NeoPixel Lightsaber Blade Tips (Dome & Bullet)

I had a couple of 36" NeoPixel blades and really wanted a 30" or 32" one and I didn't want to buy a new blade.

So I cut down one of them and needed a replacement blade tip. I bought a couple tips from two different vendors and none of them worked with my blades. All the tips I tried came from LGT vendors, but none had the correct ‘stem’ size to insert.

So these are the simple designs are what I came up with.

There are 4:

1. Dome tip with stem
2. Dome tip without a stem
3. Bullet tip with stem
4. Bullet tip without a stem

I ended up liking and using the dome tip with stem for my use.

The ones with a stem are easier to install but the ones without are better for even lighting. CA/Crazy Glue is all that should be needed.

I would not recommend battling with any of these unless you are confident in the strength of your print.

I only plan on using mine for display or simple ‘battles’ with my 4 and 6 year olds. :)

Printing:

For strength, I used 25% grid infill on the dome stem.

You could use 0% infill if you don't plan on any battle scenarios. This would be best for the lighting since the infill will not diffuse or dim the light transmission.

I also chose to use transparent PLA for mine. White PLA just wasn't looking right to me with 2 walls and infill. Your mileage may vary.

I added a picture of the tube cutter I used to cut the NeoPixel blade. 

Once cut, I left about 2 ½ pixels sticking up that filled up the tip. You should be able to get 2 - 3 pixels depending on the saber I guess.

Pictures note: the out of focus lit up saber is the original blade and the one in focus is the printed tip.

Just figured I'd share.

cheers

j