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New Foam Rings

In our last episode we replaced the interior anti-reverb insulation in the speaker cabinets of our classic Tannoy PBM-8 studio speakers. After that step of the project I moved on to replace the deteriorated foam rings around the speaker cones. These rings are glued to the frame and to the …

And Now For Some Foam!

In my last post you may recall that I talked about replacing the old insulation in my PBM-8 studio speakers. The reason for wanting to replace these speakers have a tuned port. Now, if you know speakers, you already know that a tuned port is a small tube in the …

PBM-8 Rescue

I had occasion to acquire a pair of Tannoy PBM-8 studio speakers recently.  These units were manufactured in June of 1988 and were originally purchased from a Tannoy dealer in suburban Philadelphia. They have had a colorful history, and were moved a number of times before landing in rural environment …

The Other Plastic Dog

A second plastic dog statue
Last week I showed off a plastic dog statue that we rescued from the trash and repaired. This is the buddy to the first dog. This plastic statue was also in the trash, but his condition was much worse. An ear was missing, the tail was broken, and a large portion of his jaw was gone. We repaired him with JB SteelStick and jazzed him up with a spiffy new paint job. Now he is watching the front door and is ready to welcome visitors along with his pal.

Welcome Dog

Repaired and restored plastic porch dog with welcome bone
There’s a story here. This is a plastic statuary pooch that we recovered from the trash at the side of the road. He had a damaged tail and a broken ear. But, we repaired him with some JB SteelStick two-part putty and give him a new stylish paint job. Now he welcomes visitors and is very happy doing it, too.