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Old Feb 8, 2025 | 08:37 PM
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I've been busy making *****

56 radio with original *****
56 radio with original *****
Same 56 radio with ***** I reproduced
Same 56 radio with ***** I reproduced



this was my second batch as the first batch didn't do so well.

thoughts?
 
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Old Feb 8, 2025 | 08:55 PM
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They look good. Can you clean up the trim ring?
 
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Old Feb 8, 2025 | 09:08 PM
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Yea it will clean up. I was too focused to bother with it. Plus it was freezing ran here today and I wasn't falling just to go get the chrome cleaner in the shop
 
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Old Feb 9, 2025 | 07:02 AM
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Looks good Kevin, How's things w/ you and family?
 
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Old Feb 9, 2025 | 07:18 AM
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Yes, looking good!
 
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Old Feb 9, 2025 | 08:58 AM
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I have one of these radios in my '56. It's complete and still has the overhead speaker too. So are you making these ***** or just cleaning them? Do these things ever work? Mine doesn't.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2025 | 09:15 AM
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I have one of these radios in my '56. It's complete and still has the overhead speaker too. So are you making these ***** or just cleaning them? Do these things ever work? Mine doesn't.
making them. I made molds from original ***** then resin cast new *****
 
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Old Feb 9, 2025 | 09:25 AM
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making them. I made molds from original ***** then resin cast new *****
I was gonna guess 3D printing.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2025 | 09:31 AM
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I was gonna guess 3D printing.
I had the local school 3d print one and I didn't like the texture of it at all. Glad I had them make me one before I purchased a machine
 
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Looks good Kevin, How's things w/ you and family?
doing ok. Been busy doing a rehab to a rental I have. Just glad it isn't summer going all this work inside.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2025 | 09:46 AM
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I had to do this as I'm running out of radio *****




 
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Why are '56 radio ***** different from '53-56 *****?
Are those radios otherwise the same?
Do you make ***** for the '53-55 radios ?
 
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Why are '56 radio ***** different from '53-56 *****?
Are those radios otherwise the same?
Do you make ***** for the '53-55 radios ?
I'm going to do the 53/55 ***** too. Just the large dial is different. The radio mounts are different too. The 53-55 have spread mounting top and bottom. The 56 have spread mounting top and close together bottom mount
 
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Old Feb 9, 2025 | 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by bigwin56f100
I had to do this as I'm running out of radio *****




The radio mounts are different too. The 53-55 have spread mounting top and bottom. The 56 have spread mounting top and close together bottom mount
I see. So the top one in this picture is a 56 and the one just below it is a 53-55.
 
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I see. So the top one in this picture is a 56 and the one just below it is a 53-55.
yes that is correct
also another difference is the 53/55 don't come with an indicator needle
 
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