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Drilling an el-cheapo finger dimple into the K2 tunning knob

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Drilling an el-cheapo finger dimple into the K2 tunning knob

I used a wood countersink with a rounded drill tip.
Went down about 2/8 inch.
I found that a metal strip is just below the plastic surface of the
knob.
I went through this.
I made sure it was smooth, but it would have been better if I'd had a
machine shop do this.

Of course it doesn't look professional.
But it works smooth and is a functional improvement on the cheap.

Duane
N1BBR
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WILLIS COOKE

Re: Drilling an el-cheapo finger dimple into the K2 tunning knob

I am not sure how big the K2 knob is. Could you use a K3 knob that already has the dimple?

Willis 'Cookie' Cooke
K5EWJ

--- On Mon, 7/13/09, dw <[hidden email]> wrote:

> From: dw <[hidden email]>
> Subject: [Elecraft] Drilling an el-cheapo finger dimple into the K2 tunning knob
> To: "Elecraft_List" <[hidden email]>
> Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 9:21 AM
> I used a wood countersink with a
> rounded drill tip.
> Went down about 2/8 inch.
> I found that a metal strip is just below the plastic
> surface of the
> knob.
> I went through this.
> I made sure it was smooth, but it would have been better if
> I'd had a
> machine shop do this.
>
> Of course it doesn't look professional.
> But it works smooth and is a functional improvement on the
> cheap.
>
> Duane
> N1BBR
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>
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WILLIS COOKE

Re: Drilling an el-cheapo finger dimple into the K2 tunning knob

In reply to this post by dw-4

The main K3 knob is 1.75 in diameter, the second tuning knob is 1.00 in. I do not find the dimple all that useful and rarely use it on the K3. The tuning knob on my TS-850 is 1.875 in and does not have a dimple. I never missed it.

Willis 'Cookie' Cooke
K5EWJ

--- On Mon, 7/13/09, dw <[hidden email]> wrote:

> From: dw <[hidden email]>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Drilling an el-cheapo finger dimple into the K2 tunning knob
> To: "WILLIS COOKE" <[hidden email]>
> Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 9:41 AM
> Hi Willis,
> I'm not sure of the K3 know either.
> But I would assume that K2 users would have been purchasing
> them if
> interchangable
>
> Duane
>
> On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:36 -0700, "WILLIS COOKE" <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
> >
> > I am not sure how big the K2 knob is. Could you
> use a K3 knob that
> > already has the dimple?
> >
> > Willis 'Cookie' Cooke
> > K5EWJ
> >
> >
> > --- On Mon, 7/13/09, dw <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
> >
> > > From: dw <[hidden email]>
> > > Subject: [Elecraft] Drilling an el-cheapo finger
> dimple into the K2 tunning knob
> > > To: "Elecraft_List" <[hidden email]>
> > > Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 9:21 AM
> > > I used a wood countersink with a
> > > rounded drill tip.
> > > Went down about 2/8 inch.
> > > I found that a metal strip is just below the
> plastic
> > > surface of the
> > > knob.
> > > I went through this.
> > > I made sure it was smooth, but it would have been
> better if
> > > I'd had a
> > > machine shop do this.
> > >
> > > Of course it doesn't look professional.
> > > But it works smooth and is a functional
> improvement on the
> > > cheap.
> > >
> > > Duane
> > > N1BBR
> > > --
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> > >
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