A reversible color conversion.....

[Kamakiri]

Don't hate me, it's in use again!

Picked up this set from the basement of my friend Ed (roundscreen) about 3 years ago, where it sat for about 20 years. Something drew me to this old meatball set....a 1950 General Electric with double doors, kinda ok condition.

Got it home, and with a rusty chassis, broken picture tube, and crispy yoke, it sat in my basement awaiting some kind of fate. But something about this set, one I'd normally pass over for $20 at the flea market, captivated me.

Removed the old chassis, put it on a shelf, and trash picked a BPC set (black plastic crap) to put inside. I proceeded to cut the plastic case down to fit inside, and positioned the chassis so that the remote sensor (wired to the circuit board) could be accessed simply by pulling down the front control door. Using the original 1950 speaker, the cabinet is untouched. To hold the knobs on the front panel, I used some of those sticky dots, so that, again, the whole process can be reversed at any time.

Wiped the cabinet down with linseed oil, and it's in use in the finished basement

Flame suit on