Pack, Switch, LED, and Blade. If you want sound, you'll also need to buy a soundboard, and you will have to make sure your switch is momentary, as well as make sure that your battery pack is a battery/speaker combo pack. If you don't want sound, then your switch will be Latching.

Then all you'll need is to put it all together, which others could explain much better than I.

[immobileurchin]

Thank you so much for that ^_^

Much appreciated! Can't wait to get started. Hopefully I'll take some pics on the way and can help out other people like me who are fumbling through things.

[Manroon]

You're welcome! Glad I could be of some help. Pics showing your progress would be awesome! Tutorials / walkthroughs like that can be a big help to new people, and aside from that, us saber guys are just total picture hounds.