[Elecraft] Re: Hexkey waiting on bench, due to warning

[David Wilburn]

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
dave.wilburn at verizon.net
K4DGW
K2 #5982
FP#-1751


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. 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
> 
> 
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