[Elecraft] K2 100 Tuner question

[Bill Frantz]

My conversations with a senior manager for a company that makes 
components for auto manufacturers is that, while 3D printing is 
widely used for small runs of prototypes, traditional tooling 
still rules for production.


In answer to Ed, KL7UW's comments about his amp, I'm quite 
satisfied with mine. I didn't notice any real problems with the 
holes in chassis.

73 Bill AE6JV

On 12/22/18 at 7:38 PM, w2xj at w2xj.net (W2xj) wrote:

>You can buy a 3D printer for under $5K and make metal work on 
>an as needed basis. That is where the auto industry is going.

On 12/23/18 at 8:00 AM, kl7uw at acsalaska.net (Edward R Cole) wrote:

>So I chose a good quality commercial chassis from Hammond and 
>built an aluminum jig to hold it in a vise for drilling.  
>Square holes required hand filing.  Stick-on labeling.  I used 
>a pcb made by a reputable small production house (W6PQL).  
>Those that bought the 80w 2m amp got a pretty good product but 
>no confusion that it was hand made.  Costs were hard to get 
>competitive with commercial amp mfrs but I think the 
>reliability might have been better.
>
>You would have to survey my customers who all read this list 
>and most have Elecraft radios that were used with the amp 
>(majority had the KX3-2M).
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