Darn you Dusty

lightnin · Post by **lightnin** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:49 pm

Darn you Dusty...
I couldn't get out of Harbor Freight today without buying a dial indicator and some holding thingies for it.
I guess I read to many of your threads.

At Purdue one of my circuits professors said NASA used slide rule calculations in many cases.
Three digit accuracy was good enough to get to the moon.
I guess computers are necessary now because rocket scientists are no longer taught slide rule.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:00 pm

You might want to take your slide rule out to the shop too. I have mine there and I actually use it every now and then.

I have a real nice Pickett Log Log Duplex in a black leather case. I received it as a graduation gift.

lightnin · Post by **lightnin** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:05 pm

I have two Picketts one small shirt pocket size and the huge one they recommended at the tech school.
I don't think I could use one for more complicated than figuring out gas mileage...
That's all I've ever used them for after school days.

burkhome · Post by **burkhome** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:20 am

Ah...life before pocket calculators. I was there. It's all we had in late 60's and early 70's. Still have my Picket and the leather case. Doubt if I could remember much more than basic calcs now.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:51 am

burkhome wrote:Ah...life before pocket calculators. I was there. It's all we had in late 60's and early 70's. Still have my Picket and the leather case. Doubt if I could remember much more than basic calcs now.

Woops, I go back just a little bit further that that.

Here is my first slide rule. Given to me (mom probably paid the school) for the slide rule class.

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JPG · Post by **JPG** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:47 am

dusty wrote:Woops, I go back just a little bit further that that.

Here is my first slide rule. Given to me (mom probably paid the school) for the slide rule class.

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Interesting back drop!

See what happens when you can no longer 'fly'!;)

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:06 pm

[quote="JPG40504"]Interesting back drop!

See what happens when you can no longer 'fly'!]Hey, when my son-in-law joined the Army Airborne, there was nothing else to do but "GO ARMY". Thankfully, that has all come to its' end. He is now unemployed and looking for work.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:44 pm

dusty wrote:Hey, when my son-in-law joined the Army Airborne, there was nothing else to do but "GO ARMY". Thankfully, that has all come to its' end. He is now unemployed and looking for work.

Well airbourne is pretty close to flying!;)

lightnin · Post by **lightnin** » Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:34 pm

I believe I got my grandpas ivory slide rule in a box somewhere.

MikeG · Post by **MikeG** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:35 am

My first slide rule and manual. Copyright 1960 on the manual.

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