[CW] Speed-X 114-520 feet

[Richard Knoppow]

    I have a very old Speedex that I thought was a Les Logan key. 
It has three feet which are mounted with screws. The key has no 
label or other markings on it. Its in a Speedex box but the part 
of the label that has the manufacturer's name is missing. The 
label says "Speedex High Speed Key". There is a place for the 
model number but noting is visible there. Below is says made by 
Spee... the rest is torn off.  The box is yellow. The key is 
chrome plated. My memory is that there was someone before Les 
Logan who made Speedex keys.

On 4/14/2018 8:44 AM, GRANT YOUNGMAN wrote:
> Thanks …
> 
> I probably have some appropriate stick-on feet in the trove. 
>   I’ve owned lots of bugs over the years, but this is my first 
> ever Speed-X.  I really like it.  The feet have gotten a bit hard 
> and lost their “sticky” with age, so I have to use a non-slip pad 
> under it.  At least this one doesn't wobble.
> 
> I checked out WA9TGT’s feet, and they apparently just press on 
> over the existing rivet heads.  I’ll see if they work on this one.
> 
> Grant NQ5T
> K3 #2091, KX3 #8342
> SKCC #18434
> 
>>
>>
>> The bumpers - or rubber feet - are riveted on.
>>
>> Most people replace the wobbly four bumpers with THREE rubber 
>> stick-on  bumpers from Amazon 
>> <https://www.amazon.com/Self-Adhesive-Bumper-82-Piece-Spherical-Square/dp/B06XCLYL53/ref=sr_1_4>.
>> https://www.amazon.com/Self-Adhesive-Bumper-82-Piece-Spherical-Square/dp/B06XCLYL53/ref=sr_1_4
>>
>> 2B Radio Parts also sells bumpers for this - but I don't know 
>> how he mounts his.
>> https://2bradioparts.com/Les%20Logan%20Key%20Parts%20page16.html
>>
>> Frank, W7IS is our resident expert on this bugs.  He usually 
>> chimes in with:
>>
>>     Les Logan used 4 feet on his keys and the 4 feet can cause
>>     the key to wobble if they are not all perfectly level.
>>
>>     Most all speed keys come with 3 feet since they are self
>>     leveling.
>>
>>     So its odd Les Logan never caught onto it..
>>
>>     And your correct, removing the 4 old feet is difficult due
>>     to the rivets freezing up.
>>
>>     So what I do is simply leave the 4 old feet in place and
>>     instead use 3 self sticking on feet that are slightly higher..
>>
>>     You can find many sources for the self sticking feet off
>>     Ebay and Amazon.
>>
>>     They have an adhesive on the bottom.
>>
>>     I've done that on quite a few Les Logans and find its the
>>     best solution.
>>     Plus you can pick up an entire sheet of the self adhesive
>>     rubber feet and use them on other projects around the house!!!!
>>
>>
>> I do what Frank does on my Les Logan key (same key).
>>
>> 73
>> DR
>> N1EA
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Apr 14, 2018 at 9:22 AM, GRANT YOUNGMAN 
>> <ghyoungman at gmail.com <mailto:ghyoungman at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     I recently acquired a very nice E F Johnson114-520 Speed-X
>>     bug, which could benefit greatly from new feet.
>>
>>     I went to unscrew the old ones and replace them this
>>     morning in what I thought would be an easy 5 minute job,
>>     only to realize that they appear to be staked on instead of
>>     being easily removable.  In any case, what I expected would
>>     be screw heads holding them on, don’t look like screw heads.
>>
>>     Am I missing something simple?  Or is there no easy way to
>>     replace them other than to try and pop out the stakes.  I
>>     don’t want to damage anything.
>>
>>     Thanks …
> 
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Richard Knoppow
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