I've used a little bit of coax seal too many times to count. Stick a bit in the screwdriver tip and it will hold the screw very well.Used t recently re-building a T-8 Tennadyne Log Periodic with lots of difficult to access areas. Didn't drop a one (and they would have gone into the boom and been totally inaccessible).
Mike, k5smg Bella-Green Bed & Breakfast www.bella-green.com On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy <[email protected]>wrote: > The most useful tool, which I have found for this type of application, is > the simple screw "Grabber". Not only can this tool be used to hold a screw > and washer(s) while starting the thread, but also while removing a screw > and washers. It can also be used to retrieve bits of wire, screws, washers > and other small items which may have fallen into "difficult to reach" > places. > > The tool requires only one hand to hold it during use, and is operated by > the thumb of that hand. It is also very inexpensive, about $2, and is > available from most of the major stockists. > > 73, > Geoff > LX2AO > > > > On July 20, 2013 at 6:39 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > > You are right that one must be careful to not lose the split lock washer >> between the KREF3 and the front panel, but testers didn't find the process >> very difficult to do. >> >> What a couple of people who suffered hand tremors reported doing to avoid >> that lock washer falling off was to put a small drop of petroleum jelly or >> soft candle wax on the screw after placing the lock washer on it. That >> kept >> the washer from easily falling off while they repositioned the KREF3 board >> and started the screw threads into the fitting on the front panel shield. >> > > ______________________________**______________________________**__ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: > http://mailman.qth.net/**mailman/listinfo/elecraft<http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.**htm<http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> > Post: mailto:[email protected].**net <[email protected]> > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
