Laser cutting etc. is a tiny tiny part of it. Production of suitable
"biscuits" (the bases), lead-throughs, all the little ceramic bits &
pieces, getting the cathode & anode compositions right, the frames,
anodes, spotwelding the wires, filling the envelope, degassing,
filling, induction baking, Hg
I suspect most of the devotees end up not being rich because the fritter away
their time and money on nixie tubes. We can hope there is an exception to the
rule.
Also, at 15 to 30 mins a tube, the custom made tubes will be quite expensive.
It wiuld be nice to see all of those steps automated s
