[Hallicrafters] Cleaning dials

[Bill Marx]

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Bill Marx W2CQ


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian" <ianwebb5 at comcast.net>
To: "'john'" <johnmb at nc.rr.com>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 1:09 PM
Subject: RE: [Hallicrafters] Cleaning dials


> If you have the dial removed from an old piece of radio gear consider
taking
> a scan of it if you have a flatbed scanner.  We should all have scanners
> since they're, after rebate, frequently available for well less than $25.
> It's cheap insurance to save an image that can be lost forever.
>
> Or if necessary set up your digital camera, if you have one, on a tripod
and
> take a good close up.
>
> >From the scan or image adjusted to 1:1 the dial can be brought back from
the
> dead if necessary by some creative work with a photo manipulation program
> (Photoshop, Corel, etc.) and with a color printer that can make
> transparencies a pretty good copy can be created.
>
> Of course if you have the talent and tools to do silk screens you're even
> further ahead or you can pay to have a silk screen made.  It's been 55
years
> since I've done silk screening but even then I don't remember it being all
> that difficult if you had a good image to start with.
>
> Maybe the group should start a "dial image bank" consisting of at least
300
> dpi images of dials contributed by members of the group.
>
> Happy Holidays --- like it or not!
> Ian, K6SDE
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of john
> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 9:46 AM
> To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] Cleaning dials
>
> One hint:  DON'T
>
>
> If you DON'T clean them:  The worst that can happen is that you might have
> an old-looking dial, appropriate for an old radio. Each time you use the
> radio, you'll be reminded of its age.
>
> If you DO clean them:  You're likely to have a very clean blank place
where
> your dial used to be. Each time you use the radio, you'll be reminded that
> you were warned not to clean dial scales, and like a bonehead, you ignored
> that advice. :-)
>
> Merry Christmas!
> John K5MO
>
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