This 2-part video brought tears to my eyes...it was a beautiful demonstration of building a tube from scratch. Being from the 20th century and having worked with tubes make this outstanding. I would like to have him for a Mentor.
This guy is quite an engineer. He designed and built just about all of this equipment by himself- even the molecular pump for evacuating the tubes was designed and built by him.
very taking and amazing skills, even arts! I hope that "mikeymike4g63" has time to prepare a full description on such technology in format of .doc or .pdf, so that more and more people may follow to make their own vacuum glassware.
very taking and amazing skills, even arts! I hope that "mikeymike4g63" has time to prepare a full description on such technology in format of .doc or .pdf, so that more and more people may follow to make their own vacuum glassware.
My grandfather did this back in WW2 in his radio repair shop, sadly though I never got to see him do before he passed away. All the other repair shops in town never knew how my grandfather had so many tubes in stock when they would run out and had to wait due to rationing.
Thank you very much! I just bought a used Marshall tube amp today and was thinking of what my grandfather would say! He just may have it torn all apart by now...
This is useful because, in the chance of immense disaster, say a nuclear war, nobody will be able to make integrated circuits for computers, but vacuum tubes, while not as "powerful", can be hand made.
@Klick500 Yeah, I saw that... Who in their right mind would dislike this video? It boggles the mind. Personally, after watching this I was even more fond of my Little Dot tube amp.
What a marvelous video. Yeah, it's primitive and it's a lost art, etc. - but it's a wonderful piece on hand craftsmanship and resourcefulness. I'd be interested to see how these tubes measure up. I'm guessing they are very short lived and don't produce much in the way of amplification, but what an introduction in the art of making valves! Thanks very much for posting.
@mikeymike4g63 I'm no tube expert; I was just commenting on the triode. I'm guessing it doesn't have a very high Mu factor, nor would it last that long given the probable weak vacuum.
what possibly could someone have found wrong with this video? it shows a true craftsman doing what he does VERY well, to a great soundtrack (albeit a bit repetitive, but never got annoying for me). o well, i think its a great video.
I really wish that tubes were still used in electronics now adays. This is when people took pride in their work and stuff was made to last. My jaw dropped opened watching this. I own some tubes and waiting to get some tube equipment, and that is the way to go, screw the "throw away age" we live in.
@Grangoire No, they don't. Most major electronics companies have to have machines build the boards for the equipment. I know that theree is a design process for that, that is done by an engeneer or something. All I'm saying is that we live in the disposable age now, so your tv breaks, throw it away and grab a new one, So Wasteful!!
@hydrolisk1792 You do realize that tubes would burn out just like a light bulb and had to be replaced, right? Modern transistor radios and solid state devices are actually much more reliable than these older technologies.
@jelloburn I know that already, the reason behind my comment was that we live in the disposable age now and they cal it "going green", no, they mean "going cheeper quality to make more money when the cheep shit breakes".
@jelloburn : Tube filaments are quite a bit stronger than lamp filaments. My uncle had a tube-radio that ran for about twelve hours a day for nearly seventy years and never gave grief. Never seen a lamp do that. Still, solid state circuitry is theoretically more reliable, except for poor manufacturing practice. I remember an engineer friend of mine having a fit over what some manufacturer did to his design to make it slightly cheaper.
@TheNewCrankyWorkshop Centennial Light or Bulb has been running for about 110 years. Maybe you not seen it but it's fact and now you know of it! It has been turned off a few times but the fact it still works is AWESOME. "The Centennial Light is a four-watt, hand-blown, carbon-filament, common light bulb manufactured in Shelby, Ohio, by the Shelby Electric Company in the late 1890s; many just like it still exist and can be found functioning."
Craft - A craft is a branch of profession that requires some particular kind of skilled work. In historical sense, particularly as pertinent to the Medieval history and earlier, the term is usually applied towards people occupied in small-scale production of goods.
@beou1980 But this results in something useful and has a function. I play and record guitar so I know that art requires lots of hard work and meticulous attention to detail. I suppose you could consider this an art. I don't know if the man in the video would though. This isn't much different than building engines or things of that like. Do you consider that art?
This is by far the most amazing diy video I have seen here. Think about the knowledge required to not only craft the pieces but to engineer all the specialized fixtures to put it all together. This is a real life Tony Stark constructing high tech in his home workshop.
He designed and produced all of his own equipment. One of the most complex devices in his laboratory is a microprocessor controlled machine used to condition each new tube. He even built his own molecular pump and a servo-driven main vacuum pump.
I <3 tubes. I just love them. They sound great and also look cool. I'd like to see transistors try to give-off an eerie but relaxing glow without burning-out.
He is from a different time. He must be wealthy with massive time and money on his hands to be able to indulge himself like this. All that specialised equipment costs tens of thousands of dollars. He could sell tubes to fanatical audiophiles for hundreds of dollars each I'm sure.
lol i was reading your comment while i saw him using the swiss army knife and needle nose pliers and thought "what a load of shit", then i saw all the weird equipment he started using
For a little while. He didn't getter the vacuum, and aluminum won't cut it for plate material. Exotic metals like zirconium and molybdenum are used for plates to getter the vacuum as well.
I have a lot of respect for people like this...I never had the patience for things like this sorry to say...maybe as I get older. I just pick my tubes up off ebay most of the time. Theres a lot of skill and knowledge that goes into this an art that needs to be passed on.
I have worked in engineering for 25 years and I am very impressed by your craftsmanship. Really a very rare art to watch. It is also an example of why things were so expensive to make in the early days. Thankyou for posting
That is crazy making your own vacuum tubes. Incredible. I am guessing he might be the only individual doing this, however his lab looks pretty pro; he must make them for sale. Any one know what model tube it is?
I would be interesting ot hear these. I used to work for Audio Note and I've heard everything going however old non-carbon coated anode triodes such as these are so rare that few ever have heard them. They have a different sound. Mesh anodes are the closest today though they are designed for greater output.
Thanks for posting this and the link to his site, much appreciated!
Hey no problem! Why do they coat the anodes with carbon nowadays? Also could you tell me a specific tube that uses mesh anodes I'd love to see a picture of that! Thanks for watching and commenting!
The 211 is known in the US as the VT4C. It dates from 1929 and the name means 'Vacuum Tube 4' - Yes, it was the fourth design! The C suffix came in 1935 when they added the carbon coating to the anode for better conductivity. 211s use an HT rail of between 900v-1,350v - Not for home projects.
The 300B and 2A3 can be bought with mesh plates. They sound better with rock music but most people prefer the depth of sound and intimacy solid plate anodes give.
I believe it's a spot welder :) You can get them cheap I bet. I just did a search on harbor freight tools and found one for 179 but it looks a little large so I am guessing they can be had for cheaper if you get a smaller one.
Your right, it's called a Lehr and is part of the annealing process. When glass cools down too fast it cracks or breaks so a lehr cools it down slower than sitting in open air.
I have no idea. I think other people have asked this as well. Maybe it's a chamber for him to anneal the glass? It seems that way. Considering vacuum tubes are subject to temperature extremes and need to be somewhat rugged I would conclude it might be something used in the annealing process of the glass. Your guess is as good as mine though haha :)
they haven't made tubes( except audio types) in about 50 years, the last major tube making eras where the 60's up to the late 70's, NOS( New Old Stock) prices vary from 7 dollars a tube to 40 dollars .
yes: sadly aside from a few dedicated crazies like myself , the only tubes that have been recently made are from the former USSR, and even those are about 10 years old.....
they are still using tubes from world war two and before that some vintage tubes routinely sell for hundreds and even a couple of thousand each but a lot are in the 10 to 40 dollar range some used tv tubes are as cheap as 2 to 4 dollars
Thank-You for finding and posting this! When I was a boy I built a Heathkit vacuum tube radio kit. I always wanted to make my own vacuum tube after that. This satisfies my curiosity about that!-Brian.
Hey you're welcome! I hope you know that it's not actually me in the video but, that I found it and decided to put it on youtube for others to see. Anyhow, enjoy! Make sure to watch part 2 as well!
Hey gwalters171297 you should read the description of the video now! I got an update from a viewer! Hopefully you have your email notifications on and will get this comment reply!
i remember back when i was a kid the tv repair man would come and fix our tv once and he would just find which tube it was that needed replaced, pull it out, then put another tube back in it and he would leave the old tube and i thought it looked like a scary space shuttle
what is the tool or device at 4:59? does it charge the filamants in the tube? I'm just wondering becouse ive found a vacuume tube amp in the trash one day and it only needed a coupe of new tubes and it works great.
The elevator music being repeated on the same track over and over again gives the sense of loonyness a little bit. And the filming is done very well, like it was professionally done. I don't know why but this reminds me of mr. Rogers and his make believe trolly. Maybe im going a little loony tunes watching this haha. Still a cool video just a bit strange with the way it was filmed and the music.
Something about this really makes me want to get high
StephenAnthonyMusic 3 weeks ago
wat is the material hes cutting in the very begginning???
mhoffman98 1 month ago
What is that device @5:13? Some kind of autoclave? (Didn't seem very sealed though.)
w0mblemania 1 month ago
@w0mblemania Looks like an annealing oven.
TheJascal 1 month ago
What Craftsmanship, An Artist, I truly enjoyed watching this.
Lea71777 2 months ago
@Lea71777 Absolutely! Such brilliance, well-made, and I'm so glad to see it's not a completely lost art!
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hulago1234 5 months ago
This beautiful art brings tears to my eyes. I prefer these valves more than gold. Whoever made these, please continue the art.
jhunkubabu 5 months ago 3
@jhunkubabu His name is Claude Paillard and you can learn more in the video description.
mikeymike4g63 5 months ago
This 2-part video brought tears to my eyes...it was a beautiful demonstration of building a tube from scratch. Being from the 20th century and having worked with tubes make this outstanding. I would like to have him for a Mentor.
billattx 6 months ago 5
@billattx Thumbs up sir.
mikeymike4g63 6 months ago
This is art in motion, thanks for posting.
simulantreal 7 months ago
@simulantreal no prob
mikeymike4g63 7 months ago
@simulantreal its better then that, its art science and history coming together like the ingrediants of sweet cream pie
KingSlimjeezy 6 months ago
This guy is quite an engineer. He designed and built just about all of this equipment by himself- even the molecular pump for evacuating the tubes was designed and built by him.
douro20 7 months ago
Dislikes....?
What fk'ing planet are you on?
lexichronicle2 7 months ago
I think he did !
Alexrumb 8 months ago
Very cool video, I love the Mr. Rogers music they picked for the background. lol
Beck10g 8 months ago
how good is the quality of these? are these audio/audiophile grade or what?
shrimants 8 months ago
@shrimants I am not quite sure at all...
mikeymike4g63 8 months ago
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balinhansen 8 months ago
@shrimants I don't think so. I believe he is producing obsolete tubes for vintage equipment.
LeDoctoer 7 months ago
this is amazing
puntme 9 months ago
I wonder how many people in the world are able to do this…
thomerow 10 months ago
we need mullard valve ltd of England to start manufacturing more tubes for audio and guitar amps new sensor is just no match.
TheWarped45 10 months ago
very taking and amazing skills, even arts! I hope that "mikeymike4g63" has time to prepare a full description on such technology in format of .doc or .pdf, so that more and more people may follow to make their own vacuum glassware.
pr1zes 10 months ago
What is the "drill press" looking thing that pinches metal between the copper?
TheIceBurglar 11 months ago
@TheIceBurglar I think you might be talking about the spot welder?
mikeymike4g63 11 months ago
@TheIceBurglar
very taking and amazing skills, even arts! I hope that "mikeymike4g63" has time to prepare a full description on such technology in format of .doc or .pdf, so that more and more people may follow to make their own vacuum glassware.
pr1zes 10 months ago
My grandfather did this back in WW2 in his radio repair shop, sadly though I never got to see him do before he passed away. All the other repair shops in town never knew how my grandfather had so many tubes in stock when they would run out and had to wait due to rationing.
cozmacozmy 11 months ago 5
@cozmacozmy That's awesome of him. May he rest in peace!
mikeymike4g63 11 months ago
@mikeymike4g63 Thank you, I remember his work shop made me think of what Einstein lab would have looked liked when I was a small kid.
cozmacozmy 11 months ago
@cozmacozmy I thumbs up your grampa, may he R.I.P, and i have respect for such a hacker / builder / repearman!
iToasterman 10 months ago
@iToasterman
Thank you very much! I just bought a used Marshall tube amp today and was thinking of what my grandfather would say! He just may have it torn all apart by now...
cozmacozmy 10 months ago
I've hand-wound transformers before, that's relatively easy.
Making tubes is an order of magnitude harder; this guy is an artist.
markstout1313 1 year ago
@markstout1313 many props to you for attesting to that. i agree!
mikeymike4g63 1 year ago
this is amazing and only 1 dislike thats got to be a record for youtube
TheTechguy99 1 year ago
This is useful because, in the chance of immense disaster, say a nuclear war, nobody will be able to make integrated circuits for computers, but vacuum tubes, while not as "powerful", can be hand made.
MakoVlazkov 1 year ago
@MakoVlazkov I hadn't thought of that... good point!
mikeymike4g63 1 year ago
@MakoVlazkov All hail RobCo Terminals :P
GangsterHutterite 1 year ago
1 person fails at making vacuum tubes...
Klick500 1 year ago 3
@Klick500 Yeah, I saw that... Who in their right mind would dislike this video? It boggles the mind. Personally, after watching this I was even more fond of my Little Dot tube amp.
otakujhp 1 year ago
What a marvelous video. Yeah, it's primitive and it's a lost art, etc. - but it's a wonderful piece on hand craftsmanship and resourcefulness. I'd be interested to see how these tubes measure up. I'm guessing they are very short lived and don't produce much in the way of amplification, but what an introduction in the art of making valves! Thanks very much for posting.
beeroosterm 1 year ago
@beeroosterm wouldn't the transformer be far more important than the tube?
mikeymike4g63 1 year ago
@mikeymike4g63 I'm no tube expert; I was just commenting on the triode. I'm guessing it doesn't have a very high Mu factor, nor would it last that long given the probable weak vacuum.
beeroosterm 1 year ago
@beeroosterm i'm not sure of the efficacy of his vacuum pump. i suppose it couldn't be as good as an industrial one but you never know...
mikeymike4g63 1 year ago
299 more vacuum tubes and you can cobble together a 40s era computer!
ProjectileInMotion 1 year ago
@ProjectileInMotion haha yeah!
mikeymike4g63 1 year ago
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ProjectileInMotion 1 year ago
Simply amazing.
VTubeAudio 1 year ago
what possibly could someone have found wrong with this video? it shows a true craftsman doing what he does VERY well, to a great soundtrack (albeit a bit repetitive, but never got annoying for me). o well, i think its a great video.
nepalnt21 1 year ago
I would love to learn from this man. I bet he would make a fantastic teacher!
jinx748 1 year ago
I wish i could do that.
MrThomassss 1 year ago
Wow all parts hand made, elements, stem press, tubilation, lead in wires. Uber hand crafting! Are the filaments thoriated and getter used?
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JuligJamf 1 year ago
I really wish that tubes were still used in electronics now adays. This is when people took pride in their work and stuff was made to last. My jaw dropped opened watching this. I own some tubes and waiting to get some tube equipment, and that is the way to go, screw the "throw away age" we live in.
hydrolisk1792 1 year ago 2
@hydrolisk1792 Yeah we definitely do take for granted our electronics and throw lots of stuff away. Not very efficient!
mikeymike4g63 1 year ago
@hydrolisk1792
And you think electronics and chip makers -don't- take pride in their work today?
Grangoire 1 year ago
@Grangoire No, they don't. Most major electronics companies have to have machines build the boards for the equipment. I know that theree is a design process for that, that is done by an engeneer or something. All I'm saying is that we live in the disposable age now, so your tv breaks, throw it away and grab a new one, So Wasteful!!
hydrolisk1792 1 year ago
@hydrolisk1792 You do realize that tubes would burn out just like a light bulb and had to be replaced, right? Modern transistor radios and solid state devices are actually much more reliable than these older technologies.
jelloburn 1 year ago
@jelloburn I know that already, the reason behind my comment was that we live in the disposable age now and they cal it "going green", no, they mean "going cheeper quality to make more money when the cheep shit breakes".
hydrolisk1792 1 year ago
@jelloburn : Tube filaments are quite a bit stronger than lamp filaments. My uncle had a tube-radio that ran for about twelve hours a day for nearly seventy years and never gave grief. Never seen a lamp do that. Still, solid state circuitry is theoretically more reliable, except for poor manufacturing practice. I remember an engineer friend of mine having a fit over what some manufacturer did to his design to make it slightly cheaper.
TheNewCrankyWorkshop 1 year ago
@TheNewCrankyWorkshop Centennial Light or Bulb has been running for about 110 years. Maybe you not seen it but it's fact and now you know of it! It has been turned off a few times but the fact it still works is AWESOME. "The Centennial Light is a four-watt, hand-blown, carbon-filament, common light bulb manufactured in Shelby, Ohio, by the Shelby Electric Company in the late 1890s; many just like it still exist and can be found functioning."
IFUCKINHATEY0UTUBE 1 year ago
hohoho this is a great job
roodbaard51 1 year ago
Absolutely wonderful craftsmanship..such a pleasure to watch,
nitram12345 1 year ago
Craft - A craft is a branch of profession that requires some particular kind of skilled work. In historical sense, particularly as pertinent to the Medieval history and earlier, the term is usually applied towards people occupied in small-scale production of goods.
AcolinFlood 1 year ago
WOW!!! that's awesome
THECROW572 1 year ago
What it for music? Someone know?
p4p4v4n 1 year ago
@p4p4v4n Please read video information. The music is contained there.
mikeymike4g63 1 year ago
AWESOME.
that1940sguy 1 year ago
this is art!!!!!!
beou1980 1 year ago
@beou1980 It's not art it's fabrication and hard work!
mikeymike4g63 1 year ago
@mikeymike4g63 You are right, but no one ever said that art doesn't require hard work! Regards.
beou1980 1 year ago
@beou1980 But this results in something useful and has a function. I play and record guitar so I know that art requires lots of hard work and meticulous attention to detail. I suppose you could consider this an art. I don't know if the man in the video would though. This isn't much different than building engines or things of that like. Do you consider that art?
mikeymike4g63 1 year ago
@mikeymike4g63 I could consider building engines an art.
LeviMan2001 1 year ago
@mikeymike4g63 You're right, that's just a well-tailored job
aadrianogamino 1 year ago
Sigh they teach any one these types of skills in school any more these days. Just modern garbage.
oc5nsli341nforce4 1 year ago
This is by far the most amazing diy video I have seen here. Think about the knowledge required to not only craft the pieces but to engineer all the specialized fixtures to put it all together. This is a real life Tony Stark constructing high tech in his home workshop.
chaosIsTheOnlyPower 1 year ago 3
lol old tech has tis old gizzer herd of the transistor?
happygamestvfun1 1 year ago
wow! This video would have been the cat's meow in about 1935! It would have even been the bee's knees!
GetMeThere1 1 year ago
first generation 1951-1958
friendlygal12391 1 year ago
He designed and produced all of his own equipment. One of the most complex devices in his laboratory is a microprocessor controlled machine used to condition each new tube. He even built his own molecular pump and a servo-driven main vacuum pump.
douro20 1 year ago
The black fixture is an old electrode clamp, he made it into a capacitor discharge spot welder.
douro20 1 year ago
intresting art
what a construction. great
p4p4v4n 2 years ago
Ill...Just buy mine. kewl video though
soloistchris666 2 years ago
I could listen to this just for the music.
Froggy19510 2 years ago 4
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poisonNova123 2 years ago
you are old man!!!
mike97rock 2 years ago
Electrical/Electronic engineer doesn't know how these things operate these days. My dad is from your time. He had worked alot on Tubes.
umery2k75 2 years ago
I'm just about to start my electrical engineering degree and I already know how they work...
Arthur61987 2 years ago
So impressive I can't believe it! A machinist as well as a person who's interested in electronics. WOW!
E5Bobby 2 years ago 2
I <3 tubes. I just love them. They sound great and also look cool. I'd like to see transistors try to give-off an eerie but relaxing glow without burning-out.
VaderNES 2 years ago 4
Amazing skills..... I hope they are passed on to someone else . Thats an art .
ZED74 2 years ago 26
I wish this guy was my grandfather
Lowebrau 2 years ago 26
Very um...phallic...ending!
Madness832 2 years ago
He is from a different time. He must be wealthy with massive time and money on his hands to be able to indulge himself like this. All that specialised equipment costs tens of thousands of dollars. He could sell tubes to fanatical audiophiles for hundreds of dollars each I'm sure.
ethorii 2 years ago
lol i was reading your comment while i saw him using the swiss army knife and needle nose pliers and thought "what a load of shit", then i saw all the weird equipment he started using
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ethorii 2 years ago
great music! :P
Prog22 2 years ago
INSANE !!!!
stabilini 2 years ago 3
Beautiful.
fancytyme 2 years ago 5
i bet if you would find some old equiptment you could make a very good living out of making tubes and selling them on ebay.
florickwar2 2 years ago
this guy's a genius
peugteobike 2 years ago 2
how glamorous, but this guy is nuts....
alpiel91 2 years ago
id love to buy some tubes from this man, they shoud be extraordinary :-)
whackyshackyidiot 2 years ago 5
For a little while. He didn't getter the vacuum, and aluminum won't cut it for plate material. Exotic metals like zirconium and molybdenum are used for plates to getter the vacuum as well.
No getter, and the vacuum goes bad pretty quick.
LordKelvin100 2 years ago
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bixanorak 1 year ago
I have a lot of respect for people like this...I never had the patience for things like this sorry to say...maybe as I get older. I just pick my tubes up off ebay most of the time. Theres a lot of skill and knowledge that goes into this an art that needs to be passed on.
19Spencer80 2 years ago
I have worked in engineering for 25 years and I am very impressed by your craftsmanship. Really a very rare art to watch. It is also an example of why things were so expensive to make in the early days. Thankyou for posting
SeaofSamsara 2 years ago 2
Good job,
but what annoying music...:-)
barutase 2 years ago
That is crazy making your own vacuum tubes. Incredible. I am guessing he might be the only individual doing this, however his lab looks pretty pro; he must make them for sale. Any one know what model tube it is?
gmcjetpilot 2 years ago
would anyone here know what chemicals hes dpping the assembly into on part2 of the vid?
eclecticanarchist 2 years ago
I would be interesting ot hear these. I used to work for Audio Note and I've heard everything going however old non-carbon coated anode triodes such as these are so rare that few ever have heard them. They have a different sound. Mesh anodes are the closest today though they are designed for greater output.
Thanks for posting this and the link to his site, much appreciated!
3Deity 2 years ago
Hey no problem! Why do they coat the anodes with carbon nowadays? Also could you tell me a specific tube that uses mesh anodes I'd love to see a picture of that! Thanks for watching and commenting!
mikeymike4g63 2 years ago
The 211 is known in the US as the VT4C. It dates from 1929 and the name means 'Vacuum Tube 4' - Yes, it was the fourth design! The C suffix came in 1935 when they added the carbon coating to the anode for better conductivity. 211s use an HT rail of between 900v-1,350v - Not for home projects.
The 300B and 2A3 can be bought with mesh plates. They sound better with rock music but most people prefer the depth of sound and intimacy solid plate anodes give.
3Deity 2 years ago
Oh i just did a google search and found a pic of nixie tubes. I am guessing they use mesh anodes?
mikeymike4g63 2 years ago
I want that welding machine !
-Great !
robinhooodvsyou 2 years ago
I believe it's a spot welder :) You can get them cheap I bet. I just did a search on harbor freight tools and found one for 179 but it looks a little large so I am guessing they can be had for cheaper if you get a smaller one.
mikeymike4g63 2 years ago
I, for one, declare that this is the best video of youtube.
manis404 2 years ago 7
Hey thanks!
mikeymike4g63 2 years ago
nice tool,great!!
lapulapu12345 2 years ago
is that black machine a spot welder?
instructablesderin 2 years ago
Your right, it's called a Lehr and is part of the annealing process. When glass cools down too fast it cracks or breaks so a lehr cools it down slower than sitting in open air.
aelihar 2 years ago
what is the machine he uses at 5:10 ?
nickd444 2 years ago
I have no idea. I think other people have asked this as well. Maybe it's a chamber for him to anneal the glass? It seems that way. Considering vacuum tubes are subject to temperature extremes and need to be somewhat rugged I would conclude it might be something used in the annealing process of the glass. Your guess is as good as mine though haha :)
mikeymike4g63 2 years ago
i love this man...XD
phonikchaos 2 years ago
His callsign is F2FO, excellent work.
g0fvt 2 years ago
Im a total Valve junkie, they just kick Transistors ass :P
The music is great too :)
MarcBolan3 2 years ago 3
Now that's a craftsman. Great stuff.
igwood71 2 years ago 5
C o o l ! Love the music, too.
LDLV 2 years ago 3
they look like condoms lol
culerz 2 years ago 2
But they sound like magic :-).
organs 2 years ago
Brilliant, have no words! That is home made magic ;)God bless him and tubes!
skarbu 2 years ago 3
Good to see hands at work .. brilliant ..
5*
netlethe 2 years ago 2
Ok thank you! Do you know his website?
adcam2009 3 years ago
The website is in my video description :) click the link :)
mikeymike4g63 3 years ago
Someone knows this person? Do you know what kinf of glasses that is using? Where can we find this kind of tools? Thanks
adcam2009 3 years ago
Please read the video description......
mikeymike4g63 3 years ago
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klynton80 3 years ago
What kind of soldering tools are you using is it available in home depot?
vicvic19841 3 years ago
This video isn't me. It is a video I found. I don't think he is using stuff from home depot, however.
mikeymike4g63 3 years ago
Like, totally tubular! C'est magnifique! Way to go, babe!
pantyflash 3 years ago
how much do these things cost in the store
BazzTheBoss 3 years ago
Depends on the tube. These particular ones are his own design so who knows.
mikeymike4g63 3 years ago
they haven't made tubes( except audio types) in about 50 years, the last major tube making eras where the 60's up to the late 70's, NOS( New Old Stock) prices vary from 7 dollars a tube to 40 dollars .
Sergi762 3 years ago
you mean we're still using tubes from the 70's?
BazzTheBoss 3 years ago
yes: sadly aside from a few dedicated crazies like myself , the only tubes that have been recently made are from the former USSR, and even those are about 10 years old.....
Sergi762 3 years ago
@BazzTheBoss
they are still using tubes from world war two and before that
02vector 5 months ago
@Sergi762
they are still using tubes from world war two and before that some vintage tubes routinely sell for hundreds and even a couple of thousand each but a lot are in the 10 to 40 dollar range some used tv tubes are as cheap as 2 to 4 dollars
02vector 5 months ago
Cool video, I just wish the music was on longer than a 40-second loop.
wado1942 3 years ago 2
The song is called The Man I Love by the Gershwin Brothers if you're interested! It's a cool song huh?
mikeymike4g63 3 years ago
A lost art.....Truly interesting.....Thanks...
blackowl6 3 years ago
You're welcome. Be sure to see his website. It's in the video description.
mikeymike4g63 3 years ago
Hihetetlen és rengetegnél is több munka! Gyönyörű! :)))
Pujc 3 years ago
Ez igen! ez minden igazi jó szakmabeli tudás! Úgy tűnik igazi bonyolult.
mikeymike4g63 3 years ago
Thank-You for finding and posting this! When I was a boy I built a Heathkit vacuum tube radio kit. I always wanted to make my own vacuum tube after that. This satisfies my curiosity about that!-Brian.
LoveMattersMost 3 years ago
Hey you're welcome! I hope you know that it's not actually me in the video but, that I found it and decided to put it on youtube for others to see. Anyhow, enjoy! Make sure to watch part 2 as well!
mikeymike4g63 3 years ago
Has this guy written a book on the step by step procedures of making radio tubes?
gwalters171297 3 years ago
Hey gwalters171297 you should read the description of the video now! I got an update from a viewer! Hopefully you have your email notifications on and will get this comment reply!
mikeymike4g63 3 years ago
i remember back when i was a kid the tv repair man would come and fix our tv once and he would just find which tube it was that needed replaced, pull it out, then put another tube back in it and he would leave the old tube and i thought it looked like a scary space shuttle
1992AP7 3 years ago
Where did you find this video I would like to know.
narcoti 3 years ago
read the description....... "Original video was called "Fabrication d'une lampe triode" and was found on Daily Motion."
mikeymike4g63 3 years ago
what is the tool or device at 4:59? does it charge the filamants in the tube? I'm just wondering becouse ive found a vacuume tube amp in the trash one day and it only needed a coupe of new tubes and it works great.
1992AP7 3 years ago
I'm sorry, I have no idea what it is. Perhaps his website has the information? His web address can be seen in the video description now.
mikeymike4g63 3 years ago
that is an electrically heated annealing chamber
Sergi762 3 years ago
This is a strange video. Almost creepy but interesting nontheless
clehneis 3 years ago
Creepy and strange? I never heard that before to describe this.. haha How so?
mikeymike4g63 3 years ago
The elevator music being repeated on the same track over and over again gives the sense of loonyness a little bit. And the filming is done very well, like it was professionally done. I don't know why but this reminds me of mr. Rogers and his make believe trolly. Maybe im going a little loony tunes watching this haha. Still a cool video just a bit strange with the way it was filmed and the music.
clehneis 3 years ago
this is a piece I could see on "Mr Rodgers" on one of his trips!
VideyoJunkei 3 years ago
yeah me too! i never thought about it like that.... very clever of you...
mikeymike4g63 3 years ago
This guy is a machinist by trade
douro20 3 years ago