I, too, am a pretty heavy handed cw buff and have found that you can use a piece shelf liner, the kind my XYL uses in the kitchen cabinets & drawers. Works fantastic. Besides, it cleans up easily from any coffee spills!
73 de Jim - KE8G ---- Chortek Bob via Elecraft <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > I found a thin piece of neoprene works just great to keep a key in place, > almost no matter how hard you bang on it!!! It's like a mouse pad, only > thinner and not as large. A mouse pad works great, too! My Hex has not moved in over a year, hi!!! Bob/AA6VB From: Rick Tavan N6XI <rta...@gmail.com> To: Marc Veeneman <mhv...@gmail.com> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 8:51 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Hex Key Serial # 57 I bought some stuff called something like gooey, sticky pads, probably the silicone material you're referring to. It is nearly impossible to move a paddle sitting on these pads, even if you want to! 73, /Rick N6XI On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 3:27 AM, Marc Veeneman <mhv...@gmail.com> wrote: > While it's not as heavy as its older brother, the Mercury, the key is even > more stable when it lies on a thin silicone sheet. > > If a silicone sheet, often used as gasket material, is not available, try > snipping short lengths of silicone tape and placing one under each Hex Key > foot. > > It works for me and the thinner sheets, 1 mm, allow the least side to side > movement. > > I hope this helps you, or your buyer. > -- > Marc W8SDG > > > > > > On Oct 14, 2015, at 10:30 PM, KC6CNN <kc6...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I have a Special Edition Elecraft Hex Key Serial # 057. > > This key is too light for my heavy hands. > > I am offering it for sale or trade and wanted to give the Elecraft List > > first shot at it. > > So Make a offer* OFF LIST* of either the amount you would pay or key you > > would want to trade. > > Thank you > > Gerald - KC6CNN > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > KC6CNN - Gerald > > K2 # 5486 > > K3 # 6294 > > KX3 # 757 > > -- > > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Elecraft-Hex-Key-Serial-57-tp7609095.html > > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > Message delivered to mhv...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to rta...@gmail.com > -- Rick Tavan N6XI Truckee, CA ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to bobchor...@yahoo.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to k...@cox.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com