Picked up a new project

[black2002ls]

Looks really good Russell, were you able to find the deft? If so how did you like it?

Yessir. It worked pretty well. I just got done sanding the top and giving it another coat. I need to pick up some more fine grit paper and a block. I plan to give the top one more coat, sand, and follow with another couple of coats hopefully the top will come out super smooth

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[Chili]

Do you have a router? If so I would just replace the top with a single board. If you are concerned about that, that is. Cool project though.

[black2002ls]

Do you have a router? If so I would just replace the top with a single board. If you are concerned about that, that is. Cool project though.

No, no router. Since I added another coat of stain on the back portion and cleared it, it doesn't bother me too much

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[black2002ls]

Sean, how should I take care of the inside? I am thinking clean it with some Murphy oil soap and then follow with tung or linseed oil?

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[01yz2nv]

Looking great man, cant wait to see it done!

[black2002ls]

Looking great man, cant wait to see it done!

Thanks. The grill cloth should be here early next week. I am on vacation next week so this should get finished up!

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[BMCSean]

Sean, how should I take care of the inside? I am thinking clean it with some Murphy oil soap and then follow with tung or linseed oil?

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That should be good, I haven't done a stereo unit like that so I don't know how it will affect the tone or sound quality. As long as it doesn't dry out I wouldn't be concerned.

[scootro]

my buddy has an old style cabinet record player like yours but bigger and longer! i think we are gonna try doing this! looks like it could be a fun project

[black2002ls]

That should be good, I haven't done a stereo unit like that so I don't know how it will affect the tone or sound quality. As long as it doesn't dry out I wouldn't be concerned.

I am thinking my best bet for components will be an open baffle set up. So the wood treatment shouldn't have too much affect on SQ.

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[black2002ls]

my buddy has an old style cabinet record player like yours but bigger and longer! i think we are gonna try doing this! looks like it could be a fun project

I have enjoyed this quite a bit. There are some extruded plastic looking wheels for the dremel that I picked up. Set it on a low speed and it made things much easier on the contours. For the large flat surfaces I used a handheld black and decker random orbital sander and some 220 or finer paper.

I am in ot for about 60-$75 in materials and haven't started on the electronics. I bought a big can of stain and realized I could have gotten away with a smaller one.

Wood conditioner
Stain
Clear
Brushes
Misc sand paper
Tack cloth
Cheese cloth

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[black2002ls]

I finally got around to making a frame for the grill cloth. I cut it from 1/8" MDF using the old frame as a guide.



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[crapstang]

That's really cool. I wish I had the patience to work on something like that :/

[black2002ls]

Thanks. Still a long way to go to get it functional. I need to get with Bernie (mosfet) and see if he can help me locate some connectors

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[black2002ls]

I thought I would dig this up. I scored an old magnavox phonograph today for $15. Drug it home to find out that it works! Well, the turntable doesn't spin, but it will produce sound when it is turned manually. The cabinet is a little rough. My plan, since the amp works, is to hopefully harvest the internals and adapt them to my restoration. Ditch the turntable and add a 1/8 input for mp3 playback.

[black2002ls]

If anyone can help out on changing the input, that would be great!