Nice idea, Nick! On Sunday, July 7, 2019 at 6:19:45 PM UTC-7, Pramanicin wrote: > > For anyone else who's interested in doing this....here are a few tips (and > photos). I used Pebeo Vitrail Glass Paint (transparent) in Crimson color, > diluted 4 parts paint, 1 part mineral spirits. (250 mL costs about $20 > bucks on Amazon). > Clean the tubes carefully with some rubbing alcohol (I used IPA) and let > dry. Hang upside down using some crocodile clip leads over some poles or > similar...(ignore the failed experiment with some violet paint and ZM1042's > in the background .....they will be resurrected!). > > [image: Partial Job.jpg] > > Now's the tough part....find a vessel that doesn't take too much paint so > that you can dip the tube in upside down to the right depth (you'll need a > little dexterity to do this because of buoyancy of such a large tube, > smaller ones are easier to deal with) then slowly lower the paint vessel > whilst catching the drips. Note plenty of paper towel....You'll need to > baby the tube for a while with some paper towel to wick off the drips that > form on the bottom of the tube due to gravity, but these become less and > less as the paint hardens....don't do it too late in the game otherwise the > paint won't 'heal' and leave a smooth surface where you're wicking it from. > > [image: Red Bats.jpg] > > The paint hardens quite quickly, but leave overnight (don't bother baking > in the oven to make permanent, it's good enough as it and besides, I > wouldn't recommend that for your nixies anyway....lol). > > The finished article looks really really nice. > > [image: Finished Article.jpg] > > Of course, the same procedure is used for smaller nixies too. These are > the largest I've done so far (no, I don't have any CD47's!!) and I'm very > happy with how they came out. PM me if you need any more details. > > Hope this helps someone. > > Cheers, > > Nick > > On Sun, Jul 7, 2019 at 12:54 PM '[email protected] <javascript:>' via > neonixie-l <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > >> That's what I did: opaque black plexiglas for the sides and the ack, >> opaque white plexiglas for the top and bottom, and clear red for the >> front. It gives it a mid-20th century modern or Bauhaus look with the >> digits floating inside the box instead of a steam-punk look, and emphasizes >> its function as a clock instead of showing off your hobby construction >> skills. The red plexiglas is an excellent at producing nearly >> monochromatic red. >> >>> >>> -- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/84b7f3c9-34a1-4a5c-be50-517313192a83%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/84b7f3c9-34a1-4a5c-be50-517313192a83%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >
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