Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-09-10 Thread JohnK
@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 6:00 AM Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies Hello guys, I think I can call this first my first nixie tube ;-) ...clip... More on my blog: http://dalibor.farny.cz/big-progress-lab-sample-no-3

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-09-10 Thread NeonJohn
Yes indeed, a very nice job. I'm impressed John On 09/09/2013 11:26 PM, Michel wrote: Wow, that is amazing! I actually like the envelope shape :-). Maybe it's a bit too big for a 6 digit clock, but it would look brilliant for a single tube nixie clock! Well done! -- John DeArmond

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-09-09 Thread Quixotic Nixotic
Hello guys, I think I can call this first my first nixie tube ;-) Well done, a beautiful job. Best wishes, John S -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-09-09 Thread Michel
Wow, that is amazing! I actually like the envelope shape :-). Maybe it's a bit too big for a 6 digit clock, but it would look brilliant for a single tube nixie clock! Well done! Michel On Tuesday, September 10, 2013 6:30:25 AM UTC+10, Dalibor wrote: Hello guys, I think I can call this

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-07-05 Thread Nick
On Thursday, 4 July 2013 21:50:43 UTC+1, Matthew Cameron wrote: The neat thing is that if nixie tube production becomes continuous again, we will not need the long life that mercury provides. Maybe I am being too hopeful, but I think that smaller groups manufacturing their own stuff will

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-07-05 Thread Dalibor Farný
Just as Nick said.. Hg doping extends the life of the tube approx. 40 times (5.000 vs 200.000 hours). But the lifetime is not exactly determined, the glass envelope is gradually covered by sputtered metal thus limiting the brightness and making it look bad. Hg doping is not diffucult and is

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-07-04 Thread Matthew Cameron
The neat thing is that if nixie tube production becomes continuous again, we will not need the long life that mercury provides. Maybe I am being too hopeful, but I think that smaller groups manufacturing their own stuff will become easier in the coming decades, not harder. On 07/03/2013 10:31

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-07-01 Thread Dalibor Farný
Hello Alek, I still dont know what form will have the stem, this could change price significantly. Materials are not much expensive, but it takes a lot of time to assemble the tube, pump it, fill it and so.. I am still in a phase of making prototypes, far from real production. But if everything

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-06-26 Thread Dalibor Farný
Hi Michel, You are right, I am also eager to it glow. As soon as the shed is built, I will move all the stuff there and start with it. It should be a replica or copy of z568m, so the size of the numbers is 5cm. I actually dont have any z568m, so other dimensions are measured from z566m and

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-06-26 Thread Alek onet
Hi Dalibor, Are you calculated cost of manufacture of tubes? Best regards from Barcelona Alek Z. W dniu 2013-06-26 08:55, Dalibor Farný pisze: Hi Michel, You are right, I am also eager to it glow. As soon as the shed is built, I will move all the stuff there and start with it. It should

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-06-25 Thread Dekatron42
Absolutely wonderful! Did you put the figure 6 in backwards? /Martin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-06-25 Thread Dalibor Farný
Hello! Yes, I put it accidentally backwards, I thought nobody would notice it :-) Dalibor Farný http://dalibor.farny.cz sent from Samsung Galaxy Pad Dne 25.6.2013 8:39 Dekatron42 martin.forsb...@gmail.com napsal(a): Absolutely wonderful! Did you put the figure 6 in backwards? /Martin --

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-06-25 Thread Michail1
Martin is like that. DEEtails! In a message dated 6/25/2013 6:41:13 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dali...@farny.cz writes: Hello! Yes, I put it accidentally backwards, I thought nobody would notice it :-) Dalibor Farný _http://dalibor.farny.cz_ (http://dalibor.farny.cz/) -- You

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-06-24 Thread Marcin Adamski
Well AFAIK you may use copper. At least for the anode mesh. Still would look stunning. On 24/06/2013 22:48, Jon D. wrote: Beautiful work! Having no idea how to do what you're doing, is the fabrication process in brass the same as it would be in the final material (I assume that's why you

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-06-24 Thread John Rehwinkel
regular update ;-) Oh, that is very nice looking. I did not know you could cut mica with ordinary scissors. In mass production, a punch is used, but a very hard metal must be used to punch mica. Where did you get your ceramic beads? - John -- You received this message because you are

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-06-24 Thread Jon
Just beautiful! Thanks for sharing this. Jon. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group,

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-06-03 Thread Dalibor Farný
Hi guys, I am posting some info about the process of re-inventing the nixie tubes.. I made first test assembly from etched stainless steel. Making a real nixie tube is difficult task, but I think there is nothing what could not be solved! You will find brief description here:

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-02-25 Thread Dalibor Farný
Hello guys, I finally made first sealed nixie tube, some brief info (text+photos+video) here: http://dalibor.farny.cz/first-sample-nixie-tube/ Bye! Dalibor 2013/2/7 jb-electronics webmas...@jb-electronics.de Nice! I am currently figuring out how to connect the Neon bottle to my system,

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-02-25 Thread Nicholas Stock
Nice work Dalibor, looks really really promising. Nick On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Dalibor Farný dali...@farny.cz wrote: Hello guys, I finally made first sealed nixie tube, some brief info (text+photos+video) here: http://dalibor.farny.cz/first-sample-nixie-tube/ Bye! Dalibor

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-02-08 Thread jb-electronics
Hi Dalibor, I will take more detailed pictures today. My problem is that the needle valve I use is pure crap... It is not even bellow-sealed. I was sure it was, but it's not. See an image here: http://www.jb-electronics.de/tmp/needle_valve.jpg So I will get rid of it and maybe just use it

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-02-07 Thread Dalibor Farný
Hello Jens! It is rated as a high vacuum glass valve, so I guess there should no measurable leak.. I greased it with high vacuum grease, rated for 10e-6 torr. I bought it on ebay for 11 pounds from UK.. Dalibor Farný http://dalibor.farny.cz sent from Samsung Galaxy Pad Dne 7.2.2013 18:06

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-02-07 Thread Dalibor Farný
Hi, Is it a kf-16 to threaded hole connection? Send me photos and description, I am making some parts for my system currently, so I could make that for You. Dalibor Farný http://dalibor.farny.cz sent from Samsung Galaxy Pad Dne 7.2.2013 21:33 jb-electronics webmas...@jb-electronics.de

[neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-02-06 Thread Dalibor Farný
Hello guys! I would like to share my excitement of todays experiments! I was spending a lot of time on making tooling recently, so another glowing something after long time: http://dalibor.farny.cz/test-of-the-glow-tube/ thanks! -- Dalibor Farny http://dalibor.farny.cz -- You received this

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-02-06 Thread Quixotic Nixotic
Beautiful, well done that man. Keep up the good work. John S On 6 Feb 2013, at 21:35, Dalibor Farný wrote: Hello guys! I would like to share my excitement of todays experiments! I was spending a lot of time on making tooling recently, so another glowing something after long time:

Re: [neonixie-l] Another progress in making nixies

2013-02-06 Thread Michel van der Meij
Amazing! Nice glow! I like the last picture where you show everything is still hooked up to all the equipment, very cool if you can do this just at home!Michelon Feb 07, 2013, Dalibor Farný dali...@farny.cz wrote:Hello guys!I would like to share my excitement of todays experiments! I was spending