| WK4DS Precision CW Instruments |
New Update!! 28 DEC 2007 We are starting to fill orders once again but only on a custom basis at this time and
they are not moving very fast. I can only afford to build a few keys a year due to the time involved and I end up
building them for pennies when I am finished. I make 42 of the 56 parts from scratch that are used in the making of
these keys and some of them are very small and tedious, but I feel this extra effort is worth it in the end when I send
my call sign through the oscillator........ Di dah dah....Dah di dah....Di di di di dah.....Dah di dit....Di di dit.....Music to
my ears!!!
they are not moving very fast. I can only afford to build a few keys a year due to the time involved and I end up
building them for pennies when I am finished. I make 42 of the 56 parts from scratch that are used in the making of
these keys and some of them are very small and tedious, but I feel this extra effort is worth it in the end when I send
my call sign through the oscillator........ Di dah dah....Dah di dah....Di di di di dah.....Dah di dit....Di di dit.....Music to
my ears!!!
The keys are now finally in their final stage of design and re-design from what I can tell they get better every time I build another one.
The next few photo show what the keys will look like unless otherwise specified in the order. We are now doing what we call the
"Sunburst" pattern on our keys as standard offerings, the mirror polish is now optional, but is available.
The next few photo show what the keys will look like unless otherwise specified in the order. We are now doing what we call the
"Sunburst" pattern on our keys as standard offerings, the mirror polish is now optional, but is available.
The next photos are of previous keys that I have built to show some of the changes that have followed these keys over the past few
years.
years.
The three keys in the photo to the left are from right to left.
Left - Prototype Serial number 001, middle key is the first
production key that had the bearing towers separate from
the top plate, Right key is a prototype single lever that
has undergone a transformation and now is a torsion
spring design instead of the magnetic idea used in the
picture. The single lever is not available as I sold it to one
of the testers and there are no plans to produce any more
of them. The cost to make them is not feasable at this
time.
Left - Prototype Serial number 001, middle key is the first
production key that had the bearing towers separate from
the top plate, Right key is a prototype single lever that
has undergone a transformation and now is a torsion
spring design instead of the magnetic idea used in the
picture. The single lever is not available as I sold it to one
of the testers and there are no plans to produce any more
of them. The cost to make them is not feasable at this
time.
The key to the left is using
the 1/8" stereo plug design.
This key also had an
experimental spring
plunger tension mechanism
as well. We abandoned this
idea after we realized the
lock nut method is
superior......
the 1/8" stereo plug design.
This key also had an
experimental spring
plunger tension mechanism
as well. We abandoned this
idea after we realized the
lock nut method is
superior......
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