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My first Philco radio.
Oldie Goldie
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10 hours ago
I need fresh grommits for the tuning assembly because it's rocking and rolling in it's place from parishes doughnuts.

I'm taking shango66's advice and hiding a power strip behind the radio and turning it off with that to save the almost 90 year old switch/volume.

Might build a tube adaptor to put in a fresh 6V6 tube in place of the (electrically) 6F6.

Those dings and scratches, I wonder what I could stain them with to hide them. The rest of the original finish is on but I thing there are brown pens available? In not a wood guy.
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My first Philco radio. - by Oldie Goldie - 12-21-2024, 08:10 AM
RE: My first Philco radio. - by jrblasde - 12-21-2024, 10:59 AM
RE: My first Philco radio. - by klondike98 - 12-21-2024, 03:27 PM
RE: My first Philco radio. - by morzh - 12-21-2024, 05:14 PM
RE: My first Philco radio. - by Oldie Goldie - 12-21-2024, 06:12 PM
RE: My first Philco radio. - by Oldie Goldie - 12-21-2024, 06:21 PM
RE: My first Philco radio. - by Oldie Goldie - 12-21-2024, 06:31 PM
RE: My first Philco radio. - by morzh - 12-21-2024, 08:19 PM
RE: My first Philco radio. - by klondike98 - 12-21-2024, 08:53 PM
RE: My first Philco radio. - by RodB - Yesterday, 11:43 AM
RE: My first Philco radio. - by morzh - Yesterday, 11:46 AM
RE: My first Philco radio. - by RodB - Yesterday, 12:06 PM
RE: My first Philco radio. - by Oldie Goldie - 10 hours ago



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