My HF-81 is missing it's cage...

[sslade43]

I picked this up and it is really pretty clean, but it didn't have it's cage. I don't mind having one cut an put in place, but don't even know where to start looking. Any ideas? I'm excited to get this thing restored and listen to it.

 

[willyrover]

Search for a supplier of perforated sheet metal. If you don't have one near you, there are several that sell online.

The cage for the HF-81 should be fairly simple to make as it involves cutting to size, and one 90-degree bend.

 

[sslade43]

Perforated. That was the vocab word I needed. Thanks.

 

[wlgrant6]

Your lucky. I just found one missing the knobs, the front bezel, and the perforated top panel. Everything else was there. Going to be quite the project.

 

[hob]

I just finished one missing the cage and front bezel. 18ga 1/2" flattened stainless expanded metal made a good cage. I liked the idea it increased airflow, even though not exact visually. That size slipped right in the slots. SS is a little hard to bend, but clamping it to workbench, applying pressure and smacking it with a 2lb hammer at bend it was easy to get a nice bend.

 

[s-petersen]

If you need parts, you can always buy a tuner, and use the parts of the cabinet to fix the amp