[Phlogiston]

I posted this over on the BARK site mostly to see if anybody said anything about my choice of toner color. Zenith did use the same pigment as the inside,only darker and gloss. That is, the trim is very dark blue. If you don't believe me, next time you strip one of these 1937 cabinets wipe the dark base with a white rag soaked in thinner or stripper and see what color comes off.

Anyway I expected a lot of barking especially after the thread about how you don't need to align a radio after a recap/reresistor restoration. Which I found a little unbelievable - ah - scratch that. I guess some people aren't as picky as us "Purists" (quote from thread).

So - -

It dried out enough yesterday to sand the sealer/grain filler coats. The dye had already been applied to the white wood.


Prior to the first finish coats, dark blue toner was applied in all of the trim areas that appear dark/black. No other toner was used.

These are the first 3 finish coats. there will be at least 3 more after sanding, possibly 6 after sanding twice. It will have to dry for at least a week first. After I decide on the final coat, it will be sanded and buffed out.


   

I don't like to sand or paint inside unless I really have to. Too much dust.

The chassis is finished. All of the caps have been restuffed. A couple of missing caps were replaced with the correct part number originals (also restuffed). The correct filter cans were installed. New dogbone resistors rated at least 2W were used to replace the out of tolerance originals (new ones match the originals in appearance). It was aligned.

I'll post a before and after pic of the chassis. Need to take the "after" pic.

[Phlogiston]

BTW, you guys notice any similarities in this radio:

   

I find it interesting that it is almost the same radio - it is the same chassis - turned on its side. Even the same veneers and trim cuts (closer on 126). Also compare the 5-s-126 "cube". This seems to illustrate the evolution from a "tombstone" to the rectangular table radio of later years - all in the same model year, all with the same chassis. And Yes, all with the same blue trim.

P.S. I sold this radio several years ago to a fellow that had tinnitus. He could sleep better with the radio on and wanted a radio with style.

[morzh]

Russ

Superb job....as always.
I cannot imagine myself doing cabinets the way you do.....requires too much patience. I only exhibited this kind of patience once, when staying for a year at home with the newborn daughter of mine.....it takes that for it to show.

Chassis are a much easier job.

[klondike98]

Yes, beautiful as always Russ!!

[Phlogiston]

Russ

Superb job....as always.
I cannot imagine myself doing cabinets the way you do.....requires too much patience. I only exhibited this kind of patience once, when staying for a year at home with the newborn daughter of mine.....it takes that for it to show.

Chassis are a much easier job.

I have never had the fortitude required for children. There is no doubt that you are correct "Chassis are much easier".

[Phlogiston]

Here is a before and after on the chassis underside:

CAUTION!! Spoiler Alert!
If you "never look at the underside of a chassis once it is repaired" or expect to see a bunch of yellow things, you might want to turn your gaze away. Also, there is no card to tell future explorers not to recap again.

   

   

Besides the caps and most of the resistors, I did have to replace one mica cap that was shorted preventing SW operation. So mica caps do fail at times.

[klondike98]

I meant to say something on the alignment comment...

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We don't need no stinking alignment!"

  

[Phlogiston]

I meant to say something on the alignment comment...

[Image: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5462...Badges.jpg]
We don't need no stinking alignment!"

  

- - - badgers, no stinking badgers!