I wonder if using a power sander, which has a soft rubber backing pad, will
cause rounding over of the edges of the parts for the Black Widow paddle...
I read the instructions for polishing the brass in the Black Widow paddle using
fine sandpaper...The problem is that the sandpaper quickly loads
A fellow ham alerted me to this new kit being offered by Jerry W5JH, who
previously offered the popular AZ ScQRPion paddle kit:
http://www.w5jh.net/Black_Widow.htm
It has magnetic return and costs about $60 shipped. I built one and it
works FB--very nice, stiff feel, and highly adjustable. (Us
I build and repair 1911 semi-auto pistols. All the internal parts are hand
polished and they are much harder than brass. You can do this while
watching TV if you want as it's rather mind numbing. Depending on the
surface roughness start with the 600 and progress up by 200 gr each sheet.
1000
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Eric Ward
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A fellow ham alerted me to this new kit being offered by Jerry W5JH,
who previously offered the popular AZ ScQRPion paddle kit:
http://www.w5jh.net/Black_Widow.htm
It looks to be a fine piece of engineering, Eric, apart from
This paddle was on display at Dayton, (If memory serves me correctly)
and I got to use it. I observed the same thing, but if you like
wider spacing, I remember that you can "flip" the arms so the paddles
mount outside and push on the brass. Might also be simple enough to
add a piece of brass
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From: "Timothy A. Raymer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "David Pratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Black Widow paddle kit
This paddle was on display at Dayton, (If memory serves me correctly) and
I got
From the looks of it, the paddles themselves are guitar picks -
which are easy to get replacements for, and REALLY hard to break
(essentially can't be), esp. the heavier thicknesses, which is what
it looks like are on the paddle in the picture.
I think you guys may make me decide to get one
They are real thick--about double the width of the 0.73mm picks I use
for actually picking a guitar. They could be broken, but it would have
to be intentional, or from dropping the paddle just right.
73 Eric N0HHS
KX1 #670
>From the looks of it, the paddles themselves are guitar picks - which
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