I just wanted to see if I was looking at the same keys that you were.
Making a key is easy. I once made a telegraph key from a peanut can and
a couple of nails. Making a good key is harder.
On the other hand, spending three hundred dollars for a key is not
something I'm going to do on a whim. If I buy a key I'm confident is
good, I want to be sure it's something I am going to use, and I've used
squeeze keys for 40 years. Lately I've been thinking that I want to get
a single-paddle key so I can practice using it either without a keyer or
with a keyer configured in semiautomatic mode, but the stratospheric
cost of most keys has made me hesitate to pull the trigger. These are
modest enough price-wise that I could possibly justify buying one just
to try it out.
On 1/7/2021 3:16 PM, Mark Brantana via BVARC wrote:
Jonathan,
Yes. There are three different models. They appear to be 3D printed.
This also made me wonder if I shouldn’t fire up Inventor and design my
own. These seem to be about the most reasonably priced keys, and I was
really looking to see who might have experienced them. Thank you for
your question.
Mark
N5PRD
On Jan 7, 2021, at 10:20 AM, Jonathan Guthrie via BVARC
<bvarc@bvarc.org <mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>> wrote:
I'm not sure what you mean by acrylic key. I see they've got a bunch
of inexpensive keys that appear to be 3D printed. Is that what
you're talking about?
On 1/7/2021 3:52 AM, Mark Brantana via BVARC wrote:
What does anyone think of the GigaParts Acrylic keys ? They come in several
models and colors, with Al base or plastic. Anyone try one?
Mark
N5PRD
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