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RE: 112X Cabinet restoration - Greggshere - 01-02-2019
Great Job, it is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!
RE: 112X Cabinet restoration - rfeenstra - 01-02-2019
thank you! got a couple of coats of clear on it today. I'll let that dry for a couple of days and then a final sanding. Then a couple of wet, finish coats. There has to be an easier way!
RE: 112X Cabinet restoration - rfeenstra - 01-03-2019
A big thank you to Russ! I took your suggestion on VD Walnut toner and am very pleased with the result. You were correct - it doesn't take much! I thought I was ready for the final coats of lacquer. Unfortunately, my foot got caught in the sprayer hose while spraying one of the final coats of lacquer and stopped the motion for a second causing a run. Now I have to sand that out. I may do some wet sanding on the burled walnut and the top, then a final couple of coats of lacquer.
It's really tough to get a good color balance on photos taken with incandescent and florescent lights in the shop. the photos don't perfectly reflect the actual colors. The Van Dyke brown toner not only helped mask the transition but got rid of some of the red on the trim pieces. They are a little darker than the original, but I like it. This cabinet has been a great learning experience in using toners etc. I'm too old to ever catch up to Russ's expertise, though!!! Having fun, and I appreciate that.
RE: 112X Cabinet restoration - rfeenstra - 01-10-2019
Not a huge visual change, but a lot of hours difference. Some toner, several coats of lacquer and a lot of sanding gives me this. In a couple of weeks I'll rub it out. for production furniture, they sure know how to make it pretty!
RE: 112X Cabinet restoration - rfeenstra - 01-10-2019
Couldn't resist! I'll play this for the next couple of weeks while I wait for the lacquer to fully dry before rubbing it out. Sounds great for a 1932 radio. Did a video but it gets too big to post.
RE: 112X Cabinet restoration - Greggshere - 04-14-2019
It's Gorgeous! Really nice job.
RE: 112X Cabinet restoration - Phlogiston - 04-14-2019
Good job.
RE: 112X Cabinet restoration - rfeenstra - 04-14-2019
Thanks guys. Russ, I liked the light on your 15 so I decided to add an easily removable light on on here. I can't seem to get rid of the grainy photo!
RE: 112X Cabinet restoration - klondike98 - 04-14-2019
Very nice!!!!
RE: 112X Cabinet restoration - Nathan Slingerland - 04-14-2019
Really beautiful job! You should be very proud of it - came out perfect.
RE: 112X Cabinet restoration - rfeenstra - 04-14-2019
Thanks! I listen to it regularly but am having a couple of tube issues. I want to keep all globe tubes in it but am having issues with more than 1. Microphonics and slow warmup with sound coming on very suddenly with a pop, rather than slowly coming up in volume. I haven't taken the time to substitute tubes to find the culprits.
Another odd thing in the finish. If you look at the bottom of the sound board, you'll see bubbles at the intersection. It appears that later layers of lacquer pulled away from the first layers. Not sure why. Trying to repair that not so serious issue.
RE: 112X Cabinet restoration - Phlogiston - 04-15-2019
27s (UY227s) can make all kinds of noises. Sometimes a really hot tube is not the best choice. They are notorious for having H - K leakage.
RE: 112X Cabinet restoration - mark123 - 04-15-2019
Hi rfeenstra -
Nice work. Was curious as to how you treated the fluted columns on both sides. The grooves look much darker than the surrounding material. Very striking. Did you intentionally tone these grooves somehow or do they just appear darker because of shadow effect?
RE: 112X Cabinet restoration - EdHolland - 04-15-2019
I think that is perhaps one of the most elegant pieces of radio cabinet design I have ever seen, and your restoration brings out the absolute best in it. Well done, sir!
RE: 112X Cabinet restoration - rfeenstra - 04-15-2019
Thanks! It is a nice cabinet though I like the 15 with the legs better.
Mark123: The fluted pieces are toned dark. I masked them off and used toner until they were as dark as they were originally. if you look at the beginning of this thread, you will see a photo of the original finish. You can see where the original toner in the flutes came off due to this thing having set in water at one time.