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There is another place that will make new dials for radios, 
http://www.radiolaguy.com/RadioDials.htm.

I think he's kinda pricey but seems very good.

Jim

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Best,

-John

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Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] And Now for Something Competely Different: Zenith
From:    "Joe Connor" <joeconnor53 at yahoo.com>
Date:    Sat, March 30, 2013 9:57 am
To:      "Charlie , W5COV" <cvest at cox.net>
         "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>
         "boatanchors at theporch.com" <boatanchors at theporch.com>
         "boatanchors at mailman.qth.net" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
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Here's the place that makes dial covers but I didn't see one listed for
this particular set. However, it may be possible for them to make one if
you send them the dimensions:

http://jmpalm.home.mindspring.com/


This fellow sells a kit to roll your own:

http://dialcover.com/dialcovers.html



                                            Joe Connor

>________________________________
> From: "Charlie , W5COV" <cvest at cox.net>
>To: David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com>; boatanchors at theporch.com;
boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 12:52 PM
>Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] And Now for Something Competely Different: Zenith
>
>Hi Dave ,
>
>Looks nice . Love keeping an old jewel around if I take a notion to
listen to the local AM station .
>
>There is indeed a place that makes dials . I am sure some of the fellows
on here can give you their name . They have a web page .
>
>I used them a few years back and can't recall the name of the company
.Maybe I have it here in some of my supplier notes buried in them .
>
>Charlie , W5COV
>
>
>> Just for fun, I electrically restored a cool Zenith 4B639 6-volt farm
radio.  Left all the "Zenith-" branded caps inside because they were
neat. Just clipped one end and
>> subbed a modern around them.  Had to rebuild one IF can
>> and replace a bad 1N5 IF tube.  Very sensitive and has
>> a really nice sound.  This was back when the Quality was still going in
before the name, etc.  ;-)
>> One big challenge with this set- it came with the box, although it's in
crumbles and fragments.
>> That red box with it's original "Zenith" packing tape
>> is worth trying to recover, I think.
>>
>> Anyways- the one thing unrecoverable is, of course,
>> the shriveled remains of the clear dial cover.
>> It was 5.5 inches by 4.5 inches.:
>> http://home.netcom.com/~arc5/Zenith4B639.jpg
>>
>> I once heard that someone was making replacements.
>>
>> Anyone?
>>
>> 73 Dave AB5S
>>
>> p.s.  At the bottom on the side:  that printed pattern on the laminate
is flaking.  Is there some sort of coating I can use
>> to prevent it getting any worse?
>>
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