@tomjennings I have a Type 1. It worked fine when I first got it, but shortly thereafter developed a fault. The add/subtract slider moves, but now it only subtracts. I'm not willing to open it myself; I'll have to find an expert to fix it. I'm going to try 3D printing the published (mostly) plastic 3x scale working model. The model maker says it wouldn't work in plastic at 1:1, which isn't too surprising.
@Bruce Sterling @bruces I was down a weird Curta rabbit hole a short while ago. If I didn't know any better, I'd say that the fedi is turning into an algorithmic* feed.
* Yes, I know that a chronological sort is technically an algorithm. You know what I meant.
@tomjennings I'm pretty inept with mechanical things. Even if I can build the giant plastic one, and make it work, I won't try to repair a real Curta myself. It's widely reported that many new owners of Curta calculators, back in the day, took them apart out of curiosity, and were unable to reassemble them. I believe the factory had special jigs and tools.
🇺🇦 haxadecimal
Unknown parent • • •I have a Type 1. It worked fine when I first got it, but shortly thereafter developed a fault. The add/subtract slider moves, but now it only subtracts. I'm not willing to open it myself; I'll have to find an expert to fix it.
I'm going to try 3D printing the published (mostly) plastic 3x scale working model. The model maker says it wouldn't work in plastic at 1:1, which isn't too surprising.
Jonathan Lamothe
in reply to Bruce Sterling @bruces • •@Bruce Sterling @bruces I was down a weird Curta rabbit hole a short while ago. If I didn't know any better, I'd say that the fedi is turning into an algorithmic* feed.
* Yes, I know that a chronological sort is technically an algorithm. You know what I meant.
🇺🇦 haxadecimal
Unknown parent • • •I'm pretty inept with mechanical things. Even if I can build the giant plastic one, and make it work, I won't try to repair a real Curta myself. It's widely reported that many new owners of Curta calculators, back in the day, took them apart out of curiosity, and were unable to reassemble them. I believe the factory had special jigs and tools.
🇺🇦 haxadecimal
in reply to 🇺🇦 haxadecimal • • •There are certainly some people in the community that have become experts at Curta repair, so someday I'll get it fixed.
R.L. Dane 🍵
in reply to Bruce Sterling @bruces • • •