The main K3 knob is 1.75 in diameter, the second tuning knob is 1.00 in. I do not find the dimple all that useful and rarely use it on the K3. The tuning knob on my TS-850 is 1.875 in and does not have a dimple. I never missed it.
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke K5EWJ --- On Mon, 7/13/09, dw <[email protected]> wrote: > From: dw <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Drilling an el-cheapo finger dimple into the K2 > tunning knob > To: "WILLIS COOKE" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, July 13, 2009, 9:41 AM > Hi Willis, > I'm not sure of the K3 know either. > But I would assume that K2 users would have been purchasing > them if > interchangable > > Duane > > On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:36 -0700, "WILLIS COOKE" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > 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 > > > -- > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > -- > [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
