Hello; I'm afraid I joined this group to pick your brains. I inherited a cylindrical slide rule called "Thatcher's Calculating Instrument" from my grandfather....
Hello Dave, It is hard to give a real precise value on your Thatcher. I've seem them go as low as $500 or so, to several thousand dollars in mint condition....
Boy, would I like to see some pictures of that!! Roci ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site...
I'll post them as soon as I get the digital software loaded (new copmputer, still sorting things out) Dave ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Hello, fellow slide rule aficionados. I just heard about your club today and thought of checking you out. I am a recent buyer of a 1976 Veb Mantissa slide...
Hello; For those curious about the Thacher I mentioned in a previous post, I have posted photos for your viewing pleasure. I will be lisitng the instrument on...
Hi all, I have a very beginner's qeustion: HOW do I read/use a slide rule?? I only own one, can't remember the brand, but I will post that soon. But, HOW do...
Very simple first couple of calculations ... Use the C and D scales (probably the bottom one on your slide and the one just below that) Position the left-hand...
Hello Jeff, Congratulations on taking the first step. The easiest way to explain how to use a slide rule is to direct you to a few sites that have manuals...
Greetings all, My apologies if this is not the appropriate forum. I just listed a Thacher's Calculating Instrument model No. 4013 on eBay tonight and thought...
Greetings froma new member with a question. I have just noticed a couple of gauge marks on SEVERAL of my slide rules. I first noticed them on a Pickett N4 and...
Post-grad seeks to meet other slide rulers in/about the UC Davis area to learn to use these things together. Under grad, post-grad, non-grad, doesn't matter!...
Greetings all. I've been a member of the ISRG for some time. I was sifting through yahoo's other group listings under slide rules when I came across this one....
Welcome to the group, John. I hope that 2004 will bring great things for all and that participation here will increase. Best to all! sg ... just ... 1210 ......
I hope you'll forgive me, but I just had to toot my horn here about a couple of purchases I made recently on ebay: a Sans & Streiffe No. 312, and a Scientific...
Hello Johnny Congradultations on picking up both the S S 312 and the SIC 1515 (as you have said, it is the same as the Relay 151). They are both very nice ...
... First there was the constipated mathematician - who works things out with a pencil. Now we have the constipated collector - who works things out with a...
Hey, all! I was in Barnes & Noble again today and I always find myself glancing through the reference section for a book I saw about six months ago. It was on...
Hello all, the group of German speaking slide rule collectors is pleased to invite you all to attend the 10th International Meeting of Slide Rule and...
Hello, one month ago I sent a mail to this list with the first announcement of the 10th International Meeting of Slide Rule and Calculating Machine Collectors ...
Perhaps some of you folks that are very proficient with slide rules can help me.Five rules in my collection:Aristo Studio 868, 0902, Faber-Castell 2/82N...
Hello, finally we have published the detailed program of the 10th International Meeting for slide rule and calculating machine collectors in Bad Driburg,...
I have been working on an effort to get HP to start making the 15C again. To this end I have set up a web site with a petition. If you are like me, and would...
I have to admit, to me this is a worthy cause. I have a 12C and LOVE it! I kicked myself several times for not getting a 15C and would definitely get one if...
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