[Elecraft] Drilling an el-cheapo finger dimple into the K2 tunning knob

[WILLIS COOKE]

I am not sure how big the K2 knob is.  Could you use a K3 knob that already has the dimple?

Willis 'Cookie' Cooke 
K5EWJ


--- On Mon, 7/13/09, dw <bw_dw at fastmail.fm> wrote:

> From: dw <bw_dw at fastmail.fm>
> Subject: [Elecraft] Drilling an el-cheapo finger dimple into the K2 tunning knob
> To: "Elecraft_List" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 9:21 AM
> I used a wood countersink with a
> rounded drill tip.
> Went down about 2/8 inch.
> I found that a metal strip is just below the plastic
> surface of the
> knob.
> I went through this.
> I made sure it was smooth, but it would have been better if
> I'd had a
> machine shop do this.
> 
> Of course it doesn't look professional.
> But it works smooth and is a functional improvement on the
> cheap.
> 
> Duane
> N1BBR
> -- 
>  Bw_dw at fastmail.net
> 
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