13-07-2019, 01:33 PM
(This post was last modified: 13-07-2019, 01:36 PM by boater sam.)
Last update on this radio, hope I have not bored everyone.
The Pye 19A is all but finished, I have yet to route out the cooling slots in the polycarbonate back panel, A jig will have to be made to ensure uniformity, still thinking exactly how to do that.
The plastic trim is binned, replaced by braided nylon rope.
It is simply edge glued and I think it looks good, it hides a multitude of sins and is easily removable if the originality of the set were ever an issue.
The back is 6mm polycarbonate, I need to find a good photo' of the original back to establish the layout of the cooling slots, thankfully Pye used slots not hundreds of diamond holes as Marconi HMV used.
The Danish oil finish has dried to a pleasant low gloss sheen, it is the easy way to refinish in my opinion and the lack of a high gloss helps to hide the odd mark or bruise in the veneer. Looks a bit more modern, shades of G Plan.
The set works really well for a very short superhet with a bit of wire for an aerial. It has been a long gestation from a set considered to be fit for scrapping to the finished article but looking at it now I think the right decision was made to persevere and restore to near original condition.
Hope some will agree.
Boater Sam.
