Neon, Art, Science, Technology, and History With Some Anectdotes For Your Amusement
or, how my mind works, part 857 Today, on Earth Day as it happens, after arriving home from some errands that included garage sale stops and halting traffic to get out and allow or otherwise assist the crossing of a busy road by a mama duck with a waddling of ducks in tow all in a Continue reading From Schnitzel to Star Wars
Kitco Cutter Information for builders by Robert Haus What is a “Kitco Cutter?” The Kitco Cutter is a hotwire cutter designed for cutting neon tubing, It was marketed in the 1980s and 90s and was later offered through Daco and Monarch. Unfortunately this tool has been out of production for a while now, and this Continue reading Kitco Cutter
Novum is the Latin word for new, whose Greek analogue, neon, was used to name the rare gas element isolated by Ramsay and Travers in June of 1898 and which followers of this page are well familiar. So it seemed an apt title for a new announcement. A lot has happened since last year .a new Continue reading Novum
As I mentioned in my last post, we are presently in Minnesota and our stuff (or most of it anyway) is still in Anchorage .I will be needing to make a trip to move as much of that as possible but at the bare minimum, I will be moving some items necessary for a presentation I ve Continue reading Ethyl Neon
A lot has been going on over the last several months. Last August, it was decided to move at least temporarily, down south in order to take advantage of the increased amount of neon requests that I was beginning to receive. All of these have been in various places in the lower-48 and so, long story Continue reading An Update
“What’s in a name?” …to paraphrase Mr Shakespeare, Would not a torch by any other name melt just as much? A quick look through a hundred years of neon supply catalogs and a study of collected vintage torches helps shed some light in a sometimes dark corner of the neon shop. When I took my Continue reading What s In A Name?
These days, most people wanting to get into neon will be shopping for used equipment. If you are lucky, you ll find a system in place that you can demo run prior to purchase. This is not a common occurrence, however, and more often than not you will be looking over a bunch of disconnected and Continue reading Try It Before You Buy It
Just a very quick little post that could turn into two hours of your time if you choose to pursue it further . Last week, on March 26th, I had the opportunity to do a zoom presentation for the Museum of Neon Art in Los Angeles. They have been hosting an excellent series of talks with Continue reading Two Minutes or Two Hours
Quite some time ago, I described in detail the wiring of my neon shop s bombarder control panel. (see http://www.novioljourneys.com/?p=1034) I have received a bit of recurrent requests for the schematic or other details of it over the years while there are many ways to address such a set up, the use of multiple safety switches to Continue reading Air Switch for Bombarder Control
OK, I am not really giving tax advice but I am giving advice that is worth at least what you pay for it here consider it advice to be proactive, consult your tax professional and all that disclaimer-y kinda stuff that usually goes in small print somewhere. There has recently been an announcement that services like PayPal Continue reading Tax Advice sort of.