A Learning Adventure in the Workshop

Nixie Clock is complete!

Photos below.  I made the base plate out of a scrap of cherry and purchased a clear cover that was intended for some sort of collectible.  Works well and looks good.  Two black buttons on top-view photo are used to set the clock's time.

NOTE:  NOW THAT I HAVE A "MAKING SAW DUST" PAGE LINKED FROM THE RIGHT COLUMN OF THE BLOG, THIS POST WILL NO LONGER BE UPDATED.

This post will permanently appear as the first post on this blog, and will list the "active" projects in the shop.

Projects that are currently making dust:

   
• A cart for my new "Primo" Ceramic Cooker
• Two Greene and Greene Style Desks in mahogany (gee, this one has been here for a while)   
• Shooting board experiments continue   
• Wine cellar project (coming soon!)

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Nixie Clock Nearly Complete

Over the past few days I have nearly completed the Nixie clock...but not without some help from the kits creator Peter Jensen.  I had some difficulty with the micro-controller (due to my own mistake, not due to Peter's kit design) and Peter provided me with excellent service, including some "free" replacement parts. 

The clock is now functioning and keeping time perfectly, and it looks as cool in person as it does on Peter's website.  Next step for me is to build the case, and then the clock is complete!  I will post some photos when the case is finished.

This project did exactly what I wanted it to do, it taught me to work with SMDs, and next time my workmanship on these tiny solders will be much prettier!  I highly recommend this kit.