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Re: Navigation slide rule
From: Drago Simac
Date: 2023 Dec 30, 08:50 +1100
From: Drago Simac
Date: 2023 Dec 30, 08:50 +1100
hello Bob
i would be interested in one of those slide rules if you get them in production.sometimes companies have a lot of work on and they fob you of by quoting rediculus prices.
seasons greetings to all nav members
On Sat, Dec 30, 2023 at 6:43 AM NavList Community <NavList@fer3.com> wrote:
No. Never produced. When I checked last with a commercial 3D printing form, the unit cost was over a thousand dollars for slide rule plus case. But that was several years ago. Probably advances in technology have brought the price down. I should probably try again now that time has passed.
It might also be worthwhile going to a machine shop to investigate what it would take to produce the rule in nickle using a CNC machine.
I'll post my progress (if there is any progress to be made) here.
Bob
