Artemas Airsoft Creations Blog

 Don't worry.  The lightsaber post is coming.  For now, have something that didn't quite work out the way I'd hoped. Engineering for me is a lot of trial and error.  As such, it should come as no surprise to you that my creations don't always work out.  With that in mind, here's one of my failures. It was supposed to be a ring that would heat and burn things when pressure was applied to the wire contact plate.  It is a very simple circuit that works (or should work) via induction heating.  The wire on top of the ring is a special kind of wire created specifically for heating elements.  As far as I can tell, the reason this design doesn't work stems from the tiny battery source used.  If I had a more powerful battery pack, this design would almost certainly work.  Perhaps in the next version I will build it into a watch worn on the palm of my hand. Have some build photos: The ring I started with: The surface filed flat: A small channel filed in for the underside

 Well, The Mandalorian season two is almost upon us, so I thought I'd take a break from the Nerf posts for a while and focus on a project that I have been working on on and off for almost a year.  This project is my very own custom lightsaber.  Here is a video of what I had before I began working on the upgrades: Inside the saber are a Pico Crumble 2.5 soundboard, a tri-Cree RGB LED assembly with custom heatsink, 3 3.7v LiPo batteries, a small micro switch, and a custom 3D printed internal scaffolding system to hold the electronics in the tube. Inside the blaster attachment is a 200mW red laser assembly powered by two rechargeable AA batteries.  I have to be careful with this laser, as it could easily cause permeants damage one's eyes.  After all, what good is a lightsaber if it cannot hurt anyone?  I joke.  Obviously this laser attachment is meant for show and is in no way intended to be used as a weapon.   So, if it's already so awesome why did I bother upgrading it?  Wel