Bring Me The Mini's...The Quintessential Collection!

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    VWestlife did a video on the Radio Shack Minisette. This is the first time I've heard Sampo made it, nickeccles would probably know for sure, didn't Sampo make a lot of little TV's?


     
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    Bolt for bolt the Sampo CM-211 is the Minisette 12.
    Only difference is color. Sampo is white, minisette is silver.
    I’ve looked at others like JVC and they also had a version. I’ll bet there’s even more with a little poking around.

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    I like that one! Did Sampo build the little JVC?
     
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    I can’t say for sure but the JVC looks nearly identical.
    I suspect there’s many OEM versions of that Sampo floating around. I’ve seen a few units that looked 98% identical but with a rotary volume instead of the slider, and other minor differences.
     
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    Here’s the Panasonic RX-1810. I swear this is another version of the Sampo CM-211. If so, it surprises me that Panasonic would outsource a radio back then.
    Maybe they thought it wasn’t going to be a high volume seller so they outsourced it. Says a lot about Sampo if Panasonic used them.
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    I just pulled down the National RX-1920, it's basically the same but has a round speaker. JDM Models usually have a T-tag if someone else did the build and there's none on this one.

    Here's part of Axel's Thread on his old forum on manufacturer's. I think if you look enough through time there's two longer parts to this. I don't see Sampo yet in the list but there's a lot of information.


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    It ´s a JVC -RC-S1 Clone
     
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    Hi, got this red Sanyo m-s200f today. Handle and rear covers missing. Any body has spare parts? . (Grey model photo taken from web)
    My ig solucionesboombox.

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    Found up in the B&B Thread, I can't remember which Sanyo this is, I just remember getting killer deal on it.


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    This little Sansui is a little beat up, but the FX-300R is a sonic powerhouse. Made by Marantz of Japan there's also a Sears/Simpson Version (Canada) that C2G has shown.


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    I love that Fairmate, it looks beefy and you can't go wrong with multi-band. Did you guys have a lot of their products down there, we didn't get much in the USA.
     
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    Here’s an insanely rare RX-2700C! Similar to the Kenwood CR-50 albeit nicer looking and much better sounding.
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    Wow, nice job Jam_On_It! I always drool over the old catalog photos of the accessory cases but its rare to find a boombox with one unless it came with the unit.

    This might be a nice little side-business, I could definately see some cases for my equipment and for some, a cool James Bond Style Case would be really neat.
     
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    I thought about doing something on the side but it’s actually a ton of work. Not sure I could recoup my labor. Bonding the vinyl to the wood and prepping it all for the laser is a lot of work in itself. Cutting it correctly requires lower laser power and 6 passes which means actively babysitting the laser during the process.
    It was a super fun project despite the time involved.
     
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    I've picked up watching the cheap CNC router mills on YouTube, it would probably be an easier way to go with the cut-outs. Personally my time seems to always be booked and I don't get any projects started.
     
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    I get it. it’s really hard these days trying to carve out time for projects like this. I try to sneak a few minutes in between the craziness. Helps keep me grounded.
    Not sure a CNC would work with the way I prep the panels. The synthetic leather is bonded to the Baltic birch with permanent spray adhesive then placed under a lot of weight to aid w bonding.
    It’s a slow cut, but the laser does a great job. I feel like the CNC router would chew up the edges of the vinyl as it’s cutting and possible pull it away from the birch. If you did plain wood panels I think the CNC would work well.
     
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    When I look at older construction (like guitar amps) the wood is cut first and the vinyl covering is then adhered. It looks like the laser does a much cleaner cut but I'm not familar with the process.

    My free time gets eaten up pretty quickly, luckily I have some time to get off my feet and type once in a while!
     
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