Prequel Lightsaber
Fall 2024This project was a preliminary test for creating a saber form from scrap stock metal found in the RISD Industrial Design Metal Shop. Every component was manually machined on a Southbend lathe and Bridgeport Milling machine.
The initial design sketches for this saber drew inspiration from Madame Jocasta Nu’s lightsaber from the prerquel trilogy. I imagined this saber as a “what if” secnario in which Jocasta Nu had taken on an apprentice who modeled their saber off of hers.
- Single point threaded male end threads
- Two 6-32 threaded holes for blade and chassis retention
- Drilled and bored 7/8” through hole for blade
- Single point threaded female threads
- Panel detailing via chamfer tool and dividing head
- Lightly sanded and buffed for matte weathered finish
- Single point threaded
- Two part construction due to material constraints
- Hidden sound venting