[Boatanchors] Removing switch with knurled nut

[Richard W. Solomon]

Here's another one. I have e-mailed the seller asking about
price and availabilty. I bet OSHA is involved !!

http://www.chapmanhuffman.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6&products_id=112

73, Dick, W1KSZ


-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Nickels <ranickel at comcast.net>
>Sent: Feb 22, 2010 1:03 PM
>To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Removing switch with knurled nut
>
>On 2/22/2010 11:35 AM, Ian Wilson wrote:
>> Is there a good way to do this, using non-specialist tools?
>>
>>    
>I usually use a pair of slip-joint pliers, laid parallel to the panel 
>with a thin sheet of cardboard or something with a hole cut the size of 
>the nut to protect the panel but there is still some risk of damaging 
>the panel.   GC and maybe others made specialized tools for this 
>purpose, but I like the flexi-clamps used for camera repair better, even 
>though I have yet to buy a pair:  
>http://www.micro-tools.com/store/SearchByCategory.aspx?CategoryCode=FLX
>
>The other option is to try to loosen the hex nut on the inside of the 
>panel.  This requires a very thin wrench, which I'm told were once sold 
>under the name, believe it or not, of "panel wrenches".  I can't find 
>any for sale, but if you think of the kind of flat wrench that is 
>stamped from a piece of steel that is sometimes included with power 
>tools, it might be possible to make one from a piece of thin steel stock.
>
>73, Bob W9RAN
>
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