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Old 10th Jan 2023, 5:22 pm   #1
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Default Repro dial for a Pye 808 required.

I am in need of someone to re construct a broken dial for this radio ,I have glued the bits together ,I don't have the equipment or the knowhow to do it myself, there is possibly at least two of us that needs a dial to finish the restoration ,the marks on the dial is where I had to grind the sockets off which were riveted on the dial ,the original was more like glass than perspex hence the damage, thanks Mick.
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Old 11th Jan 2023, 2:10 am   #2
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Default Re: Repro dial for a Pye 808 required.

Radiodaze in the states could do this. If costs could be shared for art work then maybe not too expensive.
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Old 11th Jan 2023, 3:17 am   #3
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Default Re: Repro dial for a Pye 808 required.

Mick,

Wasnt it possible to drill out the rivets that held the sockets to the dial ?.

Just a thought

Joe
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Old 11th Jan 2023, 10:44 am   #4
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Not sure Joe there must have been a reason I resorted to grinding them off, it's a while since I did it . Thanks for the suggestion Bill. Mick.
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Old 12th Jan 2023, 6:45 pm   #5
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Default Re: Repro dial for a Pye 808 required.

I would scan the dial and repair the image. Then it could be printed onto acrylic or perspex

https://www.ashfieldprinting.co.uk/i...rials/plastics
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