Take a Deep Dive Into the Beautiful Making of Nixie Tubes
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Reposted from Gizmodo. I watched the entire video and it was cool as FU@#!
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Not only are Nixie tubes cool as hell, but this video is the most relaxing way to start your morning that I can think of.
A Nixie tube is an old-school device that was mostly used for displaying letters and numerals. Back before the advent of LCDs, these cold cathode tubes could be found in voltage meters, calculators and other gadgets.
In 2011, Dalibor Farny discovered that Nixie tubes were no longer being manufactured so he decided to take it upon himself to make some. The painstaking process that goes into manufacturing these things at home is covered in minute detail in this gorgeous little video.
So sit back and luxuriate in the fine spinning glass, tweezered wiring and snipped metal.
https://youtu.be/wxL4ElboiuA
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Not only are Nixie tubes cool as hell, but this video is the most relaxing way to start your morning that I can think of.
A Nixie tube is an old-school device that was mostly used for displaying letters and numerals. Back before the advent of LCDs, these cold cathode tubes could be found in voltage meters, calculators and other gadgets.
In 2011, Dalibor Farny discovered that Nixie tubes were no longer being manufactured so he decided to take it upon himself to make some. The painstaking process that goes into manufacturing these things at home is covered in minute detail in this gorgeous little video.
So sit back and luxuriate in the fine spinning glass, tweezered wiring and snipped metal.
https://youtu.be/wxL4ElboiuA "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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Amazing!
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pretty cool Dan I liked the tiny spot welder
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pretty cool Dan I liked the tiny spot welder
Yeah.... I LOVED how big those tubes were too. Not something I'd use in a tube amp, but for a Nixie clock, those tubes would be GREAT as you could see em across the room.
I will one day also own a nixie watch too...."....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
Whoa! That was absolutely incredible. I started watching and it just pulls you in. The art/engineering/precision that goes into it is amazing. Thanks for sharing.
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