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TOPIC: Empty Apprentice Hilts
Empty Apprentice Hilts 11 months 1 week ago #51362
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Hi Guys, a question for the SF-experienced.
Do the Apprentice hilts come predrilled for switches? Are they predrilled for LED and Blade retention screws? If not, can an order be placed to do the above? Thanks |
Empty Apprentice Hilts 11 months 6 days ago #51559
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Don't get "Apprentice" and "Initiate" confused. For lack of better terms, I've been referring to Apprentice and Elite as "classes" and Initiate/Warrior/Champion/Hero as "tiers".
An Apprentice-class and an Elite-class saber of the same tier have the same capability, the difference being how complex they are to manufacture. Initiate tier is an empty hilt; Warrior is a hilt with working switch, LED, battery and blade; Champion adds sound; and Hero adds all the extra fancy features. I believe all Initiate tier sabers (whether Apprentice or Elite class) do have the holes drilled for the switch, just with a dummy switch installed (or included) instead of a working one. |
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Empty Apprentice Hilts 11 months 6 days ago #51568
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I believe all Initiate tier sabers (whether Apprentice or Elite class) do have the holes drilled for the switch, just with a dummy switch installed (or included) instead of a working one.
Almost all hilts, whether elite/apprentice or initiate tier and up, come with two holes for a recharge port and a on/off switch. Champions/Heroes come with a recharge port and an on/off switch in those two holes. Warriors have a working on/off and typically have a dummy switch in the second hole. Initiates come with those two holes covered by dummy switches that can be removed and replaced with a working switch and recharge port. All hilts come predrilled for blade and LED retention screws and come with the screws as well as blade plugs.
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Empty Apprentice Hilts 11 months 4 days ago #51925
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Perfect, just the answer needed.
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Empty Apprentice Hilts 9 months 3 weeks ago #56803
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Anyone have a good suggestion on how to remove the dummy switches
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Empty Apprentice Hilts 9 months 6 days ago #59624
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i tried heating with hair dryer on high for 20 minutes to try and melt the glue, no luck, wouldn't budge.
anyone can help? drilling it is my last resort. |
Empty Apprentice Hilts 9 months 6 days ago #59634
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you can remove dummy switches easily by drilling it out. Get a small bit and drill into the middle of it. Wiggle and pop it out.
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Empty Apprentice Hilts 7 months 4 days ago #65020
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Got another batch of saberforge empty hilts yesterday and saw it came with the new dummy switches glued in (despite requests not to do so)
With the previous batch, i had to drill the dummy switch and then use something to leverage and pop them out. So i took out the drill, the vice, the cloth and center punch and hammer and all ready to drill. One soft knock on the dummy switch with the center punch and the center portion of the switch gave way and left with a hole. A gentle lift with the center punch also easily removed the rest of the switch. All done in less than 5 to 10 seconds !!! The new dummy switches doesn't seem to be made of aluminum, perhaps plastic. But it's fragile and really thin. Unlike the old switches which are thick aluminum, and tougher to remove. I am loving this new dummy switches, not because i like to keep them but because they are so easy to remove and throw away. LOL. Zero drilling required. |