Recent content by JediMidyan

Well Nick, It was really a very simple design. Just some EL wire encased in a clear acrylic tube. The acrylic tube was then covered with a piece of pvc and set up in a way the the acrylic could slip in and out of the pvc. The wire's inverter was mounted on the outside and then teh pvc was...

Hey thanks for the tip man but I've been there done that. I've seen those sabers in person at the sharper image store in my mall. They are actually very inaccurate. The hilt as a whole is too large because they had to accomodate the blade and sound electronics. If I were to buy on it would...

EL=Electroluminescent wire. It is wire that lights up. Very cool stuff. You can find it here: http://elwirecheap.com/ . And wolf825, I used the stuff in the q-bomb device when we did the mouse that roared. I also intend to use it to build a lightsaber prop for myself. I will be buying...

Looking at the link provided by soundman, I came up with an idea. Instead of using LED's why not use EL wire? It is very flexible and lights things very well with the proper inverter. Just my $.02

Actually DMX, I am not really that fluent in electronics. I have however experimented with things and I can make basic circuits. The one I'm sure David is thinking of is my custom Boba Fett helmet which I modified to make the antenna go up and down with a remote controlled servo. All I did...

Sup all, I'm Patrick. I was directed to this site by none other than the webmaster David. I am the Prop Master at Stone Bridge HS thus I build and manage the props for the plays. If you didn't figure it out by my screen name I am a Star Wars nerd. That is how I got into prop building. And...