How I built my Electronics Workbench using 2x4 Basics Kit - 2023 

I was much happier when I bought these at $24 a kit. Yes, the price has crept up but if you aren't super handy with woodworking, it makes it simple.

small punch is pretty close to wire mesh, they are the earlier made of these and some say they sound better. I think the large hole tubes are just as good sound wise.

There is no electrical difference, just difference in how the holes were punched into the metal.

@Blueglow Thanks, Mark. I figured that if anyone knew the skinny about Western Electric, you would. I guess the current emphasis on punch size is more sales hype than anything.

It just happened to work out perfectly that way. Nice way to hold the dummy load in place.

@@Blueglow I didn't expect it to be something else 🙂 Thanks for the reply!

Busy with day job. This is just a hobby.

There is ventalation, there is a 1/2" space between the 4 boards on each shelf. On the isolation transformer, watch my next video I just posted.

@@Blueglow A Variac is not an isolation transformer. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XBsQ3sZ45Fk.html

I was wrong. SOME Variacs ARE also isolation transformers. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8o7HtGTvBvA.html

While there is high demand, the $/hour is super low. No one wants to spend $600 to restore a $300 receiver. Good restoration work takes many hours and sadly cost more than the gear is worth at the end of the day. If I could make what I make in my day job or even remotely close, I would have opened full time shop years ago.

@@Blueglow same here. I have just worked through a 1950s era keepsake 5-valve for a very dear friend of mine. It's her Dad's old radio she has many deep memories of listening to it with him in his Study as a young child. The job became a restoration on account of it having been truly messed with in it's past not to mention the dirt of decades plus the results of heavy cigarette use that stained every part of it. It even had the wrong tubes, someone put TVset devices into it which caused some damage! I won't charge her any $ because what i have learned in the process is far more valuable & that you cannot do this kind of work expecting immense financial reward... None the less she now has quite a valuable old AM receiver that works really well & by what i see on ebay for this model they sell for silly money!

I think you'd be surprised at how many people would pay big bucks to have their pieces restored, baby boomers are sentimental about their stereos and consoles. Vintage audio shops are making a killing and are backed up for months and even years . Thanks for your great videos, doing some restoring myself now