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Re: recommendation for slide rule ?
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2009 May 20, 11:11 -0700
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2009 May 20, 11:11 -0700
Hein,
The Faber Castell 2/83 internet photos look good. Use in a marine
environment may require a tougher slide rule though. The 2/83 is on my
short list.
Greg
On May 20, 5:07�am, Hein Bodahl wrote:
> 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
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