I just bought an F-C 111/54 Darmstadt SR with the L scale on the side at the bottom rather than the face as many late models Darmstadts have. It occured to me...
Hello: I am trying to remember in which book (and page?) a character in a Robert Heinlein Sci Fi novel makes a remark to the effect that anyone who does not ...
Erase: found it using Google: I missed my slipstick. Dad says that anyone who can't use a slide rule is a cultural illiterate and should not be allowed to...
Along those lines, I've been noticing a lot of slide rules of questionable quality for sale from different places in Arizona. Anyone know if this is a...
... Only when I didn't have an LL rule yet. My first rule, an N1010, was such a rule. I used paper to hold intermediate values, and multiplied/divided logs...
Brian, as I have always had a LL rule available when needed, I never used the L scale for such purposes but have assumed that is what I would use it for. ...
I used a Darmstadt from the early 50s until the mid 70s, when I purchased my first scientific calculator (a "Sinclair Cambridge"). I can't recall that I ever...
Marion, During most of my use of slide rules in school, I did not have a slide rule with LL scales, so any problems involving exponentials or powers in...
... From: "John Mosand" <jomosand@...> ... I bought one of those too. Did you know about the bug in the ROM? I previously used an Otis King - still have...
The Orient watch company (subsidiary of Seiko) makes a very decent modern slide rule watch! See for eg. item no. 5008969151 on eBay:- ...
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Neil, I probably never encountered that bug (my structures are still standing :-). What was it? BTW My Sinclair was programmable, with only about 30 steps!...
AFAIK the programmable was OK. I have one of those my brother gifted me, however I also have the original non programmable one (which used reverse polish) and...
The Oughtred Society Swap Sheet Online The swap sheet will be updated again tonight, Sunday July 3rd, at about 8:00 pm PST. Go to : www.oughtred.org and on the...
Hi C. F. old friend: Thanks for the tip. I see these are listed new on the internet from $128 (plus shipping - $ 189. Think I'll try one for $99, plus $8...
Hello Friends, I have found files on the internet in Postscript that draws an Atlas spiral scale and a Thacher slide rule. I found them a long time ago so I...
http://www.rops.org is easier. "The latest public release of RoPS for Microsoft Windows is Version 6.5c (level two, 385 Kbyte download). For more details see...
Hi Chris, I am the author of those files. As you guessed, I wrote programs to do this (in Pascal, my first programming language). I also used font creation...
Hi everyone, Last weekend, I purchased a slide rule UTO No. 931 U. This all-plastic model has the top and bottom slides glued to the stators. Unluckily, on...
Hi Wayne, I have dealt with this exact situation on a few rules. What worked for me was household "goop". Used a very small amount, and let it dry with some ...
I have looked for an online manual, but can't locate one. Anybody know if one exists ? My example has black end braces, and all the photos I have ever seen of...
Gary: Mine has tan end braces and cursor runners. It came with a "manual," actually a small newsprint quality booklet about 1-1/2 by 3 inches and 1/4 inch...
Thanks, Grant :-) Gary Flom ... From: <glhutchinson@...> To: <sliderule@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 8:01 PM Subject: Re: SR Questions...
Hi Wayne, Yes, "Goop" is the actual brand name. It comes in various "strengths", and the one I used was the household strength. I am sure there are many other...
Some time ago I acquired a K&E M4 Graphical Firing Table. It is a slide rule that consists of a body, mahagony base with boxwood laminate, and five ...
Hi Chris, On my website are some PostScript programs that generate Slide Rules and Sundials. http://leewm.freeshell.org/origami Look for files ending with .ps...
Question for JLPMHP-- does your rule have "K&E" on it anywhere? I have an M4 set just like you describe, but can find no indication anywhere on it of the ...
Yup, I confirm the discussion below. I have a modest collection of Flying Fishes and most of them come in either tan or black end-braces and cursor-runners....
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Hi Wayne! I would recommend to you the use of a good quality Epoxy glue, especially one that takes approx 24 hours to set. These epoxy formulations are ...
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