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21st Jan 2012, 2:59 pm | #1 |
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Fixing Ekco AD65 chrome bars
How were the bars originally fixed in the case?
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21st Jan 2012, 3:10 pm | #2 |
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Re: Fixing Ekco AD65 chrome bars
That's a good question John.
Obviously as you will be aware, with the brown bakelite set the three bars are also made of bakelite and are part of the overall case moulding. I've no idea how Ekco fitted the chromed metal bars though. I assume they are secured in slots in the bakelite, maybe with small screws from the back as well? Does a close examination of your black bakelite case reveal anything in that regard, any slots/fixing holes? Regards |
21st Jan 2012, 3:30 pm | #3 |
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Re: Fixing Ekco AD65 chrome bars
Hi Robert, I dont have a black AD65, What I did have was a brown AD65 3D jigsaw. After an awful lot of glue I decided the easy way was to paint the whole case black, then I realised the bars should be chrome. I had an idear that they were wired in. If they were screwed in would heat cause the bars to expand and crack the case?
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Re: Fixing Ekco AD65 chrome bars
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I fully understand your decision to paint the case to hide the repaired cracks, but didn't you consider painting it brown rather than black? Its a little late in the day to be changing the colour now, but it would have saved you all the hassle of obtaining or making all the various bits of chrome brightwork found on an original black bakelite AD65. Then if broken, you could have replaced the original brown bakelite speaker bars in a similar fashion to the way I went about it in with an Ekco AD75 in this thread; https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...ad.php?t=46333 Quote:
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21st Jan 2012, 7:34 pm | #5 |
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Re: Fixing Ekco AD65 chrome bars
It's a different model but if you look at the bottom image here, there appears to be small screw holes through the bakelite for attaching the chromed bars. I borrowed the image and blew it up on my PC to see what look like the holes.
I would've assumed that, for economy reasons, the same mould would've been used for the brown and black versions; the chromed bars being channel section and fitting over the bakelite bars of the black versions. Obviously not though. |