[Elecraft] K3/100 kit

[Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604]

Something like beeswax would be sorta useful when trying to install
the KSYN3's with lock washers on both sides of the board, but I managed
to do it on both of mine without such aids.  But I know how to use
needle-nose pliers.  I'm 62 years old, with a bit of peripheral
neuropathy, even in my hands, but I've also got 50+ years of
experience assembling things in tight places, so....

It is possible to assemble the K3 with the tools specified, and it's
not that hard, so no one should be put off by the discussions here.

73, doug

   From: Grant Youngman <nq5t at tx.rr.com>
   Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 11:04:46 -0500


   On Sep 6, 2008, at 10:50 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

   > I have one magnetized and one not. I remember to wipe off the metal  
   > bits
   > before using the magnetized one ;-) I do find it makes installing  
   > some of
   > the screws easier,


   Long ago and far far away, I purchased a little plastic container of  
   some stuff call Tech-Tac.  Basically beeswax I think.  Sold with an  
   Oldaker part number at the time, but no longer shown in their catalog.

   It will stick anything small, magnetic or not, securely to the tip of  
   a screwdriver, holding washers on screws, etc.  It's something I don't  
   know how I'd manage without.  There must be something similar  
   currently available.  The one small container seems to have been  
   enough for a lifetime ...

   Grant/NQ5T
   (Patiently waiting K3 arrival)