Hello,

Getting slide rules is a challenge for heroic teachers trying to
share some of the old wisdom. I have a pdf file for an oversize slide
rule drawn with AutoCAD. I can share it. I may be interested in beta
testing of a kit. You may find more people interested on the other slide
rule forum. There are many more people subscribing. The group is at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sliderule/ .



Chris Redding

-----Original Message-----
From: slideruleforum@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:slideruleforum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lugh MacSheehan
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 3:30 PM
To: slideruleforum@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Slide Rule Forum] Slide rule kit for kids


As part of my push to incorporate slide rules into my classroom this
fall, I've been working on developing a slide rule kit kids can build
in class. I've prototyped this out, and I think the kit can be built
for less than $2.50 per student in lots of 10 or so.

I have developed a written instruction set; photos/illustrations will
be added later and I plan to have a fully illustrated instruction set
ready to go for September.

I need some beta testers, friends! Anyone willing to build a student
slide rule, give some feedback on instructions, tips, techniques, etc?
I also need a better set of scales. I'm currently using the Savaard
scales published on the sliderule universe site, but there are a
number of flaws with this, a) too complex, b) the height difference
between primary and secondary marks on the scales is too small, making
it hard for students to read. Any suggestions???

If you want an e-mailed set of instructions (MSWord file), you can
e-mail me. I would love to get some feed back from the cognicenti.

Thanks a heap!

Lugh MacSheehan







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