http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr will do most of the work. You do get a few oddities which always puzzle me: "Collecting tanks"? Sammelbehälter =...
My first instinct would be to go to http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/build.html and print the files onto transparency sheets. No good? Neil ... From: "Doug...
Hello all, UltraLog scale design is proceeding well and we hope to have a complete design, verified and ready for audit in 3 weeks. I will send out a full ...
Zvi Doron
zvidoron@...
Mar 1, 2006 11:45 pm
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B- I guess that's it--I am just not interested in a big new plastic slide rule. Apparently you didn't get my jest about not reading "all" of the...
I have noticed that printing (at least with a laser printer) causes slight distortions in the transparency film (due to the heat of the fuser, probably) which...
Zvi, et. all, Rather than try to copy and paste what's available on the following page, I humbly submit this online listing of various constants. Not lazy,...
I'm not sure.......as the film is probably not uniform it may difficult to do this precisely. I'll tell you what....I've got some new pieces of film and my...
Hello Simon Thank you for your comments regarding plastics and dyes. I will pass them on. ... the rule, as I could find no >convincing info in the threads as...
Zvi Doron
zvidoron@...
Mar 2, 2006 6:16 am
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There is always the possibility of attaching the film to thin polycarbonate, and using that. Should straighten out nicely. Now if I can find a way to print...
If you have access to an inkjet printer, you could try that. There are transparencies available that are made especially to work with inkjets. I haven't...
Here's the results of my little experiment: Equipment: HP LaserJet 4L laser printer Heavy grade laser printer paper.....32 lb, brightness 102 Bulk laser/copier...
It may be of interest to Post SR collectors to know that I've just received what is evidently a WW2 vintage Post 1462 (with metal end braces) on which there is...
The ebay photo shows no detail. The Post "Made In USA" that I have used plastic end pieces for the WWll era. Perhaps the answer lies in the time between the...
The inks used on the WWII-vintage "Post" Charvoz rules faded badly, particularly the red ink. Perhaps the Post labeling has simply faded away. I have such a...
I have a modern Heathkit multimeter which has a red scale. This has faded severely over time. It seems stability for colors other than black is still an issue....
The labeling on Andrew Davie's JavaSlide sliderule image is an after-scan change made by yours-truly. The original rule had "MADE IN USA" in that position. :)...
Thanks Ed I had been looking for an equivalent of the the original Duracell Mallory PX825 1.5V alkaline battery that was supplied with the TR3 and the charger...
The idea about the site for getting scales to use is great. I now may look into this as a project for class laster this spring. Could be really good. Thanks...
Scooby-Doo II, Monsters Unleashed has a very clear picture of an E6B9 flight computer. They are using it to compute a way out of the maze. KrazyKyngeKorny ...
Hello to all, This is Nick, and live in Tokyo. Been here some 12 years. I've wanted a SR for years. Last weekend I walked into a local stationery store and ask...
I have a draftsman's ruler marked "POSTS" - also been wondering about it... John Mosand The case for my Post 1444 is stamped "Posts", instead of "Post". Is...
Two weeks have zoomed past since the last update. Here is where we currently are: Scale Design ... Scale design is proceeding at a very good pace. We started 9...
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