On looking at my 1974 Dietzgen catalog I see in the scale chart four models with the "-L". They are B-1725-L (bamboo w/leather case), B-1734-L (bamboo...
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John Mosand
jomosand@...
Sep 4, 2001 11:47 pm
... I only meant to give a few hints from long experience to those of you who might think of making suggestions. I also forgot to say that my comments were not...
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dalemming@...
Sep 5, 2001 1:58 am
Forgive me if I belabor the obvious here. I've oft seen SR tie clips and even cuff-links on ebay. I suspect many here have them. Doubtlessly they'd give an...
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Solberg
solberg2@...
Sep 5, 2001 2:46 am
The tables are almost sold out for the upcoming Slide Rule Convention. Free admission and if you want a table, they are only $20 each (Why pay more ???) ...
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William F Kale
wfkale@...
Sep 5, 2001 11:28 am
References to Moebius bands occur in Scientific American Mathematical Games in June 1957, July 1963, and December 1968. Bill Kale ... ...
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Thomas A. Frank
taf@...
Sep 5, 2001 1:03 pm
Hello All; Here's my take on a possible logo...imagine if you will the Marine Corp's globe and anchor (or for those of you more sci-fi inclined, think the UFP...
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Larry Stewart
larrys@...
Sep 5, 2001 8:18 pm
Hi Gary (Lazarus) I've tried several times to e-mail you at home, but my e-mails keep getting returned with the message that you don't exist. Could you please ...
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wayne
wef@...
Sep 5, 2001 8:22 pm
Hi, Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get an Apple LaserWriter 8500 to work with a Dell 8100? I would love to find a way. Thanks, Wayne...
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vicki
baldo@...
Sep 5, 2001 8:23 pm
Joe and John: Moebius strip jaunts: When you walk in opposite directions from a position where your feet are together and the strip is between the feet (which...
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Kate Matthews
kkrm@...
Sep 5, 2001 9:10 pm
Greetings all - I am Kate Matthews, webmaster (for lack of a better term) for the Oughtred Society. I invite all members of this group to periodicaly check...
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cjoxford@...
Sep 5, 2001 10:14 pm
Does anyone know of reference material done for Dietzgen slide rules similar to that of Wayne Feely's K&E data or Paul & Ted's Post/Hemmi tables? Charlie...
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Bob Otnes
botnes@...
Sep 6, 2001 12:37 am
... similar to that of Wayne Feely's K&E data or Paul & Ted's Post/Hemmi tables? ... Yep. The Oughtred Society did some articles on Dietzgen in the October ...
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skay44139@...
Sep 6, 2001 1:07 am
I have two Dietzgen rules whose origins I question: 1) 1776 redirule--this rule looks alot like a Bruning 2398, (which I do not have in my collection), and...
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John Mosand
jomosand@...
Sep 6, 2001 4:08 am
... Think of it this way, Ron: 1. Take a strip, length L, and mark it at the mid point. 2. Turn it into a M-strip. 3. Place two persons, antipodally, at the...
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dalemming@...
Sep 6, 2001 2:01 pm
As long as we're having some fun with these, sometime make a Mobius strip from a length of paper, then cut it in half lengthwise. The result was, to me anyway,...
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Lennart Börjeson
lenborje@...
Sep 6, 2001 3:12 pm
If you want an even greater surprise, cut the strip in thirds. (Which you do by making a single cut which is twice as long...) ... Från: dalemming@......
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Bruce Arnold
barnold@...
Sep 7, 2001 3:19 am
For a few months, I've been advertising in our local ham radio club newsletter for slide rules -- you know those guys have got 'em, half of them were engineers...
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Thomas A. Frank
taf@...
Sep 7, 2001 3:40 am
Hello All; I recently obtained a new in sealed bag Hemmi slide rule. I haven't yet opened the bag (I do plan to), but I've noticed that all the screws have a...
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Bruce Arnold
barnold@...
Sep 7, 2001 3:51 am
As I thought, the 4139 is the same size as my 68 1497, in all 3 dimensions. This should make it easier to come up with cursor guides. Bruce Arnold...
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Michael O'Leary
mpsoleary@...
Sep 7, 2001 3:59 am
Bruce, If you look in the K&E XREF, you will find all the indicator windows listed, and what they fit. Regards, Michael ... From: "Bruce Arnold"...
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Bill Zeilstra
zeilstra@...
Sep 7, 2001 4:29 am
I heartily recommend the film entitled "The Dish." Referring to the Parkes Radio Telescope that was responsible as primary video feed of the Apollo 11 landing...
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clowenst@...
Sep 7, 2001 6:28 am
... I think the LaserWriter 8500 has built-in Ethernet and can be set up as a remote printer using TCP/IP protocol. That is certainly what I would try, but...
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Dave Martindale
davem@...
Sep 7, 2001 6:29 am
... I've seen green corrosion on some Hemmi screws, and all over the end brackets of one K&E rule. Isopropyl alcohol (not rubbing alcohol, pure isopropyl)...
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Ronald Manley
sliderules@...
Sep 7, 2001 6:29 am
Bill Shame on you. You've given part of the plot away. It's an excellent film and I recommended it myself a few months ago. Regards Ron ... the ... of ... the ...
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Larry Stewart
larrys@...
Sep 7, 2001 6:02 pm
Hi Tom! Don't worry about the greenish oxide on the screws of your new Hemmi Rule. I've had this happen a number of times with "new in the bag" Rules, and I...
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akikarhu@...
Sep 7, 2001 6:04 pm
Hohohooo... ...don't know when I posted the last time to the group. Anyway, too long ago! Feels good doing it again... Hi Bruce, you asked if there are...
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Cyril Catt
cscatt@...
Sep 7, 2001 6:05 pm
On the extreme outer rim of the right hand wooden endplate of the drum on my much travelled Thacher, a small 'blind' number (5683) is stamped. I have not found...
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Ted Hellmann
thellman@...
Sep 7, 2001 6:06 pm
Bruce, I am envious of your good fortune! The Micronta 150 was made by Ricoh / Relay. If you perform a search on previous messages, you will find a number of...
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mike.doyle@...
Sep 7, 2001 6:06 pm
Greetings Frank, I may be wrong, but I suspect these screws are nickel. Whatever the case, while most people are familiar with green copper compounds, nickel...
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Paul Teseny
cintex@...
Sep 7, 2001 6:07 pm
Hello Group, I'm new to this group and a collector of sliderules. Actually, I did not start out collecting slide rules, I just have a number of them. Some were...
