How Tubes Are Made

[Negotiableterms]

I found this interesting, so here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8n4WVRKkmww#t=17s

NB: Please, no posts on the old tubes vs SS debate, or anything similar?

 

[ev13wt]

Very cool video!

 

[jaguar06]

Those T-610s in that amp are beautiful.

Fascinating to see the process.

I'd like to see them make a tube where the base is glass with the pins embedded.

 

[NavinJohnson]

amazing. i love that show. i still take things apart to see "how they are made," and watching it helps sate my curiosity. i liked the one where they built guitar amps too. it was sweet to see the wave soldering.

 

[mech986]

A modern shop with macro size tubes. Nicely hand made.

Compare that with the Mullard video where automation with hand work and cranking out thousands of tubes daily in their heyday!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDvF89Bh27Y

 

[BadassBob]

Awesome video, I actually own the season this came from, and have watched it many times over. Id love to own some KR tubes one of these days.

 

[hrbballman]

Excellent video! After the narrator said "Technicians at this Czech factory...." I thought he was going to say something like "make the equivalent of about $4 a day and make tubes for equipment that can cost in excess of $17,000." Just kidding. I had never seen the process of making tubes/valves. Great post!

 

[Rick Vestal]

My first thought while watching this was "No wonder some of these are so damn expensive..."

Weird too cause I thought I had seen every single How It's Made at least 5 times and that one was new to me... I freaking love that show...

 

[marantzfan]

Bookmarking this for later...

 

[jhtstone]

That is cool. Thank-you!

 

[RebelKat]

Both vids were really interesting to watch. Thanks for the links!

 

[guiller]

Great shares! Many thanks!

 

[Bstable]

I just watched that episode yesterday. I pulled out my parts express catalog to see if I could find the same tube....nope. Anyone know what the tube they were making goes for?

 

[240sx4u]

Great video!

 

[2martinis]

That was great. I've already passed the link on to others.
Thanks.