Re: [neonixie-l] Interesting Nixie counter at auction

2021-02-01 Thread Nick Andrews
Now that is pretty cool. On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 5:45 PM Adrian Godwin wrote: > This (free) software takes PCB artworks created in inkscape and generates > manufacturing files. > > https://github.com/boldport/pcbmode > > Some examples here : > > https://github.com/boldport/circuit-board-photos

Re: [neonixie-l] Interesting Nixie counter at auction

2021-01-31 Thread Adrian Godwin
This (free) software takes PCB artworks created in inkscape and generates manufacturing files. https://github.com/boldport/pcbmode Some examples here : https://github.com/boldport/circuit-board-photos On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 11:07 PM Mac Doktor wrote: > > On Jan 31, 2021, at 5:51 PM, Mac

Re: [neonixie-l] Interesting Nixie counter at auction

2021-01-31 Thread Mac Doktor
> On Jan 31, 2021, at 5:51 PM, Mac Doktor wrote: > > I finally got a macro program and used it to do all of the mousing for me. > LUXURY. I hit send too soon. At the time I was working for a local printer. My workflow was to draw the board at 200%, print it out on their 300DPI laser

Re: [neonixie-l] Interesting Nixie counter at auction

2021-01-31 Thread 'Ian Vine' via neonixie-l
@John S Love the bit about the green teeth tea lady .. On Sunday, 31 January 2021, 17:58:01 GMT, Ⓙⓞⓗⓝ Ⓢⓜⓞⓤⓣ wrote: I worked in a printed circuit factory at one time, as a silk-screen printer. At times I'd do other jobs, like cutting the blanks, using the presses, drilling boards,

Re: [neonixie-l] Interesting Nixie counter at auction

2021-01-31 Thread Ⓙⓞⓗⓝ Ⓢⓜⓞⓤⓣ
I worked in a printed circuit factory at one time, as a silk-screen printer. At times I'd do other jobs, like cutting the blanks, using the presses, drilling boards, flow-soldering. My work bench was right next to an open cyanide tank used for gold plating edge connectors. A hideous woman with

[neonixie-l] Interesting Nixie counter at auction

2021-01-31 Thread alb.001 alb.001
Back in the 1970's when the electronics magazines provided full and half sizes photos of PCB's for the articles, I developed my own way of laying out PCB's.  I photocopied the printed PCB full size, taped it onto the copper side of a single or double sided PB  board, and used a Dremel with

[neonixie-l] Interesting Nixie counter at auction

2021-01-30 Thread Terry S
https://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-Nixie-Tube-Counter/174617954314?hash=item28a80a880a:g:AHEAAOSwmm1f-c7t As a former career PCB designer -- I'm admiring the hand taped-out boards in this counter. They look amazing, so consistent and artful. I can tell they all bear the same signature, the same