07-16-2016, 05:01 PM
It was a battle...
not helped by the fact that the new grille "cloth" is actually made of plastic fibers that resisted bending around sharp corners...
but the cloth is on one cabinet.
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/bozak_019.jpg]
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/bozak_020.jpg]
The old top is shown here on this cabinet to give an idea of what it is going to look like when finished.
Mistakes:
The cloth is uneven at the top...and you can see it in the photos above.
And when I went to cauterize the holes for the Bozak nameplate, I didn't get them exactly on center. So, if you look from underneath, you can see the two holes in the cloth under the studs that hold the Bozak nameplate on. Fortunately, that mistake can't be seen from above.
And to top it all off, that was the Bozak nameplate that was broken...and it broke again. You can't tell in the photos above, but it is broken in the photos; I just have it lined up properly so it isn't too noticeable.
Oh well.
I still think it is looking better than it did with the previous cloth...and since this cloth is more acoustically transparent (open weave), it should sound better.
One down, one to go...then the tops and trim...
not helped by the fact that the new grille "cloth" is actually made of plastic fibers that resisted bending around sharp corners...
but the cloth is on one cabinet.
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/bozak_019.jpg]
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/bozak_020.jpg]
The old top is shown here on this cabinet to give an idea of what it is going to look like when finished.
Mistakes:
The cloth is uneven at the top...and you can see it in the photos above.
And when I went to cauterize the holes for the Bozak nameplate, I didn't get them exactly on center. So, if you look from underneath, you can see the two holes in the cloth under the studs that hold the Bozak nameplate on. Fortunately, that mistake can't be seen from above.
And to top it all off, that was the Bozak nameplate that was broken...and it broke again. You can't tell in the photos above, but it is broken in the photos; I just have it lined up properly so it isn't too noticeable.
Oh well.
I still think it is looking better than it did with the previous cloth...and since this cloth is more acoustically transparent (open weave), it should sound better.
One down, one to go...then the tops and trim...
--
Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
