The Custom Saber Shop Releases Anticipated MHS Crossguard Extension | NEW PRODUCT ALERT

The Custom Saber Shop MHS crossguard extension

The Custom Saber Shop (TCSS) released a highly anticipated new piece called MHS Crossguard Extension yesterday. The new piece allows MHS lightsaber builders to construct a Kylo Ren style crossguard lightsaber for the first time. The MHS Crossguard Extension piece could alternatively be used to help construct a tonfa style lightsaber hilt. The new MHS Crossguard … Read more

Lightsaber Keychain from The Custom Saber Shop MHS Style Keychain Review

lightsaber keychain

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

Covertec Wheel for Wearing your Lightsaber Hilt: What You Should Know

lightsaber Covertec wheels

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 Custom Saber Shop Light-Up Lightsaber Keychain Promo Full review

The Custom Saber Shop keychain

Here’s a cute little light-up lightsaber keychain that I received from The Custom Saber Shop. This is a promotional item–it’s not for sale in The Custom Saber Shop’s store (at least, not at the moment). The keychain is a piece of swag, featuring a logo for The Custom Saber Shop along with their website. It’s … Read more

The Custom Saber Shop Red Card Full Review lightsaber clamp card

The Custom Saber Shop red card

The Custom Saber Shop Red Card is a clamp card intended to be added to an activation box on a lightsaber hilt. The card is a pretty standard size: 2 inches long and 0.57 inches wide. As with clamp cards from other companies, you may need to sand down the card or modify it slightly … Read more

The Custom Saber Shop REVEAL Mystery Trick or Treat Gift (October 2018)

shipping box with packing peanuts

The Custom Saber Shop (TCSS) is running a Halloween promotion throughout the month of October 2018. It’s called the Trick or Treat promotion and it runs from October 3 to October 31, 2018. How the promotion works is you write “Trick or Treat” in the order notes section. Then The Custom Saber Shop may include a freebie … Read more

The Custom Saber Shop MHS Gear Style 1 Extension Full Review MHSV1

MHS Gear Style 1

The Custom Saber Shop (TCSS) offers an extension piece called MHS Gear Style 1. The piece adds 1.5 inches in length to the lightsaber and the outside diameter (OD) is 1.6 inches. In addition to extending the length of a lightsaber hilt, the decorative ‘gear style’ of the piece adds character to the overall design … Read more

The Custom Saber Shop Releases Anticipated MHSV1 22.5deg Curved Extension Piece

MHS curved extension

The Custom Saber Shop (TCSS) released a highly anticipated new piece called MHSV1 22.5deg Curved Extension. The piece is the company’s first and currently only curved extension piece. The new curved extension piece joins The Custom Saber Shop’s existing wide array of straight MHSV1 extension pieces, including: slotted, ribbed, grooved, gear style, and blank styles of … Read more

Plecter Labs and the Evolution of Lightsaber Soundboards: An Interview with Erv Plecter

Erv Plecter and Plecter Labs lightsaber soundboards

Erv Plecter, electronics engineer and founder of Plecter Labs, launched his eponymous prop electronics company in 2005. Based in France, Plecter is the brains behind some of the most popular custom lightsaber boards on the market, including: Nano Biscotte, Pico Crumble, Crystal Focus, PRIZM and more. Plecter Labs soundboards, especially the entry-level Nano Biscotte and … Read more

Top 8 Custom Lightsaber Companies You Should Know About (Some are controversial, but important!)

top 8 custom lightsaber companies (various hilts shown)

Whether you’re brand new to the lightsaber hobby or you’ve been a lightsaber enthusiast for years, it’s important to know about the largest, most popular, and most influential lightsaber companies out there. Let’s talk about the the Top 8 Custom Lightsaber Companies You Should Know About. Watch Top 8 Custom Lightsaber Companies You Should Know … Read more