Along the way I misplaced the knobs and had to re-order some.
Now, of course, the original knobs will show up for sure... lol
I completely re-did the entire chassis and got everything working perfectly. Then I gave it all a coat of lacquer everywhere to prevent any future rusting.
I really didn't have to do too much to the cabinet... as someone before me seems to have already redone it very very nicely.. (or maybe it was original?)Not sure.
It didn't have any kind of a top-coat though ...and so I decided that all I would do is give it a few coats of hand rubbed Boston Paste Wax and buff it up.
Well.. I think that's all it needed and it came out looking beautiful.
Sometimes the completed project makes you feel good by just looking at it. Of course, listening to it is a great part of that too.
All... Very rewarding kind of work!
Here it is:
http://www.radioatticarchives.com/contributor.htm?code=383
:http://www.radioatticarchives.com/contributor.htm?code=383
Hi Brian:
Thanks for the compliment.
Gee I almost forgot that I sent all those images to Steve years ago for the http://www.radioattic.com/ web site.
So I was just browsing around there and I see on the upper left a little Clarion 100 that was all beat up and dirty.
What I eventually did with that one was to have a friend (an automobile/motorcycle painter) re-paint that Cabinet red & white for me, while I was rebuilding the chassis.
I eventually sold it to a fellow in Australia who bought is as a gift for his wife's birthday.
It's kind of hard to believe the difference before and after.
But here it is:
Can you tell me what you do to the speakers of your restorations to protect them? I know this is an old question answered many times, but I want to seal a speaker for an RCA 45ey3 and I'm unsure what to try. I have elmer's wood glue and was toying with thinning it with water and applying it with a brush but wanted your opinion.
Thanks,
Tony
In some of the photos of my radios you'll see a very shiny dark black coating. That comes from a product I use called Speaker Dressing.
I think it was available through Parts Express.
But I don't think it's made any more. It's tough and rubbery and flexible; like a thin rubber paint almost.
I still have some left... but I don't use it much any more since I mostly will just re-cone the brittle dried out speakers now whenever I can.
Sometimes, if a cone is an odd size or too darn hard to get out and replace, then I will glue it where necessary with either Elmer's white glue or their blue-colored School Glue-Gel or even a fabric glue (like Sobo).
When the glue is dry I'll then coat it all with something like Speaker Dressing, to help preserve what's left of the dried out paper areas. (I'm sure a white-glue slurry will work well too)
I too have made a slurry of Elmer's white glue and water... which works fine. I'm sure the wood glue slurry will be just as good.
Elmer's Tacky Glue also works well for any repairs or when especially when I re-cone, I use it or Sobo Fabic Glue to glue the new cone to the center of the old cone, as well as around the rim at the basket. (holding the edge to the basket with clips or clothes pins till dry to keep it perfectly aligned without pressure on the voice coil)
BTW... I lay the radio on its back so the cone faces upwards when re-coning. I play the radio too so I can hear that there is no distortion while gluing and positioning the new cone.
Usually when I'm finished with cleaning up and re-capping a chassis, I'll spray the whole thing with clear lacquer top and bottom to prevent further rust, and will often spray the speaker cone too.
:In some of the photos of my radios you'll see a very shiny dark black coating. That comes from a product I use called Speaker Dressing.
:I think it was available through Parts Express.
:But I don't think it's made any more. It's tough and rubbery and flexible; like a thin rubber paint almost.
:I still have some left... but I don't use it much any more since I mostly will just re-cone the brittle dried out speakers now whenever I can.
:
:Sometimes, if a cone is an odd size or too darn hard to get out and replace, then I will glue it where necessary with either Elmer's white glue or their blue-colored School Glue-Gel or even a fabric glue (like Sobo).
:When the glue is dry I'll then coat it all with something like Speaker Dressing, to help preserve what's left of the dried out paper areas. (I'm sure a white-glue slurry will work well too)
:
:I too have made a slurry of Elmer's white glue and water... which works fine. I'm sure the wood glue slurry will be just as good.
:
:Elmer's Tacky Glue also works well for any repairs or when especially when I re-cone, I use it or Sobo Fabic Glue to glue the new cone to the center of the old cone, as well as around the rim at the basket. (holding the edge to the basket with clips or clothes pins till dry to keep it perfectly aligned without pressure on the voice coil)
:BTW... I lay the radio on its back so the cone faces upwards when re-coning. I play the radio too so I can hear that there is no distortion while gluing and positioning the new cone.
:
:Usually when I'm finished with cleaning up and re-capping a chassis, I'll spray the whole thing with clear lacquer top and bottom to prevent further rust, and will often spray the speaker cone too.
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Hi Peter, where do you get your cones for reconing a speaker. Most of the time I glue them, patch them, or replace the whole speaker. Would like to recone the bad ones. Best 2 U, George T
: Would like to recone the bad ones. Best 2 U, George T
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Hi George:
I noted it in the post about the Emerson above:
But I'll clip the section and pasteit here:
Clip:
"....I re-coned it with one of those nice cones that I bought at www.electronix.com
http://www.electronix.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=cones&search_in_description=1&osCsid=9jf2795iaip9649a1kd01517i3&x=0&y=0
These cones are great and low cost too ! ...
I simply cut away the old cone leaving a small section of the old cone in the center to which I glued the new cone. The new cone gets glued to the basket rim as well.
Be careful not to have any pressure on the voice coil."
:: Would like to recone the bad ones. Best 2 U, George T
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:Hi George:
:I noted it in the post about the Emerson above:
:But I'll clip the section and pasteit here:
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:Clip:
:"....I re-coned it with one of those nice cones that I bought at www.electronix.com
:http://www.electronix.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=cones&search_in_description=1&osCsid=9jf2795iaip9649a1kd01517i3&x=0&y=0
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:These cones are great and low cost too ! ...
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:I simply cut away the old cone leaving a small section of the old cone in the center to which I glued the new cone. The new cone gets glued to the basket rim as well.
:Be careful not to have any pressure on the voice coil."
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Hi Peter, Thanks A Bunch-I have to quit speed reading I miss to much.LOL George T