[crackle]

I see what you mean now. The paxolin gripping the brass adjuster threads can be seen in my first photo of the undersides and does look a delicate affair.

Yes the IF cans on other radios, not this one, which have a Bakelite former where they have a threaded ferrite slug with a small slot in the top and bottom can be a devil if the ferrite slug chips or cracks.

Mike