How to Make a Simple DIY Lightsaber Blade with a Flashlight

It took me about 20 minutes for each piece in question—the knife got all tangled up on its own thing while I was trying (and failing) too hard at cutting off small pieces from my nails! A similar amount would likely take longer if they were going through 3 knives simultaneously because nothing has ever quite worked perfectly together without breaking or grinding them into little fragments called blades/pucks. For example: here's something easier than making anything entirely out.

When it comes to light sabers, you want something that looks like it popped right out of Star Wars, but you don’t want to spend a lot of money. The easiest way to do that is with a flashlight, which is what this guide teaches you to do.

The $40 (roughly £32 and AU$53) lightsaber kit from ThinkGeek takes the guesswork out of building your own DIY lightsaber. But if you’re not a ThinkGeek fan or you’re looking for something a little more DIY, this Instructables guide will teach you how to make a lightsaber from scratch using just a flashlight and some electronics.

The lightsaber kit includes everything you need, including a plastic mace form, a power source (two AAA batteries), the electronics, an LED strip with the hilt pattern printed on it and two rubber ends. The rest of the parts are your responsibility and can simply be purchased at, well, any hardware store. Here’s a quick rundown of gear you’ll need:

● A rectangular PVC pipe; this is where the lightsaber hilt will go and connects the light cube to the bottom half of the hilt

● Two round magnets; these act as the lightsaber blades

● A star-shaped neodymium magnet; this is the end cap for the lightsaber hilt

● The power switch; this lets you turn your critter-slayer on and off

I love this lightsaber, but it’s not movie accurate and it’s definitely no fun to mess around with if you want a bright lightsaber like some of the store-bought ones. It’s a nice DIY project if you want to make a lightsaber of your own without spending a lot of money.

This DIY lightsaber isn’t as bright as the store-bought ones, but it is a fun way to make your own lightsaber using a flashlight. It doesn’t look movie-accurate, but that’s not the point for someone like me, who is new to this hobby.

I had trouble structuring the paragraphs above. Here was my original list of sentences:

“This lightsaber is not a movie-accurate replica… and it’s definitely not as bright as some of the fancier store-bought lightsabers. It doesn’t look movie-accurate, but that’s not the point for someone like me…”

I realised I was repeating “movie accurate”, which is kind of silly. “Not movie-accurate” conveys the same message with fewer words and keeps the reader in that flow.

I did the same thing when I said “but this is a pretty inexpensive way to do a homemade one with a flashlight”. That’s redundant because “inexpensive way to do something” implies it was cheaper than something else would be.

Finally, “but this is a cool way to make your own lightsaber using a flashlight” sounds better. It captures how I feel about making my lightsaber: it was exciting, fun, and interesting (fun isn’t technically correct, but it sounds better).

If you find yourself repeating words too often or writing too many words about something simple (like two sentences for one), take that opportunity to condense and simplify your writing. Adding unnecessary words and phrases can get in the way of reading — it can also be boring to read sentences that go on forever or repeat themselves too much.

This might be the most significant change that I made. We weren’t even sure if you could make your own lightsaber with a flashlight so we called this out specifically, but most people have seen Star Wars and know what a lightsaber looks like. Would you like to know about the lightsaber for sale head over to the link. It is not necessary to call this stuff out in your writing unless you are speaking directly to a very niche audience which can be difficult to find on the internet.