P3D Rubber feett for Bakelite viewers

["John Goodman" <jgood@xxxxxxxx>]

I'm sorry if this has been covered before. The first Realist 
viewer I got (from Dr. T.) had four stick-on rubber pads on 
the bottom of the Bakelite body in the corners, that a 
previous owner applied. These make putting it down on a 
table or whatever much more comfortable -- no worry 
about scratching or sliding around. While this is a matter of 
taste, and such things are no doubt availabale at countless 
US hardware stores for next to nothing, I balked at the 
idea of paying $4 for a set of 4 pads that weren't exactly 
what I wanted, here in Japan.

I got 36 "extra tall tapered square black" pads (9 strips of 
4, for $6.39, part no. SJ5523-0-ND) from Digi-Key that are 
just what I wanted, about 3/4" square and 1/4" thick. 
They're 3M "Bumpons" and such are available in a number 
of sizes, shapes, and colors. The rubber or whatever it is 
is quite "sticky" to begin with, and looks like it will be 
durable and not dry out. The junctions between the pads 
on each strip are perforated, but I got nicer results by 
cutting them apart with a sharp knife.

Digi-Key (800-344-4539) is a pleasure to deal with, 
prompt, well-organized, good prices. Here's a URL for their 
selection of pads (sorry if it line breaks).

http://www.digi-key.com/scripts/US/DKSUS.dll?Criteria?Ref=1708&Cat=14483727

or do a keyword search for "pad" and click the 
"Bumpons(20 items)" link on the results page.
The Digi-Key site has their catalog in PDF files and these 
pads are in section J (p. 459). Hope this may be of some 
use.

JG