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  • Members: 1713
  • Category: Mathematics
  • Founded: Dec 21, 1998
  • Language: English
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I'm guessing this may have been discussed already by now, but, with a brief search on the topic and a cursory read (pun), i didn't see anything. please...
16 Aug 14, 2012
2:28 pm

nganir
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"The Cosmic Man," another 1950s B Sci-Fi film, derivative of "The Day the Earth Stood Still." Available on YouTube. Physicist is using SR for some desk work....
3 Aug 14, 2012
2:27 pm

Robert
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about 890 visits from now, we will go to 1.1 million on our gateway: http://www.sphere.bc.ca/test/sruniverse.html typically that would be in the next 4 days. ...
2 Aug 8, 2012
6:48 pm

Rich Vigil
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I am a new member to the Group. I am hoping someone can direct me to where I can download safely the manual to my old Pickett N600-T slide rule....I can't find...
4 Aug 5, 2012
12:29 am

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http://www.techrepublic.com/photos/wild-computing-devices-from-the-late-1800s-and-early-1900s/443326?tag=nl.e098 This is normally a PC and IT info service but...
2 Aug 2, 2012
11:09 am

jerry_mccarthy_uk
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I have just uploaded four (4) photo albums of various LEFAX ฎ Company's SLIDE RULE Data-Sheets. 1-SR Principles and Manipulations 2-SR Getting the Most of...
1 Aug 1, 2012
8:28 pm

C.Wyant
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Does anybody have a PDF of this document? My web search turned up nothing. I have a rule now but, alas, no instructions. I can't even identify the scales. ...
5 Aug 1, 2012
5:43 pm

Les Burel
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1 Aug 1, 2012
4:23 am

Carl Wyant
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I received an e-mail from Lisa Salom, who is not a member, directed to the owners of the group. It had a link for a RARE MHR-1 H๖henrechenschieber U-Boat...
2 Jul 28, 2012
5:10 pm

Dick Rose
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Hi. 9 weeks ago I mentioned that I spoke with the people at Bob Slate Stationers, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, about being a United States dealer of...
1 Jul 24, 2012
4:09 am

JamesH
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I just picked up a solid brass rule that, through this group's past posts - thank you - I believe to be a WWII Japanese navy item. It's exactly like another...
3 Jul 24, 2012
1:16 am

eriphila
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Hi, Quick question for the experts - I'm at the point where I've spent too much money and need to add my collection to my renter's insurance jic. Valuations...
3 Jul 21, 2012
10:41 am

edeanbutler
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I recently purchased a slide rule with manual at Midway Antiques in Sacramento, California. The seller threw in another manual whose cover is labeled...
1 Jul 20, 2012
1:42 am

Maynard Wright
mngwright
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My plea for Fowler Jubilee Magnum data got answered by collectors world-wide, and I wound up with Universal, Magnum and Jubilee Magnum manuals. Since the...
2 Jul 19, 2012
4:39 pm

Tina
tina.cordon
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Help - I have a duplex Chinese slide rule with hyperbolic scales which may be a Flying Fish model 1009, but the cursor is marked with 'SIDA' and the obverse...
8 Jul 17, 2012
7:49 am

jerry_mccarthy_uk
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According to the link listed below the last slide rule that was manufactured in the US was made by K&E on July 11, 1976 and it was presented to the...
7 Jul 13, 2012
11:03 am

John Mosand
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Hello All, I have a 1931 Faber Castell model 376 with a couple of unusual(?) features. 1. The A, B, C & D scales are labelled. This seems rare in pre WW2...
6 Jul 11, 2012
11:17 pm

colin546052
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Hello everyone ! If you have to calculate power 3 or cubic root with an elementary Mannhein SR see instructions : http://tinyurl.com/c9b93g2   Pascal Garnier ...
11 Jul 10, 2012
12:51 pm

richlinda6751
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Is "dubbin" a generic term, or a particular brand? I recall the original "dubbin" was created in WW-I to "waterproof&quot; the doughboys' shoes against the mud of...
4 Jul 9, 2012
12:52 pm

William Brohinsky
onlyocelot
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I have used a product called Lord Sheraton Leather Balsam to good effect on dirty and dry leather slide rule cases. It comes in a 75ml glass jar and is widely...
1 Jul 8, 2012
5:32 pm

Lodge Ian
ianl25
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For those receiving the daily digest there is a problem with the format where there is only one word per line, Yahoo is aware of the problem and is working on...
1 Jul 8, 2012
3:24 pm

craig_kielhofer
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I've got a Pickett 101-c with a beautiful leather case that is a little dry and needs cleaning. How best should I clean it up? Is it okay to rub it with...
7 Jul 7, 2012
6:07 pm

Steve Treadwell
dfsmth45
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Hello, everyone. I'm new here and new to slide rules in general. To learn how to use them more efficiently, I went through 8 manuals and many web sites,...
12 Jul 5, 2012
5:11 pm

Rod
rodlovett
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Hi, i have been very lucky and i found a Salmoiraghi Projection Slide Rule in perfect state :-)) This unusual SR is accurately described in...
5 Jul 3, 2012
8:09 pm

Andrea Celli
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Check out this auction for an interesting sighting: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1410350079 ENGINEERING Art Print by MARY NEELY Item...
46 Jul 3, 2012
8:06 pm

Hans E. Hansen
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Hi all, I have a Lilley & Sons closed frame slide rule that dates to around 1889. It is a thick slab of boxwood or similar, with a creamy white celluloid layer...
2 Jul 2, 2012
5:13 pm

John Mosand
jomosand
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... posting ... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pickett-Slide-Rule-Set-N4-ES-N4p-ES-with-Boxes-and-P ... Often URLs have a lot of unnecessary characters. With practice...
18 Jun 28, 2012
2:03 pm

Stefan Vorkoetter
smvorkoetter
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Hi Again, I see that the eBay listing address did not show up correctly on the posting I just sent (see the posting, below). I'll try it again here: ...
4 Jun 25, 2012
7:50 pm

richlinda6751
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Check this pillow out. http://www.zazzle.com/metric_owl_pillow-189854737723615300 Fred Stahl [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
3 Jun 25, 2012
12:53 pm

Stefan Vorkoetter
smvorkoetter
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Hi Group, I hope that you don't mind the slight commercial aspect of this, but I just saw this on eBay ...
1 Jun 25, 2012
3:11 am

Dick Rose
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