Pvc Pipe Lightsaber

My first step was to go to the hardware store lowes or home depot and picked up some pvc pipe fittings that i thought looked like a lightsaber hilt.

Pvc pipe lightsaber. Cut a 3 inch pvc pipe to this length with a hacksaw. These fittings were made to fit 3 4 pvc pipes. And i also picked up a 3 4 pvc pipe. 1 and 1 1 4 pvc 1 male and female connector and black o rings.

While i added vinyl tube to the blade to pr. Take your pvc pipe and cut it so that it s 40 44 inches long. You can get 8 10 feet of pvc pipes for around 3 and change at home depot. Some builders use upvc instead of pvc.

I don t have a miter saw. Build a lightsaber from the plumbing aisle. If you cut with a power saw cut very slowly and be careful because the plastic has a tendency to break. Build a star wars inspired lightsaber with a visit to the plumbing aisle of a home improvement or hardware store.

I cut the main body of the hilt from 1 pvc. Cut the piece of pvc pipe to 9 long with a chop saw or hacksaw. Take it and stick it into the finished hilt until the bottom of the hilt is flush with the pipe. I get my pvc stock and parts.

Place a generous amount of pipe glue on the inside of one of the end caps and slide it onto the end of the section of 3 inch pvc pipe. There are various options when assembling the parts. A pvc lightsaber is a style of lightsaber hilt constructed primarily from pvc pipe and pvc fittings found in a hardware store s plumbing section. I cut this stuff by hand.

This is a g. At this point youwant to take the power drill and put two holes in the hilt with the blade inside. Process described pipe s already look like lightsabers just added black electrical tape and attached a pvc pipe. Cut coupling at a 30 angle with a miter saw or hacksaw putting the coupling on the end of the pipe will give you something to grip while cutting.

I cut the shroud and grip from the 1 1 4 pvc. Upvc is stronger and more durable than pvc. Here s how i go about building a pvc lightsaber. How to make a lightsaber using pvc pipe if you like star wars here is a very simple and yet really nice way to make a simple lightsaber at home.