[Hallicrafters] SX96 dial glass repair

[Gary]

Is the SX-99 band spread glass the same as the SX-96? If so, I have it.
Regards,
Gary
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Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] SX96 dial glass repair


>  Make a copy of it first on your scanner in high definition and clean up 
> the crack and any defects in photoshop. Buy decal paper like the Model 
> train guys use to put decals on the locomotives. You can take the scan and 
> print it out on the decal paper using a color laser printer if its has 
> color, a regular laser if its just black or find someone with an ALPS 
> MD-5000 printer which will print to the decal paper. When wet the decal 
> paper will dislodge a thin layer of plastic sheet which will stick to the 
> new glass just like when you built models as a kid. Don't forget to invert 
> the image so its on the inside of the glass. You can give it a very thin 
> coat of clear to give it some protection from cleaning and handling, just 
> don't lay the clear on heavy, dust it the first few times. If you do this 
> right, nobody will be able to tell the copy from the original..
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> From: Ka9p <Ka9p at aol.com>
> To: hallicrafters <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thu, May 23, 2013 7:43 am
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] SX96 dial glass repair
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> HI -
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> I picked up an SX96 parts radio that was missing, among other things, a
> bandspread dial glass, but found that someone had saved it, in cardboard
> inside  the radio.  ANd the radio is now receiving on the AM band, so I'm 
> trying
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> CPR.
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> The glass has one clean break down the center.  Has anyone had any  luck
> gluing a dial glass like this back together?
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> Or should I just try to get a mask made up for it to put on a new piece of
> glass?
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> Or better ideas?
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> Thanks, Scott
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