Pliers or an adjustable wrench of the proper size works well. Just engage the nut without pressing against the front panel. Position the pliers or wrench at right angles to the panel and grip the nut without pressing against the paint. You don't need anywhere enough torque to need to position the tool parallel with the panel.
If you have one, a suitable socket is FB. You don't need the torque of a handle, so even a normal, shallow socket is fine twisted by your fingers (a.k.a. "poor man's nut driver). That also allows you to avoid pressing the socket against the painted panel to avoid scratches much easier than if you try tightening it with a handle. Like every other fastener in the K3, over-tightening is as bad as leaving the fastener loose. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- OK - what kind of wrench can be used on the 1/2" front panel nuts (AF, RF, etc) to NOT scratch the panel? 73 de Terry KK6T K3 #2965 ______________________________________________________________ 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
