... Are you sure that the triangular hole is equilateral? I don't think you can do that. Isoceles triangle, yes. This is a pretty old problem, except for the...
8997
Clark McCoy
clarkmccoy1@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:04 pm
The following is the text from my own documentation of the prime examples in my collection of the variations that I have. These are the ones I have scanned for...
8998
Chris Redding
credding@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:04 pm
Hi, I asked Bruce about his magnifier 4185C which differs from the magnifier 4185C that I have. I think one of us has the wrong box. The communication was...
8999
usra482b@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:05 pm
Hi all, sorry but I meant to type K-12 not GP-12 in my previous post. Brain cramp!...
9000
John Mosand
jomosand@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:06 pm
I forgot to mention that all my Aristo magnifiers are on simplex rules, thus no scratching problem. I haven't seen magnifiers on Aristo duplexes - has anybody...
9001
Frederick Paul Kiesch...
FKiesche3@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:06 pm
Greetings: Well I'm not an engineer, and I'm not 45, but I am getting to the point where I think I need a second prescription (I've been near sighted since...
9002
jporcus@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:53 pm
Allen, First, it's "Mensa," not "menza." Second, it "equilateral," not "equalateral." Third, are you sure that the triangle portion of the problem statement...
9003
Chris Redding
credding@...
Jun 1, 2001 1:57 pm
Hi, I have too many things to do than cook up a demonstration that this circle/square/triangle thing can't be done so instead I have a nice MIB Polyphase to...
9004
Michael O'Leary
mpsoleary@...
Jun 1, 2001 3:02 pm
Chris, I have very few examples of the magnifiers, and all I can say with any certainty was that K&E did not mark the magnifiers themselves. You can see ...
9005
Jeff D. Harper
jdharper@...
Jun 1, 2001 3:03 pm
... Don't laugh. This is exactly how I interpreted the problem. I interpreted the word "point" in a geometric sense. Further more, I interpreted this to ...
9006
Dick Rose
rarose@...
Jun 1, 2001 3:05 pm
Hi John and Group, I have an Aristo 868 with a duplex magnifying cursor. I may have other models with duplex magnifiers, but I don't recall any. Good double...
9007
Dick Rose
rarose@...
Jun 1, 2001 3:06 pm
Fred, I believe that the Pickett magnifiers without rules show up occasionally. I do have an N4-T with magnifiers. If you are interested, please let me know. ...
9008
ars33@...
Jun 1, 2001 5:14 pm
Hi, I have had in the past models, N3 and N4 with magnifier. I do have in stock the 600-ES with magnifier. These are the only Pickett models that I am aware...
9009
Ted Hellmann
thellman@...
Jun 1, 2001 5:14 pm
Simon, I have a Faber-Castell Elektro 378 that has manufacturers marks in the well of the stock as follows: 378 / * / A. W. FABER / castle tower to the left /...
9010
Bruce R. Arnold
barnold@...
Jun 1, 2001 5:18 pm
Michael, Thanks for the reference. There is only one picture in any of the several catalogues I looked at, and that was the 4185B -- seemed to be an engraving...
9011
Michael O'Leary
mpsoleary@...
Jun 1, 2001 5:55 pm
Greetings, One of the problems with printing a book is that it is only as good as the reference material that was available six months before publication. As...
9012
Michael O'Leary
mpsoleary@...
Jun 1, 2001 6:01 pm
Bruce, Sorry I misled you. I have not found model numbers on my magnifiers. All of them were marked "K&E" in some form or other. Buried at the bottom of the...
9013
Allen B, Carlisle
profali5205@...
Jun 1, 2001 10:56 pm
That is exactly the solution I got...but my friend declares there is a solution. He claims the problem was posed by his calculus instructor. I think he might...
9014
Allen B, Carlisle
profali5205@...
Jun 1, 2001 10:56 pm
You are the winner!...you found my misspelled words and identified the fact that it has nothing to do with slide rules! Your intellectual astuteness is nothing...
9015
Ted Hellmann
thellman@...
Jun 1, 2001 11:08 pm
Michael, It is an extraordinarily difficult and time consuming task, for any individual, to attempt reconstruction of a one hundred year span of product...
9016
Michael O'Leary
mpsoleary@...
Jun 1, 2001 11:21 pm
Greetings, I would like to revise my solution to the problem, just slightly. Actually there are two solutions, but they are simply mirror images of each...
9017
Michael O'Leary
mpsoleary@...
Jun 1, 2001 11:37 pm
Greetings, It just dawned on me. The answer is 0.125(pi). Michael ... From: "Michael O'Leary" <mpsoleary@...> To: <sliderule@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
9018
Charles & Judy Oxford
cjoxford@...
Jun 2, 2001 3:24 am
I have a 10cm 389 marked as your 378. The back is stamped 6 on the left end and 10 on the right. This conforms to Pano's JOS article for type 3 markings. If ...
9019
Chris Redding
credding@...
Jun 2, 2001 5:36 pm
Hello, ... snip----- Mr. Porcine, are you a member? ... snip----- It's impolite to correct one's speling. ... snip----- I'm afraid that both cases you mention...
9020
Mark ``Adam''...
abaum@...
Jun 2, 2001 6:04 pm
... If I'm visualizing this right, the square cross-section is the cylinder viewed from the side and the circular cross-section is the cylinder viewed from the...
9021
Four Weis
mwei@...
Jun 2, 2001 7:15 pm
I bought a pair of pliers, hinges, assorted bicycle tools, screws, paint scraper, pry bar, 18" steel ruler, and leather case for a total of $5.00 at a garage...
9022
Allen B, Carlisle
profali5205@...
Jun 3, 2001 12:40 am
I got a chuckle from this response...spelling was never my forte, but I knew better about "equilateral" ... in the heat of fast typing and not thinking about...
9023
Allen B, Carlisle
profali5205@...
Jun 3, 2001 12:40 am
I have been lucky at garage sales, not buying SR's though. I think you might have just hit the jackpot this time!!!...
9024
clarkmccoy1@...
Jun 3, 2001 12:41 am
I finally did stumble into a catalog that seems to have some boxes useful for slide rules. they have a 3 1/2 X 3 1/2 X 12 1/2 white mailer that opens on the...
9025
clarkmccoy1@...
Jun 3, 2001 12:43 am
Finding the late 1955 K&E Slide Rule only catalog documents the introduction of the SRT scale. It shows that the SRT scale was used on the 4081s, 4083s, and...
