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] Abridged summary of neonixie-l@googlegroups.com - 16 Messages in 4 Topics

2012-06-17 Thread ron
Hello neon john! Up to your mouthing off again like you are the god of glass blowing! Well, you might be! You are great! Indeed, in watching your videos, I have never seen anyone else with your excellent talent! But that said, not everyone can do what you do. This is something you are not

[neonixie-l] Abridged summary of neonixie-l@googlegroups.com

2012-06-17 Thread NeonJohn
On 06/17/2012 09:55 AM, ron wrote: Hello neon john! Up to your mouthing off again like you are the god of glass blowing! Well, you might be! You are great! Indeed, in watching your videos, I have never seen anyone else with your excellent talent! Ron, I meant you no malice so I'm sorry

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

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2012-06-17 Thread Dieter Waechter
I think you have me mistaken for someone else anyway, as I've never made any videos. You did (induction heaters...) And I have searched for more and I found another one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLOgPdjeTOw ;-) Dieter -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [neonixie-l] Abridged summary of neonixie-l@googlegroups.com

2012-06-17 Thread NeonJohn
On 06/17/2012 10:51 AM, Dieter Waechter wrote: I think you have me mistaken for someone else anyway, as I've never made any videos. You did (induction heaters...) And I have searched for more and I found another one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLOgPdjeTOw ;-) Dieter That guy's

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

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2012-06-17 Thread John Rehwinkel
Recently we made some vacuum-jacketed cold cathode lamps for use in a cold climate. A single 10mm evaporative getter was sufficient to pull down a 25mm X 4 ft long tube to 10E-7 Torr. Yeah, I'd expect that kind of performance. How did you measure the residual pressure? - (other) John --

Re: [neonixie-l] Abridged summary of neonixie-l@googlegroups.com

2012-06-17 Thread NeonJohn
Bayard-Alpert ionization gauge sealed onto a test tube. John On 06/17/2012 11:31 AM, John Rehwinkel wrote: Recently we made some vacuum-jacketed cold cathode lamps for use in a cold climate. A single 10mm evaporative getter was sufficient to pull down a 25mm X 4 ft long tube to 10E-7 Torr.

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

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

2012-06-17 Thread kay486
Hi there, i really like your life story! What are the beads you are reffering to? On Sunday, June 17, 2012 5:35:54 PM UTC+1, Terry Kennedy wrote: On Jun 17, 11:36 am, John Rehwinkel jreh...@mac.com wrote: The tool part isn't too tough, just carve it out of graphite with pin recesses. CNC

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

2012-06-17 Thread Terry Kennedy
On Jun 17, 1:04 pm, kay486 luckyl...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there, i really like your life story! What are the beads you are reffering to? They are approximately torus-shaped (donut / bagel) except that the top and bottoms are flat instead of curved, and the sides are vertical. They are inserted

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

2012-06-17 Thread kay486
Ah, i see now what you mean! You can se them really well on tubes like Z566M , they are made of glass wich isnt clear, it has more like a white color. On Sunday, June 17, 2012 6:24:19 PM UTC+1, Terry Kennedy wrote: On Jun 17, 1:04 pm, kay486 luckyl...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there, i really

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

2012-06-17 Thread Dalibor Farny
That white color is there because the surface of the glass in z566m stem is matte, it is not uniform - because the glass was casted into form.. This makes the color seems to be white.. Sent from my HTC -Original Message- From: kay486 luckyl...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2012

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] Custom Glass Etching of Nixie Tubes

2012-06-17 Thread Nicholas Stock
Well done...superb job! Sent from my iPhone On Jun 17, 2012, at 19:25, heavyleaded heavylea...@gmail.com wrote: Some of you might remember that I had asked you all how to remove the red coating on My Tesla tubes. I did not want to loose the writing on the back of the tubes that had the

Re: [neonixie-l] Custom Glass Etching of Nixie Tubes

2012-06-17 Thread Keith Kirby
Thank you :) On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 11:04 PM, Nicholas Stock nickst...@gmail.comwrote: Well done...superb job! Sent from my iPhone On Jun 17, 2012, at 19:25, heavyleaded heavylea...@gmail.com wrote: Some of you might remember that I had asked you all how to remove the red coating on My

[neonixie-l] Re: Custom Glass Etching of Nixie Tubes

2012-06-17 Thread Nick
That's very nice -what did you use to do the etch - HF? Nice looking clock - is it your design or a kit? Nick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups neonixie-l group. To view this discussion on the web, visit

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] Re: Custom Glass Etching of Nixie Tubes

2012-06-17 Thread MichaelB
Beautiful work! On Sunday, June 17, 2012 7:25:13 PM UTC-7, heavyleaded wrote: Some of you might remember that I had asked you all how to remove the red coating on My Tesla tubes. I did not want to loose the writing on the back of the tubes that had the name and model # on them. Upon