tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881842661768630727.post3819044540897131162..comments2023-06-27T03:23:48.156-07:00Comments on Manual Entry: Back to slide rulesnotagainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881842661768630727.post-14777178036806420942016-08-30T16:28:41.832-07:002016-08-30T16:28:41.832-07:00I read a great post online about why to collect sl...I read a great post online about why to collect slide rules. They're technical, small, and finite in number as they're no longer made.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881842661768630727.post-42955368310542386152016-08-28T08:30:29.085-07:002016-08-28T08:30:29.085-07:00Slide rules are fascinating! An astonishing amount...Slide rules are fascinating! An astonishing amount of information on a small stretch of ruler :)<br />Even more so on a Duplex - have been making 'excursions' into slide rules as well - seeking out more basic, older Mannheim or Rietz rules. <br />Neat!<br />RobertGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01841652527282627317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881842661768630727.post-6429330306461903452016-08-16T19:36:35.333-07:002016-08-16T19:36:35.333-07:00I think you posted on that. I still have the one ...I think you posted on that. I still have the one I found down there too! Since the US/AA merger I never get sent down to your area anymore.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881842661768630727.post-32566062454442444352016-08-16T19:35:20.776-07:002016-08-16T19:35:20.776-07:00Yeah I bet that was pricey! That's for the se...Yeah I bet that was pricey! That's for the serious collector. I just have a couple for electronics and one for military, and one with metric conversions.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881842661768630727.post-13632774571613767642016-08-16T09:48:15.445-07:002016-08-16T09:48:15.445-07:00nice! Yep, slide rules in thrifts are rarer than t...nice! Yep, slide rules in thrifts are rarer than typers, but i do see 2-3 a year and snag the best. Last year I found a package containing the flightplan kit owned by a vietnam-era pilot, like 3 different circular flight computer rulers, a couple straight slides, french rules and drawing templates for marking stuff like AA batteries and such on maps. Some of it made by Royal-Litton :DTedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881842661768630727.post-19505299312385972572016-08-16T06:38:16.659-07:002016-08-16T06:38:16.659-07:00I bought a slide rule from a thrift store several ...I bought a slide rule from a thrift store several years ago, only to find that the sliding indicator part (not the correct terminology) had a bit of rotational slop, rendering the accuracy of the device moot. So now I'm much more cautious about purchasing them, unless they are carefully inspected first.<br /><br />I used to have a circular slide rule, which was neat. And an antique store in my town once had one of those massive cylindrical slide rules with multiple bars. Very exotic, and expensive.Joe Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10679530650280030752noreply@blogger.com