[Elecraft] solution to sliding paddles

[Rob Locher W7GH]

That stuff is sold as shelf and drawer liner, and is available at just  
about everywhere kitchen supplies are sold.  (Mine came from that mecca of  
capitalism, Wal-Mart.)  It works great.  Having never learned how to use a  
bug, I don't smack my paddle around like some do; however, my Bencher BY-2  
did tend to meander a few inches over a period of weeks.  With the rubber  
waffle-style shelf liner under the paddle, it might as well be screwed  
down to the desktop.  I pushed the paddle to see how much force was  
required to move it, and I had to push quite hard to get it to move at  
all.  That rubber waffle-style shelf liner stuff is really amazing.

73,
- Rob W7GH


On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:39:09 -0700, <AJSOENKE at aol.com> 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.