On 7/21/2014 9:57 AM, gareth wrote:
"Jerry Stuckle" wrote in message
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On 7/21/2014 5:09 AM, gareth wrote:
"Michael Black" wrote in message
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Why not just a pushbutton?
You're not a Morse man, then?

It's obvious YOU aren't!

Properly adjusted, you should have little or no wrist movement. And
even if you do, the fact your hand and the key move on different
fulcrums is immaterial.

From your previous Childish Broadcasting (CB) into these NG,
it was inevitable that you would not have the mental capacity to recognise,
and partake in, a philosophical discussion for the edification of _REAL_
radio amateurs.




ROFLMAO! You're just as stoopid as the newspaper articles show you to
be. No wonder the judge wouldn't let you waste the court's time with
your tripe.

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On 19/07/2014 22:15, gareth wrote:
A straight Morse key has a fulcrum away from you, but your wrist
articulates in front of the key, in a mirror image of that of the key.

Therefore, your wrist is constrained to follow an unnatural arc
when keying.

Your key contacts must be too wide apart if you are able to perceive
your wrist following an arc.

On Sat, 19 Jul 2014 22:15:48 +0100, "gareth"
wrote:

A straight Morse key has a fulcrum away from you, but your wrist
articulates in front of the key, in a mirror image of that of the key.

Therefore, your wrist is constrained to follow an unnatural arc
when keying.

Have there been any mechanical designs published so that the
keying arc is in the same sense as the wrist arc?

(cf. Watts' parallel motion, perhaps?)

When I think of a wrist following an arc repetitively

why am I reminded of OSN?

"Rambo" wrote in message
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On Sat, 19 Jul 2014 22:15:48 +0100, "gareth"
wrote:
A straight Morse key has a fulcrum away from you, but your wrist
articulates in front of the key, in a mirror image of that of the key.
Therefore, your wrist is constrained to follow an unnatural arc
when keying.
Have there been any mechanical designs published so that the
keying arc is in the same sense as the wrist arc?
(cf. Watts' parallel motion, perhaps?)
When I think of a wrist following an arc repetitively
why am I reminded of OSN?

For shame, OM!

Brian has some very endearing features, of that I am
very sure, although in his twelve years of contributing
to this NG, I have yet to encounter them.

"Rambo" wrote in message
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On Sat, 19 Jul 2014 22:15:48 +0100, "gareth"
wrote:
A straight Morse key has a fulcrum away from you, but your wrist
articulates in front of the key, in a mirror image of that of the key.
Therefore, your wrist is constrained to follow an unnatural arc
when keying.
Have there been any mechanical designs published so that the
keying arc is in the same sense as the wrist arc?
(cf. Watts' parallel motion, perhaps?)
When I think of a wrist following an arc repetitively
why am I reminded of OSN?

Talking of old and useless artifacts, have you tired of your Racal
1792 yet and are ready to bin it in my direction? :-)

"gareth" wrote in message
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A straight Morse key has a fulcrum away from you, but your wrist
articulates in front of the key, in a mirror image of that of the key.
Therefore, your wrist is constrained to follow an unnatural arc
when keying.
Have there been any mechanical designs published so that the
keying arc is in the same sense as the wrist arc?
(cf. Watts' parallel motion, perhaps?)

Setting aside the rather large flood of infantile pollution that some
have felt the need to inject into this thread (are they not
able to handle disagreement in an adult fashion?) the reason
for raising this subject and seeking details of prior experimentation
is that I have RSI in my wrist, caused by playing Freecell, and hovering
over the mouse for several minutes at a time whilst working out
my next move.

It seemed to me that by have a key that articulated on the same axis as the
wrist that the discomfort of manual keying of CW might be ameliorated.

On 7/22/2014 6:12 PM, gareth wrote:
"gareth" wrote in message
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A straight Morse key has a fulcrum away from you, but your wrist
articulates in front of the key, in a mirror image of that of the key.
Therefore, your wrist is constrained to follow an unnatural arc
when keying.
Have there been any mechanical designs published so that the
keying arc is in the same sense as the wrist arc?
(cf. Watts' parallel motion, perhaps?)

Setting aside the rather large flood of infantile pollution that some
have felt the need to inject into this thread (are they not
able to handle disagreement in an adult fashion?) the reason
for raising this subject and seeking details of prior experimentation
is that I have RSI in my wrist, caused by playing Freecell, and hovering
over the mouse for several minutes at a time whilst working out
my next move.

It seemed to me that by have a key that articulated on the same axis as the
wrist that the discomfort of manual keying of CW might be ameliorated.

There is the trouble. You seem to think the key is the problem. Your
wrist is the problem. Your usage of the mouse created the problem and
now any usage of the wrist is causing you discomfort.

I had problems with my right hand years ago from the mouse. The easy
fix was to switch the mouse to my left hand. It took me a few days to
get used to it and I never had any more trouble with my wrist. Give
it a try.

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On 7/22/2014 6:12 PM, gareth wrote:
"gareth" wrote in message
...
A straight Morse key has a fulcrum away from you, but your wrist
articulates in front of the key, in a mirror image of that of the key.
Therefore, your wrist is constrained to follow an unnatural arc
when keying.
Have there been any mechanical designs published so that the
keying arc is in the same sense as the wrist arc?
(cf. Watts' parallel motion, perhaps?)

Setting aside the rather large flood of infantile pollution that some
have felt the need to inject into this thread (are they not
able to handle disagreement in an adult fashion?) the reason
for raising this subject and seeking details of prior experimentation
is that I have RSI in my wrist, caused by playing Freecell, and hovering
over the mouse for several minutes at a time whilst working out
my next move.

It seemed to me that by have a key that articulated on the same axis as the
wrist that the discomfort of manual keying of CW might be ameliorated.




You may have RSI in your wrist. But it has nothing to do with playing
Freecell or using a mouse. Rather, I think you were playing with
something else...

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"Jerry Stuckle" wrote in message
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You may have RSI in your wrist. But it has nothing to do with playing
Freecell or using a mouse. Rather, I think you were playing with
something else...


Once again, you resort to the language of the school playground. Why do you
feel the need to behave so?

On 7/23/2014 4:14 AM, gareth wrote:
"Jerry Stuckle" wrote in message
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You may have RSI in your wrist. But it has nothing to do with playing
Freecell or using a mouse. Rather, I think you were playing with
something else...


Once again, you resort to the language of the school playground. Why do you
feel the need to behave so?




LOL, the old line didn't work so you're trying a new one? This one's no
better.

And I guess you're the expert on school playground language!

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