6.3M views · Sep 29, 2016 · 37:50 · 6 HN recommenders · 9 mentions · discussed 2017–2026
Dalibor Farny documents the hand manufacture of a nixie tube, from glassblowing to evacuation, with text notes rather than narration. He revived the lost craft of nixie tube making.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN commenters call it mesmerizing and a great look at how things are actually made by a dedicated craftsman.
“The video in the article is just amazing. You don't normally get to see the exact details of how things get made.”HN comment, 2018
“The video in the article is just amazing. You don't normally get to see the exact details of how things get made.”
Detailed look at how nixie tubes are made by hand
The video in the article is just amazing. You don't normally get to see the exact details of how things get made. this video
“I watched a mesmerizing and beautiful youtube video about making nixie tubes. I love craftsman videos.”
Mesmerizing craftsman video on making nixie tubes
Going even more OT, I watched a mesmerizing and beautiful youtube video about making nixie tubes. I love craftsman videos. this video
“Recommended viewing for anyone who loves home-ish-scale, high-quality manufacturing”
Channel on small-scale high-quality manufacturing by a nixie tube expert
I came to comment about Dalibor as well - amazing youtube channel. Recommended viewing for anyone who loves home-ish-scale, high-quality manufacturing: this video He's got to be one of the world's experts on nixie tube manufacturing, at this point.
“if you liked watching this, then maybe you'd also like these videos”
Related handmade electronics-tube making videos
if you liked watching this, then maybe you'd also like these videos, which i watched some time ago: making a miniature vacuum tube triode link The Art of Making a Nixie Tube this video
“Also a good introduction to how they are made”
Good introduction to how nixie tubes are made
Getting a custom VFD made would be a very expensive process indeed. If you need a very small number of segments then Dalibor Farny can make a custom Nixie tube, which is similar technology: link Also a good introduction to how they are made (making a VFD would be similar but more difficult): this video Otherwise Noritake itron still make VFD monitors for industrial applications (seems they have high temp advantages over LCDs): link
“this is a beautiful (with no music or narration; text notes only) high quality video of modern artisanal”
Beautiful high quality video of artisanal nixie tube manufacturing, text notes only
Tangentially, this is a beautiful (with no music or narration; text notes only) high quality video of modern artisanal (i.e. all by hand) nixie tube manufacturing. this video
“This youtube video documents what a rather dedicated individual does to resurrect small-scale Nixie tube manufacturing”
Small-scale Nixie tube manufacturing by a dedicated individual
CRT production is a much more complex bit of modern manufacturing than making vinyl LPs. This youtube video documents what a rather dedicated individual does to resurrect small-scale Nixie tube manufacturing: this video And technologically, color CRTs are way beyond that. link
Shows nixie tube making
And of course, there's the Nixie tube. this video (Previously posted in link , the maker's web site via link , and covered in an IEEE article via link )
Shows the lab needed to make such tubes
In some ways it's never been easier to get all the equipment you will need. But if you're wanting to make ones even half as good as the ones on this page, you'd probably want to become a skilled glassblower and outfit a lab that looks something like this: this video
