Hi, Thanks for your message. I concur that it does not look promising at this moment. I got my old works elsewhere and I am going to make some photos at the next campaign. This is just a warm up as it is my absolutely first project and it is already huge. It is impossible without some more investment to show prototypes as this is not a project for a porridge mix or some wooden motorized gizmo for kids. Anyway - as I said - the second campaign would happen in two months or so. I am planning to move the rest of my stuff till then. Right now I am spreading the word over social platform, gathering followers etc. so I can have a better start. Thanks again and keep in touch. I will definitely let you all guys know about a second go.
Cheers Lukas On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 7:43 PM, Jonathan Peakall <jpeak...@madlabs.info> wrote: > Lukas, > > Great project and I wish you luck! > > However, without demonstration of your skills and previous work, it is a > total non-starter for me. I don't know how you can expect folks to dig in > their pockets without some way of showing it isn't just a fantasy in your > head. I don't mean to offend you, but there are a lot of dishonest and > delusional folks out there on the internet. My feeling is that you are on > the level, but how to know for sure? > > Let us know when you get some kind of display of your work. I for one > would love to give this project a second look. > > Jonathan > > > > > > > On 4/9/2016 3:41 AM, Lukas Niebieszczanski wrote: > > I would but I need to move the rest of my stuff. I'll put some pics of my > works on the next campaign. Last time I was granted an opportunity of using > a torch was 8 months ago and I made my McLeod vacuum gauge. Please see > attached filed. > > Cheers > Lukas > On 8 Apr 2016 9:50 pm, "jb-electronics" <webmas...@jb-electronics.de> > wrote: > > Hey Lukas, > > So why not share some of your accomplishments? Do you have some pictures? > I for one would be interested. > > Jens > > > > > On 4/8/2016 3:43 PM, Lukas Niebieszczanski wrote: > > Hi Jens, > > Thanks for your message. > Please believe me that I am aware of all of that. I also know what > responsibility and risk that project brings upon me. If I spend the funds > on that lathe and something goes wrong I must then return the funds, I've > made certain arrangements for that. > I used to manufacture vacuum tubes and other glass vacuum devices for a > significant amount of time, so there will be no problem with that. > I will repeat again that this funding is to get the last 85% of all works > and machines done. Nearly three times I spend since 2011 when I started to > work on all this. > And finally I never underestimate anyone's accomplishments. Mr Farny's is > a great guy and I wish him all the best. My workshop is intended to > manufacture nixies also, but not as a main product, therefore we are not > even a competition. > Jens you shouldn't give up your project. Try to finish it, I wish you'd > succeed. > > All the best, > Lukas > > On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 8:05 PM, jb-electronics < > webmas...@jb-electronics.de> wrote: > >> Hey Lukas, >> >> You mention "many additional processes than just bending filaments and >> pumping Ne to nixies". Just doing that took Dalibor Farny (the only man to >> ever do this in a professional manner in history, I might add) more than >> three years. So do not underestimate that -- I am not saying you cannot do >> it, but just don't underestimate that. >> >> The other thing: I naively tried to accomplish something similar a couple >> of years ago. You can still see remnants on my website, >> http://jb-electronics.de/html/elektronik/nixies/eigenbau/index.htm?lang=en >> . I eventually had to give the project up altogether, because I completely >> underestimated the financial aspect of all of it, let alone the practical >> experience that you will have to gain as well. >> >> What I read from you is very ambitious, and you are certainly excited >> about the project -- that is all very good, and don't lose that spirit! But >> please also be aware of what you are trying to accomplish. Don't aim too >> high, and you might end up disappointed. At this point, there is no reason >> why I should believe that you can accomplish these things, which is why I >> would not put down funding right now. This might change for me (and perhaps >> other people) when you start having furst success and so on. >> >> So I wish you good luck, all the best, and keep us posted! >> >> Cheers >> Jens >> >> PS: Also check out Ron Soyland's website, it is an amazing collection of >> useful facts: http://tubecrafter.com/ >> >> >> >> On 4/8/2016 1:25 PM, Lukas Niebieszczanski wrote: >> >> 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 <n...@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. 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