This key was supposed to be the same as
key111 but as usual I got sidetracked and decided to make a few minor
improvements :) the difficulty with this 80 series design is getting the
handle low enough for comfortable fingertip operation yet still retain the
magical action, I have tried bending the handle down but in doing that it
tends to unbalance the key, so in this project I have reshaped the block to
enable the body to drop down lower into the bearing holders, I have also
used an horseshoe shaped crush bar adjuster which is a new idea, it works
well though tricky to make, it has an excellent action as most keys of this
sort of design have, I have also made a different knob for these last two
keys, it can rotate and be locked into place using a knurled lock nut, so
the key can be used in either fingertip or upright mode, although fingertip
operation is more suitable for this design.
And finally after much soul searching decided to Nickel plate it, I have
quite a problem when it comes to plate or not to plate, some keys benefit
greatly in their looks others are best left as plain brass, still undecided
about this one but to late now :)) |