On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 22:50:11 UTC, Colin Wilson
o.uk wrote:

Most basic are the A and B scales; simple scales for multiplication.
Slide 1 on B to the multiplicand on A. Then read off the product on A
against the multiplier on B (any value you like, so it makes a kind of
'times table').
http://www.taswegian.com/TwoHeaded/U...niVirtual.html
...and I really can't get my head around even the "simple" one - there
is no B :-}
I'm not surprised - that is a bit weird. You can add and remove scales,
and everything, but...
Here's a nice simple one...!
http://www.antiquark.com/sliderule/s...l-n909-es.html

OK, plan B

Result: still can't get my head around it :-}

I think you were talking about moving the cursor to the value of B on
A, once you set the A & B to the values you want to multiply to read
the answer.

OK....say you want to multiply 2 by 3.

Slide 1 on B to the 2 on A. Now read off (cursor makes it easier, but
that's all) the value opposite 3 on B (it will be 6). Without moving the
slider, look at other values on A opposite those on B. So, for example,
4 on B will have 8 on A. 6 on B will have 12 on A. And so on.

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