[TV MAN]

This can be tough at times to decide "When to say When" or how much... I have seen some pretty rough repairs over the years, and with even a small so-so job, it can be challenging to figure out what someone else has done. I try to find mostly rust free radios to restore, but sometimes what I have is what I have. Then the decisions - to make it play properly and be safe with limited to no cosmetic repairs, or to leave it in a box for the future (scrap pile). That really does depend on what is at stake. On a really nice or interesting project, such as my Fisher, I will take time to restuff and really try to make it look nice. On the 'lesser' projects (like my Parmak), I will not always do that. But, no matter what - it will be neatly done, safe and have documentation. The original parts are saved where I can. I cant stand to see lousy, incompetent repair work. Yes, when I first started years ago, I did really hack up some radio and TV sets, mostly due to lack of parts, service data, test equipment and practical knowledge.  I have learned so much here! Thanks to the internet, I have parts available. Thanks to you all, My drive for this is back