YouTuber creates real-life ‘Star Wars’ lightsaber that slices steel – NEWS.com.au

This is no Hollywood prop.Engineer and YouTube personality James Hobson has finally done what so many movie nerds before him have only dreamt about. He created a functional (and potentially deadly) lightsaber fit for a real Jedi.
Many Star Wars fans have tried to create a genuine lightsaber, but have only succeeded in achieving the look through the use of non-retractable metal tubing and light – in other words, a glorified torch.
However, the self-dubbed “Hacksmith” employed what no builder ha…

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