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Old 26th Mar 2011, 10:09 am   #9
David G4EBT
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Default Re: Restorers dream part 2 the chassis.

Sorry to hear of Furball's mishap Colin - he looks very displeased, indignant and reproachful, and as always, very magisterial, as befits his station in life as the head of the household and master of all he surveys! (As to intrusive callers, having seen the pics of the tree that you felled, the last thing you're in need of is a tree surgeon! You'll have another distractive intrusion into your lives tomorrow - your census form to fill in).

The stand looks excellent - I hadn't appreciated just how vulnerable the neck of the tube is, sticking out as far as it does. It will be interesting to see how the chassis comes along stage by stage. I think that generally, there's much more room to get at things on a TV chassis than a radio, so hopefully, when you get the layer of fluff and accumulated grime removed and can actually see things better, it might not look such a basket case. The same couldn't be said of the cabinet in its original state - the closer you got to it, the grimmer and more hopeless it looked. But as they say - 'the rest is history' - mission accomplished in that deparment!

Looking forward to hooking up with you at Golborne.

David
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