This is a fun little video demonstrating a cheap Neon Transformer operation with a little bit of hacking to run a lamp brighter. This is a really great channel for everything circuitry, even though half the time it's way over my head, the more I keep watching the more I catch as the years go by. Enjoy!     

This is a really intersting and thoroughly researched video on AC Transformers, which is a really dense topic that Kathy covers with immpeccable siting of sources, even with links to all the transcripts and sitations for your enjoyment. If you like this video go give Kathy a follow and check out some of her other videos on these topics. There is also a video on 3-Phase electricity that I recommend, which touches more on the relationship between Westinghouse and Tesla, along with many other historic figures involved in the field to be remembered. She also just came out with a book called "The Lightning Tamers" which covers over 400 Years of electrified history!

"Kathy has earned four higher education degrees in physics, engineering, and science education, but she feels as if her real education came from spending 12 years as a public high school physics teacher. She is an alumnus of the University of Chicago, Penn State, and the University of Utah." 

Bio from https://kathylovesphysics.com/bio/

A video a friend sent me about the film industry and use of mercury vapor lamps and neon lighting, enjoy!

One of my favorite processes I've come across is Plasma, and this was the first piece I ever filled. I made it in the glass shop in Philadelphia in 2016, and took it to Urban Glass in New York and had it filled with the help of Emily Craddock. I had no idea of what gas fill to do, because at this point I had only seen it was possible and had no instruction, so I just decided lets try neon to keep it simple and oppose the green uranium under a UV light. We kept adding pressure until we saw a nice internal red/orange glow while testing with a tech 22 power supply, and then tipped it off for the keeping once I liked. This piece still works and is at my studio. 

Hello fellow guild members and thank you for the warm welcome to the Neon Makers Guild! It is an honor to be a part of such an amazing group of artists, makers, and enthusiasts alike. I look forward to bringing Neon into the next generation with you all, and even more so, being a part of making information on this field accessible for anyone interested, which so far, I’ve not met that person, when bringing up the topic of neon. Which means to me, that the more we spread the fascinating details on what it takes to make a neon tube work, the more interest and success will occur within the field. There are many avenues one can take when approaching a working practice, and it's really fun to get to see all the different shops popping up, and the way each one works on a day-to-day basis. From sign making, to one-day experiences, to multi-week classes, or making new and interesting works of art, and even beyond that. It really is a beautiful thing to see all these adaptations, and exciting to be a part of such an interesting community of people.

I think what really made me appreciate the organizing of the Neon Makers Guild, other than bringing a community of people with like-minded interests together, is the idea of a place you could go to where the news feed was nothing but the thing you are searching for in that moment, without distractions. When researching a topic, I love when I find a directory about something, that will lead you down the path you are looking to go, where all the information about that thing and things related are in one place, I mean who doesn't!? As a person who gets very distracted by media and flashing lights, places like Instagram and Facebook really are a hindrance to my progression as an evolving human, which might sound a little dramatic, but is a very real feeling I get when using those applications. As some can moderate and block out information they don't want to perceive, I tend to get lost in an endless scroll of people I don't follow, lost in time, and with all the shocking and overstimulating things that I have been seeing in the last few years on these apps, I find it is healthier for me to stay away and focus on what's right in front of me. This is why I love to see NMG provide a space to come and meet people from all over the world with a passion for neon, and walk further down this well lit road into the unknown. If you have met me, you know I love to talk and have fun, and my passion for this field really knows no bounds, so having a healthy moderated space to still be able to make connections and keep up with what's happening is truly something I am thankful for and makes me feel able to included, without having to doom scroll to do so.

I really look forward to the future of this craft and am grateful to have found this community. If anyone ever needs to contact me, has any questions, or just want to share your thoughts, don't hesitate to reach out. I will be posting the journey of my studio build as I go along here on NMG, so anyone interested can keep up with my progress on everything I am working on. I look forward to seeing yours too!

Stay Electric, Séan Bradley