audmod01
Super Member
Today I took a 2' X 2' piece of Birch plywood over to a friend's house and used his table saw to cut a piece 16 1/4 inches deep and 18 inches wide. This matches the 16 1/4 inch depth of the Electra VI 490-T face panel. The face panel appears to be what I have heard called fruitwood stain finish with satin lacquer over that. It should not be too difficult to match the stain. I have the cutout area for the changer marked. I need to get a different blade for my saber saw to cut the curves in the plywood as some of them are rather tight. Most of my saber saw blades are the standard size and there is one size smaller that has a shorter front to back profile so it can cut tighter turns than the standard ones. I will get a package of blades in case I break some. I might need a drill abrasive grinding tool for some smoothing afterward.
One strange thing about the Elac Benjamin Miracord 40H, which was a special unit sold through Radio Shack, is that although there were holes in the metal base plate under the turntable for screws to tighten it down for transport, there were none in the changer and no way to secure it to the plastic base that came with the changer. The base even had holes in it for screws to pass through for that purpose. The changer must have been packaged with fitted styrofoam pads to keep everything stable in shipment. Once it was unpacked and assembled to the base there was no way to secure everything for transport unless the customer kept the original box and styrofoam. I may see if I can implement transport securing screws with this new wooden mounting board going into the custom cabinet I am making. Another method to keep the turntable cast and balanced top in place during transport is needed too. That part is so heavy that if it came loose and bounced around in the changer compartment it could cause a lot of damage, especially to the tone arm. A college bound student may not be as aware of handling a changer, so instructions to my granddaughter are in order for this.
Joe
One strange thing about the Elac Benjamin Miracord 40H, which was a special unit sold through Radio Shack, is that although there were holes in the metal base plate under the turntable for screws to tighten it down for transport, there were none in the changer and no way to secure it to the plastic base that came with the changer. The base even had holes in it for screws to pass through for that purpose. The changer must have been packaged with fitted styrofoam pads to keep everything stable in shipment. Once it was unpacked and assembled to the base there was no way to secure everything for transport unless the customer kept the original box and styrofoam. I may see if I can implement transport securing screws with this new wooden mounting board going into the custom cabinet I am making. Another method to keep the turntable cast and balanced top in place during transport is needed too. That part is so heavy that if it came loose and bounced around in the changer compartment it could cause a lot of damage, especially to the tone arm. A college bound student may not be as aware of handling a changer, so instructions to my granddaughter are in order for this.
Joe