[Elecraft] 1st Time Kit building

Tue Jul 23 22:08:00 2002

I agree with you: the soldering braid and helping hand with magnifier really help.  Get the fine braided soldering wick and things will go more smoothly.  Closeable lure 
organizers are the ticket.  Knock over your nicely sorted parts just once and you will go out and buy one.  Save yourself some time and some grief.  Buy one before this 
happens.  I just see these things in my dreams and try to keep domestic tranquility by using my dreams as prescient reminders of worst case scenarios :)
   73,
      Kevin.


7/23/2002 7:46:27 PM, "Rick Evans" <[email protected]> wrote:

>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
>>
>
>
>
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