[GreenKeys] sneak peek of the secret project
Jack Hart
wa2hwj at att.net
Fri Mar 8 17:48:10 EST 2013
I once saw a Model 15 with a clear plastic cover...in fact, it was at the 1965 World’s Fair
in NY. It might have been in the Bell System exhibit. I spent so much time at the Bell exhibit they
knew me by name! They also had a Model 35ASR on display.
Jack K0TTY
NNNN
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Sent: Friday, March 8, 2013 3:47 PM
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Cc: kim at gothamcitymotors.com; charles at gothamcitymotors.com; caksr at me.com
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] sneak peek of the secret project
Yes, there is a nice black crinkle bat-cover, which will be in place for demos to the kids. The cover was off for the initial demo to Kim, since watching the M15 mechanism is so very cool.
The cover-off problem is not the snagging a finger issue as much as the high voltage on the terminal strip.
I have considered making a plastic cover for an M15, and John Nagle's stuff is inspiring, but I don't want to try working with a brass skeleton. I am thinking of a wood skeleton though, with plastic sheets retained in routed grooves. A nice cherry, or mahogany perhaps, finished with a dozen coats of highly-polished tung oil...
gil
gil smith
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Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] sneak peek of the secret project
From: COURYHOUSE at aol.com
Date: Fri, March 08, 2013 2:23 pm
To: gil at baudot.net, greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
Cc: kim at gothamcitymotors.com, charles at gothamcitymotors.com,
caksr at me.com
gotta love it! This is COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glad to see people putting their tty skills to use for the good of mankind!
one comment though with the open mech just a little afraid some kid will want to feel the mechanism.... and snag goes the finger.....
A clear Lucite housing in order perhaps?!
I have to worry about stuff like this at the SMECC museums well as any of our offsite displays as well...
In a message dated 3/8/2013 2:01:36 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, gil at baudot.net writes:
Hey folks:
Commissioner Gordon has authorized a limited amount of secret project information to be leaked to the press.
News flash: Bat-Tronics Industries, a division of baudot.net <http://baudot.net/> , has just delivered a Teletype Model 15 to the batcave. The Bat-Teletype will enhance batcave communications in the fight against evil.
Bruce Wayne, a prominent Phoenix businessman, has for years been providing special days for terminally-ill children by inviting them to take a ride in his batmobile with a parent at the wheel. More recently, he has been exhaustively re-creating the batcave at an industrial park in Phoenix. Kids now enter into Mr. Wayne's study, lift open the Shakespeare head, press the big button, and the bookcase slides open. Entering through the bookcase and sliding down the pole they arrive at the batcave, which has more vintage electronics than I do (and I have a lot). Next to all the vital batcave equipment, the batmobile sits on a rotating platform. Adjacent to the cave is Mr. Wayne's car collection. As I understand it, over a hundred kids have been through the bat-experience. Sadly, not all of the children are still with us, but their spirits fill the cavernous batcave. The full story at: http://gothamcitymotors.com <http://gothamcitymotors.com/>
The attached pics:
- a sneak-peek at the batmobile (just a peek)
- Mr. Wayne's assistant Kim prints out the first official batcave communique
- Gil's mom Minnie assists with the delivery
Stay tuned for the next episode...
gil smith
greenkeys moderator
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