Hi Folks and thanks for inclusion into the group! I got started with Nixie tubes when I built a large Steam Punk lamp for my daughter's birthday last year and it looked kind of lacking in the middle, that is when I discovered nixie tubes. I added a little IN-12A kit to it and I have been hooked on making them since!
This was followed by a clock with the same kit but using IN-1s for the display and was housed in a piece of oak bannister and a cut off from a stair spindle. I had bought an IN-8 kit for a bigger project but ended up making a very simple clock with the nixies shrouded in wood. I will be returning to the original design later but it is shelved just now as I need to get a new good quality jigsaw for it. The next one was built with a remote tubes kit and I knew the name of it before I even built it, this was "The Hands of Time" clock and featured GN-4 nixies. Mean time I am nearing the assembly stage with another GN-4 clock called "The Atomium" based on the 1958 Brussels Expo design but in wood. When I get it finished I will post some photos. <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ycruJ8dfgBM/V4XXKuiLHiI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/0zMIB86oEsEHsqQdLLvgfcjPhmhiF8_xQCLcB/s1600/DSC_0257A.jpg> The IN-12A kit housing <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9Y1gKBbDVtc/V4XXQBdoUMI/AAAAAAAAA7c/UDfujM1OwsUoNA7Tjq-KVK4wDxCWZvbRwCLcB/s1600/DSC_0250A.jpg> My daughter's Birthday Present! <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dDcSYy5tDO0/V4XXd4qEseI/AAAAAAAAA7g/VA8eLspAasgKhsufIWzWl8ENw9P5fLT2ACLcB/s1600/Oak%2BClock%2B01.jpg> My own IN-1 clock <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aUlwmlu5IyM/V4XXjnqBG2I/AAAAAAAAA7k/Lyjg63KwqBstVQOvjy1jzOMhucrL62VOgCLcB/s1600/Oak%2BClock%2BFinal.jpg> Daylight view <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DBsGKMLNPtk/V4XXx0CWakI/AAAAAAAAA7o/kUr9KUbtwjQ9vIVsKMkah28tWPjFWFQTwCLcB/s1600/Simple%2BIN-8%2BNixie%2BClock%2B01.jpg> The Nixie Simplex clock <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-__KDj0-qYO8/V4XX4mBN_vI/AAAAAAAAA7w/Odb4IsEAHXMw2bg8lAwQRLC9PQAC1h2mQCLcB/s1600/Simple%2BNixie%2BClock%2Brear%2Bview..jpg> Rear of the housing <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yvRdQjg-1aI/V4XYBCG05_I/AAAAAAAAA74/2am9TM8Ktm8WFxfXxTaoOveok442qumBgCLcB/s1600/IMAG0601.jpg> "The Hands of Time" clock with GN-4 nixies <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ATQHqQQtMt4/V4XYG6sWGdI/AAAAAAAAA78/AA6GMMk3hR8_x-NSLvdCHMrAqxlyGNZygCLcB/s1600/IMAG0602.jpg> Rear and controls of the clock There have been issues along the way with the likes of failed IN-1 tubes, IRDF220s having thermal runaway and with the type of wiring I seem to end up with, complications, but as with anything, it is a learning curve and I get great pleasure when a clock is sitting there with the digits glowing nicely! My wife doesn't know it yet but I hope to make a clock with Dalibor Farny tubes in the future as these are masterpieces in design and looks, one can only hope! I try to do instructables for each clock but sometimes I get so caught up in the making of them that it is too far advanced to make one! I have added photos of what Ihave made so far and hope theyare to your liking. -- 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/ea65260c-1a50-4774-b33d-9beac603a19d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
