Dalibor; I am an electrical engineer - and I would simply like to say that this is NOT a tube! It is a masterpiece work of electrical knowledge, material science knowledge, glass-blowing skill, artistic ability, creativity, attention to process discipline, attention to process detail and craftsmanship in so many disciplines that just so happens to culminate in the form of a tube! Very well done! I can't convey just how impressive it is to watch your video!

@solomonflavius24

4 жыл бұрын

Jerry you said it all, very well said and Dalibor needs such appreciation and encouragement. Thank you Sir.

@mozzart6565

3 жыл бұрын

Это лучший комментарий для этого восхитительного видео!

@asolutioncompanylimited9518

3 жыл бұрын

Cant add a single word... just wow

@bike105bike

3 жыл бұрын

I can add a word or two... as an Industrial Engineer (with automated machine prototyping/fine-assembly experience), CNC Machinist/Programmer, Welder and Special Effects Technician in the Vancouver film industry. I would like to recognize the scaling master-craft of the facilities and the production value put into the video quality and flow. Damn I wish I was European sometimes. It sometimes feels like I live in the woods in Canada. All my great bosses of the past were Europeans/Asians that lived here.

@thomasjohnson3333

2 жыл бұрын

All that just for it to probs break

This man had to begin from the ground up in order to find a way to produce these tubes after years of trying, and now thanks to this video if by any reason he ever stops production someone else will have the bases with clear steps and explanations of why things are done that way. Much respect, thank you for doing this.

This is really something special

@yannikmuller2195

3 жыл бұрын

Holy moly jay, it’s getting creepy.. you have commented on literally every single video I’m watching :D Guess we have the same interests or you’re just absurdly active on this platform :D

@moonmatthew

3 жыл бұрын

Hello

@pazetto

2 жыл бұрын

Wtf Jay, you here!?

Everything about this is beautiful, from the revival of the nixie tubes, to the pristine lab, to the nixie tubes themselves.

"I needed more room so I moved from the garden shed to a local castle." :) Now that is style...

am i the only weirdo that just absolutely fell in love with that little spot welder? what a neat little tool

@Andromenova

7 ай бұрын

Nah it’s not just you man 😂☺️ I don’t even weld, and I need me one of those!!

I take my 100 hats off for this guy. Incredible what he has achieved from the tiny shed to a super clean and fully fledged production lab. Even if I don’t use Nixie tubes myself, I truly wish he gets all of them sold . I wish him a prosperous future. And thanks for the great video.

This guy has the knowledge of a scholar, talent of a sculptor and the patience a saint.....a true craftsman, nice work!

@consentofthegoverned5145

2 жыл бұрын

and the hands of a surgeon!

No wonder the clock that tech moan reviewed was £1000 seems like a reasonable price now ...I admire your patience and work ethic 👍👍

@Anon54387

4 жыл бұрын

Damn you, Dalibor! I bought a whole bunch of these figuring they'd hold value for my retirement! Now you are making more of them. Seriously, though, this took some perseverance. It's admirable.

I had no idea it was this involved. I would have thought more of the process was automated. I guess there isn't' enough demand for a large nixie tube factory?

@McBochi

7 жыл бұрын

Nice to see you here! ;) Now just Techmoan still has to stop by^^

@kaylons

3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes.... Techmoan

It is good to know that someone has revitalised these old techniques. When I was a child, every electronic device had vacuum valves - I remember looking through the vents of the portable record player, seeing the orange glow of the tube (for our US friends) heaters and wondering how the music came out. These were the days when tubes/valves were made in bulk - sadly most are gone now. I remember the small nixie tubes too - my school had a sixth form physics class build a clock with them. Silicon is great, but tubes have heart.

As a neon bender for 12 years I can fully appreciate the craftsmanship in the detailed processes that make this an art.

Is it just me or does his website look FANTASTIC?

I am a vacuum electronics technician by education. I understand every step, I know what and how you are doing. I could not even imagine that this knowledge would be in demand in the modern world. Thanks for sharing. It reminded me of years of study and practice at the plant. BTW greetings from Russia.

incroyable ! au début , avant de lancer la vidéo , je me suis dit "j'ai cette vieille calculatrice a tube nixie des années 60 qui est dans mon grenier... voyons comment ils ont fabriqués ces tubes! " mais là je me suis vite rendu compte que c'est plus qu'un processus industriel c'est de l'artisanat un chef d'œuvre bravo

This video showcases a good man and master craftsman of a lost art. My father and I built a seven-segment Nixie Tube clock in the 1970s which sat in a place of honor on top of the television set for at least 20 years. Our original TV was 100% vacuum tubes including the tuner and 3-electron gun shadow-mask cathode ray tube that was a marvel of vacuum technology at the time. In 1975 I worked in the Motorola television factory in Chicago where they were still using vacuum CRTs. By then, all else had been transistorized and the first integrated circuits were coming into use.

So you just decided to try and make them yourself and build a small business based on the production of the nixie tubes. That Sir, is truly amazing!

I´m just happy to live in a world where a man can _move to a local castle and make Nixie Tubes_

I'm an specialist electronic technician formed at the 70's years. This is simply amazing forever and ever!

A real craftsman! I respect a man who takes pride in his work. I grew up when everything used tubes. Now integrated circuits and transistors have taken over.

“I moved from the garden shed to a local castle” - how can I also move from my garden shed to a local castle? Also, most fascinating video I’ve watched in a long time.

hopefully this craft never dies...

I suspect this wasn't done for money. I think money was outweighed by curiosity passion and the tenacity of problem solving. And I'm simply amazed by the pursuit of near perfection for this one thing. Awesome achievement.

Guys, thank you very much for positive comments, this motivates me to come up with another videos in the future!

@iosef3337

7 жыл бұрын

How it makes light?

@kimjonglongdong3158

6 жыл бұрын

+iosef 333 if I'm not mistaken, it's like the filament in a light bulb. the individual numbers become hot, producing a glow, and which one lights up varies depending on the voltage (or maybe some very clever circuitry systems). Either way it's pretty damn awesome.

I seen these tubes when I was a kid,back in 50-60 all the tv had them in, but I didn’t know it took so long to produce these tubes. Thanks you so much for keeping this old Art alive,very good work,lots of patient and a steady hand, Thanks again!!

Learned something new today! Absolutely mind blowing how much time and effort you have spent to learn all these production steps and to turn it into a business. Respect 👍🏻

Greetings from a retired pharmaceutical chemist/microbiologist in South Africa. Your laboratory and production equipment is to die for. Your attention to detail, consistency, craftsmanship and skill shines for all to see. You are a master alchemist/craftman/technician par excellence Dalibor! RESPECT!!!!

Who else noticed the tube on the very top left of the testing rack is not displaying #6 ? But i must say, this is an amazing production video, i totally under estimated the complexity of make a Nixie tube. Incredible work!

this man has worked his arse off ,and deserves all the success he gets :) i salute you

Mr. Farny, as I watched this video of you making Nixie tubes, I sat absolutely spellbound. This is fascinating, incredible. The immense skill, the attention to detail, the nerves of steel, and the patience, oh the patience! Placing those numeric cathodes with such precision, shaping the glass envelopes with the skill of a true craftsman. This was awesome, and I thank you for sharing this with the world sir. Your Nixie tubes look fabulous, true works of art. Old technology perhaps, but so new. Best of success to you Mr. Farny.

I used to wonder why these were so expensive. Now I wonder if the price is too low. 😉 Amazing work

There's only one man and a huge way from beginning. Hats off!

I decided to nominate this video for the prize of the most award-winning mechanical labor.

37:26 the top left tube's #6 is dead

A genuine artform, exceptionally well executed. The craftsmanship and patience demonstrated for producing these is truly remarkable.

Fascinating process to watch, thank you for sharing this. As an Engineer I can watch each step and know that there were a huge number of hours that went into developing each, seemingly simple, part of the process. You have obviously put a lot of effort into this and I wish you every success.

@Anon54387

4 жыл бұрын

It is fascinating. The only thing I didn't understand is what those micrometers were for at the 29:48 mark.

I've watched this 2 times previously throughout the years, but I watched it again for the 3rd time with the same enthusiasm.

This is incredibly impressive. I'm 46 and I am seeing a few people from younger generations doing stuff like this, and as an old guy it's encouraging to see not all younger people are wasting their lives, not bothering to do much of anything. Without a doubt, this will pay off for you in the long run, even if you made only standard nixie tubes, but making custom ones? You are going to be economically rewarded for this very quickly. Good luck from Australia!

@whitestguyuknow

2 жыл бұрын

Every generation has had lazy people and every generation has had productive intelligent people. There's intelligent young people all over KZread.

Well, now I'm 40 minutes off schedule because I couldn't stop watching this video!! 🤣 Fascinating stuff!! I want one!!!

@nicomariani2914

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, mesmerizing...

Done: 1. Laboratory in local castle 2. European accent 3. Lots of unknown scientific equipment To do 1. Hire an Igor 2. Laugh maniacally now and then 3. World domination.

@daliborfarny

7 жыл бұрын

LOL

One of the very rare videos, where I - a craftsman myself - experienced crafting proceedings that were completely new to me. I watched nearly breathlessly and with the highest respect for your outstanding skills. Thank you!

If making nixies by hand is this complicated, I wish I could see one of the old factories for them back when they were operating.

I am at a loss for words. As one who builds miniature engines and designs drones; all I can say is you sir have my utmost respect. Greetings from Greece.

i have so much to do today but.... i had to watch this entire video, i couldn't help it once in started i couldn't stop.

AWESOME... SIMPLY A.W.E.S.O.M.E.!!!!!!! This "WAS" a lost ART, UNTIL NOW!!! This brings back that "HI-TECH" look going back to the days of the Apollo Space Race Era from the 1950's - 60's!!! It's as ARTISTIC as it is BEAUTIFUL to behold!!! THANK YOU FOR NOT LETTING THIS ART FORM PASS AWAY FROM US!!! While I'll NEVER be able to afford one of these beautiful Nixie Clocks, I can ALWAYS admire all the work & EFFORT it took to make this WORK OF ART!!! Again, SIMPLY AWESOME!!!

Utterly stunning. I was transfixed, not only by the intensive effort and artistry that went into creating these masterpieces but also by the incredible Cinematography. Every detail was clearly photographed, complex and tiny details lovingly illustrated. The lighting was expertly designed to be perfect in the details and in portraying the beauty and artistry of the process. In effect, the creation of this video, as well as the unspeakably brilliant execution of making the nixie tubes themselves is a performance art piece unto itself. My congratulations!

This is high art. I'm hoping in the time since the release of this video you've been able to procure more tooling to automate more of what is obviously a painstaking process to ensure a high quality product. As it stands, this was oddly emotional to watch-like some small resurrection of a forgotten elegance. Thank you for doing it.

you've really built a marvelous business. Creating a need for a long obsoleted technology... and done it with amazing artistic skill. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Beautifully Done Video To Match The Beautiful Work. Thank You For NO MUSIC Just The Natural Sounds Of The Skilled Work Being Done.

@yanwo2359

6 жыл бұрын

10,000 thumbs up from me! If you want music, turn on your own!

One word: Craftsmanship

Right at the beginning of the video, I thought "these tubes look rather 'new' (for the lack of a better word)...", seeing that you made them explains why. And makes it even more impressive.

You're quite possibly the only person living ready, willing, and able to manufacture nixie tubes, nice work, all too often knowledge is lost once the next generation of technology is introduced, I for one am glad that you decided to revive this lost art, and have taken on this substantial task.

Only in Europe, can you hear someone say, I didn't have room in my garden shed so I moved to a castle.

I don't always need more room to work, but when I do, I just go to my local castle....

@skyline3071

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahhhhahhaha it was mint

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3 жыл бұрын

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3 жыл бұрын

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@montecrysto33

3 жыл бұрын

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3 жыл бұрын

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As a child I remember cash registers and calculators with Nixie tubes. They were commonplace then, but still would catch your eye.

THE NUMBERS, MASON!

I worked for EEV (English Electric Valve Company) for 17yrs as a stock controller and it always fascinated me how clever some of the technology and techniques were for making tubes. I used to Love watching the glass tube man turning glass on a lathe or the guys who used to grow carbon grids for the Klystrons that were as fine as a spiders web ! I think there was also a dept that made Nixie tubes of sorts, as well as the LCD screens. Clever people all of you :O)

soooo many haters unable to appreciate the old technology. sure expensive as hell but its still a nice thing to have as an art piece at the very least.

I purchased a PVElectronics clock featuring a Daliborfarny tub. The kit arrives tomorrow. I loved this video and can't wait to build it!

This is one (if not THE) most mesmerizing video I ever saw about craftsmanship on YT. I am absolutely a fan! Thank you for showing off such a sophisitated technique to us! Was pure joy to watch! 👏🏻😊

glass lathing is now my favourite thing.

"I needed more room so I moved from the garden shed to a local castle" I mean thats quite a jump lol

The journey and effort in re-creating these beauties is a fantastic story. I thought nixie tubes were gone forever. Well done ! Must be worth a business award.

Naprosto fascinován vaší dovedností. Ať se řemeslu daří!

To see this nostalgic yet key part of our electronics evolution is inspiring! Especially from some one so young. We must not forget where we came from. What technical feats of engineering spawned our current hi tech society. This clock will start many conversations about electron flow with ones who may have never been interested in electronics. Thank you for showing fortitude and endurance in make this a reality.. Nice work my friend.

That was the most impressive craftsmanship I have ever seen. WOW. As a machinist myself, I am super impressed. Thank you for your dedication to reviving a lost art form.

What a delight to watch. And nice shout out to Ron. He's a legend and a wonderful teacher.

Thank you for this video and for keeping the art alive!

This guy put a lot of hard work, research and money into this. What a cool and interesting way to burn your house down.

@pobembe1958

4 жыл бұрын

Lol, it's not his house, it's his castle.

@steve-o6413

3 жыл бұрын

I would have thought he would have burned fingers a few times touching the hot glass...

@yusufgulden2490

3 жыл бұрын

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@DeadDrop6109

3 жыл бұрын

LMAO

Holy shit, no wonder they're $145 each!! This is really complex!

@andregross7420

7 жыл бұрын

Its a bargain!

This is one of the most interesting videos I have seen in recent years. Your work cannot be appreciated enough. It requires so much experience and skills in so many areas, it's really an enviable skill set you've developed. I take my hat off to you, that's great!

"Needed more room, so moved from a garden shed to a castle." Automatic GOAT status achieved

@frankierzucekjr

2 жыл бұрын

Right?? Also good thing he had the caption at the bottom because with his accent I thought he said A-hole for a sec. Hahahah

@sbuxreg

2 жыл бұрын

😂

This man makes nixie tubes in an old castle. You sir, have won the internet!

I moved from garden shed to a local castle... Ok then that's a normal thing I guess

@martinbudinsky8912

5 жыл бұрын

Welcome to czech republic it almost is normal here ;)

3 жыл бұрын

You can get one too, if you have the will and time to make it useful again, state will even sponsor a big portion of money needed for the renovation... (castle in every town and nobody is willing to put up with the upkeep)

True Artisan, keep the tubes glowing 💡

Huge respect for sharing your manufacturing process! I hope all types of glass-filled tubes will never die to cheap/nothing special transistors.

I've got a few comments to make. As a craftsman, it is easy to tell when someone is "next-level". You are certainly that! Also, I just watched a 37 minute video on KZread and thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it. Heck of a job, man. You should be very proud of your craft and talent. How in the world did you end up finding a client base that needs nixie tubes on a scale that can justify your operating costs and profit?! My mind is blown.

This gets my vote for BEST content of any you tube video . I was absolutely enthralled and oblivious to anything going on around me for the duration . I am absolutely amazed at the craftsmanship and would skip the handshake and go immediately to the man hug brother ! Spectacular does not even begin to describe . Thank you.

What an excellent craftmanship. Bravissimo!

This was SO impressive! You can see how much time and hard work went into every one of these!

I only came here to find out what a nixie tube is, and I'm impressed.

Not sure what is cooler. The Nixie tubes or the mini spot welder. I need both in my life.

The incredible level of consistency is amazing! What a labor intensive process! The end results are beautiful and impressive!

That was fascinating to watch. I take my hat off for you sir, what a journey this must have been. From tinkering in your shed, to serial production. Respect!

"I moved to a local castle" - King Arthur

Not only you are self tutored in this engineering feat, but the patience level and trial and error you must have gone through (breaking some of those tubes) is off the charts. The amount of work and specialised tools that go into this craft is beyond reason. Bravo, dude! Bra-vo! I also liked you didn't fill the clip with music or blabber. It's the kind of stuff that is best backed by the blow torch and electric motors and all the machinery working with you side by side to create this awesome piece of art. And it is, by any account, an art.

I’ve never been more impressed watching someone make something before. You literally do every single step of the process by yourself. Might as well go mine the ore for the metal while you’re at it, lol. After watching this I absolutely have to buy something from you. I’ll go check out your website now.

amazing work. so much time goes into a tube and very precise craftmanship.

"I moved from a garden shed to a local castle". Talk about an UPGRADE!

best 37 minutes spent on youtube yet.

This is artisanship at its finest. As someone who likes to make things and is a bit of a geek.... this is stunning. I take my hat off to you sir

That was a real treat to watch. Thank you!

This really is one of the best put together longer videos I have ever watched. The first time I checked how much is left was 30 minutes in.

Thanks KZread recommendations. See you in 10 years

Wow. That's quite a process. Lovely to see your precision. Well done.

Absolutely amazing stuff - i really enjoyed watching this. To achieve all this in just 4 short years is simply amazing. You are a role model and should be very proud of what you have done.

This is a great video of how beautiful things can be created with passionate work. And thank you for NOT ADDING MUSIC! I enjoy the sound of tools, machines and materials. It's like ASMR to me.

Never thought I'd ever watch someone make a nixie by hand. Very, very impressive.

Just beautiful. Beautiful design, and beautiful process that seems to have been perfected over and over. Great work man

It would be neat if when you crimp the glass onto the tungsten wire, that the tool would maybe have a symbol or something melted into the glass. This would show as being an original work of art! Great Job!