[Elecraft] 1st Time Kit building

Tue Jul 23 21:57:00 2002

I'm not exactly a first-time kit builder, but I'm certainly
still a beginner...

I used a pair of 35-compartment fishing lure organizers
instead of the cups.  Cost about $3.50 each at a Bass Pro
shop, but I'm sure they're available everywhere else.
Plenty of space for parts, and they are closeable between
work sessions, in case I knock one over (and it happened).

Other cool stuff:

The soldering iron package deal at www.web-tronics.com
Order the $39.00 ceramic soldering station and $11.00 in other
tools (extra tips, desoldering braid, 'economy cutter and stripper',
'helping hands with magnifying lens' ($5 !!), etc.) and get a free
digital multimeter!  The soldering station works great, the digital
meter isn't top-of-the-line, but works fine for double-checking
resistor values (hint).  I'm not an employee, owner, getting a
kickback, yada yada -- Just a truly happy customer...
who almost feels guilty getting this deal...

73,
Rick Evans        kg4fer
Orlando, FL       K2 #2729 being built

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hagood, Larry" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 3:57 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] 1st Time Kit building

>
> Simon,
>    I almost forgot the most important thing you should get when
> building any kit like this.
> Get a package of those small disposable bathroom cups to sort all
> the parts in and use a felt pen to write the discriptions or values on the
> outside of the cup. But always re check the value of the part even after
you
> pull it out of it's respective cup.
>    In my opinion I would rather build my next K2 using a hot poker
> pulled from the fireplace in leu of a soldering iron before I would build
it
> without the little cups. hi hi.
> -Larry AE6CP
>