Creating a Unique and Refined Lightsaber Handle - Adam Savage

🎉 Adam Savage celebrates his birthday by dedicating the day to building his own lightsaber.

💡 Adam receives a lightsaber kit from sabreforge and plans to learn how to use it and make his own lightsaber.

🔧 Adam begins the process of building his lightsaber, starting with single point threading on an aluminum rod.

🔧 Adam Savage is building his own lightsaber, focusing on the handle and pommel.

🔊 He is knurling the handle to create a big fat diamond pattern and designing the grip for aesthetic and functional purposes.

⚙️ He is also working on the internal and external thread arrangement, the speaker resonator chamber, and the blade holding mechanism.

✨ Adam Savage builds his own lightsaber using his machining skills and single point threading.

🔧 He uses a counter method for single point threading and prefers not to disengage the cross slide.

🔩 Adam is happy with the fit and finish of his lightsaber and plans to refine the shape further.

🔧 Adam Savage is building his own lightsaber and refining the design.

⚙️ He is carefully shaping the emitter and making aesthetic adjustments.

🖤 Adam is pleased with the progress but still has more work to do.

Adam Savage uses a lathe to create a step on the lightsaber.

He successfully assembles the lightsaber and is happy with the results.

Adam carves a Jedi glyph and plans to add brass rods to the handle.

🔩 Adam Savage uses ferric chloride as an etchant for aluminum and polishes the lightsaber rune.

🏰 The lightsaber is compared to a castle, with a mounting point and screws to hold the components together.

💎 Adam plans to add a crystal to the bottom of the lightsaber using a resin casting method.

🔨 Adam Savage builds his own lightsaber, encountering challenges during the process.

🔵 He adds a blue jewel to the lightsaber for a unique touch and demonstrates the customization options available.

🎶 Adam expresses his appreciation for the craftsmanship and functionality of the lightsaber's electronic core and speaker.