Westinghouse WR-8 "Columnaire" scored

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Thanks to all your great tips, I've finished restoring the speaker
I used brown coffee filter paper and Aleene's Original Tacky glue.


Here's it is all torn up.


First patches applied.


I used some painters tape to hold it together while the patches set up.





Down to just that big hole to fill.


I decide to try making a preformed patch by using a plastic sheet over a good portion of speaker cone.
Then, I cut a suitable piece of coffee filter and soaked it in diluted glue.
It work out fairly well. I was definitely able to capture the curvature, but the ridges aren't very distinct.
Even so, I think it's a promising technique.


Here's the patch in place.


Next, some black acrylic paint. The patch wrinkled a little during the gluing and painting, but I happy with it.


Here's the backside.


Finally, I cleaned up that big wooden plug and screwed it back in.
Is this some type of vibration damper


Here's a YouTube video I made while restoring the speaker. If you make it to the end you can hear the radio playing