On the RadioDaze link, click on the picture of the Universal Color TV
Alignment Tool Kit and look at the white tool. Then click on the
picture of the CB Alignment Tool Kit, 8 Piece, and look at the first red
tool on the left. Both of these are plastic tools, with a tiny metal
blade fitted into the end. The piece of metal is small enough that it
doesn't appreciably alter the tuning, and tough enough that it will not
mush when you turn the core. I've had these tools for years, and they
seem to work well.

Bill
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Jerry G. wrote:

Alignment tools are not always cheap. The good ones will not break or wear
out very easily. They are machine, and or moulded to fit exactly to the coil
core. A proper alignment tool will have a minimal effect on the coil's
performance, due to being inserted with the tool.


The links below should give you something to go on to find an alignment tool
kit.

http://www.oselectronics.com/ose_p62.htm

http://www.radiodaze.com/tooltool.htm

http://www.hmcelectronics.com/cgi-bi...duct/3480-0015