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Late model 116B cabinet
12-20-2018, 11:22 AM
Yup no extra wires danging about. Off/on sw was ok but volume control gave out so both got replaced.
When my pals were reading comic books I was down in the basement in my dad's workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to figure out what all those squiggly meant. Circa 1966 Now I think I've got! Terry
12-21-2018, 10:36 AM
the patch looks really good almost like a knot in the wood. nice work
12-21-2018, 11:08 AM
How’s that EICO 666?
Times I have been electrocuted in 2021
As of 1/01/2021
AC: 4 DC: 1
Last year: 6
12-21-2018, 11:48 AM
I agree with Scott (jcassity). From the photo I think if no one looks closely that it is fine.
-- Ron Ramirez Ferdinand IN
12-21-2018, 04:17 PM
How’s that EICO 666? [Image: http://philcoradio.com/phorum/images/smi...wisted.gif]
Hopefully A LOT WORST than a 16TX!! [Image: http://philcoradio.com/phorum/images/smi...on_eek.gif] When my pals were reading comic books I was down in the basement in my dad's workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to figure out what all those squiggly meant. Circa 1966 Now I think I've got! Terry
12-23-2018, 07:06 AM
(12-21-2018, 04:17 PM)Radioroslyn Wrote: How’s that EICO 666? [Image: http://philcoradio.com/phorum/images/smi...wisted.gif] Touche'...  
Times I have been electrocuted in 2021
As of 1/01/2021
AC: 4 DC: 1
Last year: 6
01-23-2019, 07:57 PM
Since my daughter has headed back to school I've been working on the cabinet and think it's about done short of buffing.
Here's a few pics before and after. When my pals were reading comic books I was down in the basement in my dad's workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to figure out what all those squiggly meant. Circa 1966 Now I think I've got! Terry
01-23-2019, 10:39 PM
Beautiful work Terry. Good to see a master craftsman's hard work bring another piece of history back to life!!
Dick 
01-24-2019, 07:35 AM
 Very nice Terry!
01-24-2019, 10:31 AM
Tnx Guys!
I was hoping to have it done before Christmas (sort of a present to myself) but didn't work out. I think I was hurrying the process too much ending up w/some frustrating results. Was getting hazy spots and some light patches. Ended up stripping one side and the top finally get rid of these anomalies. I found that Blush Remover was my friend in that it seemed helped level the finish along with removing most of the haze. Was pretty handy. The actual repair work to the cabinet was fun/relativity easy. The baseboard,trim, and repairing the hole was a piece of cake. Finishing not so much. Having done leather finishing for almost 30yrs I guess I'm too fussy. This is the first time I've used Mohawk satin 55% all the others I've used the gloss 80% which I wasn't real happy with (too glossy). Have used some hardware store satin but was very disappointed with it. It looked ok from a distance but close up and on photos it looked to have a white haze. The haze was caused by the flattening agent used the dull the clear down not from blushing from humidity. Very annoying to do a bunch of prep work and have the final coats screw up the previous work. I think the 55% is what I've been looking for, we'll see after buffing. When my pals were reading comic books I was down in the basement in my dad's workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to figure out what all those squiggly meant. Circa 1966 Now I think I've got! Terry
01-24-2019, 10:49 AM
I prefer the gloss as that is what was used originally. Just my opinion. I've been there more than once as far as working really hard on the prep only to screw something up on the final finish coats - witness the Philco 66B and the RCA 6T2 I did this past Fall.
-- Ron Ramirez Ferdinand IN 
01-24-2019, 11:12 AM
Possibly - the "white haze" you are describing is blush?
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