I built a desktop radiation monitor with Raspberry Pi, brass and wood
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radiation monitor
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I built a desktop radiation monitor with Raspberry Pi, brass and wood
A desktop radiation monitor with Raspberry Pi, brass and wood
balena.io#radiation monitor#geiger counter#raspberry pi#steampunk#dekatron
How HN took it
13 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 2 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score +0.44.
Design: 7 for, 0 againstIdea: 3 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Beautiful craftsmanship and enclosure design
From 4 comments
The wood, the brass, the tubes, the clicks, the faint light from the indicators, the tech . . . Absolutely beautiful, thanks for sharing!
wolfhumble on HNThis is really beautiful craftsmanship! It will definitely influence my own projects in the future, thanks for sharing.
PeterBarrett on HNThe sheer amount of work ! Well done and beautiful!
jlengrand on HNWow man. Nothing to add, this is just gorgeous
BolexNOLA on HN
Vintage look combined with modern core
From 2 comments
Great work! I liked how well the vintage look and the modern core fit. I'm not sure where I read it but it was stated that the Geiger counters which are manufactured after the…
overfl0w on HNThis is really fun. I love the idea that something so old looking is running some state of the art stuff behind it.
bb123 on HN
Objections
Title suggests brass and wood detect radiation; the Geiger counter is a pre-made part
From 2 comments
I was wondering how you would detect radiation with brass and wood, but it turns out this was actually talking about how to build a snazzy enclosure and not at all about how to…
SiempreViernes on HNYeah, I feel like listing out the "raspberry pi, brass and wood" created the expectation that those were the crucial elements. Really the crucial element is a pre-made geiger…
Blahah on HN
High gloss wood finish shows drips and unfilled grain
From 1 comment
Looks fantastic! Well done! Why didn't you go full brass on the decatrons, instead of mixing stainless and copper? Same goes for the counter box: you only wrapped 2 sides when…
staycoolboy on HN
Requests
Ways to calibrate low-cost radiation monitors
From 1 comment
I wish there was a cheap way to calibrate low-cost or surplus radiation monitors.
Luc on HN
Questions
Where to find similar build projects for inspiration
From 1 comment
Wow, beautiful work! Where can I find more, similar projects to this one? It doesn’t even need to have electronics in it, I just have the itch to try and build something, but…
costcopizza on HN