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David ! As Mister Radio says, "Welcome to another exciting, hair raising, fun filled, expeditious episode!" Well your video kept me on edge watching as you began the vinyl bend "sterreeetch" (!) successfully, not once, but EIGHT times! As you kept your cool applying those very fragile tiny press letters. From start to finish, this 3 part series reminds me of "Sergeant Peppers"; "A splendid time is guaranteed for all !" Great Job David! -Chris

Another amazing restoration video. RIP Trevor, you will be remembered and missed.

Great work!

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David I have always known the A is a linear pot and B is log. Good video David as usual. Thankyou

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G'day Dave how are things your end? 30+ degree temperatures in the U.K. at the moment and full sunshine on good days 🤔🤔🤔🤔 Never had that weather under the Tories 😆😆😆😆😆(yeah, just a joke). Tarmac melting on roads etc, many a bbq on the go, and plenty of lager (Fosters of course)!!! Keep up the good work Bonzer Mate. Wayne, Barbara, Nina and sweaty Noddy 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿(a white thumbs up with dark gloves on???🤔🤔🤔) 😊😊😊😊❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ BONZER!!!!!!

Oh...If You (or somebody you know) needs the pair of brass emblem and "tuning window" for an Atwater Kent 246, you only have to ask, and we will surely find a way to "teletransport" them there!

Hi! I've been following your channel for a long time, and albeit I used back in the late 70's and early 80's to repair tube radios , I am impressed about always finding a pair or three things to learn here in every video! I found years ago (like..30) an Atwater Kent 246 chassis (the box was shattered beyond recognition) which works and will "enter to boxes" for a full renew of ...You know...caps,, resistors, an so on. So, I give you my most sincere thanks, for teaching us so much!! Greetings from Argentina, Buenos Aires!

I usually get one of my servants to blow the fluff off the stylus but if you read my recent comment on the Scenic Routes to the Past on Spectacular Roman Mosaics video you can discover why they have all been turned into dolphins.

Carefully use abrasive on motor spindle to slow it.

I must say this is the most comprehensive radio restoration I have ever seen 😊

Such attention to detail, museum quality. How i love these old radios. Thank you, i do pick up a few tricks along the way from watching these uploads...imitation is the greatest compliment!

Another great rebuild. I like your re-wraping the vinyl & gold lettering. There is something satisfying about setting a copper rivet with a ball peen hammer, but I always use the ball end first, then the flat, but just my silly method. And love those self setting rivets. Can you contact me about restoring a Breville 621 valve radio for me.

Your workmanship is quite impressive David! Now I know what to use on my old wornout vinyl leather covered record players. They usually look really trashed too. Sorry to hear about your friend Trevor. RIP and condolences to his fam. I very much enjoy both of you as content creators who never take things too seriously but get the job done.

Dave, you truly are the master!!!!!!

What a beautiful works. Thank you. Best regards

Those locktal sockets sucks big time. Learned that watching Shango066

4:41...WHAT A RIP-OFF...(?) (snucker-snucker-snucker!!!)

Great work David, sorry to hear about your friend Trevor. What a mix of old and new technologies and techniques. I'd be surprised if the set would have looked better than that from the factory!

With great respect for your work! Very good video, I learned a lot from it! Good health to you!

My weeding tool of choice is a little dental pick, it's great for holding small parts down. My worst weeding job so far was heat-transfer vinyl, two lines of music with lots and lots of tiny bits, cut on a faulty plotter that didn't quite cut all the way. The resulting T-shirt did end up alright though.

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Thanks!

Sorry to hear about Trevor the leather man. Another excellent restoration David. Thanks for taking us along.

Amazing cabinet work as always David, TOP JOB !

Great job yet again. We're going to have to see too that Buzz.

Your restorations are awesome. Are you placing a sticker or a note inside the radio with your name date and some important notes?

RIP Trevor. You come up with ways to repair things that I wouldn't think of. Definitely looks good.

A great job. I've not really done any case restoration on radios much. Look forward to seeing your next radio.

Oh man, stunning work!! When I saw part one I thought there was no way you could get it looking good. More fool me for underestimating your skills!!!! 🙌

Brilliant work!!! You've got amazing talents! Thanks also to Buzz.

What a great series! Thank you David!

Magnifique travail , merci David. "Be Seeing You" ! N°6

Great techniques all round David. Well down and a very enjoyable video

Being watching your videos for a while now and they have been really good but this RCA Victor restoration was absolutely fantastic.....well done. Was wondering what your previous employment work was before you retired?

Well done Dave, that casing came out like a charm, big thumbs up! I felt sorry for you watching you battling to get the vinyl onto the corners, so to all out there with a similar project: Go see those blokes who do the car-wrapping, there is wrapping foil out now with leather structure, HEXIS manufactures it amongst others. We just did a whole vinyl roof of an XJ6 in one single piece, it stretches incredibly well and looks exactly like the original 🙂 RIP Trevor Leatherman, sad to see yet another expert traditional craftsman leave this world......

You're an inspiration, David. 😃

You must have given it a proper scare with that iPod audio. Nice job!

Looks awesome!!!

Dave you out done your self this time. Very beautiful job mate. 👍👏👏👏

After perfectly re-dressing his dinosaur, I think Buzz is watching his mailbox and he is not happy... 🤭

Congrats David, and excellent work!! it looks brand new!! Again, Excellent work sir....

Wot. No playing of Europe - The Vinyl Countdown on the radio request?

Your skill is unbelievable 😂

Nice colaboration eith Buzzo. I was thinking about how Dickel Afflocket was the result of Buzz colaborating with Bill old64goat and Uncle Dorkel. Ventriloquist and puppeteers unite! They both made their dummies. Jeff Dunham made vids about naking some of his dummies. Whadya think? An Auzzie dummy with THE HAT...

If you could have only one, would it be the laser cutter or the vinyl cutter? Hard to choose, I suppose. Great restoration, Dave; thanks for sharing!

Looks and sounds great. awaiting part 4 (Tipton Buzz Magnifier Ringer).

Buzz does an amazing job on radios you wouldnt be bothered with? I think your'e selling yourself a little bit short there David, your skills, knowledge, patience and determination on some of the projects I've watched you work on are nothing short of amazing, you are up there with the very best of them. and sorry to hear of the loss of your local leather man, its another skill that is slowly dying out, sadly. hope you can find another close to you.

Fantastic restoration Dave! This must have been a pretty labor intensive radio to mass produce back in the day.