TJ,
'Fraid you've got me confused with confused with another person. The fella posting the cool videos is not I.
Perhaps he could chime in and say Hi.
(Hey that's a po'm.)
Regarding the problem with your set, in a shop setting the very first move would be to replace the HV rect, to eliminate that as the source of the problem.
But barring that, feel the tube after a few minutes' running. A good tube should remain just a little warmer than ambient temp. But if it gets sizzling hot that would indicate a problem.