I am posting this on behalf of the creator of this piece, I laid out the electronics for it and he came up with the concept and the precision machined case - so it's actually his project.
From an initial post elsewhere:
"Hi everyone,
I would like to present my first Nixie clock design. My goal was to think outside the box and to do something different to what I have seen until now.
All the housing parts are custom and made in Germany. They were machined from aluminum blocks using CNC mill & lathe. The surfaces of the aluminum parts were anodized for protection and to achieve the characteristic dark grey tone.
The size of the clock seen from the front is approximately 0.5 meters.
The electronics are mounted from the bottom of the housing. The cover enclosing the electronics is made from clear polycarbonate to allow a connection to Wi-Fi if desired.
Richard Scales has done a great job in developing the electronics. They consist of a main board, six sockets and six ribbon cables with connectors and is a development of the ‘PRISM’ open source design by Ian Sparkes. The electronics are feature rich and include WiFi connection, NTP sync, optional RTC, Web GUI, Anti Cathode poisoning, configurable tube underlighting and optional PIR connection for motion activation.
Below the BOM for this project:
-1x Housing + screws
-1x Electronic board
-6x Sockets
-6x Ribbon cables
-6x Tubes RZ568M
-1x Charger (12VDC,2A)
Anyone interested in this unique DIY Nixie clock project do not hesitate in letting me know. I can gladly provide all the housing parts and point you in the right direction to get the rest of components needed."
Anyone interested in this project could PM me in the first instance and I will pass the details on.
- Richard