[Elecraft] K3 Assembly - rear panel

[Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy]

A very inexpensive tool which I have found to be ideal for getting screws, 
nuts and washers into tight corners is a thing called a 'Grabber', the one 
that I have resembles a fat plastic trim tool 4 1/2 inches long and 1/4 inch 
diameter. At one end is a spring loaded plunger which when pushed down by 
one's thumb causes three spring legs to poke out of the other end which are 
used to hold a screw, a screw plus washer, a nut or any other small item up 
to 1/2 inch across. It becomes dead easy to fit hardware in difficult to 
reach places using a 'Grabber'. It cost me about two US dollars IIRC maybe 
30 years ago from an outfit similar to Radio Shack.

73,
Geoff
GM4ESD

Dave Yarnes  <w7aqk at cox.net> wrote on
Sunday, December 09, 2007 5:28 PM

> Finally, when mounting the KPA3 to the shield, I think you will find that 
> it is very difficult to get your fingers (fat or otherwise) in where you 
> can get the screws to seat into the hole for tightening.  You probably 
> would be wise to use a screwdriver that is magnetic so that you can move 
> the screw down over the hole and begin to screw it in.

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