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Old 03-10-2013, 06:18 PM
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Part 4

Here are some pics of the control panel and what the shafts look like.

It was late January by the time I was ready to finish up the cabinet. I wanted to use lacquer but it was too cold in the garage so I went with four coats of tung oil, lightly sanding between each coat after drying.

Got everything reassembled, but the brackets on the chassis wouldn't line up withe the mounting holes. The crt was sitting about 1/2" too far to the front. There are 2 large springs that connect to the crt band and the yoke bracket that had to be removed in order to reposition the tube. They are not the most fun to get back on after removal. I repositioned the tube and gave it a test fit before hooking the springs back up.

After all that, it was pretty much done. I still need to find some knobs and make a back. I'll probably use perf board since that is all I have at the present.

The finish is not the best, but then I'm not a refinisher. All in all, I think it's not too bad considering what I started with. I kept it from being buried in the landfill and got it working. I'm happy with it and after all, that's all that really matters.
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File Type: jpg !2VT13 Shafts and Bezel.jpg (52.8 KB, 13 views)
File Type: jpg Shafts and bezel 2.jpg (49.6 KB, 13 views)
File Type: jpg Top Refinished 2.jpg (31.4 KB, 14 views)
File Type: jpg Motorola finished.jpg (31.4 KB, 21 views)
File Type: jpg Ringo on 12VT13.jpg (25.6 KB, 27 views)
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