I m probably asking for a beating here but i really don t have an issue with converting the works of an old radio to am fm bluetooth so long as the appearance of the unit looks original and the work is well done.
Convert old floor radio to minifridge.
It did take up many weekends but it was well worth the time and effort.
The original parts are the knobs case metal frame dial and bezel.
You can check what s.
Take an old desktop radio in beautiful art deco or mid century style and make it a modern bluetooth music player.
In this case that means turning a vintage radio into a modern wi fi.
This project was a lot of fun.
I purchased a beautifully styled late 1930s montgomery wards tabletop radio empty case at a radio swap meet many years ago.
It needed a full make over and a revamp of everything.
Keep in mind that every old time radio is different.
Cut a 3 or 4 hole in the top and add some galvanized stove pipe pipe for the vent.
The existing racks are great for smoking hams or turkeys salmon.
Cut a 6 hole in the side down low for the smoke box.
I templated the back using the radio housing.
Make a smoker made an awesome smoker out of an old freezer.
Time to get to work.
You can have the best of both worlds though as redditor billyjole illustrated in a post on the subreddit r diy.
For my radio i picked up a 1 8 in.
I cut it using a jigsaw and dry fitted it to make sure it fit within the sides of the radio.
You just have to turn an old radio into a bluetooth speaker.
So i decided to modernize it but keep the old look and make the old controls work a new radio.
Attach a smoke box from an old smoker and seal it up.
Project panel tempered hardboard.
I used the old back to figure out where the two screw holes should go to attach the new back for a perfect fit.
I will show you how to take an antique 1940s radio and turn it into a personal mini bar.
22 make an air.
If modern black box electronics don t go well with the more timeless decor of your home perhaps it s time to camouflage them.
Converting an old radio to dab.
How this farnsworth radio looks on the inside will be different from how your philco or zenith looks on the inside.
Mod your old time radio.
We have our supplies.