[JoeM]

Total Newbie here.

I thought I had just finished my very first radio repair.  I bought a non-working Philco 38-12 on EBay and have made it work.  It has taken me forever!  Recapped radio, replaced a few tubes, replaced a few wires, did an alignment, etc.  Fortunately the cabinet was in very good shape, except for the grill cloth.  I glued the new grill cloth to the (homemade) cardboard backer with Super 77 spray adhesive.  No problem there.  But I need suggestions on how to attach the cardboard to the cabinet.  Philco used some very small staples.  These are much shorter than normal office staples.
Do I need to find the correct staples and a tool to install them?  I tried hot gluing the speaker cloth covered board to the cabinet.  The glue stuck real well to the cabinet but not at all to the fabric.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

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