Reviving a rusty Sharp WF-939Z
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When something is kept sealed in the box, I always wonder if there may actually just be a couple bricks in thereretrohead said:got the maxim.not opened the box yet.keeping it as a time capsule i think.always wanted the sharp version,but never spotted one.congratulations on all the hard work youve done to yours,what a transformation so far
How does one call these things and how do you fixate them? I need to put it back on the metal rod that goes through all the tape deck buttons. Removing it was easy, but puttting it back..?? Don't want to destroy it.
You should totally rock that Maxim though, enjoy it at least once
Thanks! I'm super-indecisive what to do with the body work though. I'm just putting it together now so that I can at least enjoy it again, and worry about the looks later. I have another one 939 shipped from overseas (risky, but I'm counting on my good luck) that looks really good but has a few flaws itself. I'll make one really nice one, and the other one will be the beater.retrohead said:got the maxim.not opened the box yet.keeping it as a time capsule i think.always wanted the sharp version,but never spotted one.congratulations on all the hard work youve done to yours,what a transformation so far
You should totally rock that Maxim though, enjoy it at least once
That's an E type circlip. No special tools required. Just place it up against the shaft and squeeze it on with a pair of pliers.
Ah, thanks! You must be a better man than I am. It requires a ridiculous amount of force to snap on. I tried it with the pliers but it just won't move. I'm just going to get a little tool for it now that I know its name. There's no such thing as too many tools. Too many boxes, sure, maybe..but not tools!jimmyjimmy19702010 said:
retrohead said:opened the maxim now buddy,and it rocks the party big style,so much bass!still would love one of these sharps though too!
Didn't last you too long huh, well good on you!I'm putting my 939 back together once I have that little e-clip tool so I can stare at the fancy leds all day and get nothing done. Meanwhile I've been ogling some more of the body work issues on mine. So the player keys have been dechromed and I'm keeping them that way for now, as the rest of the body is too weathered in its current state to warrant a nice proper fix. It must have been sitting in a damp cellar for many years, such a shame.. just look at the state of the, what I think, is aluminum face plates:
It doesn't clean up well, it looks like it oxidized deeply into the surface. Tried vinegar but it's not limescale. Tried metal polish with a toothbrush. Nothing. Even took a dremel to it with polishing compound. Nothing. So looks like it needs to be sanded but then the printing will be removed also, and this applies to all the aluminum faceplates.
All the plastic is in excellent condition though luckily, so even with these imperfections it still looks awesome.
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