N1 nixie Tube socket and positioning bracket

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Nixies are fabulous 😍 but their lifespan not so much, so googling around I haven't found a suitable socket for the tubes I had around so as every 3D printer owner decided to design ones myself. The sockets have a small hole to pass a wire though next to the nixie tube pin, I used Ethernet hard wire. And to my disappointment some digits didn't lighten up. Bending a bit the nixie pin fixed the problem but now in retrospect it would have bin better to use wire jackets instead. They are far more easy to insert and solder sticks to them.Along with the socket I also added in my project a spacer/template it was indeed very useful and aligned the tubes flush and straight. I used a very hard and rare piece of wood that I found in a camping near a lake. Was possibly from a boat. Because I had just a bit of it I went for the minimalist design possible, just a rectangular box.For the socket I used PETg for the spacer Pla with normal print settings. 20% infill 0.2 mm steps. I think thought the design can be printed more economically with draft settings. Nobody will ever know or see, as it is completely hidden.