Today I bought a slide rule which, as a relative newcomer to the hobby, I found rather unusual. It is an Aristo 948 and I have been unable to find any...
The Aristo 948 (1936 to 1950) is a special model for surveying (tachymetry), a forerunner to the (0)958 Geodät (1954 to 1977). BTW The 948 is quite rare. Not...
... This would be a tachymetric or "stadia" sliderule, intended for surveying, I believe. Take a look at http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/aristo.html and search...
Hello, Zvi, Are you still looking for someone to adopt the Hemmi 130? I don't have very many slide rules, but I treat them well. Thank you, Maynard Wright...
Hello, You can have it - it is only missing a small bit of clear plastic for the side cursor which can be reproduced by anybody with a good pair of hands (like...
Zvi Doron
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Mar 2, 2008 8:14 am
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Thank you John. It is pleasing to find that I have found an uncommon one. It is in really good condition too. John ... (tachymetry),...
Does anyone know where I can get a cursor for a K&E GP12 (#68-1565) 10" slide rule? The rest of the rule is there, and in good condition; it's just missing...
Has anyone got experience paying internationally for an SR using XOOM.COM? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Zvi Doron
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Mar 3, 2008 10:19 pm
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I was in the UK last week on business and a friend gave me his old slide rule, a B.R.L. P16-D. I found that B.R.L. is an early abbreviation for Blundell Rules...
The Oughtred Society Swap Sheet The swap sheet has been updated for March 2008, and is now available for viewing. Go to : www.oughtred.org and on the left side...
... Well, actually, at a magnificent gathering of Slide Rule Collectors in Germany a couple of years ago, a CD containing pretty much all details for Aristo...
Hi Mike, As far as restoring the cursor line, this has been discussed several times in this group. If you go to: http://tinyurl.com/2t2q6m (Alternatively the...
... It would be a valuable resource for any collector. I'd be happy to buy a copy, not just for the 948, but as a general reference to Aristo rules. I'm...
Hello Jerry, the Dennert&Pape CD is still available and it is worth buying it. Just go to www.amazon.de and search for 'Dennert Pape'. And if you have an ...
About the cursor line. I've begun making cursors for my "Kid's Rule" slide rules that I mentioned here once before. I'm making glass like the one shown at the...
<<holds up his hand>> Me, sir! I bought a FC62/83 from Peru, paid via Xoom.com, and everything went smooth as silk! Hardly enough experience to make an...
Hi Tim, This is a wonderful project you are doing. The rule looks great, and very inviting to use. The humor is also a nice touch :-). Certainly if we want to...
Hi, I'm new here. Tim's project is a bit related to my interest. I would like my kids (the ones that care about numbers) to know something of slide rules. I...
Hi, The BRL P16-D dates from the 1950s. The 'D' indicates that it was fitted with a Diakon, plastic cursor instead of the standard metal and glass one. It is a...
... John (for it is he who needs it) had better move fast; it's currently showing "Nur noch 1 Stück verfügbar -- jetzt bestellen."! Regards und mfG, Jerry...
... Although, to reply to my own mail, it does seem that are numerous copies available from other vendors,(under "Angebote"). I have never used any of those...
Jerry, thank you for your help. John, I suggest you should order the last copy from Amazon, cause this is a reliable bookseller. Like Jerry I have no...
Beside the pictures of Aristo slide rules on the 2 CD-ROMs that come with the book "Dennert & Pape ARISTO 1872 - 1978", there are also pdfs of all the...
old DoD paper "bomb effects calculator" I know where there was a box of 23 mint (in factory sealed original plastic bags) plastic nuclear bomb damage map...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the sliderule group. File : /dopdf.exe ...
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Mar 7, 2008 3:20 pm
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I have just added dopdf.exe to the files section. This is a handy program for those running windows. It will install on your computer as a printer, so that...
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