After a conversation about whether or not diving bells were open or closed and whether or not a diver in a bell would need to follow the same rules for decompression as a scuba diver, I did a little more research and came to understand the concept of saturation diving…. Read more“Diving Bells/Saturation Diving”
Author: Larry Charbonneau
Atypical (not a typo) guy. Into scuba diving, college football, Star Trek, Star Wars, Babylon 5, music, programming, web development....the list goes on an on. Read more
Florida Keys Wreck Safari
Last week in the Keys was amazing. 10 dives in 4 days, 8 of them were deep dives on wrecks. We dove Thunderbolt, Eagle, Spiegel Grove, Vandenberg (twice), Cayman Salvage Master, Duane, and Adolphus Busch. Tropical storm Collin took a bit of the fun out of it, but it didn’t… Read more“Florida Keys Wreck Safari”
Mexico 2016
Photos from a week in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. It was a wonderful stay at The Reef Playacar with some incredible cenote diving.
Designer Hilt
At this point, I decided to focus mainly on the hilt and create something decorative and creative…and that pushed my envelope a little as well. I decided to use a standard mobile battery pack as my power source, create my own lighting system with multiple and different colored LEDs. That… Read more“Designer Hilt”
Decorative Saber
This one was more about trying new concepts with the design and my new rotary tool. I also experimented with a new idea for a grip. The grip is made from a series of shoestrings. it feels great…looks bad.
Double Blade Heavy
I found another design on the web for a double bladed light saber prop and decided to try it out. I reinforced the blade so that it wasn’t just a prop and painted…making me not want to hit anything with it for fear of damaging the paint. Having learned my… Read more“Double Blade Heavy”
Vader Hilt
This one looks great, doesn’t it? It’s actually the least creative. I bought one of those cheap light saber toys that you find at Target and carved out the inside of it to mount in the blade design I’d been using. It’s Darth Vader’s hilt…but I had enough red sabers,… Read more“Vader Hilt”
Saber with Light Up Blade
I decided to take the challenge up a level and add a lighted blade. Essentially, I dissected a cheap flashlight from the dollar store and rewired its internals and, for the first time ever…..I soldered something!….to create something that’s not bad…and looks fairly good too. I added some “weathering” and… Read more“Saber with Light Up Blade”
Kylo Ren Light Saber
So after learning about sturdiness, I decided to dive into Kylo’s saber. On screen, it seemed longer and heavier than the norm, so I went for that effect with this one. For what it’s worth…I got those things. It’s too heavy to be all that useful as a weapon, but… Read more“Kylo Ren Light Saber”
Darth Maul Light Saber
Further proof that DIY builds are not always a success, but are still great educational tools. I decided to create a double bladed saber that I could hit things with. I had what I thought was a great idea using some garden hose fixtures, but it wasn’t. I also learned… Read more“Darth Maul Light Saber”