[Elecraft] [KX3] The Long Way 'Round to a Wooden Stand

[Joel Black]

It is Spring in Alabama. We are now in our fourth week of nice weather (other than our typical t-storms) but it won’t last. This is the longest I can remember having mild weather before the heat and humidity kick in. In a couple of weeks, it will be time to start planting the garden. It is so nice out, I am always trying to find things to do outside. My neck has already been turned red several days this year - my understanding is that this is *not* where the term redneck originates but from the Scots who used red bandanas to shield them from the sun. Regardless, I am part Scot so I consider this a term of endearment regardless of what others may think. 

A few years back, I bought several pieces of cedar from a mill whose owner I know. Those pieces have come in handy to build my raised-bed gardens and provide support for my various scuppernong, muscadine, and grape vines. However, I have several scrap pieces left over. As some of you may know, cedar is rot- and bug-resistant. I took one of the 4x4 cedar post scraps and cut a couple of notches out of it and made a crude stand for my KX3. Well, I’m always tinkering around and got to thinking about some of the cedar 2x4 scraps I have.

I have in my mind exactly what I want to do by cutting the 2x4 scraps into 1/2” thick strips and joining them into a plank with my biscuit joiner. I would like to build a stand that will hold both the KX3 and the PX3 (don’t have one yet but I may buy one) and I need to confirm the total width is 13 1/2”. I think I added up 13.3” but my measuring stick does 32nds not 10ths. :) If it turns out okay, I’ll provide pictures.

Is this what happens when you approach 50? You start waning anecdotally?

Thanks for the bandwidth.

73,
Joel - W4JBB