I can't remember if this has been posted before, if so then disregard this but here is a video of a French amateur radio operator making his own vacuum tubes.
I thought it was interesting, maybe you will too.

http://www.instructables.com/community/ ... cuum-tube/

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My drummer makes his own 1940's flathead ford hotrods. He knows a clockmaker who made me fret files. He also knows someone who makes valves, I've never met that person though.

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Interesting. I have no interest in making my own vaccum tubes though, and blow up my nice amps or something. A few $$ every year or so, for perfect tubes, is well worth that to me

Wow. That is taking 'do it yourself' to a whole new level.

No desire to try, but it is rather cool.

i love instructables

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Hello Flanker35,

Thanks for that link,
very cool video,
A bit long but I couldn't stop watching.
Always impressed by a renaissance man.

Cheers.