Like it. :) > On 3 Dec 2017, at 15:34, HuggerMugger <[email protected]> wrote: > > OUCH! > > > There should somewhere have been mentioned about ordering all the electronic > components and when finally get going find out that you’ve lost them and > cannot find them so you have to order them again. And the day the new set > ends up in your mailbox, you find the ones, firstly ordered. > > But still you forgot to order the 32kHz timekeeping X-tal... > > /Magnus > > > > From: Roddy Scott > Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2017 4:27 PM > To: neonixie-l > Subject: [neonixie-l] The Ultimate Guide to Building a Nixie Clock > > A light hearted guide to building a Nixie Clock! > > > How To Design a Nixie Clock in 10 easy steps. > > 1) Research other clocks by searching the web. Get distracted by clips of > funny animals and the people of Walmart. > > ... > 2) Draw out your idea on paper and leave it lying on the table only to come > back to it and find that your scribbled efforts have been put in the bin as > rubbish by your beloved. > > > > 3) Order the materials you will need from the best sources which means > waiting 3 months for that brass tube to arrive from China only to find out > that it is absolute crap quality. > > > > 4) Plan the build of the clock and proceed in an orderly fashion only to find > that the part you are holding in your hand at the end should have been > installed at the start. > > > > 5) Decide on the type of finish you want to apply to the wooden parts, apply > and leave to dry. When you return you will find various flying insects have > expressed a desire to have a closer look and have adhered to the finish you > have applied. > > > > 5a) Re-sand and repeat step 5. > > > > 5b) Repeat step 5a and avoid doing step 5a again by closing the door of the > workshop when you leave it to dry. > > > > 6) When polishing metal parts on a buffing wheel make sure that you keep a > good hold on them or you will spend the next 2 hours looking around your > workshop to see where they landed. > > > > 7) When drilling holes in metal parts always use a sharp drill or you will > find that the friction produced generates enough heat to melt your finger > prints off. > > > > 8) After soldering brass parts together allow to cool sufficiently otherwise, > when you pick them up you will experience the same effects that item 7 > produces but on a grander scale. > > > > 9) When handling the nixie tubes always ensure that they are placed out of > harms way otherwise that well known theory of Issac Newton will reduce them > to scrap as they hit the solid floor of your workshop. > > > > 10) Success! After all of that you stand back to admire you creation and > lacerate the back of your head on the metal sticking out of your overhead > rack that you did not install high enough. > > > > Now you are a Nixie Clock builder and have the scars to prove it! > > > > Have a beer and consider taking up knitting instead! > > -- > 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/2d35ab43-3cf3-4763-8db4-83853d27ba6b%40googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > Virusfritt. www.avast.com > -- > 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/00CDC64126A44374B71CA50114E76DBE%40MK. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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