If you use ABS, then should be OK, but I've never tried it. Tape a socket to a piece of Lego and give it a try...;-)
Nick On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 1:00 PM, Tidak Ada <[email protected]> wrote: > I am still looking to make good sockets for my EZ10B dekatrons.... > > I have found some very nice contacts of unknown make at the closing > Cathode Ray Technology (former Philips Heerlen). Seems very good to make > sockets with a 3D printer, however, will the plastic withstand soldering > the contacts...? > > eric > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *threeneurons > *Sent:* woensdag 23 april 2014 21:06 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [neonixie-l] Re: Nixie tube sockets - 3D printer! > > I own a 3D printer. Its a Chinese knock off, and we're still learning > how to draw things effectively. Printed a bunch of stuff, but the only > thing we've done of any utility, are cup holders. I was at the CES show, > just a couple of months ago, and some company is suppose to start selling > them for $500, this month. > > If I tried to make a socket, the first would be for a A101 dekatron. Since > Molex socket pins do mate with the ins on that tube, I'd make the socket > holes, the same as those on Molex housings. That way the pins would just > lock in. > > On Tuesday, April 22, 2014 7:19:52 PM UTC-7, Pramanicin wrote: >> >> Hello all! I was recently looking for a 'Magnal' socket for a CRT and it >> happened to be the same as an IN-1 tube socket....these aren't that easy to >> find and during my searches I came across the following.. >> >> https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:77271 >> >> Someone decided to 3D print their own....and it looks pretty cool! >> Presumably you could 3D print any number of sockets for our old tubes >> etc.... >> >> Thought I'd share... >> >> Cheers, >> >> Nick >> > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/36ce604d-f1bc-449b-827b-fd64a8661fa7%40googlegroups.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/36ce604d-f1bc-449b-827b-fd64a8661fa7%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. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/!%26!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAPDddShx705MuX20yCpp0vvCgAAAEAAAAGNlgczaClxOiUkxEOiTlS4BAAAAAA%3D%3D%40zeelandnet.nl<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/!%26!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAPDddShx705MuX20yCpp0vvCgAAAEAAAAGNlgczaClxOiUkxEOiTlS4BAAAAAA%3D%3D%40zeelandnet.nl?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. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CAOX%2BRHL%3DaVHyHeMTujkR%2BKzezw2UX0%2BHU2DxZ8SAL4U5DU1vtw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
