[R-390] Panel Silkscreening

Bill Cotter n4lg at qx.net
Tue May 4 14:40:05 EDT 2021 

One person who does a great job sandblasting, 
powder coating or painting, silkscreening, and 
lacquering for over 300 types of boatanchor panels is:

"Howard Mills, W3HM" <w3hm at frontiernet.com>

Not cheap, but very high quality.

73 Bill N4LG



At 11:45 AM 5/4/2021, you wrote:
>Yeah, that was about 20 years ago and he stopped 
>doing that shortly after doing mine.  Too 
>bad.  He did very nice work but I guess there 
>wasn't much money in it for him for the amount 
>of time and materials. Thanks, Barry - N4BUQ 
>----- Original Message ----- > From: "Walter 
>Wilson" <wewilsonjr at gmail.com> > To: "Barry" 
><n4buq at knology.net> > Cc: "Collins R-390 HF 
>Receiver List" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net> > Sent: 
>Tuesday, May 4, 2021 9:50:57 AM > Subject: Re: 
>[R-390] Front Panel Hardware Source? > > Now 
>that guy, I would like to find!  I have a few 
>front panels that need to > be 
>silk-screened. > > Walter - KK4DF > > On Tue, 
>May 4, 2021 at 10:49 AM Barry 
><n4buq at knology.net> wrote: > > > ... and find 
>that fellow that would silk-screen an R390A 
>front panel > > (front and back) for about 
>$40. > > > > Thanks, > > Barry - N4BUQ > > > > 
>----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Walter 
>Wilson" <wewilsonjr at gmail.com> > > > To: 
>n4buq at knology.net > > > Cc: "Collins R-390 HF 
>Receiver List" <r-390 at mailman.qth.net> > > > 
>Sent: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 9:43:46 AM > > > 
>Subject: Re: [R-390] Front Panel Hardware 
>Source? > > > > > > Haha. That was 
>me. > > > > > > On Tue, May 4, 2021 at 10:39 AM 
>Cecil Acuff <chacuff at cableone.net> > > 
>wrote: > > > > > > > Now to find the guy that 
>built the capacitor kits! > > > > > > > > 
>Cecil > > > > > > > > Sent from my 
>iPhone > > > > > > > > > On May 4, 2021, at 9:28 
>AM, Walter Wilson <wewilsonjr at gmail.com> > > 
>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Rich Baldwin is 
>likely to take over compiling these R-390 A 
>screw > > sets. > > > > > Contact him if you are 
>interested in these in the 
>future. > > > > > > > > > > 
>richbaldwin357 at gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > 
>Walter > > > > > > > > > > 
>wewilsonjr at gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  
> >> On Tue, May 4, 2021 at 8:13 AM Walter Wilson 
><wewilsonjr at gmail.com> > > > > 
>wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >> All are now 
>sold.  Thanks to all. > > > > >> > > > > >> 
>Walter > > > > >> > > > > >> 
>wewilsonjr at gmail.com > > > > >> > > > > >> > > >  
> > >>> On Tue, May 4, 2021 at 7:16 AM Walter 
>Wilson <wewilsonjr at gmail.com > > > > > > > 
>wrote: > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Thanks for all 
>the orders for the R-390A Screw kits.  So far, 
>29 > > kits > > > > >>> have been ordered and 
>the final shipment of these will go out 
>later > > > > today. > > > > >>> Only two kits 
>remain, if anyone else wants one.  I don't plan 
>on > > > > continuing > > > > >>> to offer 
>these, so last chance. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> 
>Thanks to all, > > > > >>> Walter - 
>KK4DF > > > > >>> > > > > >>> 
>wewilsonjr at gmail.com > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > >  
> > > >>> On Sun, May 2, 2021 at 2:55 PM Walter 
>Wilson <wewilsonjr at gmail.com > > > > > > > >>> 
>wrote: > > > > >>> > > > > >>>> I now have at 
>least seven R-390A front panel screw kits 
>still > > > > >>>> available.  I had several 
>extra kits wanted, so I ordered enough > > 
>to > > > > put > > > > >>>> together a few more 
>kits.  Email me directly if you want any of > > 
>these > > > > >>>> remaining kits.  $7 each plus 
>$4 shipping. > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> 
>Walter > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> 
>wewilsonjr at gmail.com > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> >  
> > > > >>>> On Sun, Apr 25, 2021 at 8:34 PM 
>Walter Wilson < > > 
>wewilsonjr at gmail.com> > > > > >>>> 
>wrote: > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>>> All are 
>sold.  If any buyers don’t complete their 
>PayPal request, > > > > I’ll > > > > >>>>> let 
>folks know. > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> 
>Walter > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> On Sun, Apr 
>25, 2021 at 8:02 PM Walter Wilson < > > 
>wewilsonjr at gmail.com> > > > > >>>>> 
>wrote: > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>>> Thanks guys. 
>13 are spoken for.  Two 
>remaining. > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> 
>Walter > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> On Sun, Apr 
>25, 2021 at 6:23 PM Walter Wilson < > > 
>wewilsonjr at gmail.com > > > > > > > > > >>>>>> 
>wrote: > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>> To the 
>group, > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>> Several 
>have shown an interest in the new front panel 
>screw > > kits > > > > for > > > > >>>>>>> the 
>R-390A.  I still have a dozen or so of the 
>stainless steel > > > > screw 
>kits > > > > >>>>>>> available.  New front panel 
>screws add a nice final touch on a > > > > 
>restored > > > > >>>>>>> R-390A front 
>panel.  These kits include eight of the 
>larger > > > > 8-32x3/4 screws > > > > >>>>>>> 
>along with eight of the 6-32x1/2 screws.  With 
>the smaller > > screws, > > > > 
>three > > > > >>>>>>> come with a flat washer 
>and nut, and five come with the conical > > > > 
>washers. > > > > >>>>>>> Pic is 
>attached. > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>> If 
>anyone wants some of these kits, email me 
>*directly* with > > the > > > > >>>>>>> number 
>of kits you desire.  I will email a PayPal 
>invoice back > > to > > > > 
>collect > > > > >>>>>>> payment.  Cost will be 
>$7 for each set of screws plus $3 to > > 
>cover > > > > >>>>>>> package/shipping cost 
>(continental US only).  They will ship > > 
>first > > > > class in > > > > >>>>>>> a small 
>bubble 
>mailer. > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > 
> >>>>>> Walter - KK4DF > > > > >>>>>>> 
>wewilsonjr at gmail.com > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > >>>> 
> >>> > > > > >>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 
>9:23 PM Walter Wilson < > > > > 
>wewilsonjr at gmail.com> > > > > >>>>>>> 
>wrote: > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>>> I’m 
>still around. I will check to see what my supply 
>is like > > > > now.  I > > > > >>>>>>>> still 
>have a few items, and can probably pull together 
>most of > > > > what you > > > > >>>>>>>> 
>need. > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>>> Walter - 
>KK4DF > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>>> On Fri, 
>Apr 23, 2021 at 9:06 PM Robert Goff < > > > > 
>robert.h.goff at gmail.com> > > > > >>>>>>>> 
>wrote: > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>>>> Years 
>ago (probably more than I think) I bought a set 
>of the > > 8-36 > > > > >>>>>>>>> screws, 
>conical washers etc. for the R-390a front panel 
>from > > > > Walter > > > > >>>>>>>>> Wilson. It 
>was just enough for one receiver and sure 
>beat > > buying > > > > >>>>>>>>> 
>boxes > > > > >>>>>>>>> of 100. Really made a 
>restoration look nice with new > > 
>hardware. > > > > >>>>>>>>> 
>Anyone > > > > >>>>>>>>> know if Walter is a) 
>still around and b) still a good source > > 
>of > > > > >>>>>>>>> 
>parts? > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>>>> 
>Thanks, > > > > >>>>>>>>> de Robert 
>W7MKA > > > > >>>>>>>>> Grants Pass, 
>Ore > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > 
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