Need your advice on my Nixie Clock Design - Page 1
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author: MartinNix
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: July 08, 2016, 01:59:33 pm
content: Hi everybody!This is my first post in this community, and I am writing you 'cause I stuck a little bit.Several years ago I started to craft nixie tube clocks for my friends and for custom selling.Here is what I've got as aresult of the several-years practice. I will also upload some photos here too.What would you add/change in this clocks? I'd need a muse to create something newBTW, if you need nixie tubes I can make a little discount personally for this forum. Just write the wordeevblogSTLin ebay PM, and I 'll see what I can do for you.

author: danadak
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 08, 2016, 02:19:11 pm
content: 1) Leading 0 blanking2) Large Nixies3) Temp Display with wireless outdoor sensor4) Synch time to GPS or Colorado WWVRegards, Dana.

author: Maxlor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 08, 2016, 02:30:45 pm
content: Nice Clock! I'm not sure if you're looking for design or technical suggestions, but since you seem to have the technical parts covered, he're's a design idea. Your clock image with its art deco decoration looks a bit like it's from the 1940s (except that nixies weren't invented yet then, but whatever.) So, how might a clock from the 50s look? Or 60s, 70s? So... how about you make a decade series, i.e. a series of clocks that each look like they each came from a different decade?Hm ok, maybe a technical idea after all: allow the user some control over the display. Add in an ESP8266 or something that runs a network service that lets me display a custom value instead of the time, like, say, the number of open tickets. Then it could also run SNTP.

author: matseng
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 08, 2016, 02:32:53 pm
content: Add an ESP8266 for getting time over internet?And drop the blue LEDs ffs. Any led, especially butt-ugly blue ones, is an abomination in a nice retro Nixie design....

author: ElectricGuy
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 08, 2016, 07:26:21 pm
content: Quote from: matseng on July 08, 2016, 02:32:53 pmTotally agree with is.

author: MartinNix
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: July 18, 2016, 10:46:21 am
content: Quote from: Maxlor on July 08, 2016, 02:30:45 pmThanx a lot! Do you have any ideas or the photos of such design? I am going to make some clocks like an old radio from 50th

author: MartinNix
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: July 18, 2016, 10:49:40 am
content: Quote from: matseng on July 08, 2016, 02:32:53 pmTnx! I've programmed it the way you can choose to turn on the blue light or to turn it off.

author: Maxlor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 18, 2016, 05:51:44 pm
content: Quote from: MartinNix on July 18, 2016, 10:46:21 amI don't have any photos at the ready, but do an image search for "1950s toaster" or cars or radios or something like that, and you'll get plenty of inspiration.The way I see it in my head, a 50s clock would feature a lot's of curves and round shapes, maybe with fins like on some of the cars then, or maybe it'd be all polished chrome. Ideas:http://housetohome.media.ipcdigital.co.uk/96/000014682/1721_orh550w550/Vintage-Icona-Toaster-from-Delonghi.jpg,http://tenwheel.com/imgs/a/a/t/h/z/1950_cadillac_series_62_convertible_1_lgw.jpg,http://www.airstreamclassifieds.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/348177.jpgA 60s clock would maybe have a hammered metal chassis in green, with more angular lines; or maybe it'd be painted red with a white stripe along the side? Ideas:https://www.pinterest.com/pin/12244230206931373/For a 70s clock I'd probably go for the sci-fi look that movies from that period had. Maybe something along these lines:http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/122556-1970s-toshiba-rc-681f-flip-clock-radio