I found my key moved around a bit much for me but had difficulty finding something to make it sticky. I finally removed the feet and replaced them with some 5 ply plywood used for model aircraft. You can find it at the hobby stores and hardware stores. It is 1/4" thick. That provides a surface to which the next layer adheres nicely.
I then applied a thin layer of ordinary GE RTV silicone to the bottom of those plywood feet with a credit card as a squeegee and sat the key on a sheet of wax paper to make sure it sat flat. After letting it sit like that for several hours I turned the key upside down and removed the wax paper to make sure the whole surface had a chance to cure. The result is my key is now nicely "sticky" and good for my use. I'm a squeezer not a slapper. YMMV jim ab3cv On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 11:16 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR <n...@contesting.com> wrote: > FWIW,I use Lok-Tite Fun-Tak mounting putty from Home Depot. Ir holds very > well, but when peeled off my wood desk, it comes off cleanly and can be > repositioned and reused. > > 73, Pete N4ZR > Download the new N1MM Logger+ at > <http://N1MM.hamdocs.com>. Check > out the Reverse Beacon Network at > <http://reversebeacon.net>, now > spotting RTTY activity worldwide. > For spots, please use your favorite > "retail" DX cluster. > > On 10/16/2015 10:23 AM, dw wrote: > >> I agree with the others on the moving paddle syndrome. :-] >> Over the years, I've had a number of units with a 3 or 4 lbs base. >> On the light extreme, I had a Schurr warbler that would slide off the >> bench if you breathed on it! >> >> The heavy ones are less prone to move around, but sometimes it happens. >> I have a Begali Graciella Jr that I might be willing to part with. >> It takes some serious adrenaline to make that baby move. >> >> I set my paddles up to the closes contact distance as possible without >> false keying. >> For some strange reason, paddle contact noise really irritates me. >> Was using a touch paddle on a 4 pound steel block for a while. >> If you get the chance, check out the Kent paddle. >> The plastic paddles on that unit are heavier than most...gives one a >> really nice tactile sense. >> And it sits on soft rubber feet where many paddles today have small >> plastic tabs glued on which are prone to slipping around. >> I'm using the Begali Simplex Basic with the cover over it these days >> sitting on a non-skid pad. >> >> May the Force be with....your finger tips!! :-D >> N1BBR >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 j...@jtmiller.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 arch...@mail-archive.com
