RESTORING A 1940'S CROSLEY FIVER RADIO
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- This time we fully restore an old 1940's era Crosley table radio sometimes called a "fiver" because it had five tubes. This one is in reasonable condition but definitely needs a full restore both electronically and cosmetically.
These newer videos by you are a treat. Thank you for putting in the effort filming and editing, the video quality has really improved since your earlier ones.
I would love to see a new video of vacuum tube making since it's been a while since your last video, and you're the only one on CZcams with the knowledge and equipment to do it! The tiny tubes were incredible, and I'd love to see you put audio through one of your homemade tubes in the future.
The scrape stripping is ingenious, as well as all of the other tricks you use for restoration. I'm definitely adding those to my arsenal for future restorstions. :3
Thank you!
instablaster.
I'm not sure which is the more impressive- the electronics or the refurb of the cabinet. Total respect Ron. Brlliant stuff. Thank you.
a little trick I use when gluing under wood, or veneer is I go to the pharmacy, and get a large needle, and suck up some glue, and inject it under the wood.. this is only for things like veneer that's popped up, or a hard to reach area.. Excellent job my friend.. very nice...
I like the design of those old radios. Thanks for the videos, I'm learning a lot about restoration techniques. Knowledge is priceless. ☺
good to see you back with regular project posts. Yours are singularly the most consistent and practical records of what the digital age has lost. Thanks for sharing! :)
You make this look so simple. True mark of a genius.
A fine piece of work carried out there Ron and a real pleasure watching you doing it all too. Many-many audio repair buffs, over the pond in the UK, follow all the work you do.
The knob removal trick with the rag is great ,great video many thanks. I use a small piece of cardboard in my other hand to stop over spraying on to stuff that doesn't need it.
Every radio you fix:
"This one's going in my collection"...
Tell the truth, you have never sold a radio :)
Thats gotta be one hell of a collection!
Must be a nice collection would like to see a tour
بصراحه من الآخر GooD
Yet another brilliant renovation. Always a joy to watch true craftmanship. Keep up the great work....
Thank you Ron for all the recent videos! Really have always enjoyed everything you posted for years now, you are a real expert and such a valuable resource. Buddy
I really enjoy your videos, and admire your skills.
I have never seen multiple section coupling capacitors such as these used, in my 71 years, I learn something new!
Keep the videos coming. Thank you.
I recently incorporated some of your procedures into my own such as sandblasting the chassis then lacquer and painting the speaker with rubber cement. I am much happier with the outcome of my most recent radio as a result. Thanks for your wonderful instruction.
This radio restoration looks great. Very talented! Great video! Enjoyed it, I wasn't bored at all.
Great job ... congratulations and thank you so much for showing us and teaching!
I know little about electronics, having always been a social worker, but am facinated by your expertise. I can see that recording your work and knowledge, gained over years, will be of important use to even future generations regarding restorations. Thank you for preserving your work on these videos.
another wonderful restoration , thoroughly enjoyed watching this,, THANKYOU FOR TAKING THE TIME and sharing your skills with the world.
Great job on the radio
Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Absolutely beautiful radio! You did an amazing job restoring it!
Hello Ron,
I have been watching your channel for several years. Great videos. I am happy your making them. I obtained an old Crosley radio just like yours from an old ham friend who purchased it new. He had it in his barn. and was down sizing b4 moving to town. The radio cabinet good shape, but the radio did not play. Found the transformer had been replaced and candohm was shorted and the last repair job used a single 4.7k 2 watt resister. The John F. Rider diagram shows a 8,500 and 25,000 ohm single candolm. I used a 7,500 and 25k wire wound, did replaced caps, two dog bone resisters and the 80 rectifier tube.
Once I finished restoration, I've been able to receive broadcast band but not the short wave band? The sound level is low, don't know if two resisters replacing the candolm causing it and/or mis-wired a capacitor as you show us in your video.
Powel Crosley and his brother Lewis, built this model 516 in April 1936. I live here in Cincinnati and only a few miles where this radio was built in Camp Washington. Power and his brother were American Inventors, industrialist and Entrepreneurs in Cincinnati. Powel also owned the Cincinnati Reds.
I like the way you raised the cabinet to make it look better to view the dial. The wire antenna you installed great idea too.
Thanks for sharing your videos. I enjoy them very much.
Russ
The visual restoration is always my favorite part of these ^^
This one came out excellently! The border was a good call- looks like it always belonged there, and highlighting the trim was a great idea too!
i even went to the local junk store and got a old toaster oven for melting the old potting oil like in his other vid that was great
I absolutely love what you did for the bottom of the radio. That looks so much better!!
Wow. Enjoying the frequent uploads.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us. It is a gift that is invaluable (of inestimable worth; priceless).
I love seeing these old radios being restored! So much history in every radio you work on. Btw your supervisor is adorable!
Thanks Ron. I have fiddled and fiddled with get stains attempting to get the different woods to match up. I would have never thought of leather dye!
I have watched Ron's videos around 8 times each and I still think there brilliant ,I always lot forward to the latest video out .Many thanks to you Ron for giving your time to make these videos and I hope to see many more in the future .
My Uncle sent me here to watch this channel. Thanks
If shooting trim with clear lacquer after applying stain or other color I've used magic markers (or sharpies for smaller stuff). They come of course in black and brown but also other interesting colors like gold and silver, and they wok pretty well for less-porous materials that don't take stain easily.
1940s? I thought transformerless AC/DC radios were the norm by the 40s? Plus those tubes point to early to mid 30s. Ah,not a complaint but a query. Otherwise I am so amazed at all your work. I was saying to myself you have all the tools to do everything, and some tricks and tips that are priceless. Thanks so much for all your efforts and videos.
Another excellent restoration, Ron!
Wishing you all the best!
Another beautiful radio restoration by Ron. I love to watch you work. It’s somewhat amazing to me.
Beautiful restoration of an old radio
That's definitely a cool set... thanks restoring and sharing, Ron. That set reminds me of years ago when I had and restored and loved to used a circa 1936 Crosley model-515 2-band tabletop. All the caps worked OK except for the main filter condensers. after clipping the led going to the dead filter cap and leaving the dead filter can in place for aesthetics and finding a subtitle ties-trip connection to mount an under-chassis modernize filter replacement and restored and loved to used a circa 1936 Crosley model-515 2-band tabletop. All the caps worked OK except for the main filter condensers. after clipping the led going to the dead filter cap and leaving the dead filter can in place for aesthetics and finding a subtitle ties-trip connection to mount an under-chassis modernize filter replacement the radio worked great for years and picked up the Ham Radio AM'ers that meet and QSO in the 3870 to 3885 kHz window very nicely. :-)
Super stuff Ron, love what you do.
Ask your cat for the knob
Great stuff! Glad you got it working and looking fantastic once again!
Your bungee cord clamping reminds me of some Japanese cord clamping methods I have seen. Thanks for the video!
Hello from France, congratulations for this beautiful restoration!
Kudos! There's not a lot of us left in this Gameboy, smartphones and apps generation. It was a joy to see the radio working again. The only thing missing is the smell of the old parts and furniture.
You would be in heaven in my old 1939 house that is filled with antiques! The smell is exactly what you would expect, not the plastic-like smell of modern stuff!
@@glasslinger would love to visit when this COVID-19 is over, if ever.
One more note: I like the way you mounted your router to the top plate of your table saw...I’m going to do that to mine as well.
Ron - In a word, WOW!
Beautifully photographed, filled with wonderful tips and the final product is handsome and sounds good too! In short a home run!
You make this look easy. I appreciate you positive attitude and your passion to preserve radio history. I like what you did to the bottom of the radio. I'm not sure what it does to the antique "value", but it looks nice. 🙌
Love how it came out! Classic Art Deco design!
Nice radio and works great too. Well done and thanks for showing us how you do it. All the best.
I think what is really impressive is the speed with which you do these repairs and in a far more practical way, I tend to find many of the CZcams channels on vintage radio repair are overly fussy and pedantic. Great work.
You must watch Mr. Carlson's lab! :)
Love your work? Just love to see that old radios come back to life.
What a great effort to restore an old radio.I never seen before.
Another superb video,always exciting when glasslinger pops up in my notifications
love the washer idea to cover the sockets! I learn something each time i watch one of your videos. Also thank you for passing on all this knowledge as Golden age Radio is rapidly becoming a lost art.
The restoration of these antiques is beautifully intricate and amazingly faithful to the original design
That radio is pre 1940's, It's properly closer to about 1934 or 1935 because octal based tubes were used around 1936 onwards and that radio is pre octal tube era.
You said correct.I never seen pri octal valves.My age is 71 year today.When I started to learn radio servicing in 1967 not a single set was pre octal.There were Miniature and some octal base.
I failed on that same model . Blew out the speaker coil...Failed to calculate the canaohm correctly..Bought another speaker going to retry at a later date..old grundig on the bench for recap..I learned a few things from your vid thanks for sharing..
Great video. TIP: I got a vibratory jewelry/parts cleaner from Harbor Freight. I use Simple Green gentle cleaner (or just soap and water mix) for the solvent. Turn the ultrasonic vibe on for one cycle and the parts come out nicer than you can imagine. You'll be as pleased as the way your lingerie comes out of the dryer. Thanks man... love your videos and it's nice to see you goof up occasionally and then you fix it. Very cool !
Nice Job .Very enjoyable video.
Another beautiful radio by the master. Thanks for the video.
I love the way you make it all look so easy another great video
Nice job, it takes a lot of skills to restore and make it look great, but still look old.
It's a real pleasure to see you working!. Not only for your knowledge -which is vast-, but also for your smile!. You look really happy, indeed!. Excelent and nice job, both for electronics and cosmetics. God bless you!.
Very cute supervisor.
Your knob trick is priceless!! Thanks for sharing that gem of knowledge!,
I always have a can of gloss lacquer on hand. It’s the “secret ingredient” that makes things look like a million bucks!
Love your videos it therapeutic love old tube stuff. I got some myself. 👍
Top man ron, excellent restoration work.
very interesting
I wish you a nice Sunday evening
friendly regards Frank
Just a word... BRILLIANT!
It amazes me that you are that you are able to solder with that gigantic .45 caliber Weller gun! 🔫
I have a similar 100w solder gun made in Czechoslovakia and it even works for soldering smd components :)
“We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents.”
― Bob Ross
The master at work here. He even shows a mistake that is easily rectified when an assumption was made. Double check the schematic for sure.
Love the cabinet restoration work but you should be wearing gloves when staining and a mask when spraying a clear coat! Great job!
Wide-screen?! 😁
Thats an excellent job Glasslinger the radio looks great.......................................Berni
Thanks for posting love your videos your a true master and have a wealth of knowledge that is truly amazing
I absolutely love these videos. Thanks for taking the time. Love the knob removal.
Glad to see you back so soon,great work,your the top pro
Thanks for another great video!
Love your supervisor!
There’s still a hole in the cone, won’t it affect the sound quality
Rescue cat with the clipped ear. You are my radio hero!
WAT A KOOL. 1940 CROSLEY. FIVER RADIO RECEIVER TEX. ME WHEN YOU HAVE. THE TIME
Why do you use 40 year old capacitors,why not fresh 2019 caps?
Yeah... if those old caps aren't leaky they will be soon but you know more about recapping techniques than I do.
why not new caps ?? glad the heat has dropped so you can do the radio work THANKS!!! FOR THE VID RON
I always enjoy your work and watching your expertise. Excelent work. Happy Hew Year from across the pond. From the UK.
Very conveniently sized sandblaster, not to forget the very nice 👍, early model radio. Could have de-rusted many car 🚗 rims my dad had put on his horse 🐎 trailer back in the 1970’s. I know this sandblaster couldn’t help with tire blowouts, which he had many of. Just to sandblast the inner surface of them, a place where rust commonly formed on these tube type rims. Very easy way to de-rust your radio 📻 chassis. I know how hard and time consuming this would be with a piece of sandpaper. I’ve seen your very meticulous jobs on these radios 📻, with no shortcuts or omissions. I even have one ☝️ of those soldering guns I found on April 27th, 2020. Works very well. My dad had one ☝️ back in 1976 or so. Really like all your radio videos. Speaker 🔊 reconing glue will work for the speaker. Yes, very amazing 😉 stuff. Saw a lot of smoke 💨 with your soldering gun, it must be the soldering flux. Keep these great 👍 radio videos coming, even if they’re as long as two hours a video.
Great video as usual, the radio now looks new and works well
good job i m verey intersting at your channel big thank.s
Excelente trabajo, un aplauso por restaurar esta radio y volverla a la vida, radio para unos años más, saludos cordiales, México.
Thanks for the latest batch of uploads, and happy to see you go 16:9!
The restored and enhanced cabinet looks phantastic!!
Sad, that supervisor didn't see it because he preferred chasing lizzards.
That's the first time I have even seen a "double capacitor" and I have been taking apart radios since the late 40s. Why not one rivet no solder but 2 bypass caps.
I like the WLW radio tower on the dial glass.
Glass linger you are good at restoring vintage shortwave receivers and alignment of vintage shortwave receivers my friend 😅😊😊
and another masterpeice by the genius.
Great idea to sandblast the chassis.
When regluing the veneer, if you put some water between the case and the veneer with a paintbrush, it will help the glue wick down in between the case and the veneer, to get it father down into that connection.
Glass linger the radio cabinet looks like new you did a awesome job my friend 😅😅😊
An excellent job.
Have always loved Crosleys, this is a little beauty! Nice job!
I like the sort of draped Eagle holes in the front, I don't know if that has a proper name, it's a shame about losing that knob!
Glass linger the radio cabinet looks like new you did a awesome job 😅😊😊my friend
wow great job
Outstanding...thank you.
You are a real genius!Congrats!!