[Elecraft] Conception of a K2

[David King]

sbm at ottix.net wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Aug 2007, Brett gazdzinski wrote:
>> The caps I tried to organize in piles on the desk with the values
>> written in pencil on the desk, there are a LOT of caps and a LOT
>> of different values....a LOT of piles....
> ....ergo, a nice big, clean table space for all the piles is ideal.  
> If you are more organized, a fishing tackle box or something similar 
> with lot's of little compartments to label also helps.

I found Ice Cube Trays to be the best way to organize the parts....took 
me four of them.  You'll definitely need to sort your caps out by 
numbers.  I also made a tilting vise by using those pistol grip 
expanding jaw clamps used in woodworking, mounting it on a pedestal (the 
one I found came out of a sporting goods store and is for mounting on 
the edge of a boat to hold a fishing rod...that in turn was mounted to a 
piece of board...and I had a perfect tilting vise for about 20 bucks 
total.  At 54, I second the round magnifying light...mine was from 
Office Depot for about 35 bucks...lots of other places had them for 
90+....and, I found using that magnifying light/lamp it worked as a 
solder-smoke deflector so it wasn't drifting directly into my face as I 
worked.

David King