{"id":43192,"date":"2020-05-06T11:54:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T15:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=43192"},"modified":"2020-05-06T20:11:49","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T00:11:49","slug":"my-replacement-stand-journey-for-the-grundig-g6-aviator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/my-replacement-stand-journey-for-the-grundig-g6-aviator\/","title":{"rendered":"My Replacement Stand Journey for the Grundig G6 Aviator"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Guest Post by Troy Riedel<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve mentioned here in the past that I am an astronomy hobbyist first, and an SWL hobbyist second (call SWL my cloudy nights hobby).<\/p>\n

A couple of years ago my Grundig G6 suffered from the troublesome \u201csticky\u201d body that afflicts all of the Grundig\/Eton radios of that era.\u00a0 I used the recommended cleaning agent as has been posted here (Purple Power) to remove the sticky residue.\u00a0 It worked great \u2013 but I discovered one must be very careful using this cleaner.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Excess cleaner seeped into the crevices where the radio stand mounts, was not fully removed\/dried, and the cleaner \u201cate\u201d the nubs off that hold the radio stand in place.\u00a0 The result: a broken radio stand!\u00a0 Right Photo: you’ll see glue residue smeared on the broken stand – where I tried to make & glue new nubs and failed miserably.<\/p>\n

Through my astronomy hobby, I discovered someone (Joel) who 3D prints some astronomical accessories. \u00a0After ordering & receiving three quality products, we established a friendly rapport.\u00a0 I asked him if he knew of anyone who 3D printed and commercially sold radio stands.<\/p>\n

He replied \u201cNo\u201d \u2013 and frankly he wasn\u2019t quite sure what I was referring to \u2013 but he essentially conveyed \u201cif you supply me a photo and dimensions, I will gladly print one that you can try\u201d.\u00a0 Great news!<\/p>\n

After supplying him a photo and supplying dimensions, Joel printed off a stand plus a spare and shipped it to me.\u00a0 Unfortunately, it did not fit \u2026 the side nubs were simply too small.<\/p>\n

I wrote-off the encounter as having been worth the nominal cost & effort.\u00a0 But Joel was not ready to write this off!\u00a0 He asked for more details re: why it didn\u2019t fit (we designed the stand about .25mm too thin \u2013 a small tolerance but significant in that the stand simply would not fit \u2013 the nubs were too small at the thickness that was printed).\u00a0 We consulted, both made recommendations, then Joel promptly 3D printed another stand (v.2) and mailed it to me.<\/p>\n

The end result: it fits perfectly \u2013 works perfectly.\u00a0 I now have a replacement G6 stand and I feel my little Grundig Aviator Buzz Aldrin Edition (note the astronomy connection) was now, once again, whole!<\/p>\n

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For those who\u2019ve replaced radio stands before, the biggest obstacle is *not* breaking it when you try to insert it into the back of the radio.\u00a0 A tried and true trick is to freeze the replacement stand, so it contracts very slightly (by the mm), and then insert it into the body of the radio.\u00a0 The great thing about this stand: it is designed with a cut-out on each side.\u00a0 This cut-out allows the stand to ever-so-slightly flex (better – and probably more safely – than the freezing trick). This design allowed me to safely and rather effortlessly insert the stand without fear of breaking it.\u00a0 And the stand\u2019s thickness is quite capable of supporting the weight of the radio (note: the plastic of the 3D printed stand is not quite as hard as the OEM stand but it is still more than capable of supporting the radio\u2019s weight).<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m sharing this because Joel has added the G6 stand to his little BuckeyeStargazer Web Store <\/a>, for $10 \u2013 what a great deal for us suffering G6 folks with broken stands.<\/p>\n

At this time, the Buckeye Stargazer <\/em>only offers the G6 stand.\u00a0 But, who knows?\u00a0 Before I came along, he didn\u2019t offer any<\/em> stand.\u00a0 You might be able to cajole Joel into prototyping another stand?\u00a0 For that \u2013 you\u2019d have to contact him directly to see if he were receptive to more experimentation.<\/p>\n

So, thanks again to the Buckeye Stargazer<\/em>!\u00a0 It\u2019s always nice to tie my two hobbies together: astronomy & shortwave radio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 Guest Post by Troy Riedel I\u2019ve mentioned here in the past that I am an astronomy hobbyist first, and an SWL hobbyist second (call SWL my cloudy nights hobby). A couple of years ago my Grundig G6 suffered from the troublesome \u201csticky\u201d body that afflicts all of the Grundig\/Eton radios of that era.\u00a0 I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":73,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4199,3,43],"tags":[970,187,4331,4547,6176,4581],"class_list":["post-43192","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-accessories","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-g6","tag-grundig-g6","tag-modifications","tag-radio-repair","tag-radio-stand","tag-troy-riedel"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-beE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47524,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/getting-the-grundig-g6-out-of-a-sticky-situation\/","url_meta":{"origin":43192,"position":0},"title":"Getting the Grundig G6 out of a sticky situation","author":"Thomas","date":"January 29, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"This has been a busy week, but Wednesday evening I took a few minutes to finally remove the sticky residue on my Grundig G6. 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