[R-390] TIRED OF READING ABOUT CARDBOARD SPEAKERS

[Barry Hauser]

Hi Tim

I have that ATC stock -- includes side and back panels.  There are a lot of 
good side panels.  Back panels vary, but some are not too bad.  If your 
panels are just slightly bent, I've found one of the best tools -- rather 
than pounding with a heavy hammer -- is a large adjustable "Crescent" 
wrench -- at least a foot long.  You tighten up the (smooth) jaws very 
firmly at the point to be bent back, using some pasteboard -- such as from a 
matchbook or cereal box -- to avoid marring things.  Then lean on the panel 
and rock the thing -- i.e. get a feel for the metal -- and bend to original 
angle.  Alternative is a big C-clamp if you can get a grab on it.  Big old 
monkey wrench would also be good -- the ones with the smooth parallel jaws. 
(I think the ones with the toothed curved jaws are called "Stilson 
wrenches" -- or I might have that backwards.)

Let me know off list if you need any panels.

Barry
<snipped>
 >I still have my project from summer to wrap up too, the yellow-striper
> R-390A from Fair Radio. All the modules are cleaned up, recapped,
> and re-aligned, and work in my other chassis, but haven't quite put
> the banged-back-into-shape chassis from Fair back together yet (there's
> actually some banging still to be done on the back panel - the front
> panel has been done for half a year now!)