[Elecraft] k3s radio kit

[Don Wilhelm]

Hi all,

I also like Brie and Camembert - yummy cheese!

My assembly practices differ from Ron's, I put all the hardware parts 
into a tray (no dividers).
 From previous experience from a 10 year woodworking career, I have a 
very good idea of the difference between 3/16 inch and 1/4 inch as well 
as the difference between 2-56 hardware and 4-40 or 6-32 hardware.
So I can mix them all up and pick out the proper size from the mixture.  
Yes, if there is any doubt in my mind about the size, I will measure it, 
and I do have an engineer's rule at the workbench exactly for that purpose.

I acknowledge that not everyone has developed that skill, but for those 
who have it, the task is greatly simplified.

Those who lack that skill may need to sort the hardware into separate 
muffin tins or other containers with marker tags as a reminder of the 
size in the compartment.
Actually, I hate those muffin tins or plastic box compartments because I 
cannot just reach in with my fingers and pull out a component - pliers 
or tweezers are needed to extract a screw or other component from those 
containers.

Ron's use of the cheese boxes is a good one because it allows you to 
grab the needed screw with your fingers - however, those larger 
containers take up more space on the working area.

So -- judge your skill at identifying screw sizes correctly and work 
accordingly - neither is right or wrong.  Just do what will allow you to 
select the right size component when it is needed with the least amount 
of extra effort in the process.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 8/5/2016 9:30 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> Ha, Ha!!! Actually I do most of the cooking here and have a fondness for
> Brie and Camembert cheese that comes in little circular wooden containers
> about 4.5 inches in diameter and an inch high. They are my favorite parts
> boxes. If I'm sorting a bunch of small screws by size, etc., I use many of
> them put a slip of paper in with them that shows the size in that container.
>
>
> A bench discipline that I maintain is to NEVER (make that 24 point Gothic)
> set a screw or other small part on the table. It MUST go into one of those
> containers. That saves me from putting a bit of panty hose or sheer stocking
> over the end of my vacuum suction hose and carefully going over the entire
> floor until the missing part is stuck to the hose covering the vacuum
> opening.
>
> A lot of builders have weighed in with their favorite tools to build. Wayne
> has asked me to keep the tool list to what is needed. I use ONLY the tools
> in the list in the manual (even though I may have other favorites) to build
> the test units. We didn't want people to think they had to run out and buy a
> bunch of special tools. If you have something that works better for you, by
> all means use it.
>
> 73, Ron AC7AC
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Edward
> R Cole
> Sent: Friday, August 5, 2016 5:46 PM
> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] k3s radio kit
>
> Hey folks, stop raiding your wife's kitchen; go to your local store (Walmart
> is where I went) and look in the sports dept for tackle boxes.  You're
> likely to find similar clear plastic organizer boxes for the home shop.  I
> have several of them to hold and organize small parts, hardware, electronic
> components, etal.
>   ...
> 73, Ed - KL7UW
> http://www.kl7uw.com
>       "Kits made by KL7UW"
> Dubus Mag business:
>       dubususa at gmail.com
>
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