Here are the source PDFs for the Intermode Magazine, Robert Raehle's outlet for the Unicut drafting system in the 1960' 70's
Happily peterle found the original website:
I encourage you to access the files from the website he has posted below.
Please be aware that there are options to download two different size files - small/klein and large/gross
the large/gross files are much better for close study.
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There a few articles of special interest that I have translated within this forum. You can search for them under: Unicut.
You can find them here:
https://www.intermode.org/ (https://www.intermode.org/)
The administrator of this side could get the permission für republishing of all the original authors.
I took a look at the PDFs and they are really cool. They also have the text translated to French and Italian--what a plus.
I have a question, though. I did a quick scan of the instructions and there is a symbol that looks somewhat like the percent sigh (%). I'm not sure how to interpret that. Any ideas? I'm attaching a clip of one of the instructions that shows it in use on several lines.
Thanks!
H jstrauss,
Quote from: jstrauss on February 10, 2025, 06:53:14 AMI have a question, though. I did a quick scan of the instructions and there is a symbol that looks somewhat like the percent sigh (%).
You have discovered the Industrial minus symbol. In order to distinguish from dashes and strokes % is used to indicate to subtract the amount indicated in the instruction. I'm not certain if it is a particularly European thing. Maybe someone can say how far its use spreads.
Anyway its the opposite of plus/add/ addition.
Quote from: jstrauss on February 10, 2025, 06:53:14 AMI took a look at the PDFs and they are really cool. They also have the text translated to French and Italian--what a plus.
I have a question, though. I did a quick scan of the instructions and there is a symbol that looks somewhat like the percent sigh (%). I'm not sure how to interpret that. Any ideas? I'm attaching a clip of one of the instructions that shows it in use on several lines.
Thanks!
I was tought to this -/- as "scientific minus" and used, well spaced, in formulas. Note that this was a long time ago and these days I "hardly know the difference between a square root and a cucumber" according to one of my sons who is a physicist...
Cheerio, Hendrick
Thanks for the replies. I learned something new today!
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