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1935 Philco Model 66B
mikethedruid
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11-04-2021, 01:08 PM
Sometimes you just can't win for trying. I began to notice a strange distortion to the sound from the radio on my bench, and looked at the speaker. Along the outer edge it was developing a crack in the cone. Not really surprising. The cone was 86 years old. the fragility of the paper cones at that age is normal. This is not the first one I have had to re-cone. Fortunately there is a PERFECT replacement available from eBay :  https://www.ebay.com/itm/333909714338?ss...2749.l2649

Here are pictures of the work in progress. I am waiting until the glue dries well before I do the final glue in of the cone to the basket...
[Image: https://64.media.tumblr.com/e17f1bb98f05...2b6a11.jpg]

[Image: https://64.media.tumblr.com/382a9c7258c6...466b3d.jpg]

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1935 Philco Model 66B - by mikethedruid - 10-22-2021, 12:09 AM
RE: 1935 Philco Model 66B - by mikethedruid - 10-23-2021, 11:05 PM
RE: 1935 Philco Model 66B - by morzh - 10-24-2021, 12:39 AM
RE: 1935 Philco Model 66B - by mikethedruid - 10-24-2021, 02:13 AM
RE: 1935 Philco Model 66B - by morzh - 10-24-2021, 03:23 PM
RE: 1935 Philco Model 66B - by mikethedruid - 10-24-2021, 08:51 PM
RE: 1935 Philco Model 66B - by morzh - 10-24-2021, 08:53 PM
RE: 1935 Philco Model 66B - by mikethedruid - 10-24-2021, 11:11 PM
RE: 1935 Philco Model 66B - by mikethedruid - 10-25-2021, 10:12 PM
RE: 1935 Philco Model 66B - by mikethedruid - 10-26-2021, 09:24 PM
RE: 1935 Philco Model 66B - by mikethedruid - 10-28-2021, 09:52 PM
RE: 1935 Philco Model 66B - by mikethedruid - 10-28-2021, 10:53 PM
RE: 1935 Philco Model 66B - by morzh - 10-29-2021, 02:05 PM
RE: 1935 Philco Model 66B - by mikethedruid - 10-29-2021, 02:55 PM
RE: 1935 Philco Model 66B - by mikethedruid - 11-04-2021, 01:08 PM
RE: 1935 Philco Model 66B - by mikethedruid - 11-04-2021, 06:22 PM
RE: 1935 Philco Model 66B - by mikethedruid - 11-05-2021, 12:38 AM



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