Hey glasslinger, I tried that scrape method you demonstrated on the Crossly video and I tried that on a Zenith 9S244 and it worked great! Thanks, and God bless.
Another good vid. In terms of replacing the asbestos, I've used plumbers heatproof soldering mats as suitable replacements. They work great in protecting the wood from heat damage.
Me encanta los radios antiguos, y tu haces un trabajo impecable al restaurarlos, hace poco me encontre con un televisor de 1973 pero le quitaron varios componentes y no pude restaurarlo aunque lo tengo bien guardado por si consigo los componentes necesarios para restaurarlo.
I had a good go at point to point wiring back in the days of valves and over the last 3 years with nasty little things wiv legs and flimsy tracks of copper on some sort of plastic. The old way was so much easier to find a mistake and much more fun. In the good old days 'magic smoke' meant something - like open the window. There is no doubt that watching you wield a REAL soldering iron, laugh at the very few mistakes you make, your wonderful knowledge and being told and see what bit does what makes this channel special - and you.
Again nice work Ron I have several 60s and 70s jukebox’s but I’m not capable of restoring the amplifiers, any chance you may one day show us how it’s done ....... here’s hoping 🤞 Matt from the UK .
I like your videos, but I feel that you seem to "cut" too many corners in your haste to finish. Part of the enjoyment of restoring these old sets is taking the time to clean out areas such as: tuning cap and tube pin holes. I even lightly buff the corrosion off of my tube pins and grid caps....
Each person has their level of restoration they like. I am satisfied with a bit of 70 year old dirt here and there. The Atwater Kent breadboard restore coming up soon I did a lot more buffing and polishing.
I would like to do some type of electrical work on radios,or tvs,,,i have depression and anxiety and thought it may help I find this facinating!! .Do you ever do a video for beginners? Something like putting together a simple radio,or a something about capacitors,transistors,and how to tell when a componant is gone with a simple tester..etc? Thanks for your vids!!
I have not done a video like that because there are so many other video already on youtube of that nature. "Mr. Carlson's lab" is a good channel to watch. He goes into sickening detail on how stuff is tested and how it works.
@@michaelsimpson5417 I doubt running a sand blaster and soda blaster and a paint/finishing booth on a card table in my kitchen is a good idea. Also I have a collection of old tube volt meters, scopes, frequency generators, and a tube tester (all Heathkit) which needs their own workbench. Oh, and I started building my shop today. Framed some walls until I had a heat stroke which forced me to stop.
@@michaelsimpson5417 But yeah, I really do need to address my issue with procrastination. I finally took the clean dishes out of my dishwasher. They were washed in the 1st week of June and were sitting in there since
@@jburr36 Haha, no you do that stuff outside. If it's a plastic or Bakelite radio all you need in some cases is some polish and a rag. Get it? "In some cases."
@@michaelsimpson5417 I'm doing a full restore. I'm stripping the wood and the Crosley needs some repair as the lamination separated. I'm building a workbench to rebuild the electronics and recone the speaker. I'm building an area to do glass work as well. I'm not doing this in my house. I'm building a shop with plenty of ventilation because I want to do it right. Besides the radios are not the only thing I am going to restore. A dedicated shop is what I want.
Hey Ron, let me propose something: when coating the speaker cone with rubber zement, just stick a piece of tape on the backside of the crack. This way it should line up the crack. Should look and perform much better than with the quick and dirty method you show here. I also have to say that i'm no big fan of sandblasting a chassis that has the speaker etc. mounted. Of course, it is fast. But you'll never reach all the small spots and corners with sand and lacquer. I found that cleaning the chassis (using compressed air and hand disinfectant solution) and appliying a very slight coat of oil afterwards does enough to keep a chassis from corroding. Are these old American chassis zinc galvanized? Mine are all German models from the mid to end 50s, maybe there's a difference.
I have never had any problem simply painting the glue onto the cone. Even with fairly badly damaged cones where I had to piece it together. For sandblasting, you can lightly blast if you only want to remove surface grime or really let it have it if you want to remove heavy rust. Oil on the chassis will collect dirt and dust in a few years making it a sludgy mess.
I recently needed to coat a brittle speaker cone in an old admiral. I didn't have any rubber cement but had some liquid electrical tape. I thinned some down with acetone and WOW it worked great. So I guess that is a similar method to what glasslinger does. thanks for the great videos.
Hi Dear Sir, Your restoration job of old radios is a amazing job and no words about it to describe. Dear sir I need some suggestions and guidance from your side regarding restoration of my old BUSH EMS 83M, AC/DC Radio. I did not find replacement detail for the valve UCL 82, it is possible to suggest the replacement tube for UCL 82. BHARATH FROM INDIA. THANK YOU
Totally agree with you about the asbestos. But it was there for a reason; if the radio was on for long periods, the wood would eventually get damaged. Since asbestos is pretty hard to come by these days (maybe you could get it where they sell that nasty lead solder), what could be used in place of it?
Hi there great video and you are very watchable and funny too. I noticed you used contact cement to paint the speaker. Do you think that might be useful to paint old kodak folding camera bellows? To seal in light leaks? Sorry for the odd question. Keep up the great videos. Thanks.
Hi Ron, I enjoy your videos and also agree with everybody here that you are a master at your craft. I don't know how to repair old radios, but I have an old cathedral battery run farm radio from the early 30s that needs to be repaired, and was wondering if you would take on the project to fix it for me. I would pay you for your services. I had this guy look at it and he did get it to turn on and get a signal, but it's unreliable to get him to help me again. Could you help me?
Glasslinger oi Boa noite! olha o Radio zenith ficou joia!! gostei de ver, ah glasslinger adorei ver também a carinha do gatinho 🐱 olhando na câmera eh eh eh adoro seus vídeos meu amigo abraços
I must have missed this one when you posted it... great video as always, and such a beautiful kitty... my cat was mesmerized when yours hopped up and looked into the camera. And my sentiments are the very same as yours on asbestos, and its toxicity compared to some philosophies... my sentiments exactly! Best wishes always!
6:07 ACE Hardware Stores carry small soldering irons with temps of 900F! 1:50 "The asbestos will not do you as much as damage as the Democrats will" - - Glasslinger, who would've thought you a Conservative :-)
Always loved your videos! Now more so with your comparison with asbestos and a certain political party. So true!!! Nothing better than starting off a Monday morning with a good laugh. Thanks!!
@paul austin : Now do you want to have a nice interaction or are you going to be an immature name caller. Democraps? What is wrong with you people are you still 10 years old? For the most part in most peoples eyes Democraps are more accepting and mature. By the way It is not you against me or Republican vs Democrats. If this country fails we all fail. So grew up and be an Americans.
I am a staunch Republican. I watch all the videos that get posted on this channel, I find Ron's choice of attire a bit strange, but honestly I wouldn't care if he worked naked with a red clown nose and pancake makeup. The point is the message, not the messenger. Now what???
It seems like you're the one with hurt feelings Paul. We're just trying to have a discussion here. Name calling isn't helpful, nor does it reflect well on the caller.
First, check the speaker field coil and the audio transformer with an ohmmeter. Burned out and you will have to find replacements. If OK, then replace the line cord putting a 3/4 amp fuse in series. Replace the capacitors. (all of them) Try the radio. Probably will work. If not, email me.
@@glasslinger Thanks Ron for answering. In your previous video I told you that the radio works but only receives local AM stations. is very modified and the previous owner even changed the IF cans. I will attached the comment I made in your previous video. Thanks! "Hi Ron. I have been following your channel for many years and have been gathering courage to try to restore a radio. I do not know the year of manufacture and the model. I know that it is a series string filament set and that it has the following vacuum tubes. 2 x 43, 1 x 36, 1 x 6b7, 1 x 6sa7 and one that is unable to identify but only the filament is connected. Could you help me try to improve this radio? since it is very modified and when it is just on it has good reception in a small portion of the dial after when it works a few minutes the sensitivity low it only tunes to the nearest stations. IF cans are from another radio since they are very small and I can see that they were replaced. Thanks Ron!"
I love the comment that you made about the asbestos not being anywhere as near as bad as the Democrats you tell him glass Slinger they want us to be communist what is going on I voted for Trump and I'll be there again in 2020
When we were kids playing in building basements we use the asbestos pipe coverings as swords and battle each other. You could see the dust as the sun came through the windows nobody died we’re all still here we got some paper cuts though😱
The dress is phucking awesome. My girlfriend loves watching the videos with me only because of the clothing choice. I'm happy Ron is making more videos lately.
@Creamapera not at all, i very much enjoy the videos and the no nonsense presentation. I also very much dislike american politics and your type of individual that seeks to label others when you don't even know them. So sad.
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From shabby to shiny ! Ron knows his stuff. Pleasure to watch him work. His cat obviously agrees!
Thanks for more content, don't feel pressured to deliver more when we proclaim "Yay, a new video from you". We are just glad to see you again
I loved what you said about Demon-crats.
You're spoiling us with all these video uploads! Another great radio!
Hey glasslinger, I tried that scrape method you demonstrated on the Crossly video and I tried that on a Zenith 9S244 and it worked great! Thanks, and God bless.
WOW 2 videos in one day,, Love your work keep up great work,, nice kitty
Another good vid. In terms of replacing the asbestos, I've used plumbers heatproof soldering mats as suitable replacements. They work great in protecting the wood from heat damage.
Nice to see you back, and with a vengeance!
Me encanta los radios antiguos, y tu haces un trabajo impecable al restaurarlos, hace poco me encontre con un televisor de 1973 pero le quitaron varios componentes y no pude restaurarlo aunque lo tengo bien guardado por si consigo los componentes necesarios para restaurarlo.
4:56 i love cats :-)
Pure io
Top repairing Ron. That's a lovely radio.
I had a good go at point to point wiring back in the days of valves and over the last 3 years with nasty little things wiv legs and flimsy tracks of copper on some sort of plastic. The old way was so much easier to find a mistake and much more fun. In the good old days 'magic smoke' meant something - like open the window. There is no doubt that watching you wield a REAL soldering iron, laugh at the very few mistakes you make, your wonderful knowledge and being told and see what bit does what makes this channel special - and you.
Thanks for the video I love old radios.
Great job as usual. Nice little deco set.
two in one day great stuff
2 videos in two days! It's Christmas...
Ron laquering a cabinet is like me power-washing the car!
Nice job as always and you give me inspiration to go on resoring myself as so many just throw away well done!
Really great to get all these new videos from you. Love them here in the UK.
You will win any competition in speed restoring old radios
Another great job, thanks a lot!
Another Excellent job.. I get a lot of enjoyment watching your videos.. thank you..
Very nice upload today on this restoration, you are a genius thanks for the interesting and entertaining content. ✌peace
Thank you for your wonderful videos. Dee, London.
Thanks Ron! You made my day, again. I love your videos. Please keep them coming.
I really enjoy your videos.
Again nice work Ron I have several 60s and 70s jukebox’s but I’m not capable of restoring the amplifiers, any chance you may one day show us how it’s done ....... here’s hoping 🤞
Matt from the UK .
Sir, you must do your job very well; because you have a real SUPERVISOR!
Classic,interesting,I am fun old radio.thank's for this video
Spoken like a Texan!
Extra thumbs up for the Democrat comment :-)
I just procured a 1930s radio, wish I could bring it to you to restore
you have been busy! another masterpeice completed with ease. than you
Another fantastic video! :D
Very nice. 👍😃
Thanks for the great video. I learn a lot from you. Love the kitty shots!!! :-)
I like your videos, but I feel that you seem to "cut" too many corners in your haste to finish. Part of the enjoyment of restoring these old sets is taking the time to clean out areas such as: tuning cap and tube pin holes. I even lightly buff the corrosion off of my tube pins and grid caps....
Each person has their level of restoration they like. I am satisfied with a bit of 70 year old dirt here and there. The Atwater Kent breadboard restore coming up soon I did a lot more buffing and polishing.
What a piece.
Love your cat !❤
did I miss the chassis repair step? just heard the motorboating and that was it.
itsjustme Same here!
I would love to see you tackle on of those old Philco sets with the potted capacitors.
Wow. Nice job!
I wish I could find that here for $20😅 I get the whole asbestos thing, sure it a cause problems, but people used to make clothes with that stuff in 😂
You've shown your political understanding! Good for you!
i like that line cord .
amazing job !
I would like to do some type of electrical work on radios,or tvs,,,i have depression and anxiety and thought it may help I find this facinating!! .Do you ever do a video for beginners? Something like putting together a simple radio,or a something about capacitors,transistors,and how to tell when a componant is gone with a simple tester..etc? Thanks for your vids!!
I have not done a video like that because there are so many other video already on youtube of that nature. "Mr. Carlson's lab" is a good channel to watch. He goes into sickening detail on how stuff is tested and how it works.
The cats fur seems to be in good condition. Seems he/she is well and treated good by you ... :-)
That cat, so lovely! 😍😍
Cheshire cat? He vanishes in a blink. Lol
"I Dream of Jeannie."
I'm disappointed that you didn't do more trouble shooting on this set. It has a dirty pot at the minimum.
I've got a 1930s Crosley and Atwater Kent model 84 to restore. Need to stop procrastinating and build my shop first
You don't need a shop. I restore radios on a card table in the kitchen. Saying you need to build a shop first is just more procrastination.
@@michaelsimpson5417 I doubt running a sand blaster and soda blaster and a paint/finishing booth on a card table in my kitchen is a good idea. Also I have a collection of old tube volt meters, scopes, frequency generators, and a tube tester (all Heathkit) which needs their own workbench.
Oh, and I started building my shop today. Framed some walls until I had a heat stroke which forced me to stop.
@@michaelsimpson5417 But yeah, I really do need to address my issue with procrastination. I finally took the clean dishes out of my dishwasher. They were washed in the 1st week of June and were sitting in there since
@@jburr36 Haha, no you do that stuff outside. If it's a plastic or Bakelite radio all you need in some cases is some polish and a rag. Get it? "In some cases."
@@michaelsimpson5417 I'm doing a full restore. I'm stripping the wood and the Crosley needs some repair as the lamination separated. I'm building a workbench to rebuild the electronics and recone the speaker.
I'm building an area to do glass work as well. I'm not doing this in my house. I'm building a shop with plenty of ventilation because I want to do it right.
Besides the radios are not the only thing I am going to restore. A dedicated shop is what I want.
Thanks you for sharing.
This is a ZENITH SUPER EIGHT FLOOR MODEL
My ZENITH RADIO OVER 80 years old called a ZENITH SUPER RADIO
Love your kitty 😸
Hey Ron, let me propose something: when coating the speaker cone with rubber zement, just stick a piece of tape on the backside of the crack. This way it should line up the crack. Should look and perform much better than with the quick and dirty method you show here.
I also have to say that i'm no big fan of sandblasting a chassis that has the speaker etc. mounted. Of course, it is fast. But you'll never reach all the small spots and corners with sand and lacquer. I found that cleaning the chassis (using compressed air and hand disinfectant solution) and appliying a very slight coat of oil afterwards does enough to keep a chassis from corroding. Are these old American chassis zinc galvanized? Mine are all German models from the mid to end 50s, maybe there's a difference.
I have never had any problem simply painting the glue onto the cone. Even with fairly badly damaged cones where I had to piece it together. For sandblasting, you can lightly blast if you only want to remove surface grime or really let it have it if you want to remove heavy rust. Oil on the chassis will collect dirt and dust in a few years making it a sludgy mess.
I recently needed to coat a brittle speaker cone in an old admiral. I didn't have any rubber cement but had some liquid electrical tape. I thinned some down with acetone and WOW it worked great. So I guess that is a similar method to what glasslinger does. thanks for the great videos.
Thank you Ron Great Work. 73 KI7DYM
Hi Dear Sir,
Your restoration job of old radios is a amazing job and no words about it to describe.
Dear sir I need some suggestions and guidance from your side regarding restoration of my old BUSH EMS 83M, AC/DC Radio. I did not find replacement detail for the valve UCL 82, it is possible to suggest the replacement tube for UCL 82. BHARATH FROM INDIA.
THANK YOU
Totally agree with you about the asbestos. But it was there for a reason; if the radio was on for long periods, the wood would eventually get damaged. Since asbestos is pretty hard to come by these days (maybe you could get it where they sell that nasty lead solder), what could be used in place of it?
Asbestos was overkill in the radio. You could probably get away easily with rock wool or fiber glass (yep. same stuff in house insulation).
I really enjoy watching your videos. Are you a radio repair man by trade ?
No, just a hobby.
you have some nice vintage Lucie ball dresses
Lucy liked pretty dresses. She was always dressed beautifully!
Hi there great video and you are very watchable and funny too. I noticed you used contact cement to paint the speaker. Do you think that might be useful to paint old kodak folding camera bellows? To seal in light leaks? Sorry for the odd question. Keep up the great videos. Thanks.
Try brushing liquid electrical tape on it with a tiny disposable brush and let dry. It stays flexible!.
Hi Ron, I enjoy your videos and also agree with everybody here that you are a master at your craft. I don't know how to repair old radios, but I have an old cathedral battery run farm radio from the early 30s that needs to be repaired, and was wondering if you would take on the project to fix it for me. I would pay you for your services. I had this guy look at it and he did get it to turn on and get a signal, but it's unreliable to get him to help me again. Could you help me?
Did laugh at your dig at the Democrats Ron.
Nice!
Is that the Vintage style line cord that you can get from RadioDaze?
I buy 100 foot spools from Sundial wire co. It is lower cost.
The cat says your spending to much time on those radios.............
That asbestos and democrats quip made me choke on my water trying to fight a laugh. Too funny.
OK :-) 4:3 ... i like your video :-)
Glasslinger oi Boa noite! olha o Radio zenith ficou joia!! gostei de ver, ah glasslinger adorei ver também a carinha do gatinho 🐱 olhando na câmera eh eh eh adoro seus vídeos meu amigo abraços
Hello, do you ever sell your repaired radios? I really like your table top models.
I must have missed this one when you posted it... great video as always, and such a beautiful kitty... my cat was mesmerized when yours hopped up and looked into the camera. And my sentiments are the very same as yours on asbestos, and its toxicity compared to some philosophies... my sentiments exactly! Best wishes always!
Is this a repair marathon?:)
6:07 ACE Hardware Stores carry small soldering irons with temps of 900F!
1:50 "The asbestos will not do you as much as damage as the Democrats will" - - Glasslinger, who would've thought you a Conservative :-)
Don't have to be con to hate on Dems.
@@F40PH-2CAT Just stupid.
Always loved your videos! Now more so with your comparison with asbestos and a certain political party. So true!!! Nothing better than starting off a Monday morning with a good laugh. Thanks!!
There's one major party accepting of a dude in a dress and you just threw them under the bus.
my feelings exactly. Why don't people get that?
@paul austin : Now do you want to have a nice interaction or are you going to be an immature name caller. Democraps? What is wrong with you people are you still 10 years old? For the most part in most peoples eyes Democraps are more accepting and mature. By the way It is not you against me or Republican vs Democrats. If this country fails we all fail. So grew up and be an Americans.
I am a staunch Republican. I watch all the videos that get posted on this channel, I find Ron's choice of attire a bit strange, but honestly I wouldn't care if he worked naked with a red clown nose and pancake makeup. The point is the message, not the messenger. Now what???
It seems like you're the one with hurt feelings Paul. We're just trying to have a discussion here. Name calling isn't helpful, nor does it reflect well on the caller.
@@zzzdogutube because its not true.
Lovely Jubbly
i like you kitten inspector
Well done again ,enjoyed ,and hello kitty cat.
👍
SÜPER SÜPER SÜPERRRRRRR
Do you sell any of your radios?
Methylene chloride? Like those old bubble lamps?
Like Big Clive's bubble lamp, of a year or so ago, yes. I have the methylene chloride, I just don't have the glass tubing yet :-)
Hi Ron. can you help me repair a cathedral radio
First, check the speaker field coil and the audio transformer with an ohmmeter. Burned out and you will have to find replacements. If OK, then replace the line cord putting a 3/4 amp fuse in series. Replace the capacitors. (all of them) Try the radio. Probably will work. If not, email me.
@@glasslinger Thanks Ron for answering. In your previous video I told you that the radio works but only receives local AM stations. is very modified and the previous owner even changed the IF cans. I will attached the comment I made in your previous video. Thanks!
"Hi Ron. I have been following your channel for many years and have been gathering courage to try to restore a radio. I do not know the year of manufacture and the model. I know that it is a series string filament set and that it has the following vacuum tubes. 2 x 43, 1 x 36, 1 x 6b7, 1 x 6sa7 and one that is unable to identify but only the filament is connected. Could you help me try to improve this radio? since it is very modified and when it is just on it has good reception in a small portion of the dial after when it works a few minutes the sensitivity low it only tunes to the nearest stations. IF cans are from another radio since they are very small and I can see that they were replaced. Thanks Ron!"
What are you wearing???
I wear a Tutu.
@@zzzdogutube OK Just curious, why?
I like it. Feels good and makes people laugh. Good entertainment . Who cares.
@@zzzdogutube True, God bless you. Great videos BTW
Wtf
if i had a dollar for all that sloppy work i seen in antique radios that someone else had worked on i would be rich
great radio though my fav is my 1934 philco model 66b
I love the comment that you made about the asbestos not being anywhere as near as bad as the Democrats you tell him glass Slinger they want us to be communist what is going on I voted for Trump and I'll be there again in 2020
Asbestos and Democrats
She is still beautiful rich solid wood BEAUTIFUL
CARVED WOOD LEGS
AND DOUBLE DOIR
Meant to say DOUBLE DOORS
When we were kids playing in building basements we use the asbestos pipe coverings as swords and battle each other. You could see the dust as the sun came through the windows nobody died we’re all still here we got some paper cuts though😱
lovey cat
Your cat looks as great as your table radio, how old are you ? I think you too belong to 1930
Hahahah, loved the democrats comment.
As did I. I had to go replay that section just to see if I heard that right ROTFLMAO!
Love the comment about the asbestos not doing as much damage as the democrats will.
👍👍👍🌹🌹🌹woomen👍 haloo russia
I'm a republican and voted for Trump and watching this video wearing a dress also. Quit being judgemental.
The dress is phucking awesome. My girlfriend loves watching the videos with me only because of the clothing choice. I'm happy Ron is making more videos lately.
I love it too. Makes my day.
Wait, he's wearing a dress? Didn't notice. Didn't care!
I like that 😂😆the Democrats are more dangerous than asbestos or radium🤔🤥
Ha ha I think you meant to say the Republicans. That would be a true statement.
Democrats are stupid, Republicans are mean! I'm unaffiliated!
@Jim X so I gather you are mean?
You should drink DDT, your party is STILL trying to bring that poison back. Dumbass republiCONs.
the politics are making me reach for the unsubscribe button. leave em out and you will keep more of your audience.
@paul austin perhaps you should.
LOL, "the politics" -- both the Dems and Repubs deserve a poke in the eye, just enjoy Ron's quips already.
Get over yourself.
what has politics to do with radios or asbestos for that matter? so sad
spotted the salty democrat
@@ItsPyrus : As another salty Dem, I LOL'd at Ron's crack :-)
@Creamapera not at all, i very much enjoy the videos and the no nonsense presentation. I also very much dislike american politics and your type of individual that seeks to label others when you don't even know them. So sad.
Because the marterials needed to build this durable technology have been outlawed by the Liberals and their Nanny State over the last five decades
@@robertmcalpin2304salty Democrat afraid to admit he's salty 🙄