[Elecraft] RE: K2 Balun Enclosure and drilling Altoid tins

[EricJ]

If I lived in a fish shack in Minnesota, drilling a box full of ice in
mid-winter might be practical (thank GOD, I don't) On my workbench in So
Cal...maybe not so much.

But with a simple, inexpensive brad point bit available at any Ace Hdwe,
Lowe's,Home Depot or Harbor Freight, you don't need a backing...of any kind.

Eric
KE6US

-----Original Message-----
From: thom2 at att.net [mailto:thom2 at att.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 5:34 AM
To: n2fq; EricJ
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: K2 Balun Enclosure and drilling Altoid tins

I haven't tried this myself yet, but I've read it somewhere --- 

  To drill holes in the Altoid tins, fill the tin with water and freeze it.
Then you will have a solid backing when you drill.  

  Give it a shot, worst case you mess up the tin and you get to eat more
mints.

GL
Tom
WB2QDG
K2 1103

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: n2fq <n2fq at sbcglobal.net>
> EricJ wrote:
> 
> >Not NICER, but different. I stuck mine in the traditional Altoids tin. 
> >  
> >
> Hello..
> Thanks for the correction. I did mean different.
> 
> I didn't think of removing  the terminals nor the BNC connector.
> Great idea.
> 
> But must confess that I can't make a decent holes in Altoid tins. 
> Probably will
> invest in a step bit some day.
> 
> take care and thanks. Great photos on the other modules too, they all 
> look very slick.
> 
> EricJ wrote:
> 
> --
> 
> 73
> Fernando N2FQ/NNNØJYM
> San Jose, CA
> <http://pages.sbcglobal.net/n2fq>
> 
> 
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