[Hallicrafters] SX-42 Project - gorgeous!

[Rich Soennichsen]

Thanks Ken.  Keep in mind that all things look better in web pictures
than in person, much better.  I cleaned the whole thing with a soft
brush and Simple Green followed by a hot water rinse.  Meant to do a
final rinse with distilled water, forgot.  I used small wire brushes
on a dremel followed by Wenol polish.  No wire brush on aluminum
though.  The deck has oxide pits that remain, but they are shiny pits
now.
Ideally the whole thing would be dismantled, including tube sockets,
and polished smooth.  This would cost me my marriage and, after some
thought, I have decided against it.  ;-)

Rich


On 12/26/05, Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon at moscow.com> wrote:
> > I have started a bare bones page (just pics) about my SX-42 project.  I am
> > about half way done cleaning and polishing, hoping to move on to re-capping
> > soon.
> >
> > Rich
> >
> > http://members.cruzio.com/~soennichsen/sx-42
>
> Gee.....
>
> How you do dat?  Inquiring minds, NEEEEEEEEED to know how to do
> that. Can you give us a short blow-by-blow? Some of us have multiple
> radios that need that sort of treatment.
>
> That thing is just beautiful !!!!!!
>
> What is that DeWalt tool back there? Some sort of car body polisher?
>
> Ken Gordon W7EKB
>