G-Force Sabers

A project in Rochester, NY by Greg Dadourian
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Metal Casting of unique, high detail, custom designed lightsaber hilt components
Backers: 7
Average Pledge Per Backer: $112

Funded: $786 of $2,500
Dates: Mar 26th -> May 25th (60 days)
Project By: Greg Dadourian
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May 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all, Life & work picked up recently, and has kept me from posting updates. As a result, I don’t think I’ll generate enough hype to get back up to the goal. That’s ok. I plan on continuing this venture when I get a chance. I’ll post... (Read More)

Cast attempt #2 was more successful!

May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
More to tweak, more to test, but it’s goin well!  (Read More)

First pour!

May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Okay, still got plenty of kinks to work out, but I learned a lot from this first pour. Happy to have “something” to show for it.  (Read More)

Design #60 (& 59)

May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Something exotic for our favorite holiday. Planning the first aluminum pour tonight, hoping to post updates with good results!  (Read More)

Successful burnout?

May 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
I was pretty disheartened yesterday to find my special plaster had crumbled. So, I went a little crazy. Bought some super cheap mortar from home depot, and changed up some other elements of my set-up, and voi-la! I have two more test pieces to run... (Read More)

Plaster failure

May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Tough luck today, the plaster I used crumbled way too much. I had the parts leaning a little, and unfortunately I think the internal forces on the plaster from the multiple contact points were the problem. Oh well, that was test number one. I’m... (Read More)

Prototypes coming up

April 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all. I know a bunch of pledges have been canceled, and that’s a bummer, but I’m not giving up. I finally got the electrical issues sorted out, and after a hellish week at work, tomorrow is going to be a productive day. For those of you still... (Read More)

Design #58

April 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Tried to get to prototyping last weekend, but ended up having power issues. Having an electrician come this weekend to set up a safer power supply, so hopefully I’ll get the first prototypes made soon!  (Read More)

Design #57

April 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Another Medieval weapon....  (Read More)

Design #56

April 16th - via: kickstarter.com
I was about to post this design, and saw we met the funding goal! I guess this is happening! Hopefully in the next week I’ll be able to produce the first prototype in my test schedule, and start working out the kinks before I reach out to start on... (Read More)

Design #55

April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Weird cross-guard hilt  (Read More)

Added reward tiers

April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all, I’ve added two reward tiers to the lower end to diversify the offerings and hopefully attract a few more backers. I added: PLA 3D printed hilts for 25$ Individual cast parts (choose from emitter, switch, body, or pommel) for 50$  (Read More)

Design #54

April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Did another loosely Cal inspired hilt.  (Read More)

Design #53

April 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Here’s another 4 parts  (Read More)

Design #52

April 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Just continuing to add designs :)  (Read More)

Added design #51

March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
I like designing hilts, so here’s another one for the roster.  (Read More)

50 hilts, 200+ parts to choose from

March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
I’ve got 50 hilts designed to my specs that are all interchangeable. Here are some pics of those 50. I’ve got more designs in the pipeline!  (Read More)

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