Hi Tom, it appears it was sold by a Brisbane department store which burnt down in the 20s. The owner named his home branded products Phoenix for obvious reasons 🙂
What a stunning result, Dave! The front panel looks so good and so does the rest. At 6:13 "... it's a bit crazed on the ends there ...". Really, aren't we all at this point?
I don't think that radio wanted to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century but I'm sure it will have a good life on display. The main thing is that another one was saved from the landfill and a piece of radio history will be around for future generations to admire. Well done.
Nice job, David, as always! When you found the blown fuse, I had to look back at the footage, because I swear I thought I saw something out of the corner of my eye moments before. And sure enough you can see a flash from under the chassis at 18:26. It's only there for one frame, but it's definitely there!
Kiwi build mentality don't worry about looks, just build same as brick outhouse If it can withstand (aaahh wait a moment, thought just struck me. Oz doesn't have earthquakes so the valves aren't always shaking.) That's the bugger right there mate.
You called it ugly but i think it is pretty neat looking. I guess that is not a normal style for sure but all the same it does look nice. Most radios of that day were Art Deco style, around here anyway. This one is more like a Four Square design or a Federal Period archetecture. Very nice work fixing it up. I sit here and watch you and when you hit a stump and have to scratch your head i keep thinking if you can't figure it out the rest of us will never know what was wrong. Keep doing what you are doing, i learn something every time i watch you work.
Thank you Jeff, I shouldn't have said ugly, unusual maybe. It was at a club auction and it went for peanuts, so happy to bring it back to life and it's still one of the better sounding radios too I assume because of the timber cabinet. Thank and cheers 😀
@@DavidTipton101 Hello David; I don't mean to sound like i am correcting you, i am merely trying to say i like the way it looks. No two people have the same taste they say, especially ones so far apart in most every way. I know that radio was tough to rebuild but to me it looks nice and it has a normal looking dial, for us in America. Our old radios have similar dials, where as yours are unique and would not benefit us at all.
That did turn out nice. Your grandchildren will one day appreciate just how clever their grandfather really was. Just wondering whether you have a cure for old age. I'm willing to pay.
Hi Graham, thanks. I can only hope the kids look back one day and take an interest in my old radios, it doesn't look likely at the moment though 😄 I'm working on an old age cure as we speak but I don't expect to get it developed in my lifetime which is a bummer 😟 😀
Hi David, I´ll admire your work, with the oldies! Have a question: Where do you source your transfer sheets from? Best regards, Björn Dimming, Gothenburg, Sweden
Thanks Björn, It is called waterslide decal paper or film, it is available for ink jet or laser printers. Google or eBay should find a supplier in your area 👍🙂
Westonhouse Radio Ltd. of New Zealand, changed their name to Westco Products Ltd., around May-June 1950 (Papers Past). Radios manufactured as early as the 1920's. Found Overells' Ltd., Brisbane, were advertising their radios back then, but nothing after (Trove). Can't find anything more.
Hi sjp1269, I read about Westco but no trace of this radio. I just looked up Overells store and read an interesting story: "In 1904 disaster struck again when the shop and all the stock was destroyed by fire, the complete destruction taking less than an hour. William Overell was not daunted by this loss and rebuilt the store, even adopting the phoenix as his new trademark to symbolize the business rising from the ashes". I wonder if my radio was made for their store or at least they adopted the Phoenix as the brand or model. Thanks for your help 👍😊 Edit: I Googled Overells and Phoenix and came up with this in Radio Museum: www.radiomuseum.org/r/overell_3_valve.html
Looks like another “Ritchie Valens” era radio 📻. Great 👍 one. It’s clearly permanent magnet, I can see. I’m going to guess this radio is either 1958 or 1959. It seems as if it should be playing “Donna”, by Ritchie Valens, and the whole collection of songs from then. Like the Phoenix 🦅 bird, this radio will live again. I accidentally erased your comment on dial light bulbs. I need dial light bulbs for my wooden cathedral AM/FM radio 📻, but I have no reputable place to buy them. All I can think is to splice a neon bulb into the power cord, but this could be dangerous. I really like your videos when you have part 1,2 and 3. I see better progress that way. I don’t know if you have a dial light bulb headquarters where you live. I know it would be difficult to get them since I live here in Arizona. There’s also hundreds of styles of dial light bulbs. This radio 📻 does not use a dial cord or pulley, but does use a rubber tire it is in need of. I’ve torn the radio completely down twice before. One ☝️ to check things out, the other to successfully get the dead 💀 dial light bulb to work again. I’d prefer a package 📦 of 5 or 10 bulbs or whatever. I guess they’d cost $5.99 or so. Is there an Arizona store that sells similar bulbs?
I don't think a neon is the best solution as it may present a shock hazard. You need to measure the voltage at the bulb to determine the correct bulb. You also need to determine the base style of the bulb. you can Google "lamp bases Wikipedia" or just Bulb bases and check images in the results and you may find the base you are looking for. You could get the bulb you need from eBay.
Hi David Try wiewing martys matchbox makeover he uses a self polishing floor polish, to make the plastic Windows in his makeover cars look factory fresh 👍🏻
Hi Dave, I was wondering about something. Do you know how long you can still receive analog signals in Australia? Here in The Netherlands they want to stop using analog, it all has to be digital. What is the situation in your part of the world? As always you did a great job on this radio. When you started painting the case I thought it might be too red, but it looks great. When you do the alignment with the multimeter, is it possible to use an oscilloscope as well to see the shape of the audio signal? I mean, when the alignment is not yet perfect, will the sine wave still be a sine wave, or will it be distorted? Can you show that in one of the future videos, maybe with the input signal as well to see a possible difference? Thanks.
Hi De Mus. As far as I know there are no plans to phase out AM here, this is a big country and AM reaches further than other formats for county areas so hopefully AM will be around for a while yet. Thanks, the radio looks really good in red 🙂 Yes, I could use a oscilloscope for the alignment, doing it via the multimeter it would probably show as a relatively sharp peak on the oscilloscope. I could round it off a bit by slightly misaligning the two coils in the IF transformer resulting in a wider bandwidth. I might do it one day with the scope. Thanks 😊
I also like that dial you’re making. I didn’t know this could be quite as original as the first dial was, but I’ve seen this a lot. I really like the dial cord system here. It kind of looks like the belt and clutch system on a snowmobile I used to have. Diana Ross, and the song “The Happening”. Compliments this radio 📻 very well. I guess the dial is just a template or something. Maybe the original dial got damaged, and you’re waiting for another one ☝️. This one ☝️ must be a reference as to where the numbers are on the radio dial. I also don’t know what “AP” stands for on the extreme right hand 🤚 side of the dial. I assume it has something to do with “Phoenix” being the name.
Hi Daniel, that has me puzzled too, I just consulted a friend with a wealth of experience on radios and TV and he could only speculate that it means Alignment Point for setting the dial pointer position with the tuner fully meshed. He may well be right as it makes sense but that means I have the pointer set about 20mm below that. It would be interesting to check if the pointer could be aligned using that as the pointer set point, hmm 🤔
ola mestre boa noite quente e feliz por aqui, feliz por todas o seus truques e dicas sobre como lixar e pintar uma caixa de radio, alias preciso perguntar como cria os decalques com o nome e os numeros do dail do radio, incrivel a perfeição..................parabens meu amigo pelo belo exemplar que tem em sua coleção...............saudações sulamericanas ao mestre
Olá Silvio, obrigado. Eu uso minha impressora a laser para imprimir os decalques no Waterslide Decal Paper, disponível em branco e claro, basta pesquisar no Google. Obrigado, calorosas saudações da Austrália 🦘😀
rectifier valves. remind me is that only supplying heater voltages (and any light bulbs). If so are diode rectifiers with a resistor more resillent or is there some valve thing that solid state supplies dont make the valves sound as good (audiofoolery?)
Hi High Path. The heaters and bulbs are supplied with AC and so don't go through the rectifier. I doubt using a solid state rectifier would make any difference to the audio quality
@@DavidTipton101 Yeah, sorry had to re-think that on the DC circuit!, Some idea for some circuits that the changing of a rectifier for some form of solid state changies the waveform/peak compared to valves (we know diodes are more efficient then selenium packs so need a resistor dropper otherwise no real change), I come more from a instrument amplification rather than the radio ones, so the amp stages have some different aims maybe, certainly most radios dont want to blow the guts out of a 4 speaker array to the back of the room !
Very quirky radio indeed- seems like it was almost hand made from a small compny. Couple of things, the tuner needle seems like it would be better with some more resistance in it- don't know how you would do that, but maybe running it by another small pulley somewhere, if there was room, may dampen it a bit. The other suggestion was the lights could work better with an adhoc housing consisting of a reflector at the top and an opaque diffuser on the bottom , just a suggestion.
Hi justinjoy13, the tuning function is quite tactile and I have no idea who made it except for the sticker on the back and it seemed to be factory built but quirky is right 🙂 The lights could use a little work 😀
I need to buy one of those signal generators, any suggestions? I suppose in the US we are looking at different brands though. In regards to the blown fuse, it could just be as simple as a weak fuse. I have run into that before myself in the industrial maintenance world. Edited to add, do you have a patreon page? I have been binge-watching your videos and I would like to contribute to the channel to help it along, also have you done any videos with a natural finish wood case restoration? I picked up an early thirties wood cased radio the other day and the case is in excellent condition but needs to be stripped and refinished? I am NOT a woodworker, lol.
Hi Jack, signal generators are easy to get from eBay or your local electronics store and maybe in kit form. Try Marketplace or other trading type websites. I don't know why the fuse blew as it was working successfully for a few days with the 6X4, it's worked flawlessly since and still is 🤔 I don't have a Patreon page yet but it's early days, thanks for the offer though 😀 I'm on vacation at the moment but will be restoring a 1931 timber console case when I get back.
Hey Derek, I didn't realise I did 🙂 Yes, I was an aircraft engineer for 43 years in the mechanical stream (engines and airframe) and restricted avionics at the very end.
@@DavidTipton101 I am a technical instructor on 747 and was a flight engineer for 20 years. Started out apprenticeship in South African Airways on radio. I recognised the aviation speak instantly..
@@DerekHerbst747 I didn't get a 747 licence sadly but had most of the popular short haul RPT aircraft. Now I have to watch the video to see where the aviation jargon is 🤦♂️🙂
@@DavidTipton101 Look for "Stand By", and you described a paint finish as "Crazing" which of course is an aircraft term for the windows going brittle..
@@DerekHerbst747 wow, that's pretty sharp picking it up from that 😀 I'll change to "wait a minute" and "this paint looks funny" I had a great career in aviation, hopefully yours is just as rewarding 👍😀
HI Michael, Yes, it turns out the radio was supplied by them to a Brisbane importer who named it Phoenix because his shop was burned to the ground in the 1920s and rebuilt from the ashes 👍🙂
imagine if everyone who watches kim kardashian started watching this channel. the world would rise like a phoenix from the ashes. may all who find this be inspired to similar passion and dedication to craft.
Hi mercurywoodrose, thank you. I found out the other day that this radio, made in NZ, was sold through a Brisbane store under their own brand name. The store was burned down in the 20s and the owner named his radios Phoenix as in rising from the ashes 😃
I know a neon bulb 💡 could present a shock hazard as you now say it. I know the bulb runs on 117 volts. The power to the outlets is about 125 or 130. Christmas 🎄 bulbs, as well as LED’s get way too hot and burn out in half an hour. I always attended the radio 📻 at this time, since I didn’t want to set the radio on fire 🔥 or burn my house 🏡 down. I’m sure the bulbs would burn out first. It’s frustrating to not find the proper bulbs. I’d text you a picture of ☝️ one, but this requires a phone 📱 number, which I know is strictly confidential as far as RUclips, as well as addresses, so I know not to ask for these. I also don’t want to make my brother drive clear to New York for bulbs, since it would take away from his work time, and would be expensive with gas ⛽️. I’m currently and temporarily living with him, since I moved out of my apartment in Chandler, Arizona. The rent was too much. Do I need an ohmmeter to check the resistance of bulbs to determine the correct ☝️ one.
You need to measure the voltage at the light bulb terminals, not the resistance. Someone must have a multimeter nearby. Once you find that Google miniature limps or something like that. There must be someone how can identify the bulb you need. You can order them online. It shouldn't cost much.
@@DavidTipton101 The rectifier tube is the one I found to be interesting ! The fact that it worked one minute and then didn't! I wouldn't have thought that a tube would do that! It should just work, or not! I've seen the socket problem on a few other videos! Most of the time they just change the sockets! My dad had good some luck with re-tenting them using some electroplating method ! He done the hole socket !
Phoenix is certainly an apt name. You have resurrected this radio from the dead. Good job!
Hi Tom, it appears it was sold by a Brisbane department store which burnt down in the 20s. The owner named his home branded products Phoenix for obvious reasons 🙂
Great Job David. Keep up the great work and the great videos. I find watching you fix these amazing machines very cathartic
Hi John, thank you, I'm glad you enjoy them 🙂
What a stunning result, Dave! The front panel looks so good and so does the rest. At 6:13 "... it's a bit crazed on the ends there ...". Really, aren't we all at this point?
Thanks Jeff, Haha... too true 😄
I don't think that radio wanted to be dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century but I'm sure it will have a good life on display. The main thing is that another one was saved from the landfill and a piece of radio history will be around for future generations to admire. Well done.
Thanks Doug, I hope future generations care 🙂
Thanks another great effort really enjoyed watching this restoration.
Thanks you @GroverCricketDaisy 👍🙂
Nice job, David, as always! When you found the blown fuse, I had to look back at the footage, because I swear I thought I saw something out of the corner of my eye moments before. And sure enough you can see a flash from under the chassis at 18:26. It's only there for one frame, but it's definitely there!
Hi Emma, thank you. Yes the flash was spotted by other sharp eyed viewers like yourself, what caused it to blow I don't know 🙂
Wow I keep learning and learning! Blade putty, wet and dry sanding, finishes, etc. Great! Tim
Hi Tim 👋
Wow, you did some amazing work bringing that old Beaty back to life
Thanks VwJ 🙂
This vas a very nice surprise to se that you painted the radio, and the result was very good congrats.
Thanks Claes. It's a nice radio 🙂
That one gave you the runaround! Paintwork went beautifully. Quite a weird looking radio but very cool.
It is certainly the strangest radio in my collection Paul but it works very well and for all the trouble it gave me it is still running flawlessly 👍😃
Kiwi build mentality don't worry about looks, just build same as brick outhouse If it can withstand (aaahh wait a moment, thought just struck me. Oz doesn't have earthquakes so the valves aren't always shaking.)
That's the bugger right there mate.
Really nice, Dave. Looks and sounds great.
Thanks Fibber's Closet 😀
Very nice restore there and a great choice of colour too. all the best
Thanks RSP, it sure stands out in a crowd 😄👍
You do amazing restorations David. Would like to see how you make the decals.
Hi R Drew, I do them on MS Publisher, there are better programs BTY, then print them on laser waterslide transfers 🙂
Wow, the Phoenix fought you all the way but its been well worth the efort. Really like that one. Nice work :-)
Thainks Ste
Astonishing job you did on this one...👍👍. If you ever get bored of it, you can send it over to Holland...😂
ha-ha... I'll keep that in mind K W 👍😃
Very nice work, David! compliments!
Thank you lu9da 😊
muito obrigado pela generosidde de todas as dicas e comentarios...............abraços
Obrigado Silvio é um prazer 👍🙂
Ripper job Dave
Thank you John 😀
You called it ugly but i think it is pretty neat looking. I guess that is not a normal style for sure but all the same it does look nice. Most radios of that day were Art Deco style, around here anyway. This one is more like a Four Square design or a Federal Period archetecture. Very nice work fixing it up. I sit here and watch you and when you hit a stump and have to scratch your head i keep thinking if you can't figure it out the rest of us will never know what was wrong. Keep doing what you are doing, i learn something every time i watch you work.
Thank you Jeff, I shouldn't have said ugly, unusual maybe. It was at a club auction and it went for peanuts, so happy to bring it back to life and it's still one of the better sounding radios too I assume because of the timber cabinet. Thank and cheers 😀
@@DavidTipton101 Hello David; I don't mean to sound like i am correcting you, i am merely trying to say i like the way it looks. No two people have the same taste they say, especially ones so far apart in most every way. I know that radio was tough to rebuild but to me it looks nice and it has a normal looking dial, for us in America. Our old radios have similar dials, where as yours are unique and would not benefit us at all.
@@CraneofBoulogne Hi Jeff, I didn't take it that way. I like it and it does have an American look about it 👍😀
That did turn out nice. Your grandchildren will one day appreciate just how clever their grandfather really was. Just wondering whether you have a cure for old age. I'm willing to pay.
Hi Graham, thanks. I can only hope the kids look back one day and take an interest in my old radios, it doesn't look likely at the moment though 😄 I'm working on an old age cure as we speak but I don't expect to get it developed in my lifetime which is a bummer 😟 😀
Beautiful David. Great Video Series. Thanks, Joe
Thank you Joe 😃
Amazing as usual, thank's for sharing David.
Thanks SargentRay
Hi David, I´ll admire your work, with the oldies!
Have a question: Where do you source your transfer sheets from?
Best regards, Björn Dimming, Gothenburg, Sweden
Thanks Björn, It is called waterslide decal paper or film, it is available for ink jet or laser printers. Google or eBay should find a supplier in your area 👍🙂
Westonhouse Radio Ltd. of New Zealand, changed their name to Westco Products Ltd., around May-June 1950 (Papers Past). Radios manufactured as early as the 1920's. Found Overells' Ltd., Brisbane, were advertising their radios back then, but nothing after (Trove). Can't find anything more.
Hi sjp1269, I read about Westco but no trace of this radio. I just looked up Overells store and read an interesting story: "In 1904 disaster struck again when the shop and all the stock was destroyed by fire, the complete destruction taking less than an hour. William Overell was not daunted by this loss and rebuilt the store, even adopting the phoenix as his new trademark to symbolize the business rising from the ashes". I wonder if my radio was made for their store or at least they adopted the Phoenix as the brand or model. Thanks for your help 👍😊
Edit: I Googled Overells and Phoenix and came up with this in Radio Museum: www.radiomuseum.org/r/overell_3_valve.html
Looks like another “Ritchie Valens” era radio 📻. Great 👍 one. It’s clearly permanent magnet, I can see. I’m going to guess this radio is either 1958 or 1959. It seems as if it should be playing “Donna”, by Ritchie Valens, and the whole collection of songs from then. Like the Phoenix 🦅 bird, this radio will live again. I accidentally erased your comment on dial light bulbs. I need dial light bulbs for my wooden cathedral AM/FM radio 📻, but I have no reputable place to buy them. All I can think is to splice a neon bulb into the power cord, but this could be dangerous. I really like your videos when you have part 1,2 and 3. I see better progress that way. I don’t know if you have a dial light bulb headquarters where you live. I know it would be difficult to get them since I live here in Arizona. There’s also hundreds of styles of dial light bulbs. This radio 📻 does not use a dial cord or pulley, but does use a rubber tire it is in need of. I’ve torn the radio completely down twice before. One ☝️ to check things out, the other to successfully get the dead 💀 dial light bulb to work again. I’d prefer a package 📦 of 5 or 10 bulbs or whatever. I guess they’d cost $5.99 or so. Is there an Arizona store that sells similar bulbs?
I don't think a neon is the best solution as it may present a shock hazard. You need to measure the voltage at the bulb to determine the correct bulb. You also need to determine the base style of the bulb. you can Google "lamp bases Wikipedia" or just Bulb bases and check images in the results and you may find the base you are looking for. You could get the bulb you need from eBay.
Hi David
Try wiewing martys matchbox makeover he uses a self polishing floor polish, to make the plastic Windows in his makeover cars look factory fresh 👍🏻
I will do the, thank you Grassy 👍🙂
Hi Dave, I was wondering about something. Do you know how long you can still receive analog signals in Australia? Here in The Netherlands they want to stop using analog, it all has to be digital. What is the situation in your part of the world?
As always you did a great job on this radio. When you started painting the case I thought it might be too red, but it looks great.
When you do the alignment with the multimeter, is it possible to use an oscilloscope as well to see the shape of the audio signal? I mean, when the alignment is not yet perfect, will the sine wave still be a sine wave, or will it be distorted? Can you show that in one of the future videos, maybe with the input signal as well to see a possible difference? Thanks.
Hi De Mus. As far as I know there are no plans to phase out AM here, this is a big country and AM reaches further than other formats for county areas so hopefully AM will be around for a while yet.
Thanks, the radio looks really good in red 🙂
Yes, I could use a oscilloscope for the alignment, doing it via the multimeter it would probably show as a relatively sharp peak on the oscilloscope. I could round it off a bit by slightly misaligning the two coils in the IF transformer resulting in a wider bandwidth.
I might do it one day with the scope. Thanks 😊
Turned out well.
Hi Wayne, yes, It stand out from the crowd 😉
I also like that dial you’re making. I didn’t know this could be quite as original as the first dial was, but I’ve seen this a lot. I really like the dial cord system here. It kind of looks like the belt and clutch system on a snowmobile I used to have. Diana Ross, and the song “The Happening”. Compliments this radio 📻 very well. I guess the dial is just a template or something. Maybe the original dial got damaged, and you’re waiting for another one ☝️. This one ☝️ must be a reference as to where the numbers are on the radio dial. I also don’t know what “AP” stands for on the extreme right hand 🤚 side of the dial. I assume it has something to do with “Phoenix” being the name.
Hi Jeffery, It's the original dial, I just made new text printing. I don't know what AP stands for 🤔
love the phoenix.
Hehe... yes it's a wacky radio but I'm very fond of it 😀
Just curious, on the lower right side of the dial scale below 60 why does it have "ap" rather than 55?
Hi Daniel, that has me puzzled too, I just consulted a friend with a wealth of experience on radios and TV and he could only speculate that it means Alignment Point for setting the dial pointer position with the tuner fully meshed. He may well be right as it makes sense but that means I have the pointer set about 20mm below that. It would be interesting to check if the pointer could be aligned using that as the pointer set point, hmm 🤔
Beautiful.
Thanks Ferd 😀
ola mestre boa noite quente e feliz por aqui, feliz por todas o seus truques e dicas sobre como lixar e pintar uma caixa de radio, alias preciso perguntar como cria os decalques com o nome e os numeros do dail do radio, incrivel a perfeição..................parabens meu amigo pelo belo exemplar que tem em sua coleção...............saudações sulamericanas ao mestre
Olá Silvio, obrigado. Eu uso minha impressora a laser para imprimir os decalques no Waterslide Decal Paper, disponível em branco e claro, basta pesquisar no Google. Obrigado, calorosas saudações da Austrália 🦘😀
rectifier valves. remind me is that only supplying heater voltages (and any light bulbs). If so are diode rectifiers with a resistor more resillent or is there some valve thing that solid state supplies dont make the valves sound as good (audiofoolery?)
Hi High Path. The heaters and bulbs are supplied with AC and so don't go through the rectifier. I doubt using a solid state rectifier would make any difference to the audio quality
@@DavidTipton101 Yeah, sorry had to re-think that on the DC circuit!, Some idea for some circuits that the changing of a rectifier for some form of solid state changies the waveform/peak compared to valves (we know diodes are more efficient then selenium packs so need a resistor dropper otherwise no real change), I come more from a instrument amplification rather than the radio ones, so the amp stages have some different aims maybe, certainly most radios dont want to blow the guts out of a 4 speaker array to the back of the room !
@@highpath4776 yes, maybe, certainly poorly smoothed DC can affect the audio output.
Once you fix the original speaker, you can put the "fake ROLA" car speaker aside for future projects. Might come in handy.
Oh yeah RJ, it's safely put away for the future 😀
I like your use of "Datum" Dave. Were you a machinist?
Hi John, no, aircraft engineer ✈ 🙂
Very quirky radio indeed- seems like it was almost hand made from a small compny. Couple of things, the tuner needle seems like it would be better with some more resistance in it- don't know how you would do that, but maybe running it by another small pulley somewhere, if there was room, may dampen it a bit. The other suggestion was the lights could work better with an adhoc housing consisting of a reflector at the top and an opaque diffuser on the bottom , just a suggestion.
Hi justinjoy13, the tuning function is quite tactile and I have no idea who made it except for the sticker on the back and it seemed to be factory built but quirky is right 🙂 The lights could use a little work 😀
Great job on a frustrating little radio.
More like a frustrating job on a Great little radio Lynton 😄
That red, and that huge needle, makes me thing of a vintage car, like it would be a garage radio, but it turned out really well
Haha, it does look like a vintage car, thanks omegasignas 😄
I need to buy one of those signal generators, any suggestions? I suppose in the US we are looking at different brands though. In regards to the blown fuse, it could just be as simple as a weak fuse. I have run into that before myself in the industrial maintenance world. Edited to add, do you have a patreon page? I have been binge-watching your videos and I would like to contribute to the channel to help it along, also have you done any videos with a natural finish wood case restoration? I picked up an early thirties wood cased radio the other day and the case is in excellent condition but needs to be stripped and refinished? I am NOT a woodworker, lol.
Hi Jack, signal generators are easy to get from eBay or your local electronics store and maybe in kit form. Try Marketplace or other trading type websites. I don't know why the fuse blew as it was working successfully for a few days with the 6X4, it's worked flawlessly since and still is 🤔
I don't have a Patreon page yet but it's early days, thanks for the offer though 😀 I'm on vacation at the moment but will be restoring a 1931 timber console case when I get back.
@@DavidTipton101 Awesome! Thanks for the reply and enjoy your vacation!!
Would high gloss self leveling thick polyurethane over paint help get a shiny, durable surface without as much fussing with the polishing?
Yeah, probably. I would still need to get the orange peel out form the colour coat though I would think 🤔
Very nice!
Thank you ZUKITHRASH1 👍🙂
I noticed you use some lingo that's particular to a certain industry. Are you out of aviation by any chance?
Hey Derek, I didn't realise I did 🙂 Yes, I was an aircraft engineer for 43 years in the mechanical stream (engines and airframe) and restricted avionics at the very end.
@@DavidTipton101 I am a technical instructor on 747 and was a flight engineer for 20 years. Started out apprenticeship in South African Airways on radio. I recognised the aviation speak instantly..
@@DerekHerbst747 I didn't get a 747 licence sadly but had most of the popular short haul RPT aircraft. Now I have to watch the video to see where the aviation jargon is 🤦♂️🙂
@@DavidTipton101 Look for "Stand By", and you described a paint finish as "Crazing" which of course is an aircraft term for the windows going brittle..
@@DerekHerbst747 wow, that's pretty sharp picking it up from that 😀 I'll change to "wait a minute" and "this paint looks funny" I had a great career in aviation, hopefully yours is just as rewarding 👍😀
If you find the aerosol can sprays poorly heat it up in 50 degrees water Celsius no more as it might blow.
Oooh thanks michael, that's a good tip 👍🙂
maravilloso trbajo. felicito
Gracias Oscar 😀
From nz i looked up the westco company and they started making radios from 1934 and ended in 1955.
HI Michael, Yes, it turns out the radio was supplied by them to a Brisbane importer who named it Phoenix because his shop was burned to the ground in the 1920s and rebuilt from the ashes 👍🙂
nice work would like to get something similar done to my hmv turntable
Hi Scruffy, Thanks, I hope you get your turntable looking and working good 👍
I would be careful of acetone as it likes plastic.
I think I tried acetone, it didn't harmed it but can't quite remember 🤔
imagine if everyone who watches kim kardashian started watching this channel. the world would rise like a phoenix from the ashes. may all who find this be inspired to similar passion and dedication to craft.
Hi mercurywoodrose, thank you. I found out the other day that this radio, made in NZ, was sold through a Brisbane store under their own brand name. The store was burned down in the 20s and the owner named his radios Phoenix as in rising from the ashes 😃
Paint stripper is m ethylene chloride very strong smelling.
This one is dichloromethane Sam, it doesn't smell too bad 🤔
Good good m.r david
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Hi Abdul 😀
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@@عبدالرزاقالجلبي-ي3ص Very well thank you 🙂
I know a neon bulb 💡 could present a shock hazard as you now say it. I know the bulb runs on 117 volts. The power to the outlets is about 125 or 130. Christmas 🎄 bulbs, as well as LED’s get way too hot and burn out in half an hour. I always attended the radio 📻 at this time, since I didn’t want to set the radio on fire 🔥 or burn my house 🏡 down. I’m sure the bulbs would burn out first. It’s frustrating to not find the proper bulbs. I’d text you a picture of ☝️ one, but this requires a phone 📱 number, which I know is strictly confidential as far as RUclips, as well as addresses, so I know not to ask for these. I also don’t want to make my brother drive clear to New York for bulbs, since it would take away from his work time, and would be expensive with gas ⛽️. I’m currently and temporarily living with him, since I moved out of my apartment in Chandler, Arizona. The rent was too much. Do I need an ohmmeter to check the resistance of bulbs to determine the correct ☝️ one.
You need to measure the voltage at the light bulb terminals, not the resistance. Someone must have a multimeter nearby. Once you find that Google miniature limps or something like that. There must be someone how can identify the bulb you need. You can order them online. It shouldn't cost much.
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hehe... thanks again Uun 😀
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Primer? Crikey that's what I forgot on mine!
You'll be a honorary Aussie soon mate 🤠
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That was an interesting problem
Hi Rinnie, which one 😄 the main problem was with the tube sockets but my new rectifier tube not working was a worry 😃
@@DavidTipton101 The rectifier tube is the one I found to be interesting ! The fact that it worked one minute and then didn't! I wouldn't have thought that a tube would do that! It should just work, or not! I've seen the socket problem on a few other videos! Most of the time they just change the sockets! My dad had good some luck with re-tenting them using some electroplating method ! He done the hole socket !
Rather depressing when things go astray.
I like to think of it as challenging Michael 😄
You seem to be either sad or bored or ill?
An early video Phil, I was finding my feet 🙂
That radio has a Gremlin.
Hi pep1dog1, it sure did, hasn't missed a beat since though 😃
@@DavidTipton101 Great Job keep up the good work.
Being a ex car painter use the palm of your hand not your fingers as it leaves trenches when sanding.
Yeah OK michael. it's a bit hard on but I'll try 🙂
Nothing about Julian Assange in the mainstream Brit newspapers or BBC news, 17 Dec - 24hrs after you made the video.
Hi Alastair, this video is about 6 months old I think 🤔
@@DavidTipton101 Ooops!