IN-14 Nixie Clock By DelucaLabs

IN-14 Nixie Clock

Description

This nixie clock uses six IN-14 vertical Russian tubes, driven by the Zirrfa pcb kit.

To access the buttons a sharp object is needed. This is a design choice to keep the clock profile simple and to prevent unintended button pushes.

In the photos the logo on the front of the body is a laser cutted 3mm gold acrylic sheet with two very small holes. I drilled two same size holes on the printed body and used resistor leads as rivets.

I’ve included an .ai file for the laser cutted part as an example, but probably you want to redesign that to match your lab logo.

Parts List

- Printed parts

1x PCB kit (https://it.aliexpress.com/item/33026216982.html)

6x IN-14 Nixie tubes

4x M3x15mm cylindrical head screw

4x M3 nuts

Print Settings

I used Prusa Slicer and an original Prusa MK3S with the powder coated bed for the 3d printed parts.

All the stls are in the right orientation.

Prints the following parts:

1x IN14_top: Prusament PETG, Preset 0.2mm SPEED, no supports, 3 wall

1x IN14_bottom: Prusament PETG, Preset 0.2mm SPEED, no support

Assembly

Solder the Tubes and the colon separators on the pcb (pay attention on the orientation of the tubes)

Insert very carefully the assembled pcb on the top printed part and then add the bottom printed part.

Secure now the whole assembly with the 4 screws from the top that’s connects from the 4 nuts inserted  on the bottom part

Happy printing and enjoy your new clock.

licensing and contacts

Thank you for reading and your interest, if you want more details feel free to contact me on Instagram @delucalabs.

This design is licensed under a :Creative Commons (4.0 International License) Attribution-NonCommercial.