RE: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-18 Thread Dalibor Farny
-l@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success Hi, good work on the small glow lamps! What kind of burner do you use? Jens Nice information about making stems are in the Roth's book noticed recently here.. Vacuum sealing techniques, for those interested in this book

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-18 Thread jb-electronics
A wonderful video! Jens Hey Guys- You should check out this- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDvF89Bh27Y At the 20min 30sec mark, some answers will be revealed- -Dylan On Sunday, June 17, 2012 3:11:48 PM UTC-7, Jens Boos wrote: Hi, good work on the small glow lamps! What

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-18 Thread jb-electronics
From: jb-electronics webmas...@jb-electronics.de Sent: Monday, June 18, 2012 0:11 To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success Hi, good work on the small glow lamps! What kind of burner do you

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-18 Thread jb-electronics
] Soda lime - small success Hi, good work on the small glow lamps! What kind of burner do you use? Jens Nice information about making stems are in the Roth's book noticed recently here.. Vacuum sealing techniques, for those interested in this book, let me know outside, I will post link.. I

RE: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-18 Thread Dalibor Farny
, June 18, 2012 11:15 To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success Hi, interesting, the little blue something ;-) burner looked more like a glass blowing burner to me. Jens Hi, I use torch from hardware shop, for soldering. It was the strongest one, gas-air

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-17 Thread jb-electronics
Hi John, first: I am very sorry about your loss. Especially because you put so much work into your equipment. But never give up. The moment we give in to people like this we are no longer ourselves. That's pretty good. I know some neon people who couldn't do a neck-down that nicely. The

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-17 Thread NeonJohn
On 06/17/2012 06:07 AM, jb-electronics wrote: Thanks :-) I have some zinc-carbon batteries here (AAA size, quite small) that I will cut open to extract some nice carbon rods that I can use for forming the glass. I will use one of these rods for the purpose you described: Flaring the small

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-17 Thread jb-electronics
Hi, If I were given the assignment today to make a machine to make tube bases, this is how I'd proceed. First I'd find an old tube with the same base. I'd cut it open and grind down the base to just where the seal joint was made. That would result in just the base molding. that is one

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-17 Thread John Rehwinkel
How exactly would you proceed making - say - 13 pin tube bases? You need a lot of temperature for that and precisely formed tools. So far this is nothing I can see myself doing in the near future. I know a person who makes his own (borosilicate glass) sockets, I might be able to adopt the

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-17 Thread Dalibor Farný
Hi John, are You sure that only gravity is enough for the glass to flow to the mold? At what temperatures? I tried 800C and no luck.. Dalibor 2012/6/17 John Rehwinkel jreh...@mac.com How exactly would you proceed making - say - 13 pin tube bases? You need a lot of temperature for that and

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-17 Thread Dalibor Farný
Nice information about making stems are in the Roth's book noticed recently here.. Vacuum sealing techniques, for those interested in this book, let me know outside, I will post link.. I have already got a small test mold made from graphite, 13-pin.. My original intention was to arrange some kind

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-17 Thread kay486
I really like the update on your page! Yove made quite some progress :) On Sunday, June 17, 2012 8:53:26 PM UTC+1, Dalibor wrote: Nice information about making stems are in the Roth's book noticed recently here.. Vacuum sealing techniques, for those interested in this book, let me know

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-17 Thread Dalibor Farný
Thanks! ;-) I would like to provide more text on the site, but it takes a lot of time to write something right.. So I try to make more photos ;-) http://dalibor.farny.cz/custom-stems-first-attempt/ Dalibor 2012/6/17 kay486 luckyl...@gmail.com I really like the update on your page! Yove made

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-17 Thread jb-electronics
Hi, good work on the small glow lamps! What kind of burner do you use? Jens Nice information about making stems are in the Roth's book noticed recently here.. Vacuum sealing techniques, for those interested in this book, let me know outside, I will post link.. I have already got a small

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-17 Thread dylan roelofs
Hey Guys- You should check out this- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDvF89Bh27Y At the 20min 30sec mark, some answers will be revealed- -Dylan On Sunday, June 17, 2012 3:11:48 PM UTC-7, Jens Boos wrote: Hi, good work on the small glow lamps! What kind of burner do you use? Jens

[neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-16 Thread jb-electronics
Hi folks, today I have tried sealing a small tube (8mm OD) on a 30mm test tube, both soda lime glass. As burners I used a classic hardware store propane soldering torch as well as a special kind of lighter (you know, the one junkies use) which produces a very clear, hot and focused flame as

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-16 Thread Spencer
Congrats! Looking forward to seeing the pics! From: jb-electronics webmas...@jb-electronics.de To: neonixie-l@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 7:36 AM Subject: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success Hi folks, today I have tried sealing a small

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-16 Thread jb-electronics
:* Saturday, June 16, 2012 7:36 AM *Subject:* [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success Hi folks, today I have tried sealing a small tube (8mm OD) on a 30mm test tube, both soda lime glass. As burners I used a classic hardware store propane soldering torch as well as a special kind of lighter (you know

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-16 Thread NeonJohn
On 06/16/2012 08:36 AM, jb-electronics wrote: Hi folks, today I have tried sealing a small tube (8mm OD) on a 30mm test tube, both soda lime glass. As burners I used a classic hardware store propane soldering torch as well as a special kind of lighter (you know, the one junkies use) which

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-16 Thread jb-electronics
Hi John, thanks for your advice! However, you use a little too much of the strong kind of words if you ask me: You're teaching yourself horrible techniques using completely wrong equipment. The first rule in glass blowing is: If it works, it works. I am still on the way of figuring this

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-16 Thread NeonJohn
On 06/16/2012 11:28 AM, jb-electronics wrote: Hi John, thanks for your advice! However, you use a little too much of the strong kind of words if you ask me: Perhaps. But having traveled the road you're now on, I know just how difficult it is to try to learn AND be using bad equipment.

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-16 Thread jb-electronics
Hi John, I did not find your reply offensive, but maybe the tone is a little bit pessimistic. the problem is that you're forming muscle memories now that will be very hard to un-learn. This may be true. But I think it is better to try with what you have than to do nothing at all. Only

Re: [neonixie-l] Soda lime - small success

2012-06-16 Thread NeonJohn
On 06/16/2012 03:52 PM, jb-electronics wrote: It does not look that bad, to be honest. And with a little practice it will look even better. See the picture of the joint I made today: http://www.jb-electronics.de/tmp/comparison_joints.jpg Clearly, the joint I made is not very good. You can