# Real Lightsabers Anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Unrelated Discussion\ **Created:** [December 19, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/real-lightsabers-anyone/367271 "2022-12-19T17:47:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TheSliverKing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thesliverking/32/297284_2.png) [@TheSliverKing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheSliverKing)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/real-lightsabers-anyone/367271/1 "2022-12-19T17:47:19Z")
![Screenshot_20221218_112105_Gallery](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/a/d/c/adcddcee3d4f218bd9d0878a755c949a31dc3ee1.jpeg) I like to build lasers. They burn stuff and look awesome in the night sky. My strongest build is 8.5W 445nm Anyone else into photonics at all? šŸ¤Ŗ I saw the hacksmith claim he built the first lightsaber. He didnt. He took a glass blowing torch and attached it to a backpack. It doent even use light. Here are some real photon based ā€œlightsabersā€ šŸ˜šŸ˜šŸ˜ ---
**Author:** ![rkalajian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/rkalajian/32/672584_2.png) [@rkalajian](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/rkalajian)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/real-lightsabers-anyone/367271/2 "2022-12-19T18:28:04Z")
I would put someoneā€™s eye out with one of theseā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![TheSliverKing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thesliverking/32/297284_2.png) [@TheSliverKing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheSliverKing)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/real-lightsabers-anyone/367271/3 "2022-12-19T18:30:47Z")
Haha yes you could very very easily do that. I have speical glasses that make them safe for me and others watching. Usually let the camera look for us then we look at the camera after. However outside in the night sky these beams go forever it looks like. (Just avoid airplanes at all cost or its $250,000 fine and jail time lol) ---
**Author:** ![\_void](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/_void/32/179426_2.png) [@\_void](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/_void)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/real-lightsabers-anyone/367271/4 "2022-12-19T18:36:32Z")
Old build, MHS parts, 3d-printed chassis, Crystal Focus 6.1, 3W LED x3, 2W speaker. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/3/f/2/3f23235bab1b06664ea0dbde13818ca4336ac08c.jpeg "Custom MHS saber with Crystal Focus v6.1") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhTDdcoTKes) ---
**Author:** ![TheSliverKing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thesliverking/32/297284_2.png) [@TheSliverKing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheSliverKing)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/real-lightsabers-anyone/367271/5 "2022-12-19T18:45:21Z")
We need to put a real laser in there now :joy: ---
**Author:** ![zslane](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zslane/32/19816_2.png) [@zslane](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/zslane)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/real-lightsabers-anyone/367271/6 "2022-12-19T20:26:38Z")
Real lightsabers? The term strikes me as problematic just on the face of it. I mean, among other things, if the power source isnā€™t a kyber crystal then it isnā€™t a ā€œreal lightsaberā€ at all, now is it. :thinking: ---
**Author:** ![TheSliverKing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thesliverking/32/297284_2.png) [@TheSliverKing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheSliverKing)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/real-lightsabers-anyone/367271/7 "2022-12-19T20:28:57Z")
I meant a saber based off photons which is what the kyber crystal produces in reality terms. A lightsaber being Simply being a blade made of light particles aka photons! Now the part thats impossible is making them solid so they can clash against one another and the other problem is you cant stop the beam and they go for miles šŸ¤£ Also was going by that famous youtuber hacksmith who claimed build the first actual light saber. When all he actually did was modify the handle of a glass blowing torch and attached it to a backpack gas/oxygen tank. Noting that actually had to do with light lol ---
**Author:** ![Sleeper80](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/sleeper80/32/257936_2.png) [@Sleeper80](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Sleeper80)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/real-lightsabers-anyone/367271/8 "2022-12-19T20:41:01Z")
maybe watch real genius a few more times and you will crack the code for solid state lasers. lol. ---
**Author:** ![vegabomb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vegabomb/32/199_2.png) [@vegabomb](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/vegabomb)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/real-lightsabers-anyone/367271/9 "2022-12-19T23:34:56Z")
> [@Sleeper80](#): > > watch real genius a few more times and you will crack the code for solid state lasers. lol. Pack em in ice! ---
**Author:** ![TheSliverKing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thesliverking/32/297284_2.png) [@TheSliverKing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheSliverKing)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/real-lightsabers-anyone/367271/10 "2022-12-20T15:19:44Z")
Solid state ruby powered lasers are actually a thing as of recently, seems the code is getting close to being cracked šŸ˜ my fav youtuber styropyro built one in his garage :joy: ---
**Author:** ![YoyoGeezer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyogeezer/32/755_2.png) [@YoyoGeezer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoGeezer)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/real-lightsabers-anyone/367271/11 "2022-12-22T01:25:08Z")
> [@TheSliverKing](#): > > Now the part thats impossible is making them solid so they can clash against one another and the other problem is you cant stop the beam and they go for miles šŸ¤£ Yeah; there are a few practical issues to work outā€¦ The other one is making the laser visible. Without a foggy, or dusty room; lasers are invisible in a vacuum unless shined directly in your eyes. Just about everything a light saber does is not supported by current physics. ---
**Author:** ![TheSliverKing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thesliverking/32/297284_2.png) [@TheSliverKing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheSliverKing)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 1:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/real-lightsabers-anyone/367271/12 "2022-12-22T01:29:03Z")
Sure but we dont live in a vacuum lol Theres no fog or lots of dust in that picture either. I can promise you. Youll see 8500mW of pure 445nm light in any condition ive found naturally. Lol ---
**Author:** ![YoyoGeezer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yoyogeezer/32/755_2.png) [@YoyoGeezer](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoyoGeezer)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/real-lightsabers-anyone/367271/13 "2022-12-22T02:10:18Z")
My point is that laser light does not ā€œglowā€ like a light saber does. Light is not visible unless it interacts with something else. ---
**Author:** ![TheSliverKing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thesliverking/32/297284_2.png) [@TheSliverKing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheSliverKing)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/real-lightsabers-anyone/367271/14 "2022-12-22T02:25:47Z")
Sure, in a hypothetical vacuum. Iā€™m saying for the planet we live on they glow like a light saber though :wink: ---
**Author:** ![JSERR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jserr/32/186876_2.png) [@JSERR](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/JSERR)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/real-lightsabers-anyone/367271/15 "2022-12-22T21:15:03Z")
Iā€™ve always wanted to build a laser like that. But Iā€™m dangerous enough with woodworking tools. You donā€™t want me touching solder and batteries. ---
**Author:** ![BadWolfeCo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/badwolfeco/32/99733_2.png) [@BadWolfeCo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/BadWolfeCo)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/real-lightsabers-anyone/367271/16 "2022-12-22T21:30:17Z")
Iā€™ve built some flashlights before, but nothing like this! Thatā€™s intense, I know how fun it is playing with a super powerful throw light on a dark night, I imagine this is 10x better šŸ˜† Just curious, are these running off 18650s, 26650s, something else entirely? ---
**Author:** ![TheSliverKing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thesliverking/32/297284_2.png) [@TheSliverKing](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/TheSliverKing)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/real-lightsabers-anyone/367271/17 "2022-12-26T05:44:15Z")
These babies are running 1x or 2x 18650 depending on what model. Later this year we should talk laser for string trades šŸ˜… id say now but i just placed a fat order anyway @BadWolfeCo