How to make a sword for a Jedi hero

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:46

Many boys after watching Star Wars imagine themselves to be supermen. They will be able to realize their fantasies by becoming fabulous Jedi Knights at the New Year's carnival or participating in role-playing games. But without the warrior's magic weapon, the image will be incomplete. How to make a sword that will be the main attribute of a fantastic hero?

Several options for making swords

To make the Viking sword look the most believable, it can be made of metal, and the handle - of wood. But for young children, it is advisable to use safe materials. The most primitive options are made from paper, cardboard, wood. Also the easiest way to make a sword is to use foam rubber. To do this, take a cylindrical billet of bright color with a diameter of 6-8 cm and a length of 50-55 cm. Then wrap the handle with shiny foil, and on top with stripes of a contrasting color - the sword is ready.

But especially like children, and lightsabers are more attractive. A variant of a “weapon” is possible, which will consist only ofhandles. The sword will become luminous thanks to the laser beam. A flashlight is taken as a basis, inside of which a powerful laser diode is installed, connected to a battery and a current converter.

The most interesting option for children will be a real lightsaber. For its manufacture, some basic knowledge in electronics is required, but it will not be difficult for novice craftsmen to make a “weapon” of a warrior. There are several ways to make a sword glow:

- The handle will be a flashlight, and the blade will be a fluorescent lamp connected to the power supply;

- Cold (flexible) neon, which is widely used for decorative lighting, can be used for the blade of the sword;

- LEDs placed in a polycarbonate tube will provide the most beautiful glow of the blade, and a piece of PVC pipe will become the basis of the handle.

Let's consider a step-by-step description of the last method. So, how to make a lightsaber.

LED lightsaber

The following materials will be required for work:

• for the handle - a piece of PVC pipe 20-25 cm long and 3 cm in diameter, a switch with a button, a battery compartment;
• for the light blade - a polycarbonate tube with a diameter of at least 2 cm (slightly smaller than the diameter of the handle) and a length of 60-70 cm (depending on the height of the Jedi hero), 25-30 LEDs, a wire with a cross section of 0.3 square meters. mm, hard wire piece;
• small electric motor for sword and vibration sound effect.

Work order. howmake the sword right:

1. 

   To make the light of the blade diffuse, cover the tube with colored spray paint or wrap it with duct tape.

2. A chain is assembled from LEDs. The first of them is attached to a bare wire. Then you need to fix the chain on a piece of hard wire and place the sword blade inside the tube.
3. A hole for the switch is cut into the handle. It is also necessary to provide a slot for the battery.
4. After connecting the light parts, the tape-wrapped edge of the blade fits snugly into the handle.
5. A sound motor connected to a common power supply is attached to the handle.

If there is no light, there may be problems with the LEDs and the motor.

Different variations in the manufacture of lightsabers will allow you to choose the most appropriate way. Change the design of the handle using paint, paper and other materials. The color of the glowing blade can also be made different. Fantasize with your kids and you'll end up with a unique warrior hero item.