Ultrasabers Consular Lightsaber Hilt Full Review

Ultrasabers Consular lightsaber

The Ultrasabers Consular lightsaber hilt is a Qui-Gon Jinn inspired lightsaber. The hilt is 11.75 inches long and is designed to accommodate a 1 inch diameter blade. Consular is comprised of three sections: an emitter section (threaded and removable), body, and a vented pommel (threaded and removable). The hilt body features a shroud overlay that … Read more

Ultrasabers Adds V5, V4, V3 Pommels | New Product Alert

Ultrasabers V5, V4, and V3 lightsaber pommels

Ultrasabers added V5, V4, and V3 lightsaber hilt pommels to their store. Swapping the pommel on a lightsaber hilt is one of the easiest ways to customize a lightsaber and change its appearance. The V5, V4, and V3 pommels are all MHS compatible and are available as solid pommels (for stunt sabers without sound) or … Read more

What is a lightsaber tonfa? | Lightsaber Terminology

lightsaber tonfa

A lightsaber tonfa, sometimes referred to as a guard shoto, is a perpendicular-gripped variation of a shoto lightsaber. A lightsaber tonfa uses a shorter-than-standard blade and a hilt comprised a long, main hilt section coupled with a short, perpendicular hilt extension. A lightsaber tonfa can be gripped on the main hilt section or on the smaller, perpendicular … Read more

BEST and WORST Reason to Get an Ultrasabers Mystery Box Saber

Ultrasabers lightsabers

The best part about getting an Ultrasabers Mystery Box Saber is you have very little control over which lightsaber you get. Oddly, the worst part about getting an Ultrasabers Mystery Box Saber is you have very little control over which lightsaber you get as well. Go figure. Watch BEST and WORST Reason to Get an … Read more

Lightsaber Comparison: Ultrasabers Empty Hilts vs Saberforge Empty Hilts (Initiate)

ultrasabers and saberforge empty hilts

Empty hilts make great display pieces, cosplay accessories, or DIY electronics install projects. Let’s compare Ultrasabers empty lightsaber hilts and Saberforge empty lightsaber hilts. Consider that Ultrasabers calls their empty hilts ‘Empty Saber Hilts DIY’ and Saberforge calls their empty hilts ‘Initiate’ or ‘Initiate Tier’ sabers. ARTICLE UPDATED: 1/25/2019 Watch Lightsaber Comparison: Ultrasabers Empty Hilts vs … Read more

Did Ultrasabers stop gluing blade film inside the lightsaber blade?

lightsaber blade diffusion film

Ultrasabers seems to have stopped hot gluing the blade diffusion film inside of their lightsaber blades. My more recent Ultrasabers orders within 2018 included blades with loose (i.e. unglued) blade film inside the tube. Ultrasabers sells cylindrical, polycarbonate blades that are approximately 1 inch in diameter. The blades are theoretically compatible with lightsabers from other … Read more

Ultrasabers Manticore Lightsaber Hilt Full Review

Ultrasabers Manticore lightsaber

This is an Ultrasabers Manticore lightsaber hilt. The most striking part of the hilt, by far, is the ornate emitter section that features 10 windows as well as several grooves and variations in the diameter. Manticore is a three-piece lightsaber hilt comprised of an ornate, windowed metallic silver emitter piece, a two-toned metallic silver and … Read more

Ultrasabers Standard MHS Coupler [NO SOUND] Review

Ultrasabers Standard MHS coupler

The Ultrasabers Standard MHS Coupler [NO SOUND] is one of the most basic couplers offered by Ultrasabers. You can buy the coupler in the ‘Lightsaber Parts’ section of the website. The coupler is also included by default with many no sound saberstaffs in the Double Bladed Lightsaber section, although you can upgrade to fancier couplers … Read more

January 2019 Lightsaber Sales and Discounts

Custom sabers from various companies

Here are January 2019 lightsaber sales and discounts from various lightsaber companies. Please contact me with additions or corrections. UPDATED 1/18/2019 This list contains some affiliate links, meaning I may receive some money if you click through and purchase an item. Thanks for your support! AMAZON Star Wars Kylo Ren Force FX Lightsaber $99 deal … Read more

How does a coupler line up the buttons on a double-bladed lightsaber?

lining up lightsabers

Many custom saber companies design lightsabers that can be connected together with a coupler to create a Darth Maul style double-bladed lightsaber or saberstaff. Lightsaber enthusiasts like the idea of lining up the buttons and Covertec wheels of the two hilts, simply because a double-bladed lightsaber with aligned buttons looks better than a lightsaber with … Read more