[Elecraft] 1st Time Kit building

Tue Jul 23 23:00:01 2002

I've been using that bargain soldering station for about two years
now. It's GREAT.

73 de KB9BVN

BTW...K1 #1205 will be making her maiden voyage on the air tonight, if
I get my work done first!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Evans" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 1st Time Kit building

> 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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