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Thanks Groundhangers, at the moment it sits above my grandfathers STC Console radio. I'll keep an eye out for one for your sideboard...:D



Thanks Indranail. I have done one other radio in...

Hi all,

Its been an absolute age since I was last here, more like an ice age really.

Thought I would share one of my recent valve radio cabinet restorations. This is a 1938 Philco set made for...

:whs: Cant put it any better than that.

Amazing. Not much has change in nearly 100 years. Great to actually see where and how its made. Thanks Woodwould

Oprah who...?.:wink:

Excellent news...

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To you sir I say:brava. Thanks for that, I'll just go and hide behind this wall for a while.

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Cheers
Pete

I just did a little test just then and logged out as I am usually logged in when I open up the woodwork forum site. When I logged out I could see peoples avatars signature display pics and peoples...

Fletty, I should have my spray gun next week. Will be posting results of it, hopefully with some good news.

Peter

Just gets better and better Scott.

Yeah the back is missing of it so no sticker. Was hoping there was another on the chassis but no luck. Check your PM sent you a link to some radio stuff.

Yeah I can recommend it. I've had not dramas with the stuff I've got.

I cant say enough good things about these guys.

Just had a look... interesting. Now I would of thought that you needed to decrease the amount of metho to make the mix a bit thicker to prevent evoporation.

Hey Warren hows it going. Any new radios lately. Had a look at that phillips again and still could not get a model number. Yeah this project is a small Airzone Cub and was having trouble with the...

Have used the same method on previous projects as well to great success. I have a new project that I thought would be better suited to spraying it on. Having problems with the shellac drying too fast...

NO you cant watch, was planning on keeping the compressor insinde and spraying outside as I usually do. So any real advice.

Has anyone had any experience or does anyone think that a touch up spray gun will work with shellac and vice versa, taking for granted that the shellac is properly put through a strainer to weed out...

These 150551 or even these 150552 might work with those tricky bits on the dremel/rotary tool. If you use the wire brush bits keep the revolutions down and wear eye protection as the individual wires...

I agree, I'd still rather watch the ABC or SBS news than any of the other sensationalised, celebrity watching, bleeding hearts prestented by braindead newsreaders that any of the other channels have...

If you can get me the model number and maybe a pic or two I'll might be able to hunt down some more info for you.

Wow, to have visited those two factories must have been fantastic. I don't have the train set but I do have an early Ferris Portable car radio, it runs on mains as well as 6 volt high and 6 volt low,...

Thanks for your feedback Harry and thanks for the link I have had a look already. Have been lucky so far and been able to get tubes off fellow members of my local HSRA. Yesterday I saw a similar set...

Which auction did you go to.

So what followed you home this weekend. Anything interesting. I had a better look at my phillips and I think that the dark staining is either a walnut stain or its painted mission brown going to...

Finally got to my phillips, cant see a model number on it but will have a better look in the morning. I think that the original varnish was a cellulose based varnish, I think. I will let you know...

Have just recieved my 2nd order of micro mesh, again these guys are faultless. Fast reliable and great quality. :2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:

The shellac is very easy to use, find yourself a good quality metho, you may find the metho you used was past its date or conatained too much water as I discovered on one of the treads here. Put some...

Have just placed my second order. Can't get enough. Ha!

Neil,

Sounds like I need to continue the process abit longer to rid the surface of any residue. As to making the plastic harder, that's not what I want to achieve, its hard enough. To be specific...

These guys are absolutely fantastic. Last tuesday night I put in an order for some micro mesh via their online store. I recieved an email on wednesday saying that my order had been processed and sent...

Dont have the model number right now, but will get it to you soon. I think it would be the same chassis. As for the STC I did it in a everyday Wattyl Estopal brush on in Satin finish. Since I did...

Have just startted using the micomesh, works a treat. What I've then been doing is using a carnuba wax to creat a high gloss finish, will the carnuba cure so it will leave a hard finsh so it wont...

Jim Still after something that has a hard finish like a hard finish carnuba etc, will give the mcguires ago anyway and see how it goes. Are there any hard finish furniture waxes/polishes that would...

Yes I have seen that water slide transfer stuff. Very easy to use. I have a similar phillps set but different dial. Have not started it yet, one day.

Jim if its anything like the kitten range it will leave fingerprints and smear very easily. Needs to be a hard finish.

Hard plastics, polyurathane and the like.

Hi all,


this is to used for use on plastics...

Would like to know what is the best polish/wax that will give the highest gloss (wet look) but also has a hard finish. I have been using a...

So much to learn but I think I have found a good group of fellas to learn from. Can you post a pic of the Phillips 125. Its a great hobby, but it does'nt take long for it to become an obsession.

These people are a waste of space. There seems to be an increase in the percentage of these type of idiots in society. Stronger powers to the police and harsher penalties, the bleeding hearts have...

Yeah I have heard, and am very vigilant when it comes to working with these sets, ya dont muck around with the 'silent killer'. The guys at our local radio society club have said its more common to...

Thanks Wood en I, as with most radios of this era the varnish had gone off and turned yellow/brownish so it was a matter of stripping the old varnish off and then applying about 3-5 coats of a satin...

Thought I'd throw these up. This is my grandfathers STC console radio this is what got me started on collecting vintage radios. I restored this for my mother so she could listen to it again as it had...

Thanks for the heads up there munruben.

Thanks NCArcher.

Well finally I have finished the restoration of a 1935 AWA Radiolette valve radio. Mind you I have only done the cabinet, the replacement of capacitors and such will have to wait, but this part of...

Did these shellac flakes disolve in metho 2 years ago or is the first time you have used them. I sometimes find that when I get shellac flakes that they are clumped together and I have to break them...

Rifleman1776

Thanks will keep it moving.

Yeah I think I may have to continue using this method for the time being.

To set up a grinder for use as a buffer would be more hassle then its worth. But something the size of a small grinder is what I'm after.