Lightsaber

A long ambition of mine was to design and construct my own personal lightsaber. The design itself went through multiple versions, resulting in a structurally supported hilt.

Over the span of this project, I learnt:

• The complexities of distinctive design standards such as tolerance and dimensioning

• To design for structural efficiency

• Working with 30-gauge wiring and circuit boards; specifically, being able to solder connections

• Material and cost differences between machined aluminum, printed metal, nylon powder printing, and resin 3D printing during the prototyping stage of development

Overall, this is a great project that I spent over 30+ hours on and am extremely happy with the turnout