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roverdriver · Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:47 am Post subject: Building Honeycomb Radiators

The honeycomb radiator was a very pretty looking beast, now long gone because later on very plain-looking devices were used, and they were so plain that they had to be hidden behind a grille. However for the Vintagent, here is a film explaining how a Sydney operator builds them-

Building a new honeycomb radiator core.

part 1. http://WWW.youtube.Com/watch?v=TsrvQqwZJPs

part 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUhZClSWHu8
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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7211 Location: Edinburgh

Hi Dane,

That really is fascinating! To think that all those soldered joints have all been hermetically sealed.

Thanks for posting.

Peter
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Salopian · Joined: 05 Jan 2010 Posts: 354 Location: Newport Shropshire

Actually while a very interesting film that is not a traditional honeycomb radiator which is assembled from a series of tubes of hexagonal or round section with expanded ends. The rad in the film is the later I think so called film type and much cheaper to make. The appearance can be similar to a proper vintage honeycomb however.
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