Thanks mate I really appreciate it, albeit I think this time it will just be a taster. I need to gather opinions of how people would see it, what would be the expectations and demands. And finally I need to present some prototypes as this is obviously crucial. I assume all this would go in two months from now on another go with this project maybe on Kickstarter.
Thanks again for all insights and please feel free to send more. Yours, Lukas On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 11:26 PM, Dalibor <dali...@farny.cz> wrote: > Hi Lukas, > > good luck, I will place an order for 4 big tubes to support the project, > > regards! > > Dalibor > > > Dne pátek 8. dubna 2016 21:46:23 UTC+2 Lukas Niebieszczanski napsal(a): >> >> Dear Dalibor, >> >> Thanks for your insights. >> I managed to gather ca. 4T of simax glass tubes, some other glass >> materials, wires, tools etc. >> This project is not funded from ground zero. I am assuming the project is >> at 85%. I was hoping to get funds for the remainder. >> >> I will you all the best. >> Lukas >> >> On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 7:57 PM, Dalibor <dal...@farny.cz> wrote: >> >>> Hi Lukas, >>> >>> In any case, I don't want to discourage you from building a vacuum tube >>> workshop, I just want to contribute with some insider information. >>> >>> I am little bit afraid that you promise to your backers something that >>> is not possible to fulfil. My first concern is the price of 20 pounds per >>> 80-100mm tube - this will barely cover costs of the material for such a >>> tube. And the costs for material are practically negligible compared to >>> costs of other stuff - tooling, machines, horribly expensive vacuum >>> equipment (gauges, valves, controllers, pumps..), rent of room etc.. And >>> even if you have unlimited budget, how are you going to arrange all this to >>> be able to start shipping in October 2016? >>> >>> There are many more risks and challanges that just this, but time is the >>> most critical matter.. >>> >>> Good luck! >>> >>> Dalibor Farny >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Dne pátek 8. dubna 2016 19:25:30 UTC+2 Lukas Niebieszczanski napsal(a): >>>> >>>> Hello Nick, >>>> >>>> Thank you so much for all insights. That's exactly what I need, reviews >>>> and sharing different POVs. >>>> This is my first campaign that kinda is moving on. I realise that it >>>> would not be successful at this time, but I gather necessary experience and >>>> will try again (I give myself three go's). Ultimately should this fail, I >>>> will fund all this myself because that is my long term plan. >>>> I once run a glass workshop, when I was a student and then an employee >>>> at University of Technology abroad. I was repairing glass and manufacturing >>>> cathode tubes mainly for the physics demonstrations. >>>> I know works of Mr Farny, but in my case it is much more advanced as >>>> nixies and now neon signs are just a bait to attract people. The workshop >>>> would eventually be capable to produce vacuum tubes from scratch that >>>> involves many additional processes than just bending filaments and pumping >>>> Ne to nixies, as you know. I repaired many vacuum tubes with ca. 65% >>>> success in the process and that was without many strategic tools. >>>> So I consider myself quite handy with glass and stuff :) >>>> Please understand that this funding is just to get some push, as things >>>> started happening quite a time ago and involved much of tedious >>>> restorations for additional purposes, such as refurbishing planetary ball >>>> mill for manufacturing emission pastes and luminophores. That took almost a >>>> year and a shedload of cash. >>>> Anyway - I will try to put some more pics of the tubes I've done years >>>> ago once I get them shipped. I moved couple of months ago and still have to >>>> get the rest of my stuff. If I won't be able to find any old pics then they >>>> would definitely go on the second campaign. >>>> >>>> Again many thanks for your interest and insights. >>>> Yours, >>>> Lukas >>>> >>>> On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 9:05 AM, Nick <ni...@desmith.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Lukas, >>>>> >>>>> I like the idea, but I've tried hot glass work, and it's really tricky >>>>> to do well - you don't say on the funding page what your experience or >>>>> skills are like (other than you work in the NHS) - do you have any >>>>> examples >>>>> of your work? >>>>> >>>>> As you probably know, at least one other member is doing exactly this >>>>> type of work, Dalibor Farny - http://www.daliborfarny.com/ - and its >>>>> taken him years of hard graft to get to the stage he's at. >>>>> >>>>> More people doing this is great - just that if we're investing in you, >>>>> I for one would like to know a bit more :) >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> >>>>> Nick >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>>> Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/neonixie-l/zj8MGXRGMMM/unsubscribe. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>>> neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to neoni...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/016ebf8e-2e32-4f83-b5e5-7cc628ba3304%40googlegroups.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/016ebf8e-2e32-4f83-b5e5-7cc628ba3304%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/neonixie-l/zj8MGXRGMMM/unsubscribe. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> neonixie-l+...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to neoni...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/281a17c2-2f80-4076-9a87-c7b9ffcb59f8%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/281a17c2-2f80-4076-9a87-c7b9ffcb59f8%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/neonixie-l/zj8MGXRGMMM/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/c797933a-0f4c-49e6-ba50-7ba2b6be7027%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/c797933a-0f4c-49e6-ba50-7ba2b6be7027%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. 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