I think using the pins from existing tube sockets is a great idea. And they don't have to be old. There are plenty of ceramic bodied newly made sockets, coming out of China. I just disassembled one, by drilling out the center pin, which works as a rivet:
<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3WCdZP2oMi4/VxKNhzWWHxI/AAAAAAAAYAM/r7tB-ba5gl02H9j4Iw5kDj00PeDIcHJgwCLcB/s1600/Ceramic_Skt01.jpg> The beauty of these old sockets, is that the pins float, inside the housing. This is really important, as they don't apply stress to the tube glass. Also the openings are flared, so they can compensate a little for misalignment. Use the shape of the old housing, as a guide to make the new two piece housing. On Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 12:14:21 PM UTC-7, Jonathan wrote: > > HI All, > > In a couple of weeks, I'm going to be helping my nephew to assemble a 3D > printer. One of the first projects I would like to use it for is to make > some B9012 Pixie tube sockets. > > .... I am currently using some pin sockets scrounged from common old > sockets, I > think from a 9 pin. > > -- 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/41c8ec9b-2278-45da-b673-0c6bd8eb017d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
