Philco 49-901 restoration

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Ron Ramirez
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03-15-2018, 11:37 AM

Great job as always, Bob.

I'm curious, though: why do you favor J-B Weld over fiberglass resin? Look at this example:
http://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread.php?tid=14921

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