28-10-2011, 10:53 AM
Hi,
What lovely comments David; thank you so much. The technical side of TV/radio don't really do anything for me and I like to buy on appearance alone. The rougher the better regarding cabinets; my dream cabinets are basket cases but my nightmare is to just have to change a cap or resistor to sort a set out. I like to really get involved and never look for the easy option.
The only downside of fully restoring one of these wrecks is what to do with them after they are completed other than to dust or switch them on occasionally. The interest for me is in the doing and learning with each one.
Mike has kindly sent me a picture of the finished clock which I'm happy to include below. Mike made many new parts for the clock from scratch and made a superb job of the movement restoration; I've also included a picture of just how far Mike goes in one of his restorations.
Enjoy the Grundig John and please keep the posts coming as work in progress; it's great to see someone else encouraging all aspects of cabinetwork. What kind of joints did you use on this PYE and did you cut them using the router?
Kind regards, Col.
What lovely comments David; thank you so much. The technical side of TV/radio don't really do anything for me and I like to buy on appearance alone. The rougher the better regarding cabinets; my dream cabinets are basket cases but my nightmare is to just have to change a cap or resistor to sort a set out. I like to really get involved and never look for the easy option.
The only downside of fully restoring one of these wrecks is what to do with them after they are completed other than to dust or switch them on occasionally. The interest for me is in the doing and learning with each one.
Mike has kindly sent me a picture of the finished clock which I'm happy to include below. Mike made many new parts for the clock from scratch and made a superb job of the movement restoration; I've also included a picture of just how far Mike goes in one of his restorations.
Enjoy the Grundig John and please keep the posts coming as work in progress; it's great to see someone else encouraging all aspects of cabinetwork. What kind of joints did you use on this PYE and did you cut them using the router?
Kind regards, Col.
Happiness is a wreck of a cabinet to restore.
