Re: [Elecraft] Re: Hexkey waiting on bench, due to warning
They sell at Wal-Mart, for use in RV's to keep things from sliding around. Tones of uses around the house. I had one under my HexKey until a recent trip. Now will have to track down that roll again and get another piece David Wilburn [EMAIL PROTECTED] K4DGW K2 #5982 FP#-1751 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I got a small swatch of a rubberized waffle like padding - you can see through the mesh like a screen - and it stops the 'scoot' really great. I've had it so long that I can't remember where it came from, and I'm not even sure it was intended for use with a key. The one I have is blue, quite thin, and very soft. If anyone knows where it comes from or it's original intended use, I think it would be a boon to all cw ops. I used a bencher before my hexkey and before that it was a homebrew. The tendency has been to make the key heavier to reduce the scoot from an intense contester or pileup op whose a little excited. But that doesn't stop it unless the feet are soft and a little 'sticky' on the surface. soft rubber legs stick but flex and the hard rubber doesn't flex but it scoots - what a dilemma! That pad I found is the best of both worlds - it even works if the feet are hard plastic buttons. For the hexkey - get the pad and some nylon feet - no jiggle and no scoot. Al WA6VNN ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Re: Hexkey waiting on bench, due to warning
You might find that stiff feet don't stick to the deck so well. David G3UNA From: Gil Gibbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/09/19 Wed AM 09:39:46 BST To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Re: Hexkey waiting on bench, due to warning Thanks to Ken, K0PP, for the note about the wobbly Hexkey feet - since I've been busy with a long laundry list of things to do in the middle of hurricane season here in South Texas. I, too, noted that the Hexkey was a little difficult to adjust to, after too many years of not using a paddle, but I thought it was just my lack of experience. I'll take his hint and look for or make my own stiff feet, and find out if it cures the catch the lost dot or dash which I've attributed to an arthritic wrist! 73's Gil WA5YKK ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com - Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Re: Hexkey waiting on bench, due to warning
Hi All, I sit my Begali Magnet Pro on a Dell rubber backed mouse mat to reduce the slippage due to the rigid feet used. It has lots of mass due to the thick steel base but can slip about on my desk top without the mat. Regards Tim gm4lmh - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 12:41 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re: Hexkey waiting on bench, due to warning You might find that stiff feet don't stick to the deck so well. David G3UNA From: Gil Gibbs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/09/19 Wed AM 09:39:46 BST To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] Re: Hexkey waiting on bench, due to warning Thanks to Ken, K0PP, for the note about the wobbly Hexkey feet - since I've been busy with a long laundry list of things to do in the middle of hurricane season here in South Texas. I, too, noted that the Hexkey was a little difficult to adjust to, after too many years of not using a paddle, but I thought it was just my lack of experience. I'll take his hint and look for or make my own stiff feet, and find out if it cures the catch the lost dot or dash which I've attributed to an arthritic wrist! 73's Gil WA5YKK ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Re: Hexkey waiting on bench, due to warning
I got a small swatch of a rubberized waffle like padding - you can see through the mesh like a screen - and it stops the 'scoot' really great. I've had it so long that I can't remember where it came from, and I'm not even sure it was intended for use with a key. The one I have is blue, quite thin, and very soft. If anyone knows where it comes from or it's original intended use, I think it would be a boon to all cw ops. I used a bencher before my hexkey and before that it was a homebrew. The tendency has been to make the key heavier to reduce the scoot from an intense contester or pileup op whose a little excited. But that doesn't stop it unless the feet are soft and a little 'sticky' on the surface. soft rubber legs stick but flex and the hard rubber doesn't flex but it scoots - what a dilemma! That pad I found is the best of both worlds - it even works if the feet are hard plastic buttons. For the hexkey - get the pad and some nylon feet - no jiggle and no scoot. Al WA6VNN ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Re: Hexkey waiting on bench, due to warning
Is that, perhaps, something called Rug Gripper? You can get it in small rolls in most hardware type stores. Initially used to put under throw rugs on wooden floors. But great for this as well. Can be cut to size. Michael N4NMR Ashburn, VA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I got a small swatch of a rubberized waffle like padding - you can see through the mesh like a screen - and it stops the 'scoot' really great. I've had it so long that I can't remember where it came from, and I'm not even sure it was intended for use with a key. The one I have is blue, quite thin, and very soft. If anyone knows where it comes from or it's original intended use, I think it would be a boon to all cw ops. I used a bencher before my hexkey and before that it was a homebrew. The tendency has been to make the key heavier to reduce the scoot from an intense contester or pileup op whose a little excited. But that doesn't stop it unless the feet are soft and a little 'sticky' on the surface. soft rubber legs stick but flex and the hard rubber doesn't flex but it scoots - what a dilemma! That pad I found is the best of both worlds - it even works if the feet are hard plastic buttons. For the hexkey - get the pad and some nylon feet - no jiggle and no scoot. Al WA6VNN ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Re: Hexkey waiting on bench, due to warning
Michael Bower wrote: Is that, perhaps, something called Rug Gripper? You can get it in small rolls in most hardware type stores. Initially used to put under throw rugs on wooden floors. But great for this as well. Can be cut to size. My wife uses it to keep stuff from sliding around in the back of her Honda Pilot. I have a little square under my Bencher for the K2 and it solved the scoot problem nicely. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2007 CQP Oct 6-7 - www.cqp.org ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
RE: [Elecraft] Re: Hexkey waiting on bench, due to warning
Living in the shaky west, I got a roll of something like that intended to keep breakables on the table when the next earthquake hits (unless the earthquake turns the table over, of course). Mine is brown and I found it in a stationary store. Does a FB job of keeping my bugs in place. I've found that wiping the table with a very slightly damp paper towel (or simply cleaning the table top in that spot) just before setting it in place makes it stick like it was glued against any side-to-side resistance, but it can be lifted off of the table without effort or damage to the finish! Ron AC7AC -Original Message- I got a small swatch of a rubberized waffle like padding - you can see through the mesh like a screen - and it stops the 'scoot' really great. I've had it so long that I can't remember where it came from, and I'm not even sure it was intended for use with a key. The one I have is blue, quite thin, and very soft. If anyone knows where it comes from or it's original intended use, I think it would be a boon to all cw ops. I used a bencher before my hexkey and before that it was a homebrew. The tendency has been to make the key heavier to reduce the scoot from an intense contester or pileup op whose a little excited. But that doesn't stop it unless the feet are soft and a little 'sticky' on the surface. soft rubber legs stick but flex and the hard rubber doesn't flex but it scoots - what a dilemma! That pad I found is the best of both worlds - it even works if the feet are hard plastic buttons. For the hexkey - get the pad and some nylon feet - no jiggle and no scoot. Al WA6VNN ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Re: Hexkey waiting on bench, due to warning
If this is the same stuff I'm thinking of, in addition to Rug Gripper as another fellow posted, it's available in smaller rolls in the housewares section of stores like Wal-Mart. It's marketed as a type of drawer liner. I've also seen it in the hardware stores, and I also once saw a sleeping bag with a 12 or so band of the material around the center - marketed as a way to keep your bag from sliding around the tent floor at night. There are different thicknesses and levels of how bumpy it is, for lack of a better term. I have one type (sold as a rug keeper), but it slides on my varnished desk top with the HexKey. I'm sure it's primarily me and excessive hand movement, but it very well may work great for others. One thing to keep in mind, too, is how much contact you have with the paddles. If you just barely graze the outer edge of the paddles, you'll have a fair bit more leverage than someone whose thumb tip rests on the paddles' screws. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I got a small swatch of a rubberized waffle like padding - you can see through the mesh like a screen - and it stops the 'scoot' really great. Just my ramblings... 73, Mike KW1ND ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
Re: [Elecraft] Re: Hexkey waiting on bench, due to warning
On Wed, 19 Sep 2007, Michael Bower wrote: Is that, perhaps, something called Rug Gripper? You can get it in small rolls in most hardware type stores. Initially used to put under throw rugs on wooden floors. But great for this as well. Can be cut to size. There are also a rubberized mesh product that is used as shelf liners...can be found in many dollar stores...worth a buck as an experiment. 73 k3hrn Thom,EIEIO Email, Internet, Electronic Information Officer www.baltimorehon.com/Home of the Baltimore Lexicon www.tlchost.net/hosting/ Web Hosting as low as 3.49/month ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
