Slidegeek,

Thanks!

I'll poke around a bit and see what I find. I've seen all kind of slide
rules for figuring out industry specific things like weights,
conversions, etc. But I think I just a normal old-fashioned slide-rule,
right?



Thanks very much again,

Chris





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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:52:27 -0000
> From: slidegeek
> Subject: Re: Newbie needs some advice ...
>
> Welcome Chris! E-Bay is one good source for slide rules, if you
> educate yourself first. Check our links section. There are tons of
> excellent resources to draw from and the links supplied are a great
> starting place.
> sg
>
>
> --- In slideruleforum@yahoogroups.com, "c_meisenzahl"
> <christopher1.meisenzahl@c...> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I've never used a slide rule before but have always wanted to check
> > them out, morbid curiosity I guess. My dad had one as a kid
> that got
> > lost somewhere (I'm 34).
> >
> > How much would it cost to get one to learn to use? Is ebay a good
> > place to look?
> >
> >
> > Is there anything I should look out for? is there a FAQ for slide
> > rules anywhere?
> >
> > Thanks in advance and have a great day,
> >
> > Chris Meisenzahl