Given that they probably wired the 230 volt mains to it, you are lucky to be here. Worst shock I've had in recent years was when we were salvaging an...

All your shots are wrong, most by small amounts. In the long run, 5% of them will be wrong by more than the amount given by that confidence limit.

The main requirements are that it not freeze, should be inert chemically to the materials of the compass, and of a viscosity that is appropriate for d...

Thread hijack: Interesting that you have a 1-chain RR width. Is that mostly an eastern state thing? Around here they are 100 ft.

Reminds me of the time I went to an event and then camped at an acquaintance's farm.?ÿ While setting up my tent I left the car door open, and when I c...

Listed at those prices, but do any sell?

I have no knowledge of that.

Mine are 7.32 (plus one that doesn't work and I forget whether it shows a version.)

If it's dancing enough to be a problem for digital, wouldn't an eyeball average through an optical level be too suspect also? I would think the averag...

Received today. Thanks. It works for slim bottles, or else unscrew the rubber ring and insert a can, and put back the ring.

I have a couple 4000sse that I have used to contribute data to the GPSonBM program, so am interested in learning more about these units. Also have one...

And the Thatcher drum slide rule, with 40-ft scales broken up into segments.?ÿ I've seen one of these, when an instrument collector and dealer (Dale) ...

For real precision, there was the Fuller cylindrical slide rule, equivalent to a 40-ft rule.

I had a great uncle who was a soil chemist. I have his 20" slide rule that added to precision in relative to the usual 10".?ÿ Didn't get it until I al...

And a 10-minute news feature on it.

After our big 2008 flood here, the Czech and Slovak museum was moved to higher ground.?ÿ ?ÿ We have a large population who trace to immigrants from th...

Lesson: Never rely on a single BM.