Thanks for the info, Miles and Ron. My rule does have the "traditional" scales on the lower stator, which seems like a waste, the space could have been used...
Hi Keith, I can't speak for the first part of the message, but can give you some info on Peter Hopps book. It is called "SLIDE RULES Their History, Models,,...
Hello All! I've posted several slide rules on ebay, including a mint in box Hemmi 266 Electronics rule, FC 2/83N, a K&E 1251 and a Deci- lon 10. If you're...
Hello All! I've posted several rules to eBay, including a Post Versalog variant a, a variant b, a Pickett N4-ES, 1010-T, and N800 in its box; a Faber Castell...
Hello all. I've recently sold several rules to engineers who expressed surprise that a whole community of collectors existed. I don't know what efforts are...
Bless you, Mike!! As founder, I have watched this group grow to over 100 members. This must be one of the largest groups to have so little activity. I am...
Hello All. I've posted a Graphoplex 695 slide rule, MIB to eBay. Possibly the best rule Graphoplex ever made. Also a KOH-I-NOOR / Graphoplex 643 pocket slide...
This is a little off topic, but it did cause me some confusion and thought I'd mention it. In looking through the eBay listings, I do it several ways to catch...
This is a little off topic, but it did cause me some confusion and thought I'd mention it. In looking through the eBay listings, I do it several ways to catch...
This is a little off topic, but it did cause me some confusion and thought I'd mention it. In looking through the eBay listings, I do it several ways to catch...
This is a little off topic, but it did cause me some confusion and thought I'd mention it. In looking through the eBay listings, I do it several ways to catch...
Hello All. I've posted a Graphoplex 650 slide rule, MIB to eBay. Some earlier auctions include an A.W.Faber Castell 378, a Deci-lon 10, a Faber Castell 2/83N,...
Hello Everyone. I've posted a Faber Castell 2/83N Mint in a beautiful green leather case; a Faber Castell 2/82; a Faber Castell 67/87; and a Graphoplex 620d....
Hello Everyone. I've posted a couple of Post Versalog rules, with their appropriate instruction books, a Dietzgen 1746 complete with case instructions and its...
Hello Everyone. I've posted a K&E 4053-5 20" rule; a K&E 4161-1 pocket rule; a Pickett N1010--T; and a MINT KOH-I-NOOR / Graphoplex 643, as well as a couple...
Hello Everyone. I recently was asked by Scott Wilson "What would be a good instruction book or manual to give a student?" He liked the Post 1447 Self Paced...
Hello Everyone. I've posted, on behalf of Dr. Alan Morris, a Post 1491 Chemical slide rule, with leather case and a legible copy of the Hemmi 257 Chemical rule...
Hello Everyone. I've posted a KOH-I-NOOR / Graphoplex 650, and 643, both mint in box. Also, a Sun Hemmi 259D, MIB, a K&E Deci-Lon 10, and a Post Versalog 1460...
Hi All, I am not sure if this group is affected, but I am not able to receive mail from several others due to blocking at the ISP by Osirusoft blocking...
Hello all I recently obtained a Post 1462H rule after watching Apollo 13 and thinking that it was pretty amazing that they put men on the moon with these...
Zemmy that is great that you are taking an interst in slide rules books are harder to find than a good log on log rule is i hope this helps everyone in this...
Check out Amazon, there are some books there which also include history. Talk to a grey head or two who used to regularly use one. There is a interesting...
... Ahem! :) Grey head? Mine is still brown, and Yes, I still use one (Once in a while) It's not age, it's just experience dancing with memory. Roci ...
Hi - I just listed a 2/83N on ebay item number 3218994675. It's up for ten days, ten bucks, no reserve and I ship worldwide. I usually sell art and paintings,...
My dad left me a Dietzgen 1767 Slide rule, but many of the manual pages are missing. Does anyone know where I can get my hands on a complete user's manual for...
I have posted on Ebay a very nice early Fuller's Calculator 2041-1905. It appears that when this Slide Rule was manufactured a mistake was made with reference...
Hi gang. I recently joined this group in order to find out for myself if the slide rules that I have accumulated is the beginning of a collection or not. Is...
The sad reality of groups like this is that, from time to time, sleazy individuals will joing and post advertisements that have nothing to do with the subject...
That is a great idea! For now, feel free to ask any and all questions you would like and never feel that any are to trivial to ask. I can then creat a FAQ...
It is unfortunate things like this get into the list. That is a drawback of an open and unmoderated forum. I have seen lists getting hit much worse than this...
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