- When I got a Decilon it was as stiff and jerky as yours seem to be, Ed. After a cleaning and lubrication with vaseline, it became absolutely silky smooth....
I am now the proud and possibly happy owner of the Japanese "Bygrave" (which seems to not be the same size as the english rule) from the referenced ebay ...
JLPMHP@...
May 2, 2004 6:52 am
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After a very busy period of work, I am starting to revive my Japanese Slide Rule website. In the first round, I have included some content not uploaded before....
Bill, This is an outstanding picture history of the birth of a slide rule. Thanks so much for sharing it with us and investing all the time . Gary Flom ... ...
... I'd say it's clearly the Bygrave design, right down to the hexagonal and knurled ends with three holding screws. It's the only astro rule I know of like...
Bill Lise says, "...53 stills I generated from the 25-minute Hemmi film I have, showing the manufacturing process." Wonderful! Thanks! This reminds me of the...
I have uploaded a webpage describing slide rules made in Japan by Giken, which appears to have been a "pre-incarnation" of Fuji. The list of models I have...
Dear John: Thanks for the Decilon tips. My pocket Decilon was bought new in the middle 1970s (not the 1930s, as I inadvertently typoed) at K&E's Park Row store...
Hi Everyone - On an American Experience documentary on the building of the Golden Gate Bridge (Monday 9PM Pacific), during a segment on Charles Ellis, there...
I formerly had a "Prentiss 1250" sliderule (bought on ebay)-- plastic, with metal end bars and metal cursor bars. Otherwise a "dead-ringer" for the Giken 2510...
de wd4dkv cw mostly riley ... rule collector and a ham radio operator. So am I - N8XMS - and, like James, I also like to build QRP equipment. How many other...
... That was an excellent documentary. I had not known of Strauss' nervous breakdown during the building of the bridge, nor of Ellis' major contribution. Did I...
Hi gang-- I LOVE building QRP equipment. I live in a VERY restricted community re antennas, so most of the operating I do (CW) is portable. I love my small...
Hello, finally we have published the detailed program of the 10th International Meeting for slide rule and calculating machine collectors in Bad Driburg,...
- Ed said: "The slide moves with silky smoothness, but is too loose and I think needs adjustment." Hold it! Have you lubricated it! No? Try that first. Talcum...
I just got a Richardson pocket rule and would like help indentifying its model number. The rule is typical Richardson metal construction with scales A [ B C ]...
Bill, The pictures are absolutely fascinating and a real insight into the Hemmi SR manufacturing process. It is really appreciated and one day maybe we will be...
I found last week the three volume paperback boxed set published by Harvill - ISBN 1-86406-792-X. It had been priced at 50 UKP but was discounted to 20 UKP. I...
Hi All, There's an interesting, if somewhat biased, article on CNN at http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/05/06/science.education.ap/index.html It bemoans the...
In the Golden Gate Bridge TV documentary, the Thatcher was sitting on the engineer's desk during the first computation reenactment while he used the circular...
Duane, This is a very worrisome problem, if the statistics they list are accurate. The only way to technologically advance is to have creative minds in the...
The "entertainment arts" perhaps? Being a "rock star" has a lot of appeal - just look American Idol. Is there any program that gets millions of to compete in...
Wei, Michael
michael.wei@...
May 7, 2004 5:49 am
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I'm 21 and majoring in astronomy with a minor in mathematics as it is. There was a healthy sized group of kids at my highschool whom I hung out with that were...
I think status has more to do with it than slide rules :) New disciplines such as computer programming have many famous million- and billionaires to represent...
The impression seems to be that native-born American kids aren't going into science, engineering, medicine, etc. because they are perceived as being "too...
Part of the problem with chosing a field today may be how our economy has turned. With the offshoring and outsourcing of high- tech jobs, the future isn't...
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