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Roll your own cathode tubes

In a follow-up to the amazing vid of a guy fabricating his own triode vacuum tubes, here's a webpage from a builder who shows how he created his own crude cathode ray tubes.

Homemade Cathode Ray Tubes - Link

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Posted by: Dax on January 8, 2008 at 11:50 AM

Am I the only one terrified by cathode ray tubes?

PS: Aim away from crotch ;)

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Posted by: cokebottle tuque on January 8, 2008 at 11:58 AM

You know its only the possibility of it throwing x-rays that scares me and thats from lack of understanding, but still some thing to be aware of if anyone does try this.

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