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..

6 Comments

  1. Anders M May 4, 2013 at 12:46

    That is simply beautiful. Good luck with the project, I’m looking forward to further updates.

    • Dalibor May 4, 2013 at 16:26

      Thank You!

  2. Martin May 9, 2013 at 07:57

    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.

    • Dalibor May 9, 2013 at 08:05

      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)!

  3. Daniil May 26, 2013 at 22:40

    Wow this is beautifull, you make real progress!
    Superhappy for you!

  4. michal February 13, 2014 at 12:11

    Nice, May I ask you for name of the company which produced these etches?

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