12-03-2017, 11:40 AM
Total Newbie here.
I thought I had just finished my very first radio repair. I bought a non-working Philco 38-12 on EBay and have made it work. It has taken me forever! Recapped radio, replaced a few tubes, replaced a few wires, did an alignment, etc. Fortunately the cabinet was in very good shape, except for the grill cloth. I glued the new grill cloth to the (homemade) cardboard backer with Super 77 spray adhesive. No problem there. But I need suggestions on how to attach the cardboard to the cabinet. Philco used some very small staples. These are much shorter than normal office staples.
Do I need to find the correct staples and a tool to install them? I tried hot gluing the speaker cloth covered board to the cabinet. The glue stuck real well to the cabinet but not at all to the fabric.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
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I thought I had just finished my very first radio repair. I bought a non-working Philco 38-12 on EBay and have made it work. It has taken me forever! Recapped radio, replaced a few tubes, replaced a few wires, did an alignment, etc. Fortunately the cabinet was in very good shape, except for the grill cloth. I glued the new grill cloth to the (homemade) cardboard backer with Super 77 spray adhesive. No problem there. But I need suggestions on how to attach the cardboard to the cabinet. Philco used some very small staples. These are much shorter than normal office staples.
Do I need to find the correct staples and a tool to install them? I tried hot gluing the speaker cloth covered board to the cabinet. The glue stuck real well to the cabinet but not at all to the fabric.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
https://www.dropbox.com/preview/Forum%20...e=personal
https://www.dropbox.com/preview/Forum%20...e=personal
