Awesome Lightsabers

After creating a 3D printable design for a retractable lightsaber, the team behind the Twistsaber is working on a mass-produced version that anyone can buy. Incredibly, it’s completely mechanical and requires no batteries. We would love to see a version that could light up, though. Coming soon to Kickstarter.

To celebrate his love for Star Wars, maker Boylei Hobby Time wanted to create a snow globe with a lightsaber inside. Since he wanted it to light up, he decided not to submerge it in water and instead surrounded it with resin and glitter snowflakes. He made the diorama using a lightsaber from a General Grievous model kit and outfitted it with a skinny LED filament.

Who doesn’t love Star Wars and pizza? This fun gift from Hallmark’s kitchen accessories collection combines both. Instead of using this elegant weapon to strike down Jedi knights, this version of Darth Vader’s lightsaber makes quick work of pizza slices. Its sharpened steel wheel is illuminated with red LED lights and it even makes lightsaber sound effects.

This limited-edition replica of the lightsaber hilt of Jedi Ki-Adi-Munti from Dok Ondar’s Den of Antiquities celebrates the 5th anniversary of the amazing Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge attraction at Disneyland and Disney World. The wooden box houses a hilt with sound effects that illuminates blue when attached to a Lightsaber Blade (not included).

Disney Imagineering has already built replica lightsabers that retract like the ones in Star Wars, but they probably cost a million bucks to develop. On the other hand, YouTube channel HeroTech built a version with a much more down-to-earth budget that can be built at home. The trick is the coiled sheet metal from one of those magician’s canes that springs to life.

To celebrate the launch of their awesome Mini-Saber Gen 2 torch, Logan from The Hacksmith created a larger-than-life model of the butane-powered beauty, complete with packaging. Their 7-foot-tall Mega Saber runs on propane and uses a set of seven nozzles to focus its jet-like flame. It’s overkill for roasting marshmallows or popping popcorn, though.

This 5.5-foot-tall glass clock from Urwerk and Nixie expert Dalibor Farny contains eight large Nixie tubes and a total of 1445 parts. In addition to displaying the time and date, it can show how many kilometers the Earth has revolved around the Sun on a given day or year-to-date. Just 33 clocks will be produced, with a retail price of 55,000 CHF (~ USD 60,700).

Hacksmith Industries has made plasma lightsabers in the past, but they all required a bulky external energy source to function. Now they’ve figured out a way to go cordless. Their latest design produces a face-melting 4500ºF beam, but its fuel and power source fit inside its (very long) handle. The 11,000-watt torch runs for 3 minutes per refill.

Here’s a silly video that reminds us of the simpler days of the internet. A couple of University of Wisconsin sousaphone players realized their brass instruments make a sound that’s a whole lot like the lightsabers from Star Wars, so they staged a duel. We loved the guy who chimed in with, “why are you filming vertically?”

You know what makes any fight sequence better? Lightsabers, naturally. ActiveSufi took one of the great action sequences from the Disney+ series Moon Knight and upgraded our hero’s weapons with plasma power. Is Oscar Isaac the key to unlocking a Star Wars/Marvel crossover universe? (Thanks, Rob!)

The choreography in Star Wars lightsaber duels has isn’t exactly realistic. The guys at Corridor Crew enlisted stunt coordinator Luke LaFontaine to help choreograph a fight scene that much better captures realistic swordplay tactics and how you might wield a lightweight plasma weapon. Then, they cranked up the VFX wizardry.

The Imagineers who bring the attractions to life at Disney’s theme parks are among the most talented designers, engineers, and builders in the world. This brief video shares some of their recent work in robotics, animatronics, ride design, and more. Plus, there’s another glimpse at their amazing retractable lightsaber.

It’s been rumored for some time that Disney was working on a lightsaber replica that could retract like the ones seen in the Star Wars movies. In this all-too-short video, we get a glimpse at one in action. If you’re lucky enough to be heading to Walt Disney World’s Galactic Starcruiser in 2022, you’ll get to see it in person.

A while back, Hacksmith Industries built a working lightsaber with a terrifying 4000º plasma blade. Now James is here to test whether there’s a safe way to put his hand into its beam, along with a lesson on the physics of heat transfer.

After building a retractable blade lightsaber, The Hacksmith is back to show off what this impressive plasma weapon can do. Watch in awe as it burns right through a Stormtrooper, slashes through walls, and melts metal and glass like butter. It’s not as quick at cutting as the ones in the movies, but just as awesome.

The Hacksmith has been trying to build a real-world lightsaber for quite some time now. The closest he’s gotten up until now is a deadly electric heating element. Now his shop has created a version that retracts like the ones in Star Wars, burning a 4000ºF beam of plasma. That brass and copper steampunk hilt is too cool for words.