TOPIC: Can renegade take a coupler?

Can renegade take a coupler? 6 months 3 weeks ago #74133

Master Feemor Offline Junior Member Posts: 24	Hi guys can renegade take a coupler? I want to get two of the dual colour, with a deep red blade and make a dual saber which also can be quickly cnverted to dual sabers mid combat. can it be done? Master Feemor
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Can renegade take a coupler? 6 months 3 weeks ago #74137

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I think the Bane is the only saber that can't take a coupler (it uses a shroud over the pommel iirc). Every other hilt would be able to use one; you'd just have to make sure you get one that fits (like the Disciple can't use the short ones).

I would recommend one of the either the Short or Very Short Staff Coupler with the Renegade. The Long Staff Coupler would be too long imo, and the ASP Couplers are too wide for an Apprentice hilt.

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Can renegade take a coupler? 6 months 3 weeks ago #74142

Master Feemor Offline Junior Member Posts: 24	Thanks so much for that mate.
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Can renegade take a coupler? 6 months 3 weeks ago #74148

RotundChap Offline Premium Member Posts: 154 Thank you received: 41	I LOVE the idea since the renegade is my favorite of the new hilts. As far as the coupler, i would assume it could. Other apprentice hilts can use the couplers with no issues.
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Can renegade take a coupler? 6 months 3 weeks ago #74150

Kouri Offline Platinum Member Posts: 957 Thank you received: 685	I'd suggest taking it a step further and also using a short male/female ASP coupler. Saber > Vented Coupler > MF Coupler > Saber That way the couplers can act as pommels and hopefully keep the electronics in place when split.
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Can renegade take a coupler? 6 months 3 weeks ago #74153

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Kouri wrote:

I'd suggest taking it a step further and also using a short male/female ASP coupler.

Saber > Vented Coupler > MF Coupler > Saber

That way the couplers can act as pommels and hopefully keep the electronics in place when split.

You can just use a c-clip / snap ring to keep the electronics from falling out. The problem with using an ASP Coupler is that it's 1.5" OD, while the Apprentice hilts are ~1.35" OD, and the Staff Couplers are ~1.25" OD. It's going to look weird, unless you bevel the edge to make a smooth transition. If you don't mind the uneven look, then cool, but I think it's ugly.

Here's a test I did with my Consular and the ASP Couplers (extras from my first ASP build) when some guy on one of the FB groups was asking about this:

Keep in mind that using a Staff Coupler on the other end of it would be an even more abrupt and uneven transition since they're even narrower than the Apprentice hilts.

Also, not all of the ASP Couplers are narrow enough ID to keep the electronics from falling out. The Coupler 1s used above are (1.01" ID), but the Coupler 4 that I have on my ASP Dark Crusader is not (1.125" ID).

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