06-26-2016, 04:29 PM
Well, it looks like the cabinet gluing was more or less successful...
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/S7900A_014.jpg]
More or less?
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/S7900A_015.jpg]
You can see the fractured particleboard behind the vinyl covering.
Plus, I discovered that I pulled the clamps a bit too tight...and pulled the right side back a bit too much.
Oh well. It still looks better than it did when it arrived. Not perfect...but it will have to do.
One reason the set was damaged in shipping is because the chassis was not fastened to the cabinet.
Today, I went to the hardware store. $1.03 later, I had four 8-32 x 1-1/4" screws and four large flat washers to correct that issue...
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/S7900A_016.jpg]
So here you are - how it looks now.
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/S7900A_017.jpg]
Arran, I'm going to have to buy a table saw for another project. Maybe after I get used to using it, I might just try making a reproduction cabinet out of solid wood instead of particleboard...but this will do for now.
That is all for now. This fall or winter, I shall open it up again and give the power supply the overhaul it really should have to keep it happy.
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/S7900A_014.jpg]
More or less?
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/S7900A_015.jpg]
You can see the fractured particleboard behind the vinyl covering.
Plus, I discovered that I pulled the clamps a bit too tight...and pulled the right side back a bit too much.
Oh well. It still looks better than it did when it arrived. Not perfect...but it will have to do.
One reason the set was damaged in shipping is because the chassis was not fastened to the cabinet.
Today, I went to the hardware store. $1.03 later, I had four 8-32 x 1-1/4" screws and four large flat washers to correct that issue...
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/S7900A_016.jpg]
So here you are - how it looks now.
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/S7900A_017.jpg]
Arran, I'm going to have to buy a table saw for another project. Maybe after I get used to using it, I might just try making a reproduction cabinet out of solid wood instead of particleboard...but this will do for now.
That is all for now. This fall or winter, I shall open it up again and give the power supply the overhaul it really should have to keep it happy.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
