[zenithfan1]

Holy crap! I'm glad no one lost an eye or got killed, that glass could have easily gone into either or both of your necks. WOW! I will be seriously re-thinking using the heat gun method. I think it gets the face too hot while the rest is much cooler in comparison. That is a very bad thing, IMO. These tubes can cook in an oven at the tube re-builder but the whole thing is one even temp then, so the stress of expansion and contraction is even with the whole thing. That's my theory anyway. That's a pretty cabinet on that set BTW. I do believe it's a blonde Anniversary model, the Winslow is kinda french provincial. I have the Anniversary right here next to me in Mahogany, same exact cabinet. The blonde is gorgeous on this model I think. Good luck on getting another CRT, too bad a good one imploded.

We can restore them together as we're about at the same point. I have a lot of work to do on my cabinet though, printed finishes are tricky but I have a plan. Instead of hi-jacking your thread, I'll start my own later VERY glad you guys lived to tell the tale.