jt001
Sr Member
Halloween's just around the corner, so I decided to try and build a belt gizmo, using TK2441 awesome tutorial, some tips from fellow board members, a print out of this amazing board and chips layout (sorry, don't know who made it, but props to you). I also ordered some very cheap IV-9 nixies from this site: http://ussr-tubes.com/ They were .40 cents each, so it was just $10.40 for all the nixies, including shipping. I couldn't find anything on ebay unless I ordered like 50 of them, so this was a nice deal. Although I haven't got them, yet, but will keep you posted on the transaction. I got some ceramic disc capacitors from Radio Shack, and some greeblies to add to the board. For the daughter board I'll use an extra arduino board I had around.
For the board I used a cheap type of box I got at a school supply, made of styrene and painted a darker shade of green. I built the sloping shelf out of a PVC sign using the templates found on the PDF. Judging by TK2441's the angle of mine looks weird. I think I can pull it off, tho. Just have to wait till I get the nixies and see how everything looks together. I also cut the chips out of PVC; added some primer and painted them black. The page was printed on a sticker label sheet in my home printer. I created a file in Illustrator and printed it on cardboard, cut it with an X-Acto knife and traced it over.
I also found a measure tape holder for 5 bucks at a hardware store. At a leather shop I got some amazing black spray paint, formulated for leather, plastics, etc. That'll make the whole painting job a LOT easier. For the chip "legs" I used a gold marker and drew some lines here and there.
Here are some progress shots:
For the board I used a cheap type of box I got at a school supply, made of styrene and painted a darker shade of green. I built the sloping shelf out of a PVC sign using the templates found on the PDF. Judging by TK2441's the angle of mine looks weird. I think I can pull it off, tho. Just have to wait till I get the nixies and see how everything looks together. I also cut the chips out of PVC; added some primer and painted them black. The page was printed on a sticker label sheet in my home printer. I created a file in Illustrator and printed it on cardboard, cut it with an X-Acto knife and traced it over.
I also found a measure tape holder for 5 bucks at a hardware store. At a leather shop I got some amazing black spray paint, formulated for leather, plastics, etc. That'll make the whole painting job a LOT easier. For the chip "legs" I used a gold marker and drew some lines here and there.
Here are some progress shots:
