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18th Jun 2008, 8:03 pm | #1 |
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Restoring a 'WWII Civilian set'
I got this set a while back and it has stood on a shelf as it is and I've only just realised that the brown knob thingy on the tuning dial shouldn't be there. It has recently dawned on me that at some time the dial cord has snapped and for some reason this jam-jar lid has been put on the set to enable it to be tuned rather than replace the cord!
I'm going to see if I can cut a small piece of wood to shape to repair the cabinet. What type of wood is this? Can anyone tell me? The set seems very basic and makes noises of a sort but I'd appreciate any 'weak spots' to zoom in on while it's being renovated. Thanks for any help - Dave |
18th Jun 2008, 9:08 pm | #2 |
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Re: Restoring a 'WWII Civilian set'
Hello David,
I'm not sure that they were all necessarilly the same, but the one I have here looks like pine. Regards, Andy
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18th Jun 2008, 11:04 pm | #3 |
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Re: Restoring a 'WWII Civilian set'
Hi David
Feel free to look at my previous Post in this section I dont know if the knobs or speaker cloth are original but mine is a U20 McMichael and Gerry Wells has a U20 McMichael that has a serial number 3 above mine cheers peter https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...ad.php?t=28046 |
19th Jun 2008, 9:33 am | #4 |
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Re: Restoring a 'WWII Civilian set'
Very nice indeed Peter. Are you saying that these radios should have the label on? This one hasn't.
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19th Jun 2008, 10:26 am | #5 |
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Re: Restoring a 'WWII Civilian set'
They all had a label originally and, like most other aspects of these radios, was to a standard design regardless of make.
Knobs and grille cloth did vary however; presumably - as the design of these components wasn't crucial - manufacturers made use of whatever was available. Cabinets were unvarnished, stained pine (I think it was pine anyway); even the top section wasn't varnished to protect the label. My own WCR came to me, like many of them, missing its label. I made a repro label and then, for protection, sprayed the top - and indeed the entire cabinet - with an aerosol matt varnish. Not original of course, but by using matt varnish it looks original and at the same time is protected. |
19th Jun 2008, 3:56 pm | #6 |
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Re: Restoring a 'WWII Civilian set'
Thanks for replies and help so far. I've got the set in bits and as suspected no parts have ever been changed yet it's working well if a little insensitive.
I've removed the dial bodge but can't make out whether the dial should just be held on with a screw in the middle or if the washers and nuts have been added to accomodate the bodge and should be left off. Any ideas? The cabinet seems to be 3 ply with the middle section thicker then the outers. This might present problems matching when it comes to filling in the damaged area. I'm currently going through old packing cases etc looking for a bit to match. |
19th Jun 2008, 4:35 pm | #7 |
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Re: Restoring a 'WWII Civilian set'
Attached is an image of the (somewhat tatty) dial of my WCR. As you'll see, there's a circular aperture at top centre of the scale through which is accessed an ordinary cheesehead screw which secures the cursor disc.
As far as I'm aware this arrangement is original. Sorry the image isn't top-drawer quality . |
19th Jun 2008, 5:18 pm | #8 |
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Re: Restoring a 'WWII Civilian set'
That is completely as it should be - just a 4BA cheesehead screw and washer
Sean
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That's perfect Darren. Many thanks
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23rd Jun 2008, 1:42 pm | #10 |
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Re: Restoring a 'WWII Civilian set'
I suspect your set may be Ekco as it has ekco knobs
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