[Elecraft] [K1-2277} Front Panel construction--push-button switch installation

[Richard Hill]

Hello all.  First time build of a K1 and I could use some advice on
installing the switches.  The pins I have sit a bit narrower than the pin
holes on the circuit board.  Slight pressure separates them sufficiently to
fit the holes, but they do not want to extend through the holes, they extend
just far enough to fill the hole but not quite far enough to break through
the plane of the board on the side opposite the switch.  "Switch pins are
fragile" keeps me from applying too much force worrying about bending the
pins, and I did manage to create a 90 degree bend in one.

Am I missing a trick?

NU6T
Rich