Ultrasabers is a pretty common and affordable source for purchasing 1 inch diameter lightsaber blades. The company offers two blade thicknesses: Midgrade and Heavy Grade. The two main differences between Ultrasabers Midgrade Blades and Heavy Grade Blades are lightsaber blade durability and brightness. All Ultrasabers lightsaber blades are made out of: a polycarbonate tube, blade … Read more
Proffieboard, developed by Fredrik Hubinette (Profezzorn Labs), is a featured-packed, open source lightsaber soundboard with neopixel support. Launched in 2018, Proffieboard is descended from Profezzorn’s TeensySaber soundboard. As a small, feature-loaded, open source, and attractively priced lightsaber soundboard, Proffieboard is becoming increasingly popular among DIY installers, sabersmiths, and lightsaber enthusiasts in general. It’s unclear the … Read more
A tapered grip is an area in the grip section of a lightsaber hilt where the diameter of the hilts narrows and then flares out again to the original hilt diameter. A tapered grip allows a lightsaber wielder to hold onto the hilt more easily and minimizes the likelihood of the hilt slipping in the … Read more
The most important tip for buying your first lightsaber is to keep it simple. The lightsaber hobby gets very complicated very quickly, which can be overwhelming to a new person. If you visit different custom saber websites, you’ll often be greeted with drop-down menu after drop-down menu of lightsabers options. You’ll could have choices about: … Read more
Do Saberforge Initiate Tier lightsabers include a blade? Initiate Tier is the Saberforge term for an empty hilt without electronics of anything on the inside. Empty hilts are just meant to be display pieces or intended for the end user to install their own electronics in the the. Saberforge Initiate Tier lightsaber DO NOT include … Read more
Lightsaber hilts use lots of different types and styles of grip sections. Some grip sections, especially grip sections on Star Wars movie inspired hilts, are mainly meant to look cool. Other grip sections are more practical and comfortable during lightsaber dueling and everyday use. Let’s look at some common lightsaber grip sections styles. Grenade Grip … Read more
KR Sabers is a UK based custom lightsaber company and they run an online store called The Saber Armory by KR Sabers. The store carries a lot of different types of lightsaber related products. Watch KR Sabers: Empty Hilts, Accessories, Parts (Lightsaber Company Spotlight) on YouTube KR Sabers is known for producing limited runs of movie … Read more
A dulon is a lightsaber training term that refers to a pre-arranged, solo sequence of lightsaber movements. A dulon is a type of solo practice, allowing the practitioner to rehearse and hone different lightsaber moves. The lightsaber choreography looks pretty cool, too! Watch What is a dulon? (Lightsaber Terminology) on YouTube A lightsaber dulon is similar a martial … Read more
If you’ve ever experienced a lightsaber blade plug getting stuck in your hilt’s blade socket, you know it’s a frustrating problem. Even worse, while attempting to remove the stuck blade plug you could accidentally damage the blade plug and lightsaber hilt in the process. Prevention is always better than troubleshooting after the fact, so let’s … Read more
A clamp card is a pretty popular finishing piece, or greeblie, that people like to use with their Star Wars Original Trilogy style lightsabers. Lightsaber enthusiasts also use clamp cards with their own custom designs that include activation boxes. Using a clamp card is a neat way to give a lightsaber a ‘Star Wars’ feel … Read more