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I have now disassembled the radio. I first drew
a pictoral of how the set was wired. I then began to take out the
wiring, marking each wire. I am planning on using new (but old) wire
however, I would like to keep it as close to the way it was built over
75 years ago. I wasn't planning on putting a CD player in this!
I then took out all the parts and carefully set them aside. The hardware
on the back was next. I decided to use new screws for the outside connections
when I rebuilt this set.
Then the sanding started. I first was doing it by hand, but then I thought
it was time I purchased an electric sander. All the pieces were sanded to
remove the old stain. It looked like the bottom piece was cherry wood, but
the back looked like a different type and the sides and top still another!
I decided that I would use Minwax Red Oak stain to finish the entire
cabinet. There are two coats of stain and several coats of shellac.
This will give it some luster. The front panel is some kind of black
bakelite material. It is very similar to the garolite that I have been
using for my homebrew sets. This was very dull and I wasn't sure how
I was going to clean it up. I took a Scotchbrite sanding pad and
tested it on the back. It really worked nice, so that problem was solved.
Below you can see that I have started to assemble the cabinet. This
is pretty easy. I used a little glue to hold the pieces together and the
small nails also keep everything in place.
Next I will screw down the tube socket, capacitor and grid leak resistor
holder. I will also put the screws through the back panel for the headphones
and batteries.
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