I am not sure how big the K2 knob is.  Could you use a K3 knob that already has 
the dimple?

Willis 'Cookie' Cooke 
K5EWJ


--- On Mon, 7/13/09, dw <[email protected]> wrote:

> From: dw <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Elecraft] Drilling an el-cheapo finger dimple into the K2 tunning 
> knob
> To: "Elecraft_List" <[email protected]>
> Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 9:21 AM
> I used a wood countersink with a
> rounded drill tip.
> Went down about 2/8 inch.
> I found that a metal strip is just below the plastic
> surface of the
> knob.
> I went through this.
> I made sure it was smooth, but it would have been better if
> I'd had a
> machine shop do this.
> 
> Of course it doesn't look professional.
> But it works smooth and is a functional improvement on the
> cheap.
> 
> Duane
> N1BBR
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