[Elecraft] Paddle sets and such (slightly OT)

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

Rich,

Please post/forward anything you might find.  I have an old A to Z
bug that I'd like to get restored ... get the base bead blasted,
have it lacquered and striped, have the name plate restored (clean
and fill the lettering) and have the top parts chromed.

I know the lacquer and stripes will not be original to this key but
they are appropriate to the period.  The bug belonged to my wife's
grandfather (he was a landline telegrapher for Western Union at
Circleville, Ohio in the late 1910's and early 1920s) ... it was in
my mother-in-law's her mother's basement for many years and suffered
significant damage to the original finish before I salvaged it when
we cleaned the place after her death.  I'm not looking to turn the
key into a collector's piece ... rather make it look nice as a family
keepsake.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 7/11/2011 11:34 AM, Rich Arland wrote:
>
> I just spent some time on the I1QOD site drooling over a couple of
paddle sets that I really "need". That brings me to the point of this
posting: I have been using an old, beat-up Vibroplex single lever paddle
set for the last 20 years. It needs some TLC. I would like to bead-blast
the base and have it powder coated in black. Does anyone know where one
finds a place that does powder coating?? As for the chrome upper parts,
I plan on visiting my local Harley scooter store (got to get a couple of
tats first!) and have them re-plate the upper parts for me. OBTW: Harley
bike shops are an excellent source for crinkle paint for boatanchor
restorations, in the event you need to restore a boatanchor.
> 73
> Rich Arland, K7SZ
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