this was in a junkbox of Lionel.Marx and Flyer I got at a train show yesterday. No markings, numbers,anything. ANyone have any ideas? If anyone can use it, let me know.
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What's left of the operating cattle car stockyard. It is the bottom.
thanks!
doesn't anyone own a ruler anymore??
*sigh*
overlandflyer posted:doesn't anyone own a ruler anymore??
*sigh*
You mean like this? 
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can't people just ignore topics they have no interest in.
Not really! HA! :-)
Steamer posted:can't people just ignore topics they have no interest in.
Please don't take my comment the wrong way. I was interested in the post and that is why I clicked on it. I learned something new as a result and once someone posted the answer, I had an aha moment as I am familiar with the part. I just never saw it out of context with the rest of the accessory. Now I know a little bit more about it. My response was meant to be a humorous response to the post above mine. Nothing more, nothing less.
Glad the part got identified.
I didn't GG, you weren't who I was refering too, I took care of that with the ignore button.I almost posted the same pic you did.
six words to try to encourage people to put a ruler into a picture of an unknown item.
sorry if i wasted a valuable part of your day.
Those aren't rulers, they're scales! Looks like both architect's and engineer's scales.
I don't think the folks that are likely to recognize that part would need a ruler or scale to judge it's size.
Lighten up folks 
CArolina Shagger posted:Those aren't rulers, they're scales! Looks like both architect's and engineer's scales.
really... you'd think nobody has seen a ruler before...
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How many people know how to use Overland Flyer's "ruler".
CW - I do. Finally replaced it with an HP-45 when I was in graduate school - I can remember that centerfold ad for the HP-35 and 45 calculators in Scientific American like it was yesterday.
The ruler is needed to show scale
overlandflyer posted:CArolina Shagger posted:Those aren't rulers, they're scales! Looks like both architect's and engineer's scales.
really... you'd think nobody has seen a ruler before...
I still have mine !
CW - I do. Finally replaced it with an HP-45 when I was in graduate school - I can remember that centerfold ad for the HP-35 and 45 calculators in Scientific American like it was yesterday.
We were taught how to use slide rules in High School. Calculators were available, but they had limited functionality, were expensive, and were banned from my school.
I didn't get a calculator until I started college. I received an HP-25 as a graduation present.
I still have the HP-25, and the slide rule too.
Dan Padova posted:overlandflyer posted:CArolina Shagger posted:Those aren't rulers, they're scales! Looks like both architect's and engineer's scales.
really... you'd think nobody has seen a ruler before...
I still have mine !
HA! I am sooo familiar with that tool. I was in a college bar one night and another drunk gave me his circular slide rule, don't remember why, but that was the best gift!! I remember thinking, "What genius came up with this wonderful, compact device?"
The High School that I went to gave "letters" for participation in clubs. This is the the only "letter" that I ever earned in four years of high school.
I was vice president of the club 
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Do I win the biggest nerd award?
Greg
Northwoods Flyer
PS I don't normally like to participate in hijacking a thread, but this time I couldn't resist.
I'm so old they didn't have slide rules, so I had to use an abacus .
Greg....Probably! Oh, and It wasn't OT. Love the patch!
Greg,
That's an impressive patch! You were fortunate to learn those skills in high school. I wasn't so lucky.
During the years I attended the U.S. Naval Academy, 1967-1971, all incoming Plebes during their first week at Annapolis were issued slide rules for use in their engineering and science classes. Most, including myself, had never used or even held one. Fortunately, the Academy provided classes during Plebe summer on how to use the slide rule. This basic training was augmented during subsequent years by the Professors of various required engineering and science courses who provided advanced slide rule training specific to their course.
Today, on their arrival, Plebes are issued computers!
Bob Nelson
PS. During my 20 years as a Navy SEAL, I never had the need (or desire) to exercise my less than stellar slide rule skills, which is one of the many reasons I became a SEAL.
overlandflyer posted:CArolina Shagger posted:Those aren't rulers, they're scales! Looks like both architect's and engineer's scales.
really... you'd think nobody has seen a ruler before...
Haven't used a SLIP STICK since my high school days in the late 50's.
How many know that slide rules employ linear logarithmic scales. One of my teachers at Brooklyn Tech HS actually had us make the basic scales (C & D) on two sheets of paper to better understand how a slide rule functioned. He was my industrial chemistry teacher. HS years '56-'60.
Mine was a high quality K&E and it came with a leather case. Having one hanging from your belt on the subway (IND) made you a certified NERD!
navy.seal posted:Greg,
That's an impressive patch! You were fortunate to learn those skills in high school. I wasn't so lucky.
During the years I attended the U.S. Naval Academy, 1967-1971, all incoming Plebes during their first week at Annapolis were issued slide rules for use in their engineering and science classes. Most, including myself, had never used or even held one. Fortunately, the Academy provided classes during Plebe summer on how to use the slide rule. This basic training was augmented during subsequent years by the Professors of various required engineering and science courses who provided advanced slide rule training specific to their course.
Today, on their arrival, Plebes are issued computers!
Bob Nelson
PS. During my 20 years as a Navy SEAL, I never had the need (or desire) to exercise my less than stellar slide rule skills, which is one of the many reasons I became a SEAL.
Ha! You beat me to my question! I was wondering how often a SEAL whipped out his slide rule!!!
Thanks for your 20 years of service, Bob!!!
George
Ya'll crack me up. Dave's question got answered on the very first reply ... end of story. But then this comment about rulers came up ........ and it was off and running! I can certainly identify with this crowd! 
there is a Plymouth road runner site I'm on. It may take 5 or 6 pages, but we answer the original question. But in the meantime we've talked about everything. Like a bunch of friends having a few cold ones telling lies.
GeoPeg posted:Ya'll crack me up. Dave's question got answered on the very first reply ... end of story. But then this comment about rulers came up ...
frankly for flexibility, regarding scale, rulers needn't be required at all...
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Speaking of yesterday's ways of calculation...anyone, other than myself, remember how to use one of these?
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Robert S. Butler posted:Speaking of yesterday's ways of calculation...anyone, other than myself, remember how to use one of these?
Screw off the top, add pepper corns, set the size of the grind from course to fine, screw on the top, and then turn the top crank to produce freshly ground pepper.
Bob Nelson
naw...that's one of those fancy fishing reels.....
Robert S. Butler posted:Speaking of yesterday's ways of calculation...anyone, other than myself, remember how to use one of these?
No... But my dad always wanted me to use one, old school TSD rally purist that he was.
Just to take it totally off the rails...
After the flood waters receeded, Noah was sending off the animals, telling them to go forth and multiply.
Two snakes slithered up and said, "we can't do that! We're adders."
So, Noah sent out his sons to find a large tree trunk. When they brought it back, he had them split it lengthwise, and put legs on it. Noah showed it to the snakes, saying,
"Here is a log table. Being adders, you can use it to multiply."
