All About Slide Rules Book (PDF)

[Bill (Smithville NJ)]

(12-13-2017 11:26 PM)rprosperi Wrote:  Start out with a K&E bamboo rule like this one.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-K-E-Keu...2826379193

They aren't expensive, and they feel much better than plastic or aluminum models. And they should look and feel retro after all.

This is a very common model and likely has all the scales you'd want to explore. Note: In the photos, the slide is installed backward (or maybe upside-down is more correct?) but you just simply pull it out and insert so that the scales match (C with D, A with B, CF with DF, etc.).

I agree about getting a bamboo one. But I lean towards the Post Versalog 1460:

Post 1460

Mainly because that's what I used in college back in 1967. Mine still operates as silky smooth as it did back in '67.

You can't go wrong with either one.

Bill
Smithville, NJ