Rich,

I had tossed a Sylvania roundie like that one right before you came to Texas. The insides were dirty, but a little better shape than that one. It had a 21FKP22 that was weak. The cabinet was pretty bad.

Keep us posted with photos of your cabinet work. I have one that I am thinking about stripping down to the skeleton as well.

You're going to reskin that with new wood??!
:jawdrop:

Polaraman, you don't mess around. :thmbsp:

jc

Got the two sides of the set done. I will have the top on this week. On the bottom you can see the new solid wood strips to replace the particle board. The legs would not stay on the set because the particle board got wet and fell apart. It is all coming along reay well.


polaraman

Man, that's freakin awesome! I know you'll be proud of this baby!

Looking good Polaraman! I love these kind of posts where we get to see the before and afters. I'm looking forward to seeing the end result!
-Tony

Still working on this set. Got the top of the set on finally. I spent the day stripping and sanding it down. It is pretty much ready for stain and varnish. I got some matte finish stuff to top it off. This week I may take the face plate to the auto hobby shop on post to sandblast. Then I will take it to be painted. A lot of work but I think it is worth it to save the set.

polaraman

Lookin good. Though it looks like you'll have to mow the lawn....

Don't ya just hate it when such chores eat into hobby time.. :sigh:

Cuttin the grass will happen tomorrow. I just could not make myself to do it today. Too much like work on my day off. :D


polaraman

'65 Sylvania
 

That is the model I want but with the base model's metal cabinet with legs.

Damn and I was thinking slapping on new top veneer on my RCA ctc-10 is going to be a lot of work...

I finally got around to staining the cabinet. I picked Walnut because it would be dark. The walnut did not get as dark as I would have liked. I think that the paper thin veneer was the cause of this. I should have stuck with the Mahogany plan. Too late to change now. Still looks good though. After the stain dries I will then put on the top coat. After that I will remove the legs and give them some attention.

polaraman

Wow! - Looks great polaraman! Can't wait to see this with the television in it! Speaking of which, have you gotten the electronics working? The tube that came with this set looked like it might have been a bit weak... :)

But seriously, nice work - you're definitely more adept at the woodworking aspects of television repair than I. Keep up the good work!

-Ian

I have yet to tackle the electronics. I have a useable CRT for the project. I just won a Sylvania roundie chassis off Ebay. Hopefully between the two chassis I will be able to make one work.

polaraman

That looks really good polaraman. You have brought it back from the dead. :yes:

John

I forgot to add that I have the faceplate almost ready to paint. Home Depot had a really good selection of paint.


polaraman