ADMIRAL 14R12 rust bucket project

[EdKozk2]

Originally Posted by MadMan

Boy that chassis turned out nice!

What about nickel, though? I wonder.

I wasn't happy with the results of nickel or copper plating when I tried it. DIY decorative copper and nickel plating is fine for little stuff. Usable functional copper or nickel plating where you can solder and it seals the underlying metal is best done by professional plating shops. I found zinc to be the easiest to do for the DIYer. There is a website finishing.com that goes into great detail on the plating field.

[EdKozk2]

I'm finally finishing up on this set. The only thing that seems to be hard to adjust is the vertical linearity and height. I encountered the same issue with the other Admiral 14R12 I repaired last fall. I'm not sure how well these first rectangle crt sets ever worked.

[Zenith26kc20]

you are a the patience of a saint!
Unbelievable! Good Job!