39 inches, rear-balanced, and it comes apart.
39 inches, rear-balanced, and it comes apart.
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Weighted at both ends, balanced where your hands actually are.
On the 24 inch (61 cm) blade it is a 911 gram contact prop with its mass parked at both ends and its balance point 70.5 cm (27.8 in) from the tip, right at the buttons. That weighting slows the turn to a rate you can read and damps the wobble that makes a light prop twitchy, which is the difference between chasing a roll and riding one.
18, 24, 30 or 36 inch blades (39 inches assembled on the 24), 16.7 million colors, and it comes apart into parts we sell individually.
Why it costs more than Forward Balance: it adds a second Saber Handle Extension and the Silicone Cap Counterweight Kit with its steel weight.
Specs (measured on the 24 inch / 61 cm build; a longer blade adds length and weight and moves the balance toward the tip)
What is in the box
Why the ends are heavy
A prop that carries its mass in the middle fights you. Every roll has to be driven, and any wobble you introduce stays. Moving mass out to both ends raises the prop's resistance to a change in rotation, so the turn slows to a rate you can read and the small errors damp out instead of building.
On the 24 inch build the balance point sits 29 cm (11.4 in) in front of the rear cap, right where the Critter's buttons are. Grip there and the saber turns around your hand instead of around some point out past your wrist. We balance each build by hand and measure it rather than calculating a number from part weights.
What it is made of
The lit section is an 18 to 36 inch (46 to 92 cm) impact-resistant polycarbonate Saber Tube running over an RGB Critter BT. The handle is the Critter's grippy silicone body, right at the balance point where your hand lands, plus two chained Saber Handle Extensions in grooved aircraft-grade aluminum that grip too, which is where the length and most of the handle mass come from. A clear Silicone Saber Cap goes on the blade tip and a black one on the rear, so the parts that meet the floor are the parts designed to.
The rear weight is the Silicone Cap Counterweight Kit: a steel weight that slides into a machined aluminum mount and locks with a set screw. It is the piece doing the actual balancing, and it comes back out if you want to re-tune the feel.
It comes apart, and every part is one we sell
Nothing here is bonded or specific to this build. Every component threads, clamps or press-fits onto the same RGB Critter modular system, so you can change the blade length, swap the pattern, drop a hilt to shorten it, or move the light into a staff later. This is a starting point, not a sealed product.
Measured on the 24 inch Sol tube: two different handles, to scale. The lime ring is where each one balances.
Weighed by hand on real 24 inch builds, battery in. The second hilt and counterweight are where the extra weight lives. A longer blade adds length and weight and moves the balance toward the tip.
NewContact Saber Kit
Grippy silicone where your hand lands, a grooved aircraft-grade aluminum hilt, an impact-resistant blade and silicone caps where it meets the floor, lit end to end in 16.7 million colors. Every piece is modular, so the saber you start with is only the beginning.
Grippy silicone at the balance point, where your hand lands, and grooved aluminum down the hilt. Tough polycarbonate where it spins, silicone at both ends.
The RGB Critter BT fills the whole blade with light, 18 to 36 in: 16.7 million colors and 142 modes in the free Ants on a Melon app.
Slide out the steel counterweight or drop a hilt extension to shift the balance forward for a quicker, lighter feel.
Swap the blade, caps or hilt pieces, or move the light into a staff. Every part is sold on its own, so your saber grows with you.
What’s in the box
Every part of the Contact Saber twists, pushes or locks on, and every one is sold on its own, so you can swap any of them later.
Build your saber
Silicone Saber Cap$19.95
Twist-On CapFree with tube
Sol Tube 24 in$20.00
Tube Adapter$34.95
RGB Critter BT$149.95
Handle Extension×2$39.95
Counterweight Kit$69.95Also in the box: battery, USB‑C cable, 2 mm and 4 mm hex keys, PTFE shim, connecting screw and set screws.
No phone, no pairing. Switch it on and they are already there.
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Full Spectrum Fade
In the free app
Some modes flash quickly. If flashing light affects you, pause the motion.
Every setting on the light, from your phone. Free on iPhone and Android.
Strobe modes flash rapidly and can trigger seizures, even in people with no history of epilepsy. Stop if anyone feels unwell, and never shine it into anyone's eyes.
The light engine in this kit. These numbers are for the RGB Critter itself.
Replaceable 2500 mAh 18650 battery
Built-in USB‑C charging
Soft, grippy silicone grip
3 illuminated RGB buttons
Aluminum body
Connects to 200+ twist‑on accessories
Pick colors, build modes and save them to the light.
Needs iOS 17+ or Android 7+
Modular by design
Every saber, staff and contact saber is built on the same RGB Critter BT Light Engine, threaded at both ends. Pick a build and watch it come apart.
RGB Critter BT Light Engine
On its own it is a color-changing flashlight. The end cap twists off to reveal the second thread, and that is where every build starts.
Saber Kit
Front: tube adapter, saber tube, twist-on cap and a clear Silicone Saber Cap over it. Back: the end cap moves onto a handle extension.
Contact Saber Kit
Same front as the saber. Back: a second handle extension and the counterweight kit with a black Silicone Saber Cap, so it balances for contact moves.
LED Staff Kit
Back: a second Critter, joined by the Critter Connector. Front: a saber tube on each end, each tipped with a clear Silicone Saber Cap, 23 to 83 inches overall.
Same front thread, no adapter needed
Transform your light art with our modular light painting tubes. Designed for photographers and artists, these customizable tubes let you create stunning long-exposure effects and dynamic light trails.
Impact-resistant saber tube, twist-on cap in the box.
4.8 (47), rated 4.8 out of 5 from 47 reviewsChevron slots that read as wings down the blade.
4.5 (21), rated 4.5 out of 5 from 21 reviewsA hexagonal lattice that glows as a grid of cells.
4.7 (29), rated 4.7 out of 5 from 29 reviewsHundreds of pinholes, so the blade lights up as stars.
3.5 (2), rated 3.5 out of 5 from 2 reviewsTEXT SUPPORT: +1-541-321-6254
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