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Can we talk about choosing between restoring old radios and fixing antique clocks?
I picked radios, and after 3 months of cleaning vacuum tubes and replacing capacitors, I got a 1937 Zenith console playing again. Anyone else had to pick between two old-school repair hobbies and regret their choice?
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xenaf5118d ago
Totally get that feeling of picking one path and looking back. Honestly, fixing that old Zenith sounds like a huge win, even with all the work. The space thing is real though, those consoles are massive. Maybe the grass is always greener with these hobbies, you know? Clocks might be smaller but all those little parts seem like a headache in a different way.
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craig.mila19d ago
Picking radios was smart. Those old clock movements are a special kind of torture with all the tiny springs. At least with a radio, you get music or weird AM talk shows as a reward while you work. The real regret kicks in when you run out of space for another huge console and wish you'd picked the smaller hobby.
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faith_thomas20d ago
Oh man, that "3 months of cleaning vacuum tubes" line really hits home. That is a serious labor of love right there. I totally get the feeling of picking one path and then wondering about the other. Sometimes I see a cool old clock and think about all those tiny gears, but then I remember the patience you need. Getting that Zenith to play again must have felt amazing though.
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