From: Alan Bloom <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:49:50 -0700
The Elecraft K3 and P3 use a textured paint that might be hard to duplicate. Also I think it would not be easy to get the dimensions right with just a brake and shears. I doubt that hand-made sheet metal would fit as nicely as real parts. If the parts can be ordered from Elecraft it seems like that would be an easy way to get a nice-looking chassis that matches the K3 exactly. Al N1AL The K3 shares the K2 basic design (U front panel, flat top, bottom and side panels), and I made. from scratch, an enclosure matching the K2 in two dimensions to house a Clifton Labs panadapter. And I'm not that skilled nor do I have the best tools. I'll put up a photo late this afternoon, after I have a motorcycle ride up in Alan's part of the country. 73, doug another ex-HPer, where they actually let us use the machine shop for fun, many years ago. On Mon, 2009-08-17 at 19:05 -1000, Merv Schweigert wrote: > Any machine shop with a brake can bend up a front U shaped panel > like what is used on the K3, then all you have to do is match some > paint. Black should not be difficult. > Same with all the other panels, just the correct aluminum thickness > and > have a shop shear and bend up what you want. > I bet there are a lot of guys with access to a shop with brake and > shears. > 73 Merv KH7C > > If you really wanted a P3-style chassis, maybe you could just order a > > set of replacement P3 chassis parts. To cover up the holes in the front > > panel, order an extra side panel and cut it to the right size to cover > > the front panel. > > > > I was thinking it might be possible to do something similar with a K3 > > chassis along with an extra bottom cover to make the front-panel cover > > plate. You'd have to somehow use or hide the pre-drilled holes in the > > bottom cover. You could build a nice-looking station console with > > clock, power supply, antenna rotor, remote antenna switch, phone patch, > > etc. that matches the K3. > > > > Al N1AL > > > > > > > > On Mon, 2009-08-17 at 21:28 -0700, Eric Swartz -WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: > > > > > Not short term as the volume is much lower than our minimum sheet metel > > > purchase lot size. But we'll revisit this once the P3 is shipping. > > > > > > 73, Eric WA6HHQ > > > --- > > > > > > ww2r2 wrote: > > > > > > > which brings me to repeat of last years question. Will matching empty k3 > > > > style boxes/empty p3 cases be available for housing matching custom > > > > accesories be made available? > > > > > > > > Dave > > > > ww2r > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
