Halo 4 Energy Sword - Sangheili Sword with Sound, Effects, and Electronics

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I'm trying to make a decent electronic sound and light Halo 4/5 energy sword using TheRaptorClaw's Halo: Type-1 Energy Sword Handle. Most of this I'm making from leftover parts of other projects. I'm using a 27mm Speaker - https://railmasterhobbies.com/railmaster_hobbies_speakers.html a 3.7v rechargeable battery - https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-NCR18650B-Rechargeable-Battery-Transport/dp/B01C4GFVN8/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1539894908&sr=8-4&keywords=18650+panasonic a Nano Biscotte Sound Module V4 - https://www.thecustomsabershop.com/Nano-Biscotte-Sound-Module-V4-P806.aspx an 18650 Battery holder - https://www.thecustomsabershop.com/18650-Single-Cell-Holder-P886.aspx Neopixel Lights - https://www.adafruit.com/product/2959?length=1 8/32 Screws and nuts a Momentary switch - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0752RMB7Q/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 a Kill Switch - https://www.kr4.us/spdt-slide-switch.html The first thing to do is split the original model and create an upper and lower blank that I can work with. This took longer than I care to admit. Next, I needed to hollow out the interior for all the components, screws and wiring: I printed the handle in black ABS and the Blade in Clear ABS. I had to design the blade from scratch using an image as my base because I couldn't fit the neopixle lights in any other way. I got my sounds from saberfont.com. There were 2 Halo fonts there and I loved them both. The chip itself allows you to program up to 3 fonts to choose from, all with different blade colors that I can choose. I pre-programmed all the paramaters of the fonts - amount of LED's in the blade, the ignitor period, color, boot sounds, etc. Here's a link to the youtube video showing the fonts in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKIlJub66Zc You can find the build logs: Here: https://www.405th.com/forums/threads/halo-4-5-energy-sword-with-working-soundboard-and-leds-wip.48820/ and Here: http://www.moesizzlac.com/projects.php