Nixie clock case, 3d printed for In-14 tubes

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This is a 3d printable case for a Nixie clock using IN-14 tubes Instructions This case has been made to fit a Nixie clock QTC kit I purchased from ebay The kit is no longer on ebay but can be found here with the tubes http://www.pvelectronics.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=21&products_id=71 I have no connection to the sellers so just for infromation,but I purchased my parts from them and had no problems YMMV. There are a couple of laser cut cases available but no printed ones so I decided to make one. I used tinkercad to draw it ,please don't close it down ;( I have upload a files with all the parts on one table and individual files if you prefer. I printed my parts one at a time in clear ABS on my reprappro mendel. I printed at 0.3 layer height with 100% fill as I wanted to see through it. (I may print a lid with hex infill to see how it looks in clear) I am sure it will print fine at lower fill levels. the spacers on the lid are quite small and may be the only problem area at a lower fill level. to assemble I used 4 off M3 nuts which are captive in the feet and 4 M3 x 32mm cap head screws. the lid just screws straight through the base and into the nuts on the feet. the board is a tight fit but there is just enough room to line up the LED's and buttons then push it to the bottom. The tubes I got varied a little in size so i had to clean up the holes a bit to get it all together. The Nixie board has a socket on the back for a GPS arial/receiver,as I am not using it I did not put a hole in the case for it.If you need it you will need to mod the drawings or drill it in when done. Not a cheap project but I enjoyed building it from scratch and very happy with the end result. hope you like it and that someone has a use for it.