[Hallicrafters] Restoration of Front Panels
Carl
km1h at jeremy.mv.com
Fri Feb 5 08:51:59 EST 2010
Paul, for several years Ive been purchasing front panels for the HQ-129X,
SB-200, and SB-220. These are brand new and ready to use. Prices range
$50-65 and the sellers are making some profit.
I almost had a deal with a local silk screener to develop screens and redo
panels that I supplied. We had agreed on a reasonable price as he needed the
work to keep the shop open. Unfortunately his commercial accounts kept going
under and he was forced to close up last month.
I for one have need for many screens for receivers, transmitters and even
test equipment that I restore for myself and customers. Having someone able
to handle a wide selection would be ideal as volume is what pays off.
Carl
KM1H
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Kraemer" <elespe at lisco.com>
To: "Greg Mijal" <bluebirdtele at embarqmail.com>; "K8RS" <k8rs at arrl.net>;
"Hallicrafters" <Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Restoration of Front Panels
> Greg
> You have touched on a subject close to my heart.
> I may as well "come out of the closet and go public" so to speak.
> I imagine I'm not the only nearly retired old-radio enthusiast out there
> with the talent and treasure to undertake such a venture
> This includes either in my shop or have access to, cad drafting, artist,
> full machine shop, wet and powder coat paint and familiarity with silk
> screen process (and other grapic techniques)
> More than once I have extended an offer to duplicate some circuit board or
> other item one time for free or nearly so to obtain the "seed" for venture
> to do repeats of that item.
> Something always seems to happen where the originator looses interest and
> the potential project dies.
> Small flat panel items like vfo's are relatively simple and lend
> themselves
> to outright duplicate panels.
> Larger items with full 19" wide panels---now you are getting some
> complexity
> in the process (that means expense)
> Items of any size with contours, like an SX-71 or NC-183 for example where
> the panel is becoming part of the enclosure and it is difficult to say
> where
> do I stop is even more complex.
> Obtaining professional repeatable results in panel duplication is not an
> "all you gotta do" process in spite of what many may actually believe.
> Even
> at the "labor of love rates" there is a considerable effort involved
> before
> it is all done. Selling 50 panels at $50 each won't even break even.
> Several years ago I started buying up my own "seed" of radios I thought
> would become "seed worthy" in time. Other higher priority work from
> customers always seems to take a front seat.
> All that being said I welcome comments from any and all who may want to
> explore restoration ventures. I really would like to explore it further,
> even if it barely makes sense. I'm just that kind of guy.
> Thanks for the bandwidth.
> Paul K0UYA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg Mijal" <bluebirdtele at embarqmail.com>
> To: "K8RS" <k8rs at arrl.net>; "Hallicrafters"
> <Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 9:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Restoration of Front Panels
>
>
>> Hi Roger:
>>
>>>From time to time folks will start up a silk screening rig for specific
>> radios. You send them your front panel and they strip it then re-paint
>> then
>> silk screen on the letters, numbers and logos. I don't have any contacts
>> to
>> pass along to you but have been interested in seeing the finished panels.
>> Johnson gear seems to be the most popular project with Hallicrafters
>> running
>> second. I havn't noticed any activity on the reflector for this lately
>> but
>> your Email may get replys from people with the jigs ready to go.
>> 73's
>> Greg
>> WA7LYO
>> Kinston NC
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "K8RS" <k8rs at arrl.net>
>> To: "Hallicrafters" <Hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 6:49 PM
>> Subject: [Hallicrafters] Restoration of Front Panels
>>
>>
>>> Group,
>>> When folks say they "...had the front panel redone....", what
>>> do
>>> they mean?
>>> Who does this kind of work that often entails company logos,
>>> knob identifiers and number circles as well as paint matching? It
>>> sounds
>>> like they send it away somewhere, but nobody seems to identify where
>>> they
>>> send it or the company that does this kind of work. Sometimes I hear
>>> about "silk screening", but what is that process?
>>> I am curious because I have a panel that I want to "redo" as
>>> part
>>> of a restoration.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Roger K8RS
>>>
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