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ROBERT IVAN LACKERSTEIN
Projects .... 1950's TV
Large computer monitor 51" does not fit well in a retro style home interior, so made up a slip over TV cover in the style of the 1950s Philco Predicta Telstar TV.
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![2"x1" timber around the perimeter of the monitor.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/72027c_72573db7a20b4fceac3eb8990f6e37a6~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/72027c_72573db7a20b4fceac3eb8990f6e37a6~mv2.jpg)
2"x1" timber around the perimeter of the monitor.
![Plywood & hardboard gives the shape](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/72027c_98ac38fe40df451ebe1faa1d6ea35807~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/72027c_98ac38fe40df451ebe1faa1d6ea35807~mv2.jpg)
Plywood & hardboard gives the shape
![Patterns for shaping the Mill board.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/72027c_bf6f9df02c07477f9289e155b323b5d3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/72027c_bf6f9df02c07477f9289e155b323b5d3~mv2.jpg)
Patterns for shaping the Mill board.
![Mill board stapled and glued to the frame.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/72027c_e090793a620044dfaff35f54d741f9ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/72027c_e090793a620044dfaff35f54d741f9ca~mv2.jpg)
Mill board stapled and glued to the frame.
![Steel bar makes the swivel base and the Mill board is covered in resin.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/72027c_0c284f25ac1f412598e8ba81aaf2e6d4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/72027c_0c284f25ac1f412598e8ba81aaf2e6d4~mv2.jpg)
Steel bar makes the swivel base and the Mill board is covered in resin.
![Resin is sanded down.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/72027c_743eede28723432ca11f68c270d076b4~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/72027c_743eede28723432ca11f68c270d076b4~mv2.jpg)
Resin is sanded down.
![Cover is test fitted and is now ready to be covered in Vinyl.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/72027c_5c1556c7aac24436931008f19e2872e0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/72027c_5c1556c7aac24436931008f19e2872e0~mv2.jpg)
Cover is test fitted and is now ready to be covered in Vinyl.
![Heavy cast steel base is cleaned up and brass trims fitted.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/72027c_1c8c6e28dadf473592ec4ee801c820a1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_976,h_1301,al_c,q_85,enc_avif,quality_auto/72027c_1c8c6e28dadf473592ec4ee801c820a1~mv2.jpg)
Heavy cast steel base is cleaned up and brass trims fitted.
![The selector knob was made up of various things. truly has to be the King of all knobs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/72027c_c539a169e867442b8824cdaae1d6dcb3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1307,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/72027c_c539a169e867442b8824cdaae1d6dcb3~mv2.jpg)
The selector knob was made up of various things. truly has to be the King of all knobs
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