[Elecraft] #6107 - First Snag

[Fred (FL)]

To take a lead from my former ME associates back
at Kodak's CAD group - I think the Elecraft K2
bail, as designed, has too much K and is a tad
too long.  Decreasing length, ever so little in
a vise - makes the whole job and final installation
work nicely.  I think the idea of temporarily
decreasing width with a c-clamp and using LONG
screws, is wrong IMHO, as it places a permanent
spring force on the lower cabinet cover meterial
- which could cause whoknowswhat.  I can't 
imagine operating the bail, in that compression
configuration.

Bench vise adjustment - takes some mechanical
skill, but it works better after process
is done.  BAIL still operates perfectly.
Not rocket science .....    I suspect I decreased
bail's width, at ears, by like 1/4" (recall from
memory) 

Fred, N3CSY   K2 54xx


       
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