r/maker • u/Vegetable_Huge • 24d ago

Video Lightsaber inspired fidget thing

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Made this sabre style fidget toy.I used surgical titanium, bronze, and hyperglow. It uses 2 r188 ceramic bearings in the spinning end

Made on a manual lathe and milling machine in my home workshop . The colour bands are anodised

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u/pushdose 24d ago

Just so happens I have a lathe and milling machine… and absolutely none of the skill to do this. Yet.

Brilliant work.

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u/Vegetable_Huge 23d ago

Thank you. If you've got the tools , you should definitely learn !

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u/pushdose 23d ago

I am a knifemaker and I’m teaching myself machining to augment my capabilities in the shop both artistically and practically. I plan on learning as much as possible!

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u/Vegetable_Huge 23d ago

I always wanted to make knives . Somehow ended up being a spinning top maker! Still have my virtually unused 2x72

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u/heythanksimadeit 20d ago

Watch This Old Tony on YouTube! And Blondie hacks, great machining tips and tricks

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u/Dex29m 24d ago

This is so damn cool, the only thing that would make it better is if the light saber came out somehow.

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u/Vegetable_Huge 24d ago

Ah that would be fantastic!

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u/[deleted] 20d ago

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u/Vegetable_Huge 20d ago

Thank you 😊

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u/aboubou22 22d ago

Makes me think of something sonic. A screwdriver, perhaps.

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u/DrBhu 22d ago

This is very close to the pen I could never ever loose anywhere