[Elecraft] K3/100 kit

[Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy]

Don,

As a "homebrewer" I agree with your comment about magnetic tips. A tool 
which I find very useful is a "Grabber", the type which has three spring 
loaded prongs. With this inexpensive tool it is quite easy to place a screw 
and lockwasher at the same time into those "long reach" places without the 
risk of a part falling off.

73,
Geoff
GM4ESD


Don Wilhelm wrote on Saturday, September 06, 2008 at 4:32 PM

> That is one point where we differ.  I do not want a magnetic tip on my 
> workbench - anywhere.  It attracts things like cutoff leads and is just a 
> nuisance to me.
>
> I do like the magnetic driver insert tips (and a power driver) for my 
> woodworking activities, but not for electronic assembly.
>
> A *good* phillips screwdriver will hold a screw sufficiently with a finger 
> held lightly against the screw head.  For those 'long reach' places, I 
> move the assembly so the screwdriver remains horizontal and the screw does 
> not fall off.
>
> Different strokes for different folks.