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

[Tony Morgan]

EricJ wrote:

>With a 1 dollar brad point bit, I'd be out of the workshop and half done
>with the installation before you chucked up the deburring bit in your Dremel
>tool. Perfect holes, precisely sized with no flash to clean up and no
>unsightly grind marks on the inside of the case when I show it off. Maybe
>Jay Leno would let us do an Altoids Tin Shoot-out.
>
>Eric
>KE6US
>
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>[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Tony Morgan
>Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 9:25 AM
>To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RE: K2 Balun Enclosure and drilling Altoid tins
>
>Here is a link with a good pictorial on creating holes in an Altoids tin.
>I have used this method using a T-Handle reamer from Ace Hardware and it
>works great.
>
>http://www.radioactivehams.com/~n0rc/rm/enclosure/altoids_enclosure.html
>
>73,
>Tony W7GO
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Yes, I'd sure like to be on the Tonight show.
Don't forget your drill press, I'll bring my Dremel  ; )

Tony W7GO