K2 Balun Enclosure and drilling Altoid tins

[Tom McCulloch]

I haven't tried this myself yet, but I've read it somewhere ---

  To drill holes in the Altoid tins, fill the tin with water and freeze it.  Then you will have a solid backing when you drill.  

  Give it a shot, worst case you mess up the tin and you get to eat more mints.

GL
Tom
WB2QDG
K2 1103

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From: n2fq <[hidden email]>

> EricJ wrote:
>
> >Not NICER, but different. I stuck mine in the traditional Altoids tin.
> >  
> >
> Hello..
> Thanks for the correction. I did mean different.
>
> I didn't think of removing  the terminals nor the BNC connector.
> Great idea.
>
> But must confess that I can't make a decent holes in Altoid tins.
> Probably will
> invest in a step bit some day.
>
> take care and thanks. Great photos on the other modules too, they all
> look very
> slick.
>
> EricJ wrote:
>
> --
>
> 73
> Fernando N2FQ/NNNØJYM
> San Jose, CA
> <http://pages.sbcglobal.net/n2fq>
>
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[EricJ-2]

If I lived in a fish shack in Minnesota, drilling a box full of ice in
mid-winter might be practical (thank GOD, I don't) On my workbench in So
Cal...maybe not so much.

But with a simple, inexpensive brad point bit available at any Ace Hdwe,
Lowe's,Home Depot or Harbor Freight, you don't need a backing...of any kind.

Eric
KE6US

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Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 5:34 AM
To: n2fq; EricJ
Cc: [hidden email]
Subject: K2 Balun Enclosure and drilling Altoid tins

I haven't tried this myself yet, but I've read it somewhere ---

  To drill holes in the Altoid tins, fill the tin with water and freeze it.
Then you will have a solid backing when you drill.  

  Give it a shot, worst case you mess up the tin and you get to eat more
mints.

GL
Tom
WB2QDG
K2 1103

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: n2fq <[hidden email]>

> EricJ wrote:
>
> >Not NICER, but different. I stuck mine in the traditional Altoids tin.
> >  
> >
> Hello..
> Thanks for the correction. I did mean different.
>
> I didn't think of removing  the terminals nor the BNC connector.
> Great idea.
>
> But must confess that I can't make a decent holes in Altoid tins.
> Probably will
> invest in a step bit some day.
>
> take care and thanks. Great photos on the other modules too, they all
> look very slick.
>
> EricJ wrote:
>
> --
>
> 73
> Fernando N2FQ/NNNØJYM
> San Jose, CA
> <http://pages.sbcglobal.net/n2fq>
>
>
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[Tony Morgan-2]

Here is a link with a good pictorial on creating holes in an Altoids tin.
I have used this method using a T-Handle reamer from Ace Hardware and it
works great.

http://www.radioactivehams.com/~n0rc/rm/enclosure/altoids_enclosure.html

73,
Tony W7GO
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[Tony Morgan-2]

EricJ wrote:

>With a 1 dollar brad point bit, I'd be out of the workshop and half done
>with the installation before you chucked up the deburring bit in your Dremel
>tool. Perfect holes, precisely sized with no flash to clean up and no
>unsightly grind marks on the inside of the case when I show it off. Maybe
>Jay Leno would let us do an Altoids Tin Shoot-out.
>
>Eric
>KE6US
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 9:25 AM
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>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] RE: K2 Balun Enclosure and drilling Altoid tins
>
>Here is a link with a good pictorial on creating holes in an Altoids tin.
>I have used this method using a T-Handle reamer from Ace Hardware and it
>works great.
>
>http://www.radioactivehams.com/~n0rc/rm/enclosure/altoids_enclosure.html
>
>73,
>Tony W7GO
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Yes, I'd sure like to be on the Tonight show.
Don't forget your drill press, I'll bring my Dremel  ; )

Tony W7GO
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