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TOPIC: Silver finish on parts that are DUAL TONE
Silver finish on parts that are DUAL TONE 11 months 4 weeks ago #69315
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I'm curious what the finish of the silver areas are on the components labeled DUAL TONE? For example I want to build a Graflex saber, and I prefer the look of brushed over matte, but what finish is the silver on the dual tone Graflex body and the dual tone Graflex emitter?
I'm also curious about the silver tone finish on the dual tone Jade Emitter, and on the dual tone Body 10. Does anyone know? |
Silver finish on parts that are DUAL TONE 11 months 4 weeks ago #69316
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On duel tone parts, the silver parts will have the brushed finish, since the parts start as all black then are sanded down.
Body 10 is an exception, since it is actually 2 parts; the black inner knurled grip and the outer sleeve, which will be the matte. EDIT: On further inspection, the ASP Jade Fire emitter might fall into that category are well, though the main site version of the saber is brushed. |
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Silver finish on parts that are DUAL TONE 11 months 4 weeks ago #69321
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In an ideal world I don't want to mix brushed and matte, but it looks like I might have to, depending on what I am building...
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Silver finish on parts that are DUAL TONE 11 months 4 weeks ago #69324
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I'd recommend picking up a black Body 10 and sanding down the sleeve. I personally like that extra bit of black in the sleeve recesses.
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Silver finish on parts that are DUAL TONE 11 months 4 weeks ago #69329
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Kouri wrote:
I'd recommend picking up a black Body 10 and sanding down the sleeve. I personally like that extra bit of black in the sleeve recesses.
That is a nice look but I figured I would do my own weathering to give it the "stored in Ben's cabinet for 30 years" look. 
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Silver finish on parts that are DUAL TONE 11 months 4 weeks ago #69332
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In that case, I'd still recommend black and just sanding off the excess. Makes for a nice lightly-worn look if you don't go all the way down to brushed-smooth.
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Silver finish on parts that are DUAL TONE 11 months 3 weeks ago #69361
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Jaden Korr wrote:
On duel tone parts, the silver parts will have the brushed finish, since the parts start as all black then are sanded down.
Body 10 is an exception, since it is actually 2 parts; the black inner knurled grip and the outer sleeve, which will be the matte. EDIT: On further inspection, the ASP Jade Fire emitter might fall into that category are well, though the main site version of the saber is brushed. But on the Graflex handle, the T-Grips are separate parts that are screwed on. So are we still sure the silver part is brushed? |
Silver finish on parts that are DUAL TONE 11 months 3 weeks ago #69382
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Like you said, the grips are screwed onto the main handle (silver part). It looks in the pictures like the silver part is brushed, and I would bet that it is (someone please correct me if I'm wrong). They most likely finish the silver part mechanically, giving it the brushed appearance, and then screw on the grips. Unless a "silver" finish is requested, Saberforge doesn't have any reason to go back and make the silver part matte.
If you're wanting to start black and sand down for a finish, that should be easy enough once you unscrew the grips. Please note: I don't have this handle, I'm simply inferring from the picture on shopsaberparts. |
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Silver finish on parts that are DUAL TONE 11 months 3 weeks ago #69389
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When I order my parts I kinda want my silver areas to match. That's the reason I'm so interested in this. Maybe not everyone is as particular as me about this sort of stuff...
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Silver finish on parts that are DUAL TONE 11 months 3 weeks ago #69423
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oh, most of us are very particular on this kind of stuff
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Silver finish on parts that are DUAL TONE 11 months 2 weeks ago #69560
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Don't know if this is the correct topic for it, but here goes
 I've been waiting anxiously for Thin Neck Adapter 02 to come back in stock for my ASP design (see image) Today I finally saw that it is back, with (to me) a big footnote added; They only have the silver finish available - black, dual tone and weathered are still sold out. My question is how the finishes work and what for instance the basic look is of an indivual part; I figure weathering is removable, but do the parts start out black or silver or dual-tone? I'm afraid that if I get the silver finish, it won't fit with the dual/tri tone design of the rest of the saber. On that note does anyone know if the Thin Neck Adapter 02 is soon coming back in stock for all different finishes? |
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Silver finish on parts that are DUAL TONE 11 months 2 weeks ago #69565
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CrimsonJax88 wrote:
Don't know if this is the correct topic for it, but here goes
I've been waiting anxiously for Thin Neck Adapter 02 to come back in stock for my ASP design (see image) Today I finally saw that it is back, with (to me) a big footnote added; They only have the silver finish available - black, dual tone and weathered are still sold out. My question is how the finishes work and what for instance the basic look is of an indivual part; I figure weathering is removable, but do the parts start out black or silver or dual-tone? I'm afraid that if I get the silver finish, it won't fit with the dual/tri tone design of the rest of the saber. On that note does anyone know if the Thin Neck Adapter 02 is soon coming back in stock for all different finishes? The parts come out of a mold and have a silver textured finish. If the part stays silver then it is anodized clear. If the part is dual tone then it is anodized black first then "machined" -sanded down on a lathe to have a smoother brushed finish and the recessed areas stay black. If the part is black or weathered they dip the molded part in black anodize. If it's black then obviously it stays that way. If it's weathered it is sanded down on a lathe to create the weathered appearance. Silver parts and dual tone will look different because of the molded texture that is taken off the dual tone parts by sanding. The anodizing may be sprayed not dipped, I forget. |
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Silver finish on parts that are DUAL TONE 11 months 2 weeks ago #69590
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Burns3558 wrote:
CrimsonJax88 wrote:
Don't know if this is the correct topic for it, but here goes
I've been waiting anxiously for Thin Neck Adapter 02 to come back in stock for my ASP design (see image) Today I finally saw that it is back, with (to me) a big footnote added; They only have the silver finish available - black, dual tone and weathered are still sold out. My question is how the finishes work and what for instance the basic look is of an indivual part; I figure weathering is removable, but do the parts start out black or silver or dual-tone? I'm afraid that if I get the silver finish, it won't fit with the dual/tri tone design of the rest of the saber. On that note does anyone know if the Thin Neck Adapter 02 is soon coming back in stock for all different finishes? The parts come out of a mold and have a silver textured finish. If the part stays silver then it is anodized clear. If the part is dual tone then it is anodized black first then "machined" -sanded down on a lathe to have a smoother brushed finish and the recessed areas stay black. If the part is black or weathered they dip the molded part in black anodize. If it's black then obviously it stays that way. If it's weathered it is sanded down on a lathe to create the weathered appearance. Silver parts and dual tone will look different because of the molded texture that is taken off the dual tone parts by sanding. The anodizing may be sprayed not dipped, I forget. Thanks, just send a mail to SF CS and got back info that the other finishes (Black, Weathered and Dual Tone) will be back in stock 1-4 weeks from now. So if you say it's not only the colour but also the texture of the Silver Finish being different, I'll rather wait and grab the Dual Tone once it's available. Now here's just hoping the other parts of the design don't go out of stock by that time
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