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Posted: 3/20/2016 5:27:53 PM EDT
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Thought I'd get the cabinet outside for a bit today and continue stripping.
Just about done w/ the stripping and can move on to filling in some seams. Then I'll work on laying down the paste wood filler to fill in the grain. Pretty much looks the same at this point I guess but here is a pic.  |
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Posted: 3/21/2016 12:50:22 AM EDT
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Will be ordering some new decals shortly
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Posted: 3/27/2016 5:47:18 PM EDT
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Yesterday and today I did a bit of work filling in the grain. Unfortunately I ordered natural color filler when I first started doing this so it comes out way to white. I have to work with it a bit to get a better color to it before I am happy. It's getting there.
Luckily with these shots you can't see it    I did some seam filling as well and will add some pictures shortly. Things will look a little different when I start to lay down some stain and some toner. Thanks for being patient.  |
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Posted: 3/27/2016 7:28:45 PM EDT
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Edisla, another excellent thread and excellent job.
A little Watco oil, boiled linseed oil or tung oil and some 600 grit sanding will fill the grain and overcoat your filler with perfectly matched wood coloration. |
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Posted: 4/3/2016 3:17:09 AM EDT
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Put down a light coat of stain before I move forward w/ the toner.
 Will be using the Sharpie to draw in the darker lines along the edges.  |
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Posted: 4/3/2016 6:03:26 PM EDT
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While I was trying to get home to get some more work done this thing fell into my car
RCA 87K for another thread...some day   |
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Posted: 4/8/2016 11:48:39 PM EDT
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Made up a new felt piece for the back of the escutcheon the other day. It isn't the prettiest thing but nobody will see it anyway. I used an original broken up one from either this build or a previous one to make a template.
 Laying down the toner to the base.  Tape and paper removed. Looks ok.  Got all the rest of the toner done right as the rain came. I needed to get back outside for better lighting. I don't care for this shot using the flash but it was getting dark. I hope to get the decals and clear coat on tomorrow if weather permits.  So I got the decals and the missing knob recently and just ordered the grille cloth tonight. It is a diamond pattern and should look like this - http://www.richmonddesignsinc.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/003.34494846_large.JPG |
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Posted: 4/10/2016 11:54:27 PM EDT
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I needed to fill in a missing piece on the back so I cut a chunk out of this block and formed what was needed.
 Came up with this  Going in!  LIKE A GLOVE!!!  Glued in and will work on sanding and color blending later  |
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Posted: 4/11/2016 8:31:14 AM EDT
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Looking good!
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Posted: 4/11/2016 11:35:03 AM EDT
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After the decals applied and some test fitting.
Debating if I want to redo the decals. They look good in this pic but at the right angle you can see the transparent borders. I'll probably not risk it and just let it go. I could end up screwing something up.  Here are the new screws and bushings that hold the chassis down.  They go into these holes. 3 of the 4 original bushings were still stuck in there.  |
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Posted: 4/13/2016 1:16:27 AM EDT
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Time to put some new feet on.
Old  New You can also see where I tried to blend in that missing piece of wood. Nothing pretty but it does look a little better. At least when a camera flash isn't on it Mainly did it for structural integrity I guess. Hey, it's in the back anyway. In case you were wondering I usually leave the insides original and just wipe them down. Looks like I have some further cleaning to do. Here is the new antenna wire holder installed.  Short wave antenna mounted back up under the top.  She is coming back together |
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Posted: 4/14/2016 2:37:24 AM EDT
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If the grille cloth comes in this baby will be finished in the next couple days :)
I'll then run it on and off for the next week before I hand it off to the new owner. |
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Posted: 4/14/2016 12:49:03 PM EDT
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Any reason you replace the tone caps? I ask because I restore guitar amps of the same vintage and we typically only replace old dried electrolytics in the power supply. Some people swear up and down they can hear when the caps have been replaced....my ears are not that decerning. Great work by the way. If you need any parts I have bags and bags of stuff I have pulled out of Hammond organs. Inter-stage coupling caps can fail and take out tubes. 300 V is painfully standard. It will really wake you up. Resonant caps for tuning may be far from their desired value. This is not audio frequency till the detector output. |
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Posted: 4/14/2016 1:07:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If the grille cloth comes in this baby will be finished in the next couple days :) I'll then run it on and off for the next week before I hand it off to the new owner. |
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Posted: 4/14/2016 1:26:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How much do you charge for a restoration like this, if you don't mind me asking. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: If the grille cloth comes in this baby will be finished in the next couple days :) I'll then run it on and off for the next week before I hand it off to the new owner. So far I have not charged a thing. The last one I gave to one of my wifes co-workers (41-280) and this one is going to a buddy of mine. I just ask for them to give it a home and enjoy it. So to this point I have not charged anyone. I might if asked to do a job but will visit that if that ever occurs. |
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Posted: 4/14/2016 1:35:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So far I have not charged a thing. The last one I gave to one of my wifes co-workers (41-280) and this one is going to a buddy of mine. I just ask for them to give it a home and enjoy it. So to this point I have not charged anyone. I might if asked to do a job but will visit that if that ever occurs. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: If the grille cloth comes in this baby will be finished in the next couple days :) I'll then run it on and off for the next week before I hand it off to the new owner. So far I have not charged a thing. The last one I gave to one of my wifes co-workers (41-280) and this one is going to a buddy of mine. I just ask for them to give it a home and enjoy it. So to this point I have not charged anyone. I might if asked to do a job but will visit that if that ever occurs. |
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Posted: 4/15/2016 9:20:11 PM EDT
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Love these threads!
Keep up the good work. |
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Posted: 4/18/2016 1:04:58 AM EDT
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Cloth still not here yet :(
While I wait I keep looking at this RCA I picked up and now I'm dying to get into it
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Posted: 4/18/2016 5:54:50 AM EDT
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Cloth still not here yet :( While I wait I keep looking at this RCA I picked up and now I'm dying to get into it
Stay tuned. I see what you did there.
Great thread. |
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Posted: 4/18/2016 7:36:23 PM EDT
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Damn, nice work, I did a Zenith 10S566 last year. Rubber wire, what a drag, don't want to hijack, but here's a pic.
And my next project 1951 Zenith 19" Porthole TV set. Here is a pic of the TV 
Here is the Raster 
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Posted: 4/22/2016 3:36:12 PM EDT
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Nice
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Posted: 4/22/2016 3:47:15 PM EDT
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Grille cloth arrived so it's time to get busy.
Here is the board the cloth gets mounted on. It still had some old cloth on it and whatever else so I sanded down lightly after this pic.  Here is the cloth and the high tech setup I'll use to glue the cloth to the board. This is a reversible cloth and I'll be using the more gold side toward the front.  Checking things out before I glue things together.  Glued and added some weight. Use whatever you can find  That is all for now |
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Posted: 4/23/2016 3:16:29 PM EDT
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Grille cloth trimmed and ready for install
 Installed  Speaker installed  Antenna installed  |
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Posted: 4/23/2016 5:33:50 PM EDT
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Well the last thing I had to do was connect the speaker wire. So that means it's... FINISHED!!!         Next to its siblings  Kicking back this morning with a cup of coffee and listening to some Big Band Orchestra  Video of it playing ETA: I'll use it over the next week to make sure it is ok and then hand it over to my buddy that I am giving it to. |
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Posted: 4/23/2016 8:29:42 PM EDT
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Awesome doesn't seem to be a strong enough word to describe that my friend!
 
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Posted: 4/23/2016 10:15:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Awesome doesn't seem to be a strong enough word to describe that my friend! Thanks Sorry it took so long. |
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Posted: 4/24/2016 12:27:17 AM EDT
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Thanks Sorry it took so long. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Awesome doesn't seem to be a strong enough word to describe that my friend! Thanks Sorry it took so long. +1 Apologize for nothing. We owe you a debt of gratitude for your fantastically good threads here on ARFCOM. |
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Posted: 4/24/2016 12:36:35 AM EDT
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Beautiful work, thanks for letting us follow along.
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Posted: 4/24/2016 2:02:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: +1 Apologize for nothing. We owe you a debt of gratitude for your fantastically good threads here on ARFCOM. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Awesome doesn't seem to be a strong enough word to describe that my friend! Thanks Sorry it took so long. +1 Apologize for nothing. We owe you a debt of gratitude for your fantastically good threads here on ARFCOM. Thank you. I'm not perfect but I do what I can. |
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Posted: 4/24/2016 2:54:20 AM EDT
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Oh and when you have 3 Philco's in one room you have to let them play together.
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Posted: 4/24/2016 6:22:38 AM EDT
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Glorious, that is one lucky friend!
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Posted: 4/25/2016 12:22:36 AM EDT
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That is cool as hell
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Posted: 5/6/2016 7:01:33 PM EDT
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Well done!
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Posted: 5/6/2016 8:49:41 PM EDT
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Thanks for sharing all your hard work. It was wonderful watching your progress.
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