Kriesler 11-4 1946 Beehive Radio Restore Part 2 Final 

Fantastic work David! I can see the fascination with that design, it has the "high voltage insulator" look to it as well.

Excellent Dave - loved the 'never say die' attitude with the logo piece! 😁

Thanks David for populating my never ending quanrantine time with such enjoyable programs.

I'm binge watching all of these marvellous restorations and they are all just amazing.

Another beautifully restored radio. It looks brand new !

That's a beauty. I am completely awed by you patience with the Kriesler badge and I'm so glad it was rewarded - it ended up looking perfect. I was particularly pleased you put a textile cable on the radio as well - I remember visiting my Granny's as a child and all her old appliances and light fittings had textile cables and they really do evoke the era.

What a cute cuddly little radio. The Kriesler badge, such a dedicated effort and so worth it in the end. Valuable casting information too. Another great video. Cheers.

Dave your artistic and creative genius knows no bounds. Especially with that brand badge. You persevered until you got a satisfactory result. Another incredible and amazing restoration of a vintage radio - brought to life once again.

So beautiful work to make it look like new. Love it. You and mr Carlson are a great example of how to keep history alive. Keep on make videos.

In my humble opinion David you really are a Master of your Craft, its a real joy to watch you work 👍🍺🍺🍺

Another fantastic restoration, no detail left undone. And the results, looks and sounds Better than new!

Bravo David: I for one most certainly enjoyed this restoration series. The reproduction Kreisler badge looks as though it is original ...it goes to show what can be achieved with determination and perseverance, and this radio looks, and performs first class. As for restoring the electronics, I wouldn’t expect anything less than what you did for this little radio. It really is a credit to you. Thank you for sharing. Phil.

Fantastic job David. And a nod from Mr. Carlson as well. He is the reason I found your channel. The badge was a challenge but if you try and fail you learn from that. You don't learn if you don't try. Beautiful work. 73 de KB7ICI.

Hi Dave, Beautifully done again,as usual. Making the KRISLER badge was a great effort, and all your video's are full of GREAT IDEAS. And many thanks for getting me started. I have just restored a Hotpoint Y56DE [ AWA ]. My dad bought it in 1954/55, and as a kid I would listen radio serials, [Tarzan, Biggles etc.] It's bee sitting around my place for 25 years, since dad passed away. It is now fully restored & takes pride of place in my Ham Shack

Never seen the design before but absolutely love it. Very soothing to watch your work and end result. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Yet another superb resto job. CheersDavid you never disappointed craftsmanship to an infinite quality nice infant superb work.

I have ot say the Kriesler's design is a masterpiece in simplicity ...a single mould would allow for the pieces to be made... in an era of shortages ..wonderful video as always David!!!!! a glint of light in the darkness of the current crisis

Great Job Dave!!!! Turned out pristine.....I admire your determination on the badge fabrication! Great info to utilize in other applications in our hobby! Thanks for sharing...Take Care and Be Safe--Larry

15 out of 10, David! A magnificent restoration. Your meticulous attention to detail is an inspiration to us jacks of all trades, and masters of nothing.

A lot of work to get her together but it looks very original and like factory new! Persistence paid off in the end. A definite keeper! Very good job Dave.

You do amazing work. It's fun to watch you restore these radios.

Beautiful workmanship on this restoration. I really enjoyed your video. Keep safe David.

Good evening Sir, very precise and efforts to restore the radio cabinet.A lot of thanks Sir.

Your skill never ceases to amaze me! Fantastic job!

EXCELLENT TEACHER: THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTERESTING AND ATTRACTIVE VIDEOS. I DO NOT KNOW ENGLISH WELL, BUT I WELL OBSERVE HIS EXPLANATIONS. I VERY ENJOY YOUR TUTORIALS. PLEASE TAKE GREAT CARE OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY OF THIS PANDEMIC. STRENGTH FOR THE WORLD THAT NEEDS IT SO MUCH. A STRONG MASTER HUG FROM CUBA.

Really enjoyed that, thank you for sharing. Certainly like the unusual and varied shapes used in the designs of many of these bakelite wireless sets.

You get an A+ for persistence with that badge David well done. The cabinet came out beautifully. Interestingly Bakelite was developed in the city where I live in New York in 1907. Great job as always. ATB Doug.

That was really impressive. I like your eye for details. I again really enjoyed you restoring this beauty!

Excellent finish David, well done!

Excellent restauration !!!!! I never see assembly like this radio, Your pacience is enormous, but you enjoy this challenger. Congratulation - Sao Paulo - Brazil

Another excellent restoration Dave,the logo look's great as does the case,well done.

The individual louvers are actually pretty smart in regards to manufacturing.

Excellent job on reproducing that Kriesler logo piece! Kudos! That's a really nice looking radio! Love the bakelite pieces...

Another very nice job, well done. See if you can get some syringes, very good for laying in small bits of adhesive, epoxies and JB/etc. Cheers

David, simply outstanding !!

Love to see you at work. Very meticulous. Please stay safe especially in these trying times with the virus around.

Another awesome restoration! Thank you for taking us along and sharing your techniques! Great stuff

Absolutely brilliant restoration. The case rebuild is always my favourite part of your process. Thanks for another interesting video.

I admire your patience. and the result was perfect again.

You Beauty, and what a beautiful radio it is ,you always amaze me with your wonderful craftsmanship ,really enjoyed watching this ,Well done David and a big pat on the back from me .

I always learn something or two in every video, beautiful job. Thanks for letting us look over your shoulder!

Hello David Very fine job with the bakelite , looks brand new . thumbs up greets Uli

What weird cabinet construction! Very helpful all these years later though, made it simpler to clean properly. Yes, that badge...took longer to figure out how to do it than to actually do it. As you said, next time you have to make something by this method, it'll be a lot more straightforward. You've learned a useful new skill and shared it with the rest of us so thanks for that. It came right in the end and looks an absolute treat! Overall cabinet finish came up very well indeed and you'd never guess it was originally painted. It really looks the absolute business! Waited a week for this and I knew it'd be worth it! Lovely stuff.

I'm amazed with the detail and quality of your radio restorations. Well done!

Another beautiful restoration, thank you for sharing all the attempts on the Kriesler logo.

Wonderful Job. Enjoyed this series so much. Thank you for the videos.

Excellent workmanship.

Your patience to keep doing something over and over and over until you get it right is laudable. Really impressive work! Just amazing.

Dave, you do good work the beehive radio is stunning. Your restoration particularly on cabinets is very Instructional. If you ever get tired of restoring radios you could go into antique furniture restoration & be right on the beam. Thank you for sharing your expertise during these troubled times, you’re helping us all cope.

Another excellent video, love how you cover the whole job case and electrics. Thanks for posting something to lift another lock down day in UK. Solution to the badge ingenious

A true joy to view this! Fabulous restore Mr. David. I for one can barely wait for your next adventure in radio restore/repair. Until then, be safe & be well M8

Great job, especially the cabinet, I spent five hours polishing a bakelite TV cabinet, like your set, it looks like new again! Well worth the effort, love the shape & layered construction.

Gorgeous! Great work, thanks for posting!

Excellent job on the case and emblem. Keep up the great work!

Thanks David. Great entertainment and a nice distraction from the exponential growth in number of cases.

I can see why it may have appealed to people back then, but these day it wouldn't get a look in for style! However, It looks wonderful now after its polish and buff up. An excellent job David. When I first saw it I thought "Why is he bothering with that ugly thing" but now it looks a lot better, however, it is not to my taste and the wife would throw it out! But it looks very good now.

Dave, yes that is one of your best renovations, but I love the way you make everything is as close to the when the radio came from the factory, another beautiful job, love watching your videos, looking forward to your next video, hope you and your family are safe and well.

Beautiful! Well done.

You should be very proud of that, what a fantastic restore.

Well done ,very impressive precision work

I love that design Dave, it sounds great and the Kriesler dimensional emblem turned out fantastic! I know you had a LOT of work in that, but it looks to have been well worth it. BEAUTIFUL job again sir.

Keep them coming. I am stuck at home self isolating after my last Korea flight to Vancouver. These vids and my radios will get me through the next few months. What’s a finicky case design and so glad you polished the Bakelite. Thanks David!

It looks great, David! Nice save 🙂

Fantastic David! Avant.

Very useful info about restoring the case. It's good to see failures too.

Excellent job. Well worth all the work you put into it!

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORK

Great Job David, Such a neat radio. Keep it up.

That case came out fantastically. Very impressive. I was shouting at you while you were pouring the epoxy into the mold. I'm surprised that you didn't hear me from Texas. Syringe. There are tons of disposable syringes and the needles that go with them on ebay. I think they refer this as the Luer lock system. I find them handy now and again. Cheap.

Great job all your effort really shows. Stay safe out there.

Looks great.

superb, I want one ! many thanks for the informative and interesting videos

Top job... my kind of job removing and replicating that flimsy logo. Love these radio's you restore. Overhere in Europe... most where just wooden boxes with Philips, Grundig and Telefunken content. Wonderful. Just magic Dave! Cheers, Ruud

Great restore!

You are a master, well done, enjoy your posts. Best wishes from Perth.

STUNNING Wet sanding was a great idea because creating dust is not what you need with it containing asbestos. Still be careful and use a mask. Keep up the great work and keep the videos coming. Take care

*_BRAVO DAVID. YOU ARE A MASTER AND ARTIST NO.1_*

Brilliant Dave, really enjoyed watching all your hard work. My nerves were in bits when you were doing the badge. I just know if I had attempted that I would have been covered from head to toe in goo. Great stuff mate.

Fantastic result.

Very, very nice work.

I really like the look of this radio, and you did a great job on the finish! Such a unique design. Hope you and your family are well in this strange time.

That looks amazing!

Fantastic job Dave. That has to be the most unique case design I have ever seen. Hoping that you and yours stay safe and healthy through this current world wide emergency.

Nice work David, That came up well, I like the Kriesler badge ill remember that one...

Neat Restoration.

That's a real beauty my friend

Great job david very good you٫re a doctor🌹 😊👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏☕

Thanks Dave excellent restoration as always, know these models are collectable but always thought they were a weird design, probably very thermally efficient though. Full marks for perseverance with the logo.

Lovely job

I love the pictures at the beginning! Nice video!

Nice looking radio. Job well done David. I love how you did the badge. I am glad you decided not to paint it. 73 Joe

Beautiful! Oh, the 40's..... Thanks!

Great job on the restoration. Just to let you know that particular model came out of the factory painted cream with partial green knobs , green badge and green glass dial . It also came out of the factory painted green along with natural brown Bakelite finish. Cheers Paul

Tip: having successfully employed wet and dry on a number of plastic and Bakelite cases, I use water in a dish (not flowing) and put a drop or two of washing up detergent into the water. That acts as a very effective lubricant and helps avoid accidental gouging of the surface. As for polish, I use Autosol Metal Polish Liquid. I find the liquid to be just abrasive enough without being too so.

Really nice work David. Mediocracy certainly isn't in your nature and that shows.

I dont know if you know any one with a 3D printer, but seems like scanning the badge into a CAD program you could replicate the badge and even change sizes at will. I love your tenacity on solving a problem!

Was I the only one shouting at the screen on the last logo molding attempt "OH DAVE THAT'S ONE DROP TOO MANY!" Absolutely applaud you on the result. Much needed video, still on home lock down here in Lincolnshire, Illinois

As always, a brilliant demonstration of skilled craftsmanship, patience , determination and dedication. . My better half caught me watching your presentation, which usually means some discomfort and induced guilt heading my way at the speed of light, but joyfully, on this occasion, she was stopped in her tracks at the sight of the Beehive Radio.. She actually loves it, and would like to own it... Please feel highly complimented by her enthusiasm and my escape, (on this occasion), from a fearful retribution.. Keep well & safe Dave.. 🥴

Exelente trabajo, felicitaciones.

Making that Kriesler badge was a lot of work and at least some added expense worth noting but the end result was the difference between a rough radio with a damaged badge and a great looking old radio that appears in perfect condition. Good work to say the least.