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Old 23rd Jul 2015, 6:48 pm   #16
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Default Re: Very rusty ViewMaster TV

Yes, Purchase tax at 66%. Can you believe that. The problem with home constructed chassis was always the cabinet.
Electronics and carpentry did not always go well together resulting in a horrible mess of nailed together wood with a crt aperture hacked out with any old saw that was capable of cutting.
It was only the prestige of owning a television receiver of any kind that the lady of the house allowed such contraptions anywhere near her well dusted living room, rather like the Edwardians with the first horn gromophones.
The View Master arranged to have reasonable cabinets built by professional companies to case a chassis that was worthy of the effort.

I don't like the sound of that 'cake in the rain' plywood. Seasoning is one thing David but peeling old plywood is a bit of an insult for this cracking specimen of a View Master...
I have an old Decca Decola here that looks as if it will make a good donor cabinet. [with a few mods.] We can work the details out later.
Keep the old Plywood for a bird table. Regards, John.
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