More frivolous purchases, stuff you don't need..

[jimmyjimjim]

We've had nixie tube clocks before in this thread, but this is probably the cheapest:



Nice little kit, from ebay.

[ST_Nuts]

^^ I do like that! Off to find it....

[jimmyjimjim]

Save you a little effort:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nixie-Tube-clock-KIT-with...

[Clockwork Cupcake]

This acrylic + LED one looks interesting.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Acrylic-Led-Nixie-Clock...

Obviously not a proper Nixie, of course.

[morgs_]

AdeTuono said:

Brother D said:

Man maths at it's finest

MASSIVE PHOTO

Pup (pictured) chewed Sister d's $0.50c metal business card holder she got in India.

Spent $60 on possibly the worst quality tools to "fix" it...

Could do with a larger photo, TBH...

Due to the way I was scrolling down, I thought you'd bought the dog!

[geeks]

jimmyjimjim said:

Save you a little effort:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nixie-Tube-clock-KIT-with...

I have been hovering over the buy button for one for a while from here: https://www.pvelectronics.co.uk/index.php?main_pag... I might grab the ebay one first though as for the money, seems good enough to me!

[ceebmoj]

I have always lusted after a pair of nautilus speakers



some one on hear must have a pair

[Du1point8]

ceebmoj said:

I have always lusted after a pair of nautilus speakers



some one on hear must have a pair

Adapt this and have a go:

https://www.instructables.com/id/3D-Printed-Nautil...

[alorotom]

From the fountain pens thread, with tonight’s impulse purchase, a bargain too!

alorotom said:

Screw it im bored, here it is ...

[Du1point8]

alorotom said:

From the fountain pens thread, with tonight’s impulse purchase, a bargain too!

alorotom said:

Screw it im bored, here it is ...

How much of a bargain, last time I went through the duty-free the tight fkers had no reduction on any of the nice pens.

Only one was usually £3k reduced to £2k

Antoine Saint-Exupéry Limited Edition Fountain Pen

[ceebmoj]

Du1point8 said:

Adapt this and have a go:

https://www.instructables.com/id/3D-Printed-Nautil...

thank you for the link

[h0b0]

eybic said:

PixelpeepS3 said:

GrumpyTwig said:

robinessex said:

Just wondering how well a couple of these will go down with the wife. Can always turn up the volume to suppress the whining I suppose.

I have no idea what they cost but on design alone I think those would be grounds for divorce.

oooof.... that looks amazing (from a sound POV, not design!)

any further info? looks expensive lol

£65k

I’ve been curious about the Beolab 90s for a while.




Apparently, they sound good even to the B&O haters

Keeping us on topic. I bought a pair of B&O h9is because I bought a phone without a head phone jack. I previously had not used head phones on the phone with a jack though.

Also bought a Sony 4K projector. This is frivolous in that it’s native 4K and not 4Ke like most on the market which would have done a great job and cost a quarter of the price. I just built up an issue that if I’m buying a 4K projector it should have a 4K chip and not multiple 1080.

Edited by h0b0 on Friday 8th February 23:30

[jimmyjimjim]

geeks said:

jimmyjimjim said:

Save you a little effort:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nixie-Tube-clock-KIT-with...

I have been hovering over the buy button for one for a while from here: https://www.pvelectronics.co.uk/index.php?main_pag... I might grab the ebay one first though as for the money, seems good enough to me!

I vaguely recall that site from a few years ago, it was expensive then and appears to have got worse...

[Du1point8]

jimmyjimjim said:

geeks said:

jimmyjimjim said:

Save you a little effort:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nixie-Tube-clock-KIT-with...

I have been hovering over the buy button for one for a while from here: https://www.pvelectronics.co.uk/index.php?main_pag... I might grab the ebay one first though as for the money, seems good enough to me!

I vaguely recall that site from a few years ago, it was expensive then and appears to have got worse...

Or goto one of my favourite sites and make it:
https://www.instructables.com/howto/nixie/

Particular ones I want to look at making at some point:


https://www.instructables.com/id/The-Pillars-of-Ti...

https://www.instructables.com/id/The-White-Rabbit-...


https://www.instructables.com/id/Lamina-Nixie-Cloc...


https://www.instructables.com/id/Nixie-Tube-Watch-...

[alorotom]

Du1point8 said:

alorotom said:

From the fountain pens thread, with tonight’s impulse purchase, a bargain too!

alorotom said:

Screw it im bored, here it is ...

How much of a bargain, last time I went through the duty-free the tight fkers had no reduction on any of the nice pens.

Only one was usually £3k reduced to £2k

Antoine Saint-Exupéry Limited Edition Fountain Pen

There was upto an extra 30% off most pens - this one was £600 from £755

[LarsG]

Don't ask.

[E24man]

Excellent Bic balancing though...

[Clockwork Cupcake]

LarsG said:

Don't ask.

Probably best not to.

[Dibble]

LarsG said:

Don't ask.

What is it for. And why?

[AdeTuono]

Dibble said:

LarsG said:

Don't ask.

What is it for. And why?

It doesn't matter; it's completely in the spirit of this thread!