[ARC5] Hole for octal socket ... Try Unibits

[mstangelo at comcast.net]

Greeleee punches were always expensive. I wanted to buy some when I started out in the hobby as a teenager. They were out of my budget.

Lafayette Radio sold a cheaper Japanese made set but quality was poor, even for my frugal budget. I decided to built solid start equipment; you had to be a metalworker to build vacuum tube equipment.

I've picked up a couple of Greenlee punches over the years for 7 and 9 pin miniature and 8 pin octal sockets.

Mike N2MS

----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Carling <bcarling at cfl.rr.com>
To: David C. Hallam <dhallam at knology.net>
Cc: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tue, 03 Feb 2015 18:37:45 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Hole for octal socket ... Try Unibits

That is true. You can go to a ham fest and buy a nice used transmitter or receiver for the same price as two of those Greenlee punches!

Best regards - Brian Carling
AF4K Crystals Co.
117 Sterling Pine St.
Sanford, FL 32773

Tel: +USA 321-262-5471