[Elecraft] Trouble with bail and feet - K@

[Ted Buckley]

At 07:01 PM 2/16/03 -0800, Martin AC6RM wrote:
>The bail was the hardest part of my K2 assembly.  Harder than the
>torroids, harder than grounding the crystal cans.  Trickier than mounting
>the finals or L33.  It was a pain.  Brute force and patience is all I
>used.
>
>Now that I think of it, maybe you can use some strong cable ties; tighten
>them down in the squeezed position, and then muscle it in to place.

I had a problem with the bail as well.  My solution involved the use of a 
very handy tool to have in the  kit,  a Quick-Grip mini bar clamp made by 
the folks who make/sell Vise Grip pliers.  The rubber covered jaws on the 
clamp easily grab the legs on the bail and a few pulls on the Quik-Grip 
clamp compress them enough to allow assembling the bail and feet to the 
bottom panel.  Upon release there is a slight bowing of the bottom panel 
which goes away when it the panel is installed.

73, Ted WA7DFD (K2 3202 in process)