[Elecraft] [K3} Help, hex key for split knob

[N3XX]

Hi to all,

I just completed assembly of K3 #4175 a couple of weeks ago.  When 
installing the knobs I had a problem with both sizes of allen wrench 
provided in the kit.  For both size knobs, they would slip inside of the 
allen screw as it started to get tight.  I don't know what the actual size 
should be, but ended up going into the box of allen wrenches I have saved 
over the years and using sizes that fit better, allowing me to tighten the 
screws.  Sorry, I don't have the actual sizes needed, since I just found 
what fit better and put them back into the box after I was finished.  I 
don't think there was actually any marking I could see anyway.

73,
Tim - N3XX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Dunn" <vk3dbd at gmail.com>
To: "elecraft at mailman.qth.net" <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 4:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3} Help, hex key for split knob


>I cannot imagine it would be hard to buy imperial measure Allen keys in USA
> !
> Even in VK land where "standards" of measure are very dubious. (officially
> all metric)  Our signposts in Kilometres, goods sold by the Kilogram,
> Timber by the metre,  - but they still talk about 4 x 2's and 6 x 8 ft
> sheets of chipboard.....
> Now, go in the ironmongers for nuts and bolts and the odds are you will 
> find
> them with BSW threads,    a size now very difficult to get in England 
> where
> they originated!
> I wonder why Elecraft used  "inch" measure Allen screws??  when all the
> other threads in the K3 are metric.- Perhaps they had similar problems!
>
> 73 to all from David VK3DBD
>
> On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 10:35 PM, Mike <nf4l at nf4l.com> wrote:
>
>> If you can't find it at the hardware boutique, if there's a hobby shop
>> close, try that. I'd take the knob with me.
>>
>> 73,
>> Mike NF4L
>> ab2tc wrote:
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I guess I"ll be heading out to the hardware store for a 0.050" or 
>> > 1.27mm
>> > allen wrench tomorrow. My radio was a kit originally, but I bought it 
>> > 2nd
>> > hand from the builder and may not have recieved the allen key.
>> >
>> > AB2TC - Knut
>> >
>> >
>> > N1JM wrote:
>> >
>> >> If yours was a kit, you should of got one with it. However, I suspect
>> you
>> >> could get one from Elecraft. The small knobs use a .050" and the large
>> >> knobs take 5/64" allen wrench.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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