Video: Making a Vacuum Tube By Hand

[RichCI]

This is just entirely too cool to be buried on the eight page of a thread about modeling. This guy fabricates the ENTIRE thing including forming the glass - it ain't no Torres kit!

 

I don't think there's any problem with gases (there has to be a vacuum for the tube to work). Obviously CO2 is produced during the heating process. Here's someone making their own valves.

 

http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/01/07/video-making-a-vacuu.html

 

 

Thank you, 80LPC! One of the most fascinating videos I've seen in a long time!

[80LPC]

And thanks to Glenn, who got me googling on how these things are made !

[Riffster]

That is very impressive. It blew my mind a little....

[80LPC]

I found his website, he's called Claude Paillard. http://paillard.claude.free.fr/

 

There's a google translate button. His main interest is ham radio.

 

Some great pictures here.

 

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://paillard.claude.free.fr/&langpair=fr%257Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

 

Must be a great feeling to see (and hear) these creations come to life !

[djroge1]

That was awesome!

 

Is it just me, or does that make you want to try and build one yourself? Although it takes a lot of equipment and skill that I just don't have.

[RichCI]

That was awesome!

 

Is it just me' date=' or does that make you want to try and build one yourself? Although it takes a lot of equipment and skill that I just don't have.[/quote']

 

Definitely. It looks like it'd be pretty fun.

 

That reminds me... I *still* need to get around to trying my hand at building an amp.

[MikeRom]

That was really cool.

 

 

and tedious

 

 

and long

 

 

I would kill myself but this guy obviously likes what he does. Thanks for posting it -