To cut a nice hole in almost anything (thin metal, plastic, leather, cloth, etc), TIGHTLY clamp a piece of smooth plywood or particle board (say 5/8 inch thick) on both sides of the material and just drill through the entire sandwich with a sharp drill bit.
73, Dave AB7E Joe Planisky wrote: > If one has the equipment and skill to drill a 1/2 inch hole in very > thin sheet metal, the XG2 fits perfectly in an Altoids mint box. Take > the rubber feet off and put an old credit card in the bottom to > prevent the solder joints from shorting to the case. The top pops > open for easy access to all the controls. > > 73 > -- > Joe KB8AP > > On Aug 21, 2009, at 6:29 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > > >> >>> I would not advocate expansion to any other controls such as the >>> XG2 bandswitch or the pots on the 2T-GEN since they are not used >>> as often as an on/off switch. >>> >> I would be interested in a case for the XG2 but it would need at >> least a screwdriver hole for the bandswitch and possibly one >> to reach the output level (slide) switch. >> >> 73, >> >> ... Joe, W4TV >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
