On Jun 26, 9:13 pm, Terry S <tschw10...@aol.com> wrote: > What makes you think Svetlana would have nixie tooling, and more > specifically, IN-18 tooling? > They no doubt have vacuum tube tooling, but the tooling specific to > In-18's would not be part of that. Tooling for digits? Equipment for > gas filling? Doubtful.
>From what I read, Svetlana operates out of Saratov using part of the old Reflector factory. I could be mis-informed. > Let's be realistic, no tube manufacturer is going to tool for, much > less produce, at best, a few thousand nixies a year to satisfy the > hobbyist crowd. There are tube companies that make only hundreds of particular tube type a year, using mostly hand techniques and simple machinery. Take a look at this clip from the TV show "How It's Made" - this is a free preview, but gets partway into the segment on tube building: http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Tubes-Shredders-Model-Aircraft/dp/B004MJ10BI Given that one CD47 sold for over $1300 on eBay recently, it would seem to me that a manufacturer could make at least as much money as they make on limited-production audio tubes by producing Nixies. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
