For the cut edges of the particle board, there's such a thing as "edge banding" which is just a strip of adhesive-backed veneer. It comes in a roll like tape, and most hardware stores should have it. For the feet I'd either leave it bare wood or use rubber screw-on feet; adhesive felt feet are nice for things kept indoors, but they tend to pick up dirt. I like the low-height design. I built a table saw with a similar shape and it's worked well for a few years now; having things at ground level is definitely underrated, especially if you're trying to conserve space. Hope the record player repair turns out well, good luck.
My parent's had one of those in the '70s. Mediterranean style, it was all particleboard with fake wood plastic appliques and plastic trim. There wasn't any solid wood in any of it! I remember as a kid opening up the back thinking that there had to be all this "sophisticated" equipment in there. Was shocked to see all this open dead space, which seemed so needless to me. It had a tuner like yours with 8 track and a couple speakers Lol. Mine had the wiring diagram also. I did the same thing you did, but I made a wooden box for it and mounted the turntable and tuner into it! I wound up giving it away to someone.
My dad's house was 2 blocks off the rail line. Hearing the railroad in the background reminds me of home. Wasn't gonna comment until u mentioned Junkyard Wars/Scrapheap Challenge. I miss that show. Nice work so far, good luck for the next steps!
Good job. They do make laminate tape that you iron on, I think it's about 1 inch wide, but for these purposes I would just suggest wood putty, sandpaper, and a matching stain. It looks like a nice little piece of furniture, you could take the speaker board and turn it upside down, mount it underneath the cabinet, thereby making a more surround, acoustical sound. I think both of those 10in speakers would probably fit in the space. I would like to say that I am neither a woodworker, nor an electronic, or acoustical expert, so my suggestions should be taken with a grain of salt. I am new to your channel but you are so creative, very happy watching your artistic ability.
Looking good so far interested to see what you are going to do with the speakers as for raw edges me personally would just stain them to match I also would not flip its lid you would loose colour match but that's me looking forward to seeing it finished
Hi Dear... Nice Work.. I loved it Kindly, for your Next similar Project Document all the Wire Connections and Remove all the Parts from the Cabinet before Cutting the Wood because you might accidentally Damage something (Take a lot of Pictures and Notes while dissembling a Console Radio. Wish you All the Best Mohammed A. Rahim Radio/TV Technician Manama -Bahrain
Some of the older AM radios in those units will pick up extremely distant stations. The console has to be grounded properly. The AM only car units worked great for DX. I had one that would pick up an AM station in Australia from Illinois. Best pickup in hot mid summer. Consoles and the like are what made Motorola famous. Old tube consoles make records from that era like the Beatles sound amazing. Ya I know, the record player is fubar.
Very impressive lil hack/modification you got going there :-) , Next week we saw or fridge or a CRT in half to save space on photons and fairy's that live within.
Wow really wish I could clone someone like you and make you a partner in my studio in Ottawa because I'm about 7 years away from riding into the sunset with 3000 sq.ft. of accumulated steampunk stuff ready to convert, over 120 blowtorches to be restored, over 150 tube radios, and all the tools a person could wish for, a real candy store for our types. Google, Baker Street Studio Ottawa. Cheers and never lose that passion .
“I’m totally new at this” - Rin, that is a totally cool reapplication for that thing, and if this is your first rodeo doing this sort of thing, I’m impressed. I’m usually not for the modification of older cabinet stereos, but that one is crummy enough, it’s better off with the mods. I’m actually shocked- most pieces I’ve seen like that, the side opposite the player controls is set up for record storage. Never seen such a pointless waste of space. Random question- how old are you?
final inspection 1957? like to see it staying intact and working. this is from when a time when houses were cheap and people needed to fill them up with stuff. you have a good eye for this .
I'm not to sure about feet, the problem is the legs taper at the end, I think just leave them plain but obviously all matching, your could maybe look at metal covers or felt for the tips (i just think metal ball feet or wheels etc would look odd). I suggest just leaving it very plain and almost restore it so it looks like it's "meant to be like that", if you have any sections underneath that need covering try and reuse some of the fabric or some speaker mesh. If/When you fix the electronics I would add a cheap bluetooth module so you can also use it with your phone, they only cost a few bucks but adds so much functionality.
You should probably think about speaker placement before you assemble it any further. I'm not sure the original speakers will fit in the reduced height that you have planned. Also, since the speakers will now be so close together you might want to erect some kind of baffle between them to reduce acoustic coupling. You're unlikely to get a decent stereophonic effect so maybe the baffle is overkill.
i wish i was your neighbor you are the coolest person I've ever seen. Something about makes me think 70's. Maybe it's the glasses haha. P.S. I hate particle board :/
You haven't mentioned what (if anything) you're going to do with the second speaker. I suggest you build a box for it and wire the main unit so you can plug a second speaker into it to preserve the stereo. If you're really ambitious, add a switch that will let you switch between stereo and mono.
Would you sale the record player and the radio? I'm looking for a Motorola radio and record player to put into a stereo cabinet .. I've searched for 3 years for motorola parts to put I'm a cabinet but I've had no luck and I ran across this video and was wondering if you gut the cabinet out would you sale the guts.
damnit what a butcher just cutting up a priceless antique like that, shoulda put it on ebay.... lol, F*ck that, you coulda burnet it , least it got used, like i always said, it'll make the rest worth more
@@RinoaL well that's kinda low to the ground but if your sitting in front of the turntable than it's ok. I used to sit while listening to music but I can't anymore cause my back hurts but sitting on a chair next to it is good too I have my reel to reel up on top of my speaker and turntable next to it "to avoid feedback"
@@RinoaL previous message was autodeleted... I was trying to explain why this furniture turntables was originally made in a furniture and not in a box... So basically you commit a crime...
@@RinoaL a while ago... You're videos was so much criticized (oftenly with reason) that the IA autodeleted anything that is minimum recognizable as bulgar or insulting... Ignoring the irony... Or hard language...
My opinion on what you should do is throw it in the garbage, the sound quality of this system is terrible, Upgrade to a system that doesn't make your ears bleed! lol
For the cut edges of the particle board, there's such a thing as "edge banding" which is just a strip of adhesive-backed veneer. It comes in a roll like tape, and most hardware stores should have it. For the feet I'd either leave it bare wood or use rubber screw-on feet; adhesive felt feet are nice for things kept indoors, but they tend to pick up dirt.
I like the low-height design. I built a table saw with a similar shape and it's worked well for a few years now; having things at ground level is definitely underrated, especially if you're trying to conserve space. Hope the record player repair turns out well, good luck.
nice to see a carpentry axe being used, usually only see them being restored and sharpend :)
its just something my great grandfather left me, didnt know it was called a carpentry axe.
Rinoa's will always find a way to do it . You're a genius . Let your mind flow and you'll got it solved . May your mind be with you .
My parent's had one of those in the '70s. Mediterranean style, it was all particleboard with fake wood plastic appliques and plastic trim. There wasn't any solid wood in any of it! I remember as a kid opening up the back thinking that there had to be all this "sophisticated" equipment in there. Was shocked to see all this open dead space, which seemed so needless to me. It had a tuner like yours with 8 track and a couple speakers Lol. Mine had the wiring diagram also. I did the same thing you did, but I made a wooden box for it and mounted the turntable and tuner into it! I wound up giving it away to someone.
You made a swan out of an ugly duckling. Or would that be a cute puppy out of a hippopotamus. Whatever, it's way better than before!
thanks, lol.
Careful With That Axe, Rinoa - btw I know that you are careful but I couldn't help to make a pink floyd reference
My dad's house was 2 blocks off the rail line. Hearing the railroad in the background reminds me of home. Wasn't gonna comment until u mentioned Junkyard Wars/Scrapheap Challenge. I miss that show. Nice work so far, good luck for the next steps!
Good job. They do make laminate tape that you iron on, I think it's about 1 inch wide, but for these purposes I would just suggest wood putty, sandpaper, and a matching stain. It looks like a nice little piece of furniture, you could take the speaker board and turn it upside down, mount it underneath the cabinet, thereby making a more surround, acoustical sound. I think both of those 10in speakers would probably fit in the space. I would like to say that I am neither a woodworker, nor an electronic, or acoustical expert, so my suggestions should be taken with a grain of salt.
I am new to your channel but you are so creative, very happy watching your artistic ability.
Me encanta esa muchacha arregla todo felizitasiones
Looking good so far interested to see what you are going to do with the speakers as for raw edges me personally would just stain them to match I also would not flip its lid you would loose colour match but that's me looking forward to seeing it finished
The wood is most likely maple. Chestnut trees were all but extinct by the 1950s and walnut is too dark.
Super mam.👍
Great idea? Bamboo for the legs would look great
Hi Dear...
Nice Work.. I loved it
Kindly, for your Next similar Project Document all the Wire Connections and Remove all the Parts from the Cabinet before Cutting the Wood because you might accidentally Damage something (Take a lot of Pictures and Notes while dissembling a Console Radio.
Wish you All the Best
Mohammed A. Rahim
Radio/TV Technician
Manama -Bahrain
that would be a waste of time
Some of the older AM radios in those units will pick up extremely distant stations. The console has to be grounded properly. The AM only car units worked great for DX. I had one that would pick up an AM station in Australia from Illinois. Best pickup in hot mid summer.
Consoles and the like are what made Motorola famous.
Old tube consoles make records from that era like the Beatles sound amazing. Ya I know, the record player is fubar.
nice work
It seems that trashes in your area are actually treasures pots, I wish I have such a places around Rinoa :)
Very impressive lil hack/modification you got going there :-) , Next week we saw or fridge or a CRT in half to save space on photons and fairy's that live within.
Wow really wish I could clone someone like you and make you a partner in my studio in Ottawa because I'm about 7 years away from riding into the sunset with 3000 sq.ft. of accumulated steampunk stuff ready to convert, over 120 blowtorches to be restored, over 150 tube radios, and all the tools a person could wish for, a real candy store for our types. Google, Baker Street Studio Ottawa. Cheers and never lose that passion .
“I’m totally new at this” - Rin, that is a totally cool reapplication for that thing, and if this is your first rodeo doing this sort of thing, I’m impressed. I’m usually not for the modification of older cabinet stereos, but that one is crummy enough, it’s better off with the mods. I’m actually shocked- most pieces I’ve seen like that, the side opposite the player controls is set up for record storage. Never seen such a pointless waste of space.
Random question- how old are you?
thanks, and i am 27
The wood could be Teak pretty popular type of timber used around the time this was made
i definitely like your idea and i cant wait for part 2
final inspection 1957? like to see it staying intact and working. this is from when a time when houses were cheap and people needed to fill them up with stuff. you have a good eye for this .
I'm not to sure about feet, the problem is the legs taper at the end, I think just leave them plain but obviously all matching, your could maybe look at metal covers or felt for the tips (i just think metal ball feet or wheels etc would look odd).
I suggest just leaving it very plain and almost restore it so it looks like it's "meant to be like that", if you have any sections underneath that need covering try and reuse some of the fabric or some speaker mesh.
If/When you fix the electronics I would add a cheap bluetooth module so you can also use it with your phone, they only cost a few bucks but adds so much functionality.
another good video congratulations. I was just afraid that you would hurt your feet
how would i do that?
where are those boots. joke keep working well.
Down to earth barefoot person I guess... refreshing to see a lady form west feeling home barefoot :)
Impressive
Thought you wanted to modify...u did not say destroy!!!Clean up your mess!!!!
Will an LP record still fit on the turntable? A but tight on the left, maybe.
pretty good
Damned fabulous!
so awesome.
You just never run out of things to do. 😆
I bet you were like me when I was little, always taking everything apart. 😏
yeah i was.
You Can Put Stain On The Ends
Of The Board
You should probably think about speaker placement before you assemble it any further. I'm not sure the original speakers will fit in the reduced height that you have planned. Also, since the speakers will now be so close together you might want to erect some kind of baffle between them to reduce acoustic coupling. You're unlikely to get a decent stereophonic effect so maybe the baffle is overkill.
they will face the floor or back. dont worry. all records sound like shit anyway same with radio.
Where Are You Putting The Speakers?
Nice Job!
nice job
Add speaker out jacks, place speakers in separate cabinets
i wish i was your neighbor you are the coolest person I've ever seen. Something about makes me think 70's. Maybe it's the glasses haha. P.S. I hate particle board :/
might have to put the speakers on the left and right sides of it now
Cool
I think that laminate stuff is called veneer.
Cool, but shoulda taken out the chassis as you don't want all the wood debris in there.
You haven't mentioned what (if anything) you're going to do with the second speaker. I suggest you build a box for it and wire the main unit so you can plug a second speaker into it to preserve the stereo. If you're really ambitious, add a switch that will let you switch between stereo and mono.
both speakers going under record player assembly.
Would you sale the record player and the radio? I'm looking for a Motorola radio and record player to put into a stereo cabinet .. I've searched for 3 years for motorola parts to put I'm a cabinet but I've had no luck and I ran across this video and was wondering if you gut the cabinet out would you sale the guts.
turns out these parts arent really worth saving
I got the impression the spare space under the "hi-fi" was record storage?
no this originally had a back to it
@@RinoaL ah, ok. I commented before I saw the total teardown. My aunt and uncle had one where the space between the speakers was storage
Where y'gonna mount the speaker cones? are you interested in obtaining a stereo sound?,,,so far so good.
facing down, and stereo is overrates unless headphones
@@RinoaL Good idea and also true
Its a shame somone thrown this to trash even if he (or she) cant repair this can be pricy.. Maybe?
this really isnt worth much. maybe 10$ however maybe worth more now that im reworking it.
You need somewhere to put the speakers.
damnit what a butcher just cutting up a priceless antique like that, shoulda put it on ebay.... lol, F*ck that, you coulda burnet it , least it got used, like i always said, it'll make the rest worth more
How's Kittys hotspot now?
pretty much healed up
How is the 6v battery from 1963
forgot it at my father's house and he threw it out.
The ceramic cartridge record players are not worth saving imho.
Good job. But....bare feet made me cringe around all those splinters and etc.
thats your problem, your feet are too dainty to handle walking barefoot, how embarassing.
can you strip the edge trim off the old particle board top to cover that end grain
doubt it is within my capabilities tbh.
26:52 changing the records would be a challenge with this height lol.
why?
@@RinoaL well that's kinda low to the ground but if your sitting in front of the turntable than it's ok. I used to sit while listening to music but I can't anymore cause my back hurts but sitting on a chair next to it is good too I have my reel to reel up on top of my speaker and turntable next to it "to avoid feedback"
when the right to repair wasn't an issue, manufacturers provided schematics with every device they sold !
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I was trying to explain why this furniture turntables was originally made in a furniture and not in a box...
So basically you commit a crime...
what? also youtube silences us regularly now
@@RinoaL a while ago... You're videos was so much criticized (oftenly with reason) that the IA autodeleted anything that is minimum recognizable as bulgar or insulting... Ignoring the irony... Or hard language...
nothing to do with me
My opinion on what you should do is throw it in the garbage, the sound quality of this system is terrible, Upgrade to a system that doesn't make your ears bleed! lol
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