12-03-2017, 03:18 AM
I used Photoshop, a scan of the piece, and pics of another radio with the grill intact to create a template of the grill pattern, and printed it out.
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I have had a good size sheet Mahogany on hand for quite some time left over from another repair, so I cut a piece off, and applied it to a small piece of nice plywood the correct thickness.
Using the printout, I rubbed some pencil on the back, then laid that down on the wood, traced it out, which transferred the design like carbon paper onto the wood, then used a fine tip sharpie to trace the pencil.
[Image: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4581/3876...48cd_c.jpg]
[Image: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4527/3876...548e_c.jpg]
The next step is to cut it out.
[Image: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4528/3876...dbe3_c.jpg]
I have had a good size sheet Mahogany on hand for quite some time left over from another repair, so I cut a piece off, and applied it to a small piece of nice plywood the correct thickness.
Using the printout, I rubbed some pencil on the back, then laid that down on the wood, traced it out, which transferred the design like carbon paper onto the wood, then used a fine tip sharpie to trace the pencil.
[Image: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4581/3876...48cd_c.jpg]
[Image: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4527/3876...548e_c.jpg]
The next step is to cut it out.
Blessings,
Jeff W.
Jonesboro, Arkansas
http://jeffsradios.weebly.com
God loves you as you are, not as you should be, because none of us are as we should be. - Brennan Manning