About the author : Dalibor
It has been some time since my last blog post, don’t be afraid, I am still working on nixie tube project! Around 2-3 hours a day in average. I am building a shed on the garden where I will place all the workshop. I hope it will be finished in one month.
I am also parallely working on the last parts of the whole nixie tube project. One of the most important things are the inner metal parts, I originally planned to etch them myself, but that project became so complicated that I try to outsource as many processes as I can (as I can afford ;-) ). So I found a great local company making etched parts for model makers, we agreed on a test etching and there are the results:
I was really surprised by the quality of the haxagonal grid, I didn’t expect such a amazing quality! All the parts look professional, this will have crucial impact on the look of my nixie tubes. The digits are perfectly flat, I was also afraid that it will tend to twist, but it keeps the shape..
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That is simply beautiful. Good luck with the project, I’m looking forward to further updates.
Thank You!
Lovely!
Some day large Nixies might be available for anyone, not just the people with millions of dollars – the price of Z568M and CD 47 / GR 414 are too high for most people.
I hope so! However, unlike the mass production, I have to do all by my hand so it takes a lot of time to make a tube. This is the reason why the tube wont cost $50 anymore.. But certainly not as much as current prices on eBay($700)!
Wow this is beautifull, you make real progress!
Superhappy for you!
Nice, May I ask you for name of the company which produced these etches?