Disassembly, Part 1 (January-May, 2017)

After finishing-up the work area I was able to (finally!) start digging into the 1452.  During the time it was in storage I had built a pretty sturdy shipping-like carton to protect the RO, but unfortunately I seem to have lost pictures of that. Regardless, even without that carton, once we moved into our current home it was well-protected underneath the stairs:

I had removed the (4) front "waffle glass" pieces years ago and placed them aside for safe keeping (3 of them are still good!), and the left and right interior dress panels were removed as well.

I may go into more detail on some of these things at a later date, but first order of business was to record the condition of the cabinet, and while "not too bad", it's also not too good:

Obviously the cabinet is going to need some attention!

I then removed the door assembly and set it aside:

And then tipped the unit on it's back to remove the "feet" and roller assemblies:

It may be hard to see from this view, but the front and rear of the "roller guards" are cast pieces that will be re-chromed!

Once the rollers were removed I put it back on a dolly I built so I can wheel it around the basement:

Next item up for removal was the top rear cover panel, which was simple and straight forward enough, but I took quite a few pictures to record how the top light was wired. Here it is inverted on top of the RO, before I disconnected the wiring:

Once the top rear cover was removed, the top dome assembly was next. First step, record, then remove, the top selector switch assembly (w/assorted wiring):

Removing the front dome assembly, alone, was a bit scary (not to mention stoopid!), as this is an irreplaceable part! I could have waited for my wife to come home and lend a hand, but for some reason I kept moving forward. Looking back I realize I was really fortunate that it came apart without injury (to the RO! the heck with me!), and when I get to the point of re-installing it, I'll make sure to have plenty of help available!

This is a bit out of sequence (note the stripped door assembly and the missing glass), but I don't have a better picture of the front dome glass taken at this time, as I had my hands full!

Once the dome assembly was removed, the side glass assemblies removed quite easily, leaving me with this:

 

Careful removal (and storage) of the rear dress panel and side chrome pieces left me with this:

And that's it for this edition! Next time I'll briefly cover the disassembly of the door and door hardware, and more of the cabinet tear-down.