[CW] A question on Vibroplexes

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

The book is still offered for sale.

"How To Restore Telegraph Keys - WR Smith Clocks"
https://wrsmithclocks.com/product/how-to-restore-telegraph-keys/

That was just a tease. Buy the book like we did. Judy Smithwill thank you.

73

DR


On Sun, May 22, 2022, 11:36 PM Joseph L. Pontek Sr. <v31jp1957 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> You might mention the book you took that from. I am guessing you have never
> done it yourself. I know the book, myself, and have had conversations with
> Bill. The only ones I refinished were, as I wrote, badly damaged. To do it
> properly,
> it is not for the lazy or weak of heart. Those numbers quoted are really
> estimates,
> but good suggestions about the process. I used long screws in the feet
> holes
> to stand it up, handle it and while it baked in the clear.
>
> 73, Joe, K8JP/K5
> On 5/22/2022 8:29 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. wrote:
>
> JAPANNING A KEY BASE
>
> To Refinish Or Not To Refinish — Again I feel the need to remind the
> reader that it is not the intent of this book to encourage anyone to do any
> of the operations described. Rather, the purpose is to offer successful
> ways to accomplish those tasks if the reader how to refinish the badly
> damaged japanning of a speed key base such as shown in Fig-1. Speed Key
> Base Finishes — Before the advent of modern paints, japanning was used very
> often as
>
> --
> Regards, Joe, K8JP/V31JP, Ronnie, Martin & Sidney Pontek
> 175 Diamond Loch Rd., Apt. 5
> Gilmer, TX 75644-9374
> U.S.A.
> 903-204-2318 (My TX cellular)
>
> Member FOC-1743 Feb 2001, QCWA-LM21894, OOTC-4607, A1OP, CFO 1055, SKCC-3171T, NAQCC-5798, Flying Pig-2819, FISTS-7625CC951, A1C-2299, SOC 1075, 10-10 22977, PG1915841, CW Rag chewers #21,
> Facebook: Joe Pontek
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> CW mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/cw
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:CW at mailman.qth.net
> CW List ARCHIVES: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/cw/
> Unsubcribe send email to
> cw-unsubscribe at mailman.qth.net
> Subscribe send email to cw-subscribe at mailman.qth.net
> Support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>
> =30=
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/cw/attachments/20220523/29aef253/attachment-0001.html>