Show HN: I built a desktop radiation monitor with Raspberry Pi, brass and wood

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Post by chrisys » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 8:33 AM UTC

Re: Show HN: I built a desktop radiation monitor with Raspberry Pi, brass and wood

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Post by dvt » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 9:15 AM UTC

Obviously a marketing piece, but a ton of work went into it, so I'm sure HN will be kind ;) In any case, this is a very awesome build!

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Post by jlengrand » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 9:19 AM UTC

The sheer amount of work ! Well done and beautiful!

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Post by wolfhumble » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 9:26 AM UTC

The wood, the brass, the tubes, the clicks, the faint light from the indicators, the tech . . .

Absolutely beautiful, thanks for sharing!

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Post by bb123 » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 9:29 AM UTC

This is really fun. I love the idea that something so old looking is running some state of the art stuff behind it.

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Post by imrehg » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 9:38 AM UTC

Very well done, Chris, this look gorgeous, and super well detailed!

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Post by snak » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 9:39 AM UTC

Looks amazing. Dekatron tubes are great, I didn't know what they were called, thanks for sharing.

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Post by chrisys » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 9:42 AM UTC

imrehg wrote: post #6

Very well done, Chris, this look gorgeous, and super well detailed!

Thanks Greg, nice to see you here :)

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Post by chrisys » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 9:43 AM UTC

jlengrand wrote: post #3

The sheer amount of work ! Well done and beautiful!

Thanks - it was so much work, but super rewarding as the thing looks beautiful on my desk. It's awesome to see it's appreciated :)

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Post by PeterBarrett » Tue, Jul 07, 2020, 9:55 AM UTC

This is really beautiful craftsmanship! It will definitely influence my own projects in the future, thanks for sharing.