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#1

nice retro case

wow! very nice job man. its nice to see you had a family reason to do this case, besides the fun factor :)

#2

(FIH) The Don

10/10 no words, just respect.

#3

cerver

Thanks guys :)

#4

to6ko91

i dont think you should have put the front leds ... or maybe just the hdd as its a server somewhere on the side ; )
9/10
P.S. amazing idea ;)

#5

erocker

*

I love it!! Love the avatar too. :toast:

#6

pentastar111

Well done sir...10/10

#7

King Wookie

Awesome!
I love it when people think outside the box.
Clean, neat and stylish. 10/10.

#8

cerver

to6ko91i dont think you should have put the front leds ... or maybe just the hdd as its a server somewhere on the side ; )
8/10
P.S. amazing idea ;)

originally i was not going to add the LEDS to the front. But since it is a server, i wanted to have the HD LED at least. But just one LED would look a bit out of place in a dual symmetrical wood radio such as this. Also the only wood that i was not afraid of damaging was that front piece of oak. The sides are way to thin for LEDS and i would not be able to see them as well. The rounded edges were was too small for me to get the LEDS into. So the only choice i really had that was logical and aesthetically pleasing was to place them on the front oak panel.

thanks for all of the great comments and suggestions :)

#9

Unregistered

i like it too! its crazy, i was looking for this type of radio that my folks had when i was younger. one of the pages on google led me here. had to register to let you know that i think its great to make an old classic tech piece into something new and modern. nice one man!

#10

Unregistered

different and old school

Old school is always something that i like to see. A Very nice job 10/10

#11

cerver

thanks :)

Thanks again for the all of the kind words, feels good to be appreciated :)

@ erocker, thanks, the leg lamp is a figure of xmas in my house, a christmas story is my favorite movie :)

#12

lsat_mtac

isn't that the movie with the kid and the beebee gun or something? i think i saw it when i was a kid. i just remember the kid wanting a beebee gun and no one would let him get one.

#13

cerver

Yep, thats the movie lsat :)

Update: Added a few more pictures of the internals. Some close ups of the machine running from a better angle. I also added a picture of when the basics were mounted before finishing the wiring, monitor, switches and other stuff.

enjoy :)

#14

Unregistered

a jukebox, HA never thought i would see a jukebox computer. sweet dude!

I do have one question, what did you do with the original radio parts? did you include any of them into this?

#15

cerver

gametester225a jukebox, HA never thought i would see a jukebox computer. sweet dude!

I do have one question, what did you do with the original radio parts? did you include any of them into this?

thanks mate :)

I did keep a few of the round metal washers and used them for mounting the mobo to the wood. I also kept the sticker from 1942 inside the case, i just put a light cover of stain over it, but its still there :)

other than that, not much is original working parts. All of the radio parts were badly damaged and i offered them to a local electronics store for parts and he told me to trash them as they were to badly damaged to have refinished.

#16

snyderrich

Awesome

This has got to be the original winner if not top of the list for all.
if there are any catagories.2 thumbs AND two big toes up to this rig!!

#17

cerver

snyderrichThis has got to be the original winner if not top of the list for all.
if there are any catagories.2 thumbs AND two big toes up to this rig!!

thanks mate :):):)

#18

cerver

To the voter that voted 5

Please post here and lend me your thoughts. I would like to know why a 5 was your opinion. I am curious to know what you would have done different. I am always open for suggestions :)

#19

Unregistered

Very cool! Nice to see it re-purposed as a modern useful item. Your grandparents would be pleased.
I love those Philcos from the 1940s. I have a that 1941 I used to build a CD jukebox and a 1942 I converted into a (cell phone, etc.) charging station.

#20

HookeyStreet

Eat, sleep, game!

Im gutted I can only rate you upto 10 :)

Thats stunning!

#21

cerver

thank you very much guys! Always glad to share and have people enjoy the work as much as i did :)

#22

zithe

Lol you killed every radio rule I can think of.

Where is the radio? That unit was probably worth more than what's in it right now.

#23

Super XP

Nice work,

#24

cerver

@zithe

The radio parts that were inside were too badly damaged to be salvaged by a professional. That is why i got rid of them. the outside of the radio was in bad shape as well, so having refinished it and converted it into an updated radio/computer was the best choice i could have done with this.

If the outside was in better shape i would have restored it to OEM and used it just as a radio, but the fact remains that it was badly damaged. besides, most people do not use console radios anymore. And lets not forget that it was a computer based project to dedicate towards my family, so restoring it into something that could have been valued more, was not my intention.

this is a computer mod site too, not a radio restoring site..... :P

#25

cerver

Super XPNice work,

thanks mate :)

#26

Unregistered

HOT! just wish it had a bigger screen.

#27

linuxfueled

Nice!!!

#28

cerver

@ linuxfueled & free-weezy

Thanks guys, i appreciate it :)

#29

titienzo18

I voted 5/10 because:

not amazing...

1942 SPR

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