Where can I get a steel base plate for a Speed-X telegraph key? The
aluminum one is too light.

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David Griffith
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On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 03:58:12 -0500, David Griffith wrote:

Where can I get a steel base plate for a Speed-X telegraph key? The
aluminum one is too light.

I've got a marble key base. Nice and heavy. Go to a trophy shop and ask
if you can buy an undrilled marble base. Then you'll have to get a small
masonry bit (and a drill press really helps too). Or maybe the trophy
shop will be able to work a deal for the custom drilling too.

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jerry wrote:

On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 03:58:12 -0500, David Griffith wrote:

Where can I get a steel base plate for a Speed-X telegraph key? The
aluminum one is too light.

I've got a marble key base. Nice and heavy. Go to a trophy shop and ask
if you can buy an undrilled marble base. Then you'll have to get a small
masonry bit (and a drill press really helps too). Or maybe the trophy
shop will be able to work a deal for the custom drilling too.

Jerry-

That sounds like a good stable base. Some felt glued to the bottom
would protect the finish on your desk. Stick-on furniture pads might
also work.

Make sure the base extends beneath the knob on the key. I think that
may be as important as mass.

Fred
K4DII

jerry wrote:
On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 03:58:12 -0500, David Griffith wrote:

Where can I get a steel base plate for a Speed-X telegraph key? The
aluminum one is too light.

I've got a marble key base. Nice and heavy. Go to a trophy shop and ask
if you can buy an undrilled marble base. Then you'll have to get a small
masonry bit (and a drill press really helps too). Or maybe the trophy
shop will be able to work a deal for the custom drilling too.

I thought of that, but I want something thinner than a typical marble
base. That's why I went looking for steel.

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David Griffith
--- Put my last name where it belongs