[GreenKeys] WEEKEND - SWAPMEET

[Geo. Hutchison]

GreenKeyers - - -

A couple of items...

1 - This is the weekend of the famous Puyallup Mike & Key Radio Club 
annual ham radio swapmeet.
I am attending, and will not be available for instant ITTY Probs. 
However, you may call me on my cell, 360-775-1128, should something happen.

I have all of the codes for the ITTY TEAM VIEWER remote control system 
and can access the system remotely from Puyallup, so don't be reluctant 
to  call, it just may take some time to get things squared away.

2 - Last summer a telephone museum located in the mountains west of San 
Jose, California burned to the ground.

After my associate Sarah Autumn finishes her selection for goodniks for 
her teletype efforts, the balance of my goodies will be transported to 
the museum for future display in their replacement location.

Right now they are in the process of sifting through and hauling away 
the ashes of the facility. Imagine a 7000 square foot building with 
nothing left but a few telephone system frames still standing. The 
environmental considerations mandate that the ashes be hauled to 
somewhere in Nevada for disposal.

3 - Upon my return from Puyallup I will be contacting Paul Heller in 
Denver to see how things are going for the ITTY cutover to his location, 
and when ready, ITTY will move to the Denver area.

4 - As soon as we get a small vacuum system operating we will begin 
making the model 28 Typing Perf and Reperf heads.

The vacuum system will be employed to draw out whatever bubbles may form 
in the elastomer so that the product will not suffer from problems due 
to possible voids in the finished items. This will be the most critical 
part of the process due to the 20 minute pot life of the elastomer.

The mold itself is work of art which was machined to a tolerance of 
.0005". It will produce 25 items per batch. Cure time is 48 hours. Wish 
us a tad of luck.

I am hoping a small vacuum pump will be found in the piles of basements 
and garages that will be unveiled at the swap meet!

A good weekend to all..

May the chads be with you...

George - W7TTY