Saber Sourcing 
The Custom Saber Shop sells some neat machined aluminum, lightsaber keychains. They’re called ‘MHS Style Keychain’ and they’re listed in the TCSS Logo Items section (the keychains don’t use a TCSS logo, however). Watch Lightsaber Keychain from The Custom Saber Shop MHS Style Keychain Review on YouTube Both lightsaber keychains are similar in style, although … Read more
It’s somehow both easy and hard to believe that exactly 1 year ago today, I launched the SaberSourcing.com website. The SaberSourcing YouTube channel, which I started in May 2017, predates the website by about 7 months. I started SaberSourcing.com with the intention of adapting some of the lightsaber videos on the SaberSourcing YouTube channel into … Read more
Rebel Chumps unexpectedly said goodbye to YouTube in late November 2018. Rebel Chumps is a YouTube creator that posted lightsaber related content including reviews, comparisons, discussions, etc. The channel first launched in November 2015, about 3 years ago. Life Changes Rebel Chumps cited many reasons why he will no long produce content for the channel. First, Rebel … Read more
Star Wars: The Black Series Force FX lightsabers, which are manufactured by Hasbro, use wireless battery packs that run on three AA batteries (a few models use three AAA batteries). There are three major problems with The Black Series: Force FX lightsaber battery packs. Let’s take a closer look. 1. Force FX Lightsaber Battery Packs … Read more
Imperial Royal Arms (IRA), the influential custom lightsaber forums and resource, changed their name to The Rebel Armory (TRA) in 2017. Prior to the rebranding, the group had used the name Imperial Royal Arms since 2011. Watch Why did Imperial Royal Arms (IRA) become The Rebel Armory (TRA)? on YouTube The lightsaber group likely switched … Read more
Bob Iannaccone, founder of Advanced Light Weaponry (ALW), designs and builds one-of-a-kind lightsabers from scratch. Iannaccone, who has a background in painting, sculpting and filmmaking, approaches each lightsaber build with an artist’s eye: no two lightsaber designs are alike. Iannaccone sells ready-to-ship lightsabers in his Advanced Light Weaponry eBay store [AFFILIATE LINK] and accepts custom lightsaber … Read more
Sith Bunny, a popular lightsaber blade plug seller on Etsy, has discontinued production of his entire lightsaber blade plug line, citing low sales. Sith Bunny attributes poor sales of his lightsaber blade plugs, all of which were static, to the increased demand for neopixel lightsabers and accessories. Neopixel lightsabers use specialized neopixel blade plugs instead … Read more
A Frankensaber is a slang term for a lightsaber the combines pieces from two or more lightsabers or other sources. Frankensabers are often created by cannibalizing components from multiple existing sabers and could include external pieces (e.g. pommels, midsections, emitters, etc), internal pieces (e.g. soundboards, wiring, LED module, etc) or some combination of the two. … Read more
Custom lightsaber manufacturer Kyberlight just released a new gold-colored lightsaber hilt. The company states that the Kyberlight Gold Lightsaber is limited edition, but does not specify the available quantities or when the gold hilt may be discontinued. Watch Kyberlight Releases GOLD Lightsaber Hilt Limited Edition (NEW SABER ALERT) on YouTube All of the internal electronics … Read more
Windows in the emitter are a popular lightsaber hilt design feature offered by Ultrasabers. Windows in the emitter are small cutout sections near the emitter area of a lightsaber hilt that allow light from the LED to shine through. Ultrasabers uses several different designs of windows in the emitter, depending on the hilt. Some Ultrasabers … Read more
