Drake 7 line enclosures
 

There is a fellow in Wisconsin who supplies replacement enclosures for the
Drake TR7/R7 units. Does anybody know who that is? I need to either have
mine glass bead blasted and repainted (this was the gooey enclosure) or
replace it.
I have already tried Google............no results.

Pete

Drake 7 line enclosures
 

Pete KE9OA wrote:

There is a fellow in Wisconsin who supplies replacement enclosures for the
Drake TR7/R7 units. Does anybody know who that is? I need to either have
mine glass bead blasted and repainted (this was the gooey enclosure) or
replace it.
I have already tried Google............no results.

Don't recall exactly who it is. You might wish to sign up for the Drake List at
QTH.NET... or I can ask for you on that list.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Drake 7 line enclosures
 

Thanks.........that sounds good. In the meantime, I will also give John a
call over at Drake tomorrow. This receiver has fought me all the way, but I
finally have it completed, except for the enclosure.
Thanks again!

Pete

"dxAce" wrote in message
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Pete KE9OA wrote:

There is a fellow in Wisconsin who supplies replacement enclosures for
the
Drake TR7/R7 units. Does anybody know who that is? I need to either have
mine glass bead blasted and repainted (this was the gooey enclosure) or
replace it.
I have already tried Google............no results.

Don't recall exactly who it is. You might wish to sign up for the Drake
List at
QTH.NET... or I can ask for you on that list.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Drake 7 line enclosures
 

email me and I will give you the details, just bought the some thing from
him last week

mike
"Pete KE9OA" wrote in message
...
There is a fellow in Wisconsin who supplies replacement enclosures for the
Drake TR7/R7 units. Does anybody know who that is? I need to either have
mine glass bead blasted and repainted (this was the gooey enclosure) or
replace it.
I have already tried Google............no results.

Pete

Drake 7 line enclosures
 

Pete KE9OA wrote:
There is a fellow in Wisconsin who supplies replacement enclosures for the
Drake TR7/R7 units. Does anybody know who that is? I need to either have
mine glass bead blasted and repainted (this was the gooey enclosure) or
replace it.
I have already tried Google............no results.

Pete


There is a guy in Ohio I think (Jeff Covelli???--advertises in 'Electric
Radio") that repairs them. He should be easy to find (web search for
Drake repair or call Bill Frost-if he is still around- at Drake) and
they can tell you who fixes the "sticky paint" problem. BTW, my TR-7 had
the sticky paint, but I just lived with it. Good luck!

Drake 7 line enclosures
 

"Carter, K8VT" wrote:

Pete KE9OA wrote:
There is a fellow in Wisconsin who supplies replacement enclosures for the
Drake TR7/R7 units. Does anybody know who that is? I need to either have
mine glass bead blasted and repainted (this was the gooey enclosure) or
replace it.
I have already tried Google............no results.

Pete


There is a guy in Ohio I think (Jeff Covelli???--advertises in 'Electric
Radio") that repairs them. He should be easy to find (web search for
Drake repair or call Bill Frost-if he is still around- at Drake) and
they can tell you who fixes the "sticky paint" problem. BTW, my TR-7 had
the sticky paint, but I just lived with it. Good luck!

Jeff just tuned up my R7 in November. Got it back the day before Thanksgiving.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Drake 7 line enclosures
 

dxAce wrote:

Pete KE9OA wrote:

There is a fellow in Wisconsin who supplies replacement enclosures for the
Drake TR7/R7 units. Does anybody know who that is? I need to either have
mine glass bead blasted and repainted (this was the gooey enclosure) or
replace it.
I have already tried Google............no results.

From what I've found out so far it seems the fellow in Wisconsin is out of them.

Guess you could contact Hartzell Manufacturing. They made the cabinets and they
will re-do them. http://www.hartzellmfg.com/

Worst case is trying to refinish it yourself I suppose.

Will let you know if anything else shows up today.

On page 5 of this .pdf document is some stuff regarding do-it-yourself repainting:

http://www.wb4hfn.com/DRAKE/DrakeArticles/TechTips/62-DRAKE_TECH_EXCHANGE01.pdf

I also noticed something about Hartzell charging $25 for the repaint job so that may
be a good way to go.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Drake 7 line enclosures
 

Thanks Mike,

Jerry Strawman sent me the contact information this morning. I ordered one
of his last two items.
Thanks again!

Pete

"mike maghakian" wrote in message
...
email me and I will give you the details, just bought the some thing from
him last week

mike
"Pete KE9OA" wrote in message
...
There is a fellow in Wisconsin who supplies replacement enclosures for
the Drake TR7/R7 units. Does anybody know who that is? I need to either
have mine glass bead blasted and repainted (this was the gooey enclosure)
or replace it.
I have already tried Google............no results.

Pete

Drake 7 line enclosures
 

Thanks Steve,

I was able to get one ordered at 8:30 this morning. A friend of mine checked
his website at around 9:30 and the listing for this item was removed from
his website.
In the meantime, I purchased a sandblaster............I intend to glass-bead
blast the two covers I have right now and make them available to those who
might need them. Both of them appear to have been repainted over the gooey
stuff, so I need to get them clean, down to the metal.
Thanks to everybody on this NG!

Pete

"dxAce" wrote in message
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Pete KE9OA wrote:

There is a fellow in Wisconsin who supplies replacement enclosures for
the
Drake TR7/R7 units. Does anybody know who that is? I need to either have
mine glass bead blasted and repainted (this was the gooey enclosure) or
replace it.
I have already tried Google............no results.

From what I've found out so far it seems the fellow in Wisconsin is out of
them.

Guess you could contact Hartzell Manufacturing. They made the cabinets and
they
will re-do them. http://www.hartzellmfg.com/

Worst case is trying to refinish it yourself I suppose.

Will let you know if anything else shows up today.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Drake 7 line enclosures
 

Thanks again Steve. Boy, did I hit it lucky today!

Pete

"dxAce" wrote in message
...


dxAce wrote:

Pete KE9OA wrote:

There is a fellow in Wisconsin who supplies replacement enclosures for
the
Drake TR7/R7 units. Does anybody know who that is? I need to either
have
mine glass bead blasted and repainted (this was the gooey enclosure) or
replace it.
I have already tried Google............no results.

From what I've found out so far it seems the fellow in Wisconsin is out
of them.

Guess you could contact Hartzell Manufacturing. They made the cabinets
and they
will re-do them. http://www.hartzellmfg.com/

Worst case is trying to refinish it yourself I suppose.

Will let you know if anything else shows up today.

On page 5 of this .pdf document is some stuff regarding do-it-yourself
repainting:

http://www.wb4hfn.com/DRAKE/DrakeArticles/TechTips/62-DRAKE_TECH_EXCHANGE01.pdf

I also noticed something about Hartzell charging $25 for the repaint job
so that may
be a good way to go.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Drake 7 line enclosures
 

When you are glass beading or sand blasting,be sure to wear a good
respirator that has good filters and a face shield.Unless you do the
work using an enclosed box.There are plans on the internet about how to
build your own sand blasting box.Silicosis of the lungs isn't a good
thing.
cuhulin

Drake 7 line enclosures
 

I would just buy a can or two of good paint stripper and give that a
try.I own three sand blasters,one of them I built using a big steel tank
I bought at a junk yard,and the other one is a dinky little sand blaster
I bought for about twelve dollars at a Wal Mart store and the other one
is a little spot blaster/sand blaster I bought from Eastwood Company.
www.eastwood.com Best thing for rust is Must For Rust.
www.tinmantech.com I have tried Must For Rust and it works great.
cuhulin

Drake 7 line enclosures
 

What kind of a sand blaster did you buy?
cuhulin

Drake 7 line enclosures
 

It was a cheapie unit from Harbor Freight. 64 dollars, with a 40 pound
capacity. Thanks for the tip on the respirator. I was thinking about making
some sort of box with a plexiglass cover when I do the blasting.

Pete

wrote in message
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What kind of a sand blaster did you buy?
cuhulin

Drake 7 line enclosures
 

Pete KE9OA wrote:
It was a cheapie unit from Harbor Freight. 64 dollars, with a 40 pound
capacity. Thanks for the tip on the respirator. I was thinking about making
some sort of box with a plexiglass cover when I do the blasting.


Forced air ventilation would be best for that type of work in addition to
the respirator,those face masks that puff in and out when you talk just
wont do.


Pete

wrote in message
...
What kind of a sand blaster did you buy?
cuhulin

Drake 7 line enclosures
 

You could make a simple box out of plywood and cut two holes for long
vinyl heavy duty industrial type of gloves (cut a couple of plywood
rings and use screws to fasten the gloves to the box in case you ever
need to replace the gloves) for your hands and mount a piece of glass or
rigid plastic (check out some auto junk yards) on the front of the
plywood box and have your own sand blasting/bead blasting
cabinet.Perhaps add a hole on the rear of the box with a piece of
plastic or metal tubing and put the vacuum hose to an old vacuum cleaner
on the pipe.A rig like that,you would probally find handy to use many
times.
cuhulin

Drake 7 line enclosures
 

www.google.com Build your own Sand Blasting Cabinet

Lots of info there.Those cheap sand blasting gun nozzels/tips dont last
long.
cuhulin

Drake 7 line enclosures
 

Not a bad price......................


"mike maghakian" wrote in message
...
last week I bought a new old stock 7 line case for $20 shipped




I also noticed something about Hartzell charging $25 for the repaint job
so that may
be a good way to go.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Drake 7 line enclosures
 

I am not surprised.............good thing I ordered a set of ten replacement
tips! I still need to build that sandblasting box.

Pete

wrote in message
...
www.google.com Build your own Sand Blasting Cabinet

Lots of info there.Those cheap sand blasting gun nozzels/tips dont last
long.
cuhulin

Drake 7 line enclosures
 

Many years ago I made my own sand blasting gun.(I still have it too) For
nozzle tips,I cut off some 1/4 inch diameter bolts and I center drilled
the bolts with my drill press.Them little tips,the first time I used
them,you could see the sand wallowing out them little holes like an old
BB gun wildly wayyyy off center.Them little tips worked ok for a few
minutes.It was worth a try anyway.
cuhulin