Living in the "shaky" west, I got a roll of something like that intended to keep breakables on the table when the next earthquake hits (unless the earthquake turns the table over, of course). Mine is brown and I found it in a stationary store. Does a FB job of keeping my bugs in place. I've found that wiping the table with a very slightly damp paper towel (or simply cleaning the table top in that spot) just before setting it in place makes it stick like it was glued against any side-to-side resistance, but it can be lifted off of the table without effort or damage to the finish!
Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- I got a small swatch of a rubberized waffle like padding - you can see through the mesh like a screen - and it stops the 'scoot' really great. I've had it so long that I can't remember where it came from, and I'm not even sure it was intended for use with a key. The one I have is blue, quite thin, and very soft. If anyone knows where it comes from or it's original intended use, I think it would be a boon to all cw ops. I used a bencher before my hexkey and before that it was a homebrew. The tendency has been to make the key heavier to reduce the scoot from an intense contester or pileup op whose a little excited. But that doesn't stop it unless the feet are soft and a little 'sticky' on the surface. soft rubber legs stick but flex and the hard rubber doesn't flex but it scoots - what a dilemma! That pad I found is the best of both worlds - it even works if the feet are hard plastic buttons. For the hexkey - get the pad and some nylon feet - no jiggle and no scoot. Al WA6VNN ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
