[Hammarlund] strong alignment tools needed

[Carl]

Please send me a few Bob !

I only use wood for building and fires! Anything else is a lost cause.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
To: "hammarlund List" <hammarlund at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: "Bob Young" <youngbob53 at msn.com>; "Roy Morgan" <k1lky at earthlink.net>
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Hammarlund] strong alignment tools needed


>I use Chinese chopsticks made of bamboo.  I also have a rotary wood 
>carver that makes short work of the job.  It is a variable speed job 
>made by Foredom.
>
> You might check around and see if there are any wood carvers around. 
> It is one of my OTHER hobbies.
>
> Bob - N0DGN
>
> Roy Morgan wrote:
>>
>> On Nov 17, 2008, at 12:56 PM, Bob Young wrote:
>>
>>> Does anyone know of a source for good strong alignment tools that 
>>> are good for boatanchors especially ones that haven't been touched 
>>> for 30-40 years?
>>
>> Bob,
>>
>> I recently overhauled an SX-42. Some of the slugs in that radio take 
>> a tool I have never owned, with two flat sides on an otherwise round 
>> shaft.  I found that the larger size kabob sticks made of bamboo can 
>> be carved to just the right shape with a sharp knife or round file in 
>> a shor time.  The round file (about 3/8 or half inch in diameter) 
>> does a nice job while leaving maximum material for strength.
>>
>> Roy
>>
>> Roy Morgan
>> k1lky at earthlink.net
>> 529 Cobb St.
>> Groton NY, 13073
>>
>>
>>
>>
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