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
An s-curve emitter or s-curve shroud is a lightsaber emitter design featuring a curve resembling an ‘s’ shape. The s-curve emitter design is most commonly associated with the Skywalker lightsaber (sometimes called Graflex style lightsaber). Although Darth Vader’s lightsaber is the first lightsaber shown in Star Wars, the Skywalker lightsaber, which is made out a … Read more
A Covertec wheel is a button or knob attached to a lightsaber hilt. A Covertec wheel connects to a Covertec belt clip, allowing you to wear your lightsaber hilt. The Covertec belt clip system, along with the D-ring belt clip system, is one of the most popular methods that lightsaber enthusiasts wear this lightsaber. Covertec … Read more
The number of lightsaber colors in existence depends greatly on your point of view. Let’s take a look at a brief history of lightsaber colors. Watch How many lightsaber colors are there? on YouTube Original Lightsaber Color (unused concept) WHITE Originally, George Lucas planned for all lightsabers to be white. Early Ralph McQuarrie concept art … Read more
Are lightsabers REAL? This is a somewhat commonly Googled question. First, we need to define a ‘real’ lightsaber. Watch Are lightsaber REAL on YouTube Are lightsabers that can cut through things, like in the movies, real? If a real lightsaber needs to be able to slice a hole in the wall, then real lightsabers, as … Read more
The year 2018 is the year of the neopixel lightsaber. Neopixel is a somewhat new lightsaber technology that is becoming very popular very quickly among lightsaber enthusiasts. Neopixel lightsabers use removable blades that contain neopixel LED strips. Most other lightsabers either use in-hilt LEDs (i.e. the light source is contained within the hilt) or a … Read more
What’s the difference between Star Wars: The Black Series lightsabers and Star Wars Force FX lightsabers? Although the terms overlap, they don’t always refer to the same thing. Watch Star Wars The Black Series Lightsabers vs Star Wars Force FX Lightsabers: What’s the difference? on YouTube The Black Series lightsabersThe Black Series is a line … Read more
A lightsaber display plaque is a nameplate or plaque made of a thin metal (usually aluminum) intended for labeling a lightsaber. Typically lightsaber enthusiasts will get a plaque for a Star Wars movie-inspired lightsaber design, although you could certainly get a display plaque for an original or customized lightsaber design as well. Watch What is … Read more
A razor blade plug is a style of lightsaber blade plug that incorporates a rotary shaver head into the design. The seller Darkside Engineering is probably the most well-known razor blade plug seller. Darkside Engineering sells his razor blade plugs, which are all 1 inch in diameter, in The Rebel Armory (TRA) forums. Another TRA … Read more
The lightsaber blade tang or stem is the section of the blade that attaches to the lightsaber hilt. The term ‘tang’ is commonly used with knives, swords, and tools with handles. Watch What is a lightsaber blade tang? (Lightsaber Terminology) on YouTube When you install a standard cylindrical lightsaber blade into a hilt, typically 2 … Read more
