1940s STC 548 Timber Tube Radio Restoration Part 1

The timber case is warped and cracked and the inside is a mess. I will have to give this a lot of attention to get it looking like it did 70 years ago. Will this one be too much for me?
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[@edwaley3027]

It's nice to see these old guys brought back to life. They dont make radios like they used to. Very professional restoration.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Ed 😃

[@cogitoergosumsc5717]

With all that is going on in the world today, with the wildfires in Siberia, Greece and the western United States, Delta variant, particularly in Latin America, things in Afghanistan, the former U.S. president's endless battles, I get down and frustrated sometimes. But I can always tune in to Dave's Radio Adventures for a bit of relief and consolation. I appreciate what you do and how much it helps me.

[@DavidTipton101]

It can be good to get away from it for an hour or so, well at least till the next news report. Thanks CogitoErgoSum SC, i appreciate your support 👍🙂

[@johnlake6321]

Good on you David. I like your methods and comments. Almost as if we're your mates in the same room.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks John 👍🙂

[@Randall-Mann]

Fantastic work David. I don't think most people appreciate the aesthetic value of the interior work as they are only concerned that the unit works. It's very nice to see you clean up the chassis and make the interior look as good as the unit will sound when you are finished.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi TheGrouchyGuy, thank you. Opinions differ but I do like to return it to as new if it has no real value as is the case here 🙂

[@Rene_Voortwist]

Somehow your videos are really relaxing. Too bad you're cruise was canceled but it gives us some very enjoyable time seeing you resurrecting this beauty. I'm glad you decided to paint the chassis. Look much better this way. Can't wait for part two.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Rene. Cancelling the trip was a tough decision but then the cruise line cancelled the cruise as well, so we are not left wondering. I was hoping not to paint it but it was too far gone, it looks good now. Part two is underway 🙂

[@rubusroo68]

Glad I found your channel. I never get bored of this stuff thank you

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Rubus Roo 😃

[@Mr_Mooo]

Slowly going through episodes I missed as I have time. It is interesting to see radios that have been repaired at other times in their lives. Looking forward to seeing this one complete!

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Trogdor, Most radios would have been repaired at some time, it's unusual to see one that hasn't. Hopefully any repairs were carried out properly 😀

[@984francis]

I have done many Tektronix scope refurbs. I had a 316 that looked as though it saw service in a burger joint. When they are filthy like that, I remove the transformers and wash the whole thing using Simple Green and distilled water. This one had several cardboard shrouded caps so the light bulb (dimbulb) went off and I though hmmm, I'll protect then using condoms. Well, after several hours drying in my oven at the lowest setting, I found I had permanent additional protection on those caps😬😬Live and learn!

[@DavidTipton101]

Ha ha... I laughed twice because I thought you meant you washed the transformer in Simple Green, and laughed again at your condom story 😄 As you say, live and learn 😃

[@Townshend82]

Hey David, watching your channel from Italy. I'm a young(ish) newbie just venturing into the beautiful world of radio restoration. Don't know much about electronics but i'm eager to learn. I just acquired two old tube radios for cheap and I want to restore them. Your channel is a true inspiration. Keep up the good work!

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi luigi, thank you. I hope you enjoy restoring your radios and carry on the hobby, good luck and all the best 👍😃

[@demus8757]

As always it is great seeing you work on these old radios. It's obvious you know much about them, you know about electronics, about woodworking, 3D printing, you have tools for about everything you need, plus you really want to give these old radios a second life. Great videos. Thank you so much.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks De Mus and thanks for watching 😀

[@RoughJustice2k18]

As the late Richie Benaud would say "a marvellous effort that" - you tackling a beat-up radio to give it a second life. Truly amazing - you seem to have more patience than some folks when it comes to repairing/restoring vintage electronics and not giving up so quickly. This is truly a treat to watch and an excellent guide. Cheers to you (looking forward to the next installment).

[@DavidTipton101]

We all miss Richie RoughJustice 2k18. Thanks for your comment, part 2 is in progress 😃

[@RoughJustice2k18]

@@DavidTipton101 I used to watch NINE's cricket when Richie was commentating along with the late Tony Grieg and Max Walker. It made one-day and test matches enjoyable to see (either via a delayed telecast on TV or in real-time if you could get to the ground) and _The 12th Man_ comedy albums were a delight to listen to as well. Richie (in my view) will never to be forgotten. R.I.P. As for the radio, this is a W-I-P and looks to be a fun project at the same time. :D

[@DavidTipton101]

@@RoughJustice2k18 marvellous

[@nor4277]

You do very nice repairs ,I only been repairing tube radios for a little over two years ,still leaning ,but have had pretty good results because of videos like your thanks.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Ron, thank you that's nice to hear. I have only been doing this for a little over two years too 🙂

[@JacGoudsmit]

Your patience, perseverance, and commitment to restore this radio and show us every little step are amazing. It must have even taken significant time to find the right camera angles every time and edit the video! Bravo! Looking forward to part 2.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Jac, thanks. It can takes minutes to set up to remove a screw sometimes, still I enjoy it. Part 2 is underway 😃

[@chrismielke219]

lovely!! just goes to show how just a little work can bring a radio back from the dead!

[@DavidTipton101]

Haha... it was only a few minutes work 🤣 Thanks Chris.

[@packer38]

Great job. You certainly have a lot more patience than I, and your work is first rate. Congrats.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi packer38, thank you. I lack patience in other areas to make up for it 😄

[@DaveJeffery]

I'm really glad that we get to see another of your more major restorations - they are so good for reducing my blood pressure I think your videos ought to be available on prescription!

[@DavidTipton101]

Take two videos before retiring, ha-ha... thanks Dave 😃

[@jonka1]

You said it for me! Watching David's videos reduces my blood pressure too.

[@RoughJustice2k18]

@@DavidTipton101 Watching uncle Dave fixing something could be ideal great relaxation therapy as well; better than Tony Robbins.

[@marjorielee6162]

The three episodes of the STC restoration are really just awesome! David, your attention to detail is amazing and given me encouragement. Well done!

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Marjorie 😃

[@mackfisher4487]

Dave, I like how you refurbish and rebuild and try to maintain the original design of the set you’re working on. The little things like the brass double work sure you made foreground connections. In another episode you took a toggle switch part to clean it and successfully put it back together again. You explain to us your choice of chemicals for cleaning & rust removal, tricks on repainting chassis and working on the cabinets all good information. Plus as a yank your adding to my Australian vocabulary timber = wood THANKS

[@DavidTipton101]

Ha-ha thanks Mack, great comment and thanks for the feedback. My father in law was a carpenter and he went to great pains to tell me that trees are made of wood and wood is used to make timber, I guess he got through to me. What is referred to in America as a flashlight is called a torch over here, American friends thought we were carrying around flaming sticks! Cheers Mack 😃

[@jimgiordano8218]

Looking good. I like your use of assembling parts on a pillow to prevent bending and tweeking of the parts.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Jim, it also prevents damage to the parts coating if they have been painted. I use old seat cushions 🙂

[@PiperAmadeus]

I love your restoration videos. You talk about the thing you work on and you also explain what you do and what it does. Seriously, thank you from Sweden :D

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Piper, thank you. it's my pleasure 😃

[@greggsvintageworkshop8974]

David as always, you do such beautiful work. The chassis restoration cosmetically turned out beautiful. This is a gorgeous old radio and will look dynamite when it is completed. I love the styling on it. Even the grill cloth looked good. It sounds great too, even before you do any work to it! Looking forward to the next part.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi GVW, thank you, it should look good when done I hope. The grill cloth is a problem, hard to get anything here to replace it, the cloth in it is in poor shape. I hope I can find a replacement, cheers! 😃

[@user-nd3lx1zg9t]

@@DavidTipton101 you've inspired me to get back into building projected and one will be a small tube (valve) guitar amplifier. In my research I've found various companies that can supply a myriad of grill cloth. One company in particular, Mojotone, seems to have many different types of cloth at reasonable prices. Maybe you have someone similar in your neck of the woods?

[@DavidTipton101]

@@user-nd3lx1zg9t That's great to hear, good luck with your amp Tim. Sadly it is too expensive to source cloth from the US. I just did a dummy run on a piece of cloth from Mojotone, the cloth was $18 and shipping was $40, so $58USD. That's over $89AUD. I guess if I bought lots of cloth the shipping may not go up so much.

[@user-nd3lx1zg9t]

​@@DavidTipton101 Oh my! Surely there must be an Australian equivalent of Mojotone. I'm sure you're actually closer to the source than I. There is no longer an American textile industry. Everything has been farmed out in the last 30-40 years to Asia.

[@user-nd3lx1zg9t]

This also perturbs me a bit. I've received a damn phone from Shenzhen into my hands in 30 hours in Miami for free. A US $40 shipping charge is just insane and upsetting. I could ship a small person to Australia for $40 US!

[@kennethgibbons2487]

Great to see you working on another radio David - sorry about the cruise but at least I get to see another episode in your repairs. Certainly looks a million dollars when you had finished cleaning and painting up the chassis. There is a proprietary rust killer on the market that I use (in a spray can) used to use it on the bikes and still use it for small projects like gate hinges - same process rust goes black - but no doubt you know about it anyway. Loved the way i could see all the parts, washers screws etc laid out ready as you re-assembled - so organized! Looking forward to the next episodes with this radio.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Kenneth, thank you. The cruise was a let down, there will be others. My wife is looking now 🙂 I have seen rust killer in a can but haven't tried it. I always lay out the parts and group them, it's the only way, I still ended up with a spare washer though 🤦‍♂️😃

[@mustafaalaoglu6671]

If you do your hobbies like this, your meticulousness in your main profession is interesting. If you say you're an amateur, you're the master of this. I'm watching with admiration.Greetings from turkey. I pay my respects to the master. not turkey TURKEY;)

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Mustafa from Turkey 🙂 I'm retired now but was in the aviation industry. I am an a radio amatur and learn as I go from each radio, I enjoy learning. Thanks Mustafa 👍😃

[@PaulinesPastimes]

Looking good so far. My entire childhood up to was spent watching a 17" STC b&w TV. A box on pointy legs. A very reliable thing. Cheers.

[@DavidTipton101]

Can you imagine watching a 17" screen now Pauline? Our main TV is 85", but we used to do it 🙂

[@PaulinesPastimes]

Yes, I know. All those 'Sunday Night at the Movies' in black and white. It's all relative to the situation isn't it. Happy memories but glad we have colour and LEDs now :-). Cheers.

[@Gilly14]

I truly love watching your vids and although I've mentioned this to you more than once I fill like it is'nt enough. Your attention to detail and calm demeanor is hands down beyond an absolute pleasure to witness Mate.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Gilbert, I am very pleased you enjoy what I do, cheers 👍😃

[@docfoot316]

Hi David ,Another fine example of your outstanding great talent in this radio restoration ,enjoyed with delite and well done again .

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Doc, it is my pleasure. Thank you 😃

[@gordonwelcher9598]

Your painted chassis looks great,it is just the right colour.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Gordon 🙂

[@tegwyn7]

Great attention to detail,love your work and look forward to the next part!

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi tegwyn7, thanks. I'm working on the next one now 😃

[@RoughJustice2k18]

@@DavidTipton101 The last STC radio you restored was shown in a 5 part video which included a speaker fix (A5130 I believe was the model). Goes to prove how much TLC is really needed when bringing these vintage beauties back to life.

[@DavidTipton101]

@@RoughJustice2k18 They were early days RJ, I have tightened the editing down to make them shorter, I think that STC was my first effort.

[@RoughJustice2k18]

@@DavidTipton101 A marvellous effort (quoting Richie Benaud again) but it's true - and an amazing restoration of that radio :) Sometimes the first attempt is often the best (in my experience).

[@leyland9999]

Great channel! Good to see this old radio finally got a good home. By the way, that casting with the cracks probably is made of some sort of alloy. Like old Dinky Toys and model trains from that era, so called “zinc pest” can seriously cause cracks and ultimately the metal falls apart completely. Nothing can be done about it other than replacing the parts if needed. Greetings from Hekelingen, Holland, bye, Willem.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Willem from Hekelingen in Holland. It's called pot metal here as as all the scraps were put in a pot and melted down. This one is still pretty solid so will last a while longer and it wouldn't be hard to make a replacement from mild steel if needed 😃

[@catey62]

I nearly bought one of these myself last year, in very nice working condition. wish I had now. look forward to seeing you'rs finished and all back together again, beautiful work so far.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi catey62. Mine is post war it turns out, I wasn't sure initially. Pity you didn't get the one you saw though 🙄🙂

[@LVR1957]

As usual ....phenomenal work. You are a mater- craftsman. Can't wait for part 2.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you so much Comforter Spirit 😃

[@DerekHerbst747]

You nailed it. The potentiometer on the cathode is to manually reduce the front end gain if you have a station nearby. Those old radios had no AGC. Lovely radio. I really like the vertical tuning dial.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Derek, thanks. It seemed a logical reason, thanks for your confirmation. Gear Up! 😃

[@DerekHerbst747]

@@DavidTipton101 I have a few great projects coming up. I'm buying up some old German test equipment for restoration and subsequent use in my workshop. I'll post them on my channel.

[@DavidTipton101]

@@DerekHerbst747 Great, thanks Derek

[@paulbennell3313]

That's going to be an absolute beauty! I think it was the right decision to refinish the chassis.

[@DavidTipton101]

I hope so Paul, It's getting the full treatment so why not 😃

[@skipwerk2251]

David. Your work is excellent! Sorry about having to cancel your cruise. My boss was on a cruise when the Corona virus broke out. He went to Belieze but nothing happened. Cant wait for the second video on this radio. All the best sir.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Skip, thank you. Your boss was pretty safe heading to Belize, that would be an interesting place to visit. Working on the next video as we speak 👍😃

[@paulbache3940]

looking forward to part 2 (or "and 3) looking good so far

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Paul, sadly it looks like a 3 parter. There is so much to do 😏😉

[@paulbache3940]

@@DavidTipton101 It may be a pain for you but I'm sure your regulars will enjoy, I know I will :-)

[@RoughJustice2k18]

@@DavidTipton101 It could even turn out to be a 4-part deal - especially if the speaker needs repair. I hope it doesn't.

[@DavidTipton101]

@@RoughJustice2k18 The speaker is OK but needs a bit of attention, I'll look at it tomorrow hopefully.

[@user-nd3lx1zg9t]

@@DavidTipton101 Personal, I prefer multipart video rather than one long one.

[@Joe-KN4IFI]

Great job so far David. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the STC-548 restoration. 73 Joe

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Joe, stay tuned 😃

[@abc-ni9uw]

Good job sir. Plz restore my grandfather's old 1963 Philips valve radio

[@DavidTipton101]

The 1963 model is a nice looking radio if I'm thinking of the right one 🙂

[@abc-ni9uw]

@@DavidTipton101 I'll get the model. I'm sure it has mullard outputs ?

[@greggaieck4808]

David Tipton what a cool 1940s tc 548 timber tube radio Receiver you owen

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Greg, thank you, it's a nice little radio. I gave it to a friend for them to enjoy 🙂

[@markarrington3869]

I see you really labored over what to do. Excellent work.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Mark, thank you 😃

[@GeorgeWMays]

Really like this radio. Can't wait to see how it turns out....

[@DavidTipton101]

It's a nice one George, I hope I can do it justice 😃

[@mrbyamile6973]

Excellent work David, I'm seeing improvements in you video skills and techniques. I like the picture in picture volt meter, great lighting and close ups of components. Also fun use of "going back in time" black and white film technique to show us what you had previously done with the "unknown" component 13:21. Thanks for your effort and hard work.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Brandon, it was easy to improve on the video as there was only one way to go after my first attempts 😄 The software is a big learning curve, I doubt I use 10% of it's capabilities. Cheers 😃

[@juanmiguelcarballo3200]

Excellent Teacher Good Video. I follow with great interest his magnificent tutorials. I congratulate him for his teachings although I do not master the language I understand him by observing what he does. My respect and admiration. Greetings from Cuba.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Juan 😃

[@mikejohansson6711]

Sweet! I love the older wooden radios more so than the plastic types. I just acquired a very nice Stromberg Carlson model 68, their first all wave 5 bands extreme build quality. Looks like your having fun. Speaking of the Corona virus, our local Mexican Restaurant waitress, told me she got a e-mail picture of a drunken Mexican whit several empty cases of Corona beer next to him, and the caption was "Mexican Corona virus victim." So since we can't drink Corona we have to drink Tecata or Dos XX.

[@DavidTipton101]

I like any radio that looks nice. The SC 68 is a 10 tube set, that should be fun to play with. I thought Corona beer was a cure! That's a lot of beer I've wasted 😃

[@fuzzwack1]

I could watch this all night long!

[@DavidTipton101]

Wow, that is stamina! Thanks Robert 👍😃

[@ethicalfarmer7424]

Excellent job David, and to think I just throw away all those fridge magnets - not anymore!

[@DavidTipton101]

Just keep checking your letterbox ethicalfarmer, there will be more 🙄🙂

[@lyntonprescott3412]

Wonderful job again David. Look forward to the next video. I have now officially opened my radio workshop and started on my Hallicrafters Sky Champion. To say that it has been hacked is an understatement but I will persevere and hopefully have some success I hope. Cheers Lynton

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Lynton, thank you. I trust you have the snow boots and heater on. Keep us up to date on your Hallicrafters progress. We have a shortwave station in Oz now (again), you may be able to pick it up. It's using the old Radio Australia frequency 😃

[@lyntonprescott3412]

David Tipton thanks for the reply. Yes the snow boots are out! Another SW station that is very interesting, but I will admit I have never heard signals from Aus either AM or amateur. The furthest I ever got was the Falklands, using the legal maximum. I would love to send you some pictures but don’t really know how to. Not sure if you use Facebook but you can find me on there for addresses and messenger etc. Take care Lynton

[@DavidTipton101]

@@lyntonprescott3412 You can send pictures to [e-mail]. The SW station is called Ozy Radio on 5045 kHz in the 60-meter band. Last week a gentleman said he could pick it up in Washington, I think it was Washington.

[@Spookieham]

I loved the fact as soon as powered it up, it was a bloody cruise advert😄

[@DavidTipton101]

Haha... wouldn't happen now 😄

[@MarkMcCluney]

I always feel that when a vintage radio starts up there really ought to be vintage radio programmes coming out...

[@DavidTipton101]

Ha-ha, you are thinking of a time machine Mark, I'll see what I can do 😃

[@DeadDrop6109]

This!

[@highpath4776]

@@DavidTipton101 Most things over 50/60 years old are out of (UK) Copyright , Indeed some legislation did not provide for copyright of radio broadcasts until 1958 I think. I have a number of off-air tapes from the mid 1960s , from various families, EVERY ONE has got Pick of The Pops and Petula Clark 'Romeo' on it. ALL have the DJ links paused out, but do have the news ( Kennedy Shot, Mafeking relieved etc), No ads - 208 luxembourg only accessible on winter nights after 8pm due to atmospheric interference in the uk in sunlght hours so no recording of them

[@DavidTipton101]

@@highpath4776 The old news recording would be interesting to hear. I had plenty of reel to reel tapes from the radio. YT copyrights everything even the tune if not the artist, I had a record from 1924 played on an unknown church organ claimed because the same piece of music was recorded by other artists.

[@highpath4776]

@@DavidTipton101 I might be able to upload it to soundcloud one day. I had one mid 1980s with the first Gulf War (Kuwait) with the British Major-General stating why they DID NOT want to take Saddam Hussien Out. So funny (well not funny but you know what I mean), when playing back during the second invasion years later.

[@Backtothefutureradios]

Great start! So much attention to detail.....very nice!!!! Thanks for taking the time to shoot the video! Anxious to see part 2....Take Care--Larry

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Larry, thank you. It's my pleasure 😃

[@SargentRay]

Great great work so far Dave, impatiently waiting for part 2 now. Thank's for sharing again :-)

[@DavidTipton101]

You are very welcome SargentRay, thank you 😃

[@bfrieske]

Very nice find! Good choice on the chassis color. Well done.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Bruce, thank you. The paint shop guy spent 20 minutes adjusting the color to match the original. It looks better than the original which was a bit pink, probably with age 😃

[@bfrieske]

@@DavidTipton101 I have always bought whats available, on my next rebuild i will try to find a paint shop to match like you did. Thanks for the tip.

[@DavidTipton101]

@@bfrieske It was an automotive paint he mixed and put in a spray can. It cost $30 but worth it.

[@bfrieske]

@@DavidTipton101 Thanks

[@wayneshirey6999]

This radio and I are about the same age (I was manufactured in 45), and I feel like I need a couple of caps replaced and maybe a new tuning string. Looking forward to the rest of the project.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Wayne, we could all do with a recap 😄 Thanks 😃

[@davidkilpatrick1640]

Another great video, thanks! Sorry to hear you missed out on the cruise, and it was especially ironic that you powered up the radio just in time to hear about Royal Caribbean's whale sale!

[@DavidTipton101]

I did pick that up when I tuned it in David 😃 I thought it was ironic too 🙂

[@ceebee23]

sorry you missed out on your cruise .... but we scored a bonus video!! yay!!!

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Chris, the wife keeps telling me where we would be today... if only. She was the hardest hit and is planning our next one 😃 Cheers 👍🙂

[@ceebee23]

@@DavidTipton101 well there is always a river cruise in Europe? :)

[@DavidTipton101]

@@ceebee23 ha-ha, she is looking at those don't worry 👍😄

[@BoB4jjjjs]

I saw you with this radio and thought "Seen this radio before" and yes we had one, only thing was it had a selector at the rear for changing the voltage 110v, 220, 230v, 240v and 250v I think. Maybe there was less, but I remember thinking that was a lot of choices. Anyway, it died and I couldn't see anything other than it had a burned smell and that the wires were crumbling with dust coming out when you touched them. So it was decided that a newer radio was to be bought and this one was put in the shed. It might be still there as we moved house. I did check there were voltages coming out the transformer, so it was fine, but as these old valve radios can be dangerous I was not allowed to go further. I had only a tiny multimeter anyway and I was not keen to poke about as I was still at primary school. The bulbs didn't do much to light the dial during the day, I remember finding out at night the display was lit up and had a look to find two bulbs at the top of the display glowing away. The dial was not marked in radio stations like other radios we owned, if I remember right it was just Megacycles or MHz or KHz or Hz I can't remember, it was a longer than I care to admit. EDIT: Were these exported around the world do you know?

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Bob, that's quite a story, you have a good memory. I can't imagine an Aussie radio having a 110 volt option and I don't think our radios ventured far from Australia. It would be interesting to know. It may have been a UK radio and we stole the design or a US one if it just had the frequencies on it. Thanks Bob 🤔🙂

[@BoB4jjjjs]

@@DavidTipton101 It did have it on the plug at the back, but whether it had a connection to it I can't honestly remember. It is longer than I care to admit!

[@DavidTipton101]

@@BoB4jjjjs Yes, that's a point 🤔

[@stoojinator]

I wonder if in 2180 people will have any of our garbage radios and have them work straight off like this one did? I strongly doubt it :) Love this vintage radio restorations.

[@DavidTipton101]

Ha ha... that's a good point GitarStu 😃

[@ottodydaktyk]

Well done, David. I'm looking forward to the next video.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi David, Thank you 😃

[@rakeshkumarsharma5037]

Good Sir , No word for appreciation. Again Great work .Thanks Sir

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Rakesh, thank you 😃

[@thegrassyknoll7792]

Hello Mr. Tipton Im enjoying watching you do your magic, dont have a clue whats going on with all the electronic gadgets but still satisfiing to watch, Im into restoring watches, the reason for my input is that i have found a product that gives me results that seems unreal, it is a protection product used in the proffesional marine industri, and it gives any plastic or painted surface a showroom look that lasts, and is sealing the surface way better than anything i have used in the past, you apply it and wait 10 min then vipes it over with a dry cotton cloth and voila. If you are interested i could send you a pictore of the bottle Best regards Allan Lauritsen Denmark

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Allan, that sounds interesting. You can send a photo to [e-mail] Thanks 👍

[@nickboivin949]

Liking the colour on that copper/bronze something a bit different from the tin plated norm. Look forward to part 2 to see it all come back together.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Nick, the colour was great, the paint guy took ages mixing it for me, I'm very happy with the result 😃

[@grahamserle7930]

Sorry to hear about your cancelled holiday David but it was an nice unexpected surprise to view another one of your masterpiece restorations. It’s looking good so far. Personally I’m not taking any risks with this virus either. Do you think 6 Coronas is enough to give me immunity?

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Graham, the cruise was a let down but we didn't want to end up in quarantine so it was for the best (plus the cruise was cancelled by the shipping line in the end). I will assume 6 Coronas is the daily dose? 😄

[@craignehring]

Will this one be too much for you? I doubt it, but what a trial. Good choice to skip the petri dish cruise ship trip. Buy the wifey something she would love almost if not more than a cruise. I am so pleased to have found your channel, proof that Australia is a parallel universe but with radios that no one has heard of! Love you style mate, keep healthy, make your awesome videos for the rest of us ;>)

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Craig, in retrospect it was the right decision to skip the cruise. We will wait until this virus blows over before we book another one. I took your advice and bought her something, it's all good... for now 😄 Thanks for your comment Craig and I'm pleased you enjoy what I'm doing. It does seem to be a parallel universe down here sometimes, we are so far away, it takes forever to get to the 'top' half of the globe, cheers 🙂

[@andybbeck2043]

Really good intresting video. Sorry to hear about trip .fantastic work david

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi andy, there will be other trips or so my wife keeps telling me 😃 Thanks Andy

[@alanm2809]

Lovely job, great paint match, must admit STC were my favourite locally produced radios, they always were a little bit more feature rich than other models in my opinion.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Alan, STC put a lot of effort gone in to building this radio, as you say, it seems to be a cut above. Thanks 🙂

[@Pozer714]

Nice job so far!

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Pozer714 😃

[@Jerbod2]

Man this looks amazing already

[@DavidTipton101]

Thanks Manny 😃

[@justicelut]

Hi David, I have learned that a way to ascertain the radios date of manafacture is the colour of the ARTS&P sticker. Perhaps the historic radio society could help? All the best!

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi justicelut, the colours changed from time to time so it will give a rough idea of the date. From 1934 to 1941 the stickers had a prefix before the stamped number. The sticker on this radio doesn't have a prefix letter so it's safe to assume it was post war. I probably didn't know that or had forgotten when I made the video. Thanks justicelut 👍🙂 www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hersteller_detail.cfm?company_id=18761

[@Sibbe2560]

Lets be honest David, your cruise would have been an annoying interruption for all your beautiful restoration work...😂😂 (just kidding)

[@DavidTipton101]

When I explained that to my wife it didn't go down well K W 😏🙂

[@waynethompson8416]

Hey David! Was so very happy to see the notification that there was this video from you this morning! Eager to see your magic. I noticed your back and forth with Paul Bache, and I agree with Paul, we DO enjoy the long ones. While it might be nice to have the entire thing in one video, there are advantages to having it broken up in parts too! I always find that as I watch you working on these radios, that you do some things that I would not do the way you do, some things that I never would have thought of, some things of absolute genius, some things that are the coolest of ideas, etc. I feel that I learn a lot from you, and appreciate it and thank you for it! Did you ever find the "correct" schematic? Keep up the excellent work! Wayne

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Wayne, thank you for your kind comments. I very happy that people get tips from my videos as I have from others videos and blogs. As it turned out I had the correct schematic all the time, not the one I use in the video. The correct schematic has two circuits on the one page and I was reading the wrong model number and set it aside 🤦‍♂️🙂

[@superhet7281]

As Mr. Spock would say: Fascinating! Your work is superb, and you make it look much easier than it really is. 😉

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Sueper Het, he-he, he would say that too 😃

[@ronniebrown8775]

Another great one David

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Ronnie, thank you 😃

[@hanifkhan-gd4nm]

Great work Sir.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you hanif 😃

[@hanifkhan-gd4nm]

@@DavidTipton101 My pleasure to reply U Sir.

[@Raul_Gajadhar]

That's a lot of adjustments trimmers, coils and resistors, for a little five tube set. I bet the performance will be excellent.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Raul, I have to work out what they do, that will be a challenge 😃

[@Raul_Gajadhar]

@@DavidTipton101 I have faith in you, I've see you bring back the dead with that C79 Radiola.

[@melissa.merritt]

Looking good so far David, I like the colour, I have been a little slow with mine, but still moving forward, I think ill have to release the video over 2 or 3 as well, it doesn't take long to get 30min of usable footage 📽️

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Melissa, Thanks. What are you working on at the moment? Let me know when your video is up, the last one was very enjoyable 😃

[@melissa.merritt]

@@DavidTipton101 Im only working on one of those Kriesler 11-20 but with this one I needed to make up some front grilles and then paint them to match the bakelite, a little tedious.

[@DavidTipton101]

@@melissa.merritt Ahh, I thought you said you were doing another 11-20. I will be interested to see how you restore the grill.

[@melissa.merritt]

@@DavidTipton101 Yep another 11-20, looking forward to finish it off so I can work on a HMV Little Nipper that my Uncle gave me, it had be put on a hot plate and melted the bottom, interesting, lol 🤣

[@DavidTipton101]

@@melissa.merritt Yikes!

[@MrGigi-dz9cv]

These old radios, had manny people working on them, over the time.

[@DavidTipton101]

Yes, thanks Mr. Gigi 🙂

[@DIlic-iz9tx]

*_David mine. I admire it while watching this. I've never seen anything like this._*

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi D. Ilic, thank you very much 😃

[@deadfreightwest5956]

Excellent paint choice! I think your "methylated spirits" is "denatured alcohol" here in the States. Oh, and that e-clip reminded me of something. When I was a kid, my Dad was working on the carburetor of his car. He pointed to an e-clip on a linkage and asked me, "Do you know what this is, son? It's a Jesus clip, 'cause when you pop it off you say, 'Jesus, where'd it go?!'"

[@DavidTipton101]

Yes, denatured alcohol, that's it, same stuff as far as I can tell. I was waiting for the E clip to disappear, ha-ha, I would like a dollar for every clip and spring that I have lost over the years 😃

[@eldontyrellcorp]

The amount of work you injected into this restoration is fantastic. Hats off... How long did it take ?

[@DavidTipton101]

It's a lot of work but I take it slowly, It will take me about two and a half weeks from start to finish. There are days of paint drying time as well in there as well 🤔🙂

[@waltman333]

Amazing and detailed workmanship David.......I'll be waiting for the next part and wondering what you will do about the 6.3V dial lamps. Thankyou again for your great videos. Walt

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Walt, thank you. I found the correct schematic so I know what to do now 😉🙂

[@wthnel]

Hi David, pretty good work as always. regards from germany.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Werner, thanks and regards 🙂

[@AlfARomeo-zx4op]

Schönes Radio. Jetzt ist es wieder fit für die nächsten 70 Jahre.

[@DavidTipton101]

Ich hoffe es Uwe Tronic 👍😃

[@mohinderkaur6671]

Excellent work!

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi mohider khana, thank you 😃

[@moodyga40]

fantastic video David great Friday night tv

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Ian, thank you, glad you enjoyed it 😃

[@ManojKumar-mx7is]

Your work hypnotize me......😃

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Manjo, thank you 😃

[@stanleycostello9610]

The chassis, repainted, looks like rose gold.

[@DavidTipton101]

It did a bit, it was a good match to the original colour though, thanks Stanley 👍🙂

[@tarstarkusz]

Nice job so far. Looking great. Is there anything you could do to knock down that paint if you wanted to make it look like it was never touched, but in really nice shape?

[@DavidTipton101]

That's a good question tarstarkusz. Rub it with steel wool? I'm not sure, it would be difficult on this with so many bits sticking out. I could have cleaned it up and put a matt clear coat over it. I would need to experiment 🤔🙂

[@myfarawaytales]

Great colour. Reminds me of a 3 colour gold ring I had

[@DavidTipton101]

The colour is very good, it does look a little like rose gold 🤔🙂

[@SuperFredAZ]

That variable resistor in the cathode adjusts the current (also voltage) in the tube. The resistor is bypassed by the .5uf, so the cathode is at A.C. ground for rf signals. Adjusting the current can compensate for variance in the gm (transconductance) to establish the desired gain. They must have had issues with the differences in the tubes so they wanted to adjust them to a specific gain.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Fred, I don't recall the circuit exactly but what you say is correct. My understanding of the reason for it was to get the best reception of weaker stations using the adjustment and the AGC will pull back the stronger stations, it was written up somewhere 🙂

[@rogerandlyndabeall3840]

I love your work.

[@DavidTipton101]

Thank you Roger and Lynda Beall 🙂

[@coltronex]

Nice work!!

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Colin, thanks mate 👍😃

[@984francis]

That variable resistor in the cathode will alter the gain of that stage (and the IF stage). I'd be interested to know why they included it. In that location it will affect the local oscillator. I a variable cathode resistor (on the front panel) to allow user control of the RF stage of the radio I recently sent you a link to. I reckon if you turn it to the max resistance end, the oscillator either won't start or will be weak. At the other end the whole thing may be unstable. If that's the case, I would set it just before instability sets in for max performance. Sometimes a radio will howl on warm up if stability is on the edge. (Now, how do I know that? There's a reason why the oscillator coil in my radio is inside a copper shield!) That's a nice radio and I bet it will look great when you have finished it David.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi 984francis, I will past in a reply I sent to another person: "it is a gain control but I'm not sure why. I did some checking and it's called a 'threshold sensitivity adjustment'. You may remember there was a voltage divider in the same area, when shortwave is selected it switches in the voltage divider, in broadcast band it uses the 1200 Ohm variable resistor to control the cathode/grid bias. The set has AGC 🤔" I will play with it when the time comes but I will leave it where it is as I don't know why I would adjust it and to what specification 🙂

[@eduardoalfaro575]

Muy buen trabajo mi amigo, felicitaciones

[@DavidTipton101]

Muchas gracias Eduardo 😃

[@paman3252]

Another fantastic Video

[@DavidTipton101]

thanks PA Man 😃

[@jupp9999]

Awesome another Video From David Tipton , love to listen to his genius! :-P

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Jupp, thanks. Not sure about genius, I just plod along as bewildered as the next guy 😃

[@jupp9999]

@@DavidTipton101 your to modest David..:-P

[@CLP2102]

David, i love the videos, you do fantastic work. i have a question about the brass lug you put between the studs. the wires you soldered to the brass, would it have been better to drill holes in the brass and then solder? for strength? not being ugly or smart, just trying to learn. thanks in advance

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Chad, thank you. Good point. One of the leads that used that point was a large braid from the tuning condenser so it was always going to be laid flat on it. I could have drilled a hole for the other wire, it would have made it easier to solder as well, thanks Chad 😃

[@tonywright8294]

Hello, great videos . Question why do you have to replace the capacitors ,do they deteriorate ? Many thanks and a merry Christmas Tony.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Tony, thanks. Yes they dry out and can go short or noisy, if they short they can do a lot of damage to a set 🙂

[@catcattekat]

Excellent job, I have got PYE radiogram of the British era .. don't know what to do , maybe i'll try to restore it like you

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Ketan Shah, I love radiograms, you should do it up 😃

[@HDXFH]

Got a similar model to that, good set

[@DavidTipton101]

Yes, they are good 👍

[@tedcuff9155]

Interested in that dim bulb setup you have. Did you build that? Nice, tied into the variac.

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Ted, yes, it's homemade. It's a timbe.... I mean a wooden box with an aluminium front panel. The printing on the front is just printer paper sprayed with clear lacquer and glued on. It's connected to the Variac as you suggested. The meter is freely available on eBay or even our local electronics store has them now

[@pda49184]

Another inspired chassis resto Dave... Meth is great for restoration work..It certainly restores my faith in human nature if I drink enough.. (laced with Isopropyl and a dash of Worcester sauce of course). Looking forward to the next episode (if the lord spares me) , and I can persuade the better half that a visit to her anger management group is due..

[@DavidTipton101]

Hi Pete if you lay of the metho and behave yourself you might make it to Friday, Cheers! 😄

[@pda49184]

@@DavidTipton101 🤣🤣🤣