07-27-2011, 06:47 PM
As a follow-up, here is the completed 38-14T, after the cabinet was rubbed down with polishing compound, hand waxed, and everything reinstalled in (and on) the cabinet:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/ARF/38-14T.jpg]
And here is the completed 39-7T, after the same treatment:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/ARF/39-7T.jpg]
The station call letter tabs are new, printed on ivory paper. "WRON" is my Talking House transmitter, set at 660 kc. I set it there because there are no AM stations on 660 within 100 miles of Ferdinand. Plus, having the Talking House set to the low end of the AM band allows any of my radios, including the older ones which do not tune above 1510 kc, to receive my transmitter.
The grille cloth is also new, pattern #14 from Radio Grille Cloth Headquarters.
I still need to clean and polish the knobs on both the 38-14 and 39-7. But both sets are "practically" finished now. Both play quite well, and they don't look too bad.
I've sprayed the lacquer on the 40-155 cabinet. Now, I'm waiting for the lacquer to completely dry before giving it the hand rubbing. Here's how it looks right now:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/ARF/41-255.jpg]
One more thing. Don't use staples to hold the grille cloth and backing board in a cabinet with very thin wood! See the closeup of the 38-14T:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/ARF/oops.jpg]
Chicago Jimmy - I'll post a photo of my workbench later on. It's quite messy right now.
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/ARF/38-14T.jpg]
And here is the completed 39-7T, after the same treatment:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/ARF/39-7T.jpg]
The station call letter tabs are new, printed on ivory paper. "WRON" is my Talking House transmitter, set at 660 kc. I set it there because there are no AM stations on 660 within 100 miles of Ferdinand. Plus, having the Talking House set to the low end of the AM band allows any of my radios, including the older ones which do not tune above 1510 kc, to receive my transmitter.
The grille cloth is also new, pattern #14 from Radio Grille Cloth Headquarters.
I still need to clean and polish the knobs on both the 38-14 and 39-7. But both sets are "practically" finished now. Both play quite well, and they don't look too bad.
I've sprayed the lacquer on the 40-155 cabinet. Now, I'm waiting for the lacquer to completely dry before giving it the hand rubbing. Here's how it looks right now:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/ARF/41-255.jpg]
One more thing. Don't use staples to hold the grille cloth and backing board in a cabinet with very thin wood! See the closeup of the 38-14T:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/ARF/oops.jpg]
Chicago Jimmy - I'll post a photo of my workbench later on. It's quite messy right now.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
