March 18, 2023
Description
This is the blade I'm using for my lightsabers. It consists of 6 pieces, each 18cm long. The whole blade is about 85cm fully extended.
The pieces are printed in vase mode at 0.2mm layer height. If you want to illuminate the blade, you should use transparent filament. The pieces blade_1, blade_2, blade_3, blade_4, blade_5 require 0 bottom layers. The final piece blade_6 should have 4 bottom layers.
The models are filled cylinders, but because they will be printed in vase mode without bottom layers, the final result will be hollow.
If you find that the blade slips out of the hilt, use blade_1_wide instead of blade_1. It is a bit wider at the bottom.
Lightsabers which use this blade are:
I've also included model files for the components I use to add this blade to a lightsaber hilt.
lightsaber-blade_cutter is the cutout to make the blade fit inside the hilt. Remove this from your hilt to make space for the blade. It is oriented so that the blade exists towards the top.
The other components, when put together, form a simple cylinder, with everything that's needed for a blade illuminated by a Lumintop EDC01 Flashlight. The model “lightsaber_bottom_closed” is for when you don't want a flashlight.
These models are similar to the regular blade, but instead of filled cylinders, they are hollow cylinders with a wall thickness of 0.44mm.
They should work just like the regular blade, but I haven't tested them.
License:
Creative Commons — Attribution
DanielAlex
