Dial glass for Pilot needed. - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Paul Mathew · 9th Jul 2014, 5:00 am

I'm restoring a Pilot Major Maestro and the dial glass is broken. Is there some way to get the artwork to have it printed onto glass as a replacement? Or any other suggestions!!

http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/pilot_major_maestro_2.html

winnem1 · 9th Jul 2014, 6:19 am

Hi
I had to make one for a GEC AC38. I scanned the old scale and then used a drawing package on my laptop to copy the data using the scanned image as a mask (very time consuming). I then printed the final image onto an inkjet transparency and taped it behind a replacement piece of glass. Looks OK.

Mike

Paul Mathew · 9th Jul 2014, 12:57 pm

Thanks Mike, most of the glass is missing, so scanning is out of the question. Maybe someone has an intact dial galss they can photograph and I can get the general layout from that?

newlite4 · 9th Jul 2014, 3:28 pm

Keep an eye on Richard Booths Past Times Radio site. He may be able to obtain one from a scrap set.

http://www.pasttimesradio.co.uk/dials/tuningdials.html

Neil

Paul Mathew · 9th Jul 2014, 3:57 pm

Thanks Neil. Holding thumbs!

9th Jul 2014, 5:00 am	#1
Paul Mathew Pentode Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 214	Dial glass for Pilot needed. I'm restoring a Pilot Major Maestro and the dial glass is broken. Is there some way to get the artwork to have it printed onto glass as a replacement? Or any other suggestions!! http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/pilot_major_maestro_2.html

9th Jul 2014, 6:19 am	#2
winnem1 Tetrode Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Romford, London, UK. Posts: 64	Re: Dial glass for Pilot needed. Hi I had to make one for a GEC AC38. I scanned the old scale and then used a drawing package on my laptop to copy the data using the scanned image as a mask (very time consuming). I then printed the final image onto an inkjet transparency and taped it behind a replacement piece of glass. Looks OK. Mike

9th Jul 2014, 12:57 pm	#3
Paul Mathew Pentode Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 214	Re: Dial glass for Pilot needed. Thanks Mike, most of the glass is missing, so scanning is out of the question. Maybe someone has an intact dial galss they can photograph and I can get the general layout from that?

9th Jul 2014, 3:28 pm	#4
newlite4 Octode Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bath, Somerset, UK. Posts: 1,805	Re: Dial glass for Pilot needed. Keep an eye on Richard Booths Past Times Radio site. He may be able to obtain one from a scrap set. http://www.pasttimesradio.co.uk/dials/tuningdials.html Neil __________________ preserving the recent past, for the distant future.

9th Jul 2014, 3:57 pm	#5
Paul Mathew Pentode Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Cape Town, South Africa Posts: 214	Re: Dial glass for Pilot needed. Thanks Neil. Holding thumbs!