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Old 05-19-2014, 07:07 AM
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Progress Reports on the ETF Rebuilding Project

I plan to post periodic reports on our progress here.

First, I'd like to say that we view this as a long term effort - probably years before we can produce rebuilt tubes in any quantity. And, of course, we may never get there.

Our goal is to have a non-profit, self supporting operation that rebuilds tubes for collectors.

We have been making slow but steady progress toward this goal. First, we got the equipment from Hawkeye when they shut down and transported it to Hilliard. This gave us most of what we need to rebuild tubes.

This year we built the room where the equipment will he housed. Volunteers at our convention completed the drywall finishing, and the equipment will be moved in soon.

Recently we raised $8,500 to purchase and ship to Ohio phosphoring and aluminizing equipment from RACS. It should arrive this summer.

We have been accumulating stock of guns, glass, etc. as we find it. I think there is a considerable amount of this stuff out there that we will eventually get.

Our hope is that this year people will use the facility to experiment with rebuilding.

We also hope that by next year we will have a funtioning, active committee in place to oversee the operation. This group would work on the problems:

1. A business plan. Which tubes can we rebuild at a price that collectors can afford? How do we manage the facility?

2. How do we deal with the long term problem of guns? We will have a sufficient stock to do some tubes (who know how many, but maybe 100 late 40s black and white tubes and 50 color roundies), but we will need to find guns, stems, glass tubing, getters, etc. for an ongoing operation.
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