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The underneath
looked better. It was nice and original, though there were
odd wires hanging off and I found it impossible to obtain
service information for this model anywhere - including on
the internet. I was to carry out all the electronic work 'blind'.
The set was supplied with a complete set of valves, though
unplugged; a little common sense soon revealed where they
should go. This set was clearly a superhet with a push-pull
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Time for some
of the original cabinet veneers to take a hot bath! This was
done to clean them and make them more supple for ironing flat...
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I started to
strip the cabinet. At about this time too, new internal members
were made up to replace those missing and old ones re-glued
in when necessary to strengthen the cabinet and restore it
to its basic form. Note the bottle of wood bleach - there
was a fair bit of water damage and staining to attend to...
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The old veneers
are mounted up to the newly made MDF horizontal panels. Lots
of pressure was applied onto the glue base with careful removal
of trapped air. |
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The veneers
are on, the cabinet glued together and it's being left overnight
to set with my heavy pillar drill on top to minimise warpage
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Next morning,
all seems fine. Now the basics are done it can now be restored
like any other radio cabinet. The main cabinet repairs and
surface preparation can now follow...
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