Pye MM

[Joe]

Well, here's the 'finished' thing.

   

I've just heard that Alan is hoping to fetch it tomorrow so I cracked on and fitted the speaker cloth.

I must say I'm pleased with how it's turned out and hope Alan is when he sees it in the flesh.

- Joe

[Mark R]

Joe, that is a nice cabinet!

Well done!

cheers Mark

[Geaney]

Nice one Joe, I'm looking forward to seeing the finished set.
Cheers, John

[Joe]

You and me both!

- Joe

[AlanBeckett]

I've got the works now but I've left the cabinet with Joe. Anyway, he hasn't finished the back
One of the controls doesn't turn at the moment so I'll be re-reading Col's Posts and chucking in appropriate amounts of lubricant.
I'll report back.
Alan

[Yorkie]

I've got the works now but I've left the cabinet with Joe. Anyway, he hasn't finished the back
One of the controls doesn't turn at the moment so I'll be re-reading Col's Posts and chucking in appropriate amounts of lubricant.
I'll report back.
Alan

Not WD40 I trust! 'Plus Gas' is a releasing agent which has very low surface tension so penetrates well - WD40 was originally intended as a water displacement fluid, from whence its name is derived, but which many think is 'snake oil' which sorts out anything from rusted bolts to arthritis!

[AlanBeckett]

Fear not David, I've been round that block.
Alan

[Joe]

I should really have said last night how I went about fitting the new speaker cloth.

The original was pasted to the front instead of being fixed to the baffle board. I was worried about getting glue on the new cloth so I glue-gunned the top edge and then gradually worked my way down. Obviously the glue was hardening before I could properly do it but I made sure that there were beads of glue along all the ribs of the fret work. Then it was basically fitted I went over it with the iron to remelt this adhesive and firmly stick the cloth thereto.

It was nice to see Alan again and I look forward to reading about his side of the job.

- Joe

[AlanBeckett]

I've made a start, and much good has it done me
I lashed up some timber supports so that I could get at it on the bench. As Joe said it's not the most Service friendly set. I didn't want to disconnect too many wires as they're pretty brittle in places. All the controls turned except the Wavechange switch, which is the problem that Col had. The rest were generally a bit stiff but OK. So, I applied liberal amounts of Plusgas to all the bearing surfaces on the Wavechange shaft and left it for a couple of days. Incidentally, Plusgas doesn't seem to exist locally so I got some mailorder. The next step was to try some gentle pressure on the Wavechange knob, which snapped the shaft instantly.
There aren't enough non-alphanumeric characters on the keyboard to represent what I said next. Of course I could/should have left it longer, applied a bit of heat with a soldering iron or heat gun or whatever. However, the deed is done and I'm now in the same camp that Col was. Fortunately I have his instructions.
I'll probably need a day or so to calm myself before the next step.
Alan


       

[Joe]

At least the knob itself is OK. I'm certainly feeling vindicated in passing it over to you. :P

- Joe