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Larry Makoski W2LJ

Scratches

I found an old Radio Shack amplified speaker in my junk box and decided
to hook it up to the K2 for some extra added "punch". It fits nicely on
top of the K2 but I was wary of scratching the finish. So I applied to
the bottom of the speaker, several of those round felt pads that are
meant for the bottom of furniture legs. No more worries about
scratching the K2!

73 de Larry W2LJ

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Joseph Trombino, Jr

Re: Scratches

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Makoski W2LJ" <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 2:55 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Scratches

>I found an old Radio Shack amplified speaker in my junk box and decided to
>hook it up to the K2 for some extra added "punch". It fits nicely on top
>of the K2 but I was wary of scratching the finish. So I applied to the
>bottom of the speaker, several of those round felt pads that are meant for
>the bottom of furniture legs. No more worries about scratching the K2!
>
> 73 de Larry W2LJ

Howdy Larry:

A while back I bought a roll of stuff used to line your kitchen drawers and
shelves....it is called "Contact" and looks like a cloth embroidery but is
made of some kind of material that is absolutely non-skid.

I use it to keep my smaller QRP rigs from scratching the tops of my larger
QRP rigs....it can also be used underneath a small paddle to keep the paddle
in place.

It is great stuff and doesn't cost much....you can easily cut it with
scissors to size.

Believe I got it from Ace hardware but it should be in any store like Lowes,
Home Depot, etc.

Give it a try.....you'll probably discover more uses for it in your shack.

73, Joe W2KJ
I QRP, therefore, I am

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rrennard

Re: Scratches

In reply to this post by Larry Makoski W2LJ

3M makes some small adhesive-backed feet that can often be found in the
cabinet hardware section of a home improvement center like Home Depot or
Lowes. A similar product is smaller felt pads that attach to cabinet doors
to keep them from banging when closing.
N7WY

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Makoski W2LJ" <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 11:55 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Scratches

> I found an old Radio Shack amplified speaker in my junk box and decided
> to hook it up to the K2 for some extra added "punch". It fits nicely on
> top of the K2 but I was wary of scratching the finish. So I applied to
> the bottom of the speaker, several of those round felt pads that are
> meant for the bottom of furniture legs. No more worries about
> scratching the K2!
>
> 73 de Larry W2LJ
>
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Wayne Reed

Re: Scratches

In reply to this post by Joseph Trombino, Jr

Gang,
The stuff you are referring to is used a lot by RVers to keep stuff from
moving about. One caution, if you leave it in contact with painted items
for a long time, it will leave marks that may be difficult to remove. If we
are talking about the same stuff, it is much cheaper at the various Dollar
discount stores.
Wayne K9NE

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Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Scratches

>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Makoski W2LJ" <[hidden email]>
> To: <[hidden email]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 2:55 PM
> Subject: [Elecraft] Scratches
>
>
>>I found an old Radio Shack amplified speaker in my junk box and decided to
>>hook it up to the K2 for some extra added "punch". It fits nicely on top
>>of the K2 but I was wary of scratching the finish. So I applied to the
>>bottom of the speaker, several of those round felt pads that are meant for
>>the bottom of furniture legs. No more worries about scratching the K2!
>>
>> 73 de Larry W2LJ
>
> Howdy Larry:
>
> A while back I bought a roll of stuff used to line your kitchen drawers
> and shelves....it is called "Contact" and looks like a cloth embroidery
> but is made of some kind of material that is absolutely non-skid.
>
> I use it to keep my smaller QRP rigs from scratching the tops of my larger
> QRP rigs....it can also be used underneath a small paddle to keep the
> paddle in place.
>
> It is great stuff and doesn't cost much....you can easily cut it with
> scissors to size.
>
> Believe I got it from Ace hardware but it should be in any store like
> Lowes, Home Depot, etc.
>
> Give it a try.....you'll probably discover more uses for it in your shack.
>
> 73, Joe W2KJ
> I QRP, therefore, I am
>
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