THE VIDEO SHELF · nixie tube manufacturing
The Art of Making a Nixie Tube
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 HN readers recommended it
HN commenters call it mesmerizing and a great look at how things are actually made by a dedicated craftsman.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Dalibor Farný
- Topic
- nixie tube manufacturing
- Format
- documentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 6
- HN mentions in dataset
- 9
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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The video in the article is just amazing. You don't normally get to see the exact details of how things get made. [VIDEO]
dustinmoorenet on Hacker News · 2018-06
In The Nixie Tube Story: The Neon Display Tech That Engineers Can’t QuitGoing even more OT, I watched a mesmerizing and beautiful youtube video about making nixie tubes. I love craftsman videos. [VIDEO]
brokenmachine on Hacker News · 2021-07
In List of Special Elevator ModesI came to comment about Dalibor as well - amazing youtube channel. Recommended viewing for anyone who loves home-ish-scale, high-quality manufacturing: [VIDEO] He's got to be one of the world's experts on nixie tube manufacturing, at this point.
dymk on Hacker News · 2023-03
In One Man’s Quest to Revive the Great American Vacuum Tube
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