I guess it's to allow the base to expand to slip over the glass and fit more tightly via friction. That is, you make the glass slightly bigger than the base so the bakelite flexes when put on the tube and holds things tight. Would make it easer for the glue to set, etc.
On Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 6:08:01 AM UTC-5, Alex wrote: > > Why is there a slot down the base of them? It looks too rough to be > original and shows some chipping on the Bakelite... > > > -- 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/303acdf2-bcd5-449a-a70b-086c30ebb73b%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
