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Re: recommendation for slide rule ?
From: Hein Bodahl
Date: 2009 May 20, 14:07 +0200
From: Hein Bodahl
Date: 2009 May 20, 14:07 +0200
On 20.05.2009 06:49, Greg Rudzinski wrote: > Gary, > > You have succeeded in getting me interested in slide rules. I > have never owned or used one but after some internet research I see > that they have been to the moon and back. Now I will have to get one! > So far I am leaning toward the purchase of a Pickett N3-ES which is of > aluminum construction. The slide rule could very well be the pinnacle > of low tech achievement. Right there with the mechanical chronometer. > > Greg The Faber Castell 2/83, or even better the FB 2/83N Novo Duplex, is by some said to be the best ever made. It is a desktop model of double length. Unfortunatly that makes it sensitive to temperature changes (or so "they" say). The pocket version is FB 63/83. "Best" is of course a matter of opinion, usually based on number of scales, type of scales and accuracy. Hein Bodahl --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Navigation List archive: www.fer3.com/arc To post, email NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---