Curta Calculator Assembly Part1

[@lmamakos]

This is a great opportunity to see the workings of the Curta up close! And now in 1080P resolution, too! This looks like quite a project, and I know that we're going to see only the culmination of many of hours of effort already invested.

[@erickvond6825]

The only other Curta calculator that I've seen was on Adam Savage's Tested channel wherein he had it X-rayed which showed quite a lot or detail. It was rather fascinating and I quite enjoyed it. With that said I'm rather anxious to see how this turns out.

[@timothyp8947]

What a fascinating gadget - interesting to see an old mechanical calculating machine come together from its constituent parts. Glad to have you back! 😊

[@ArthurHollingsworth]

Looking forward to seeing the rest of this come together.

[@gregguile7690]

Glad you are back, missed your videos.

[@animoose]

This is looking very good, and I like the finishes you got. I am working on one of these as well; there's a few videos (without commentary, they are just to document milestones) on my channel.

[@markp7129]

A really exciting and interesting project Jerry. I can’t wait to see it progress 😃😃😃

[@MichaelEhling]

I would appreciate seeing you mill a 3D-printed part. If you have the time, I think it would be instructive.

[@phreapersoonlijk]

Assembly starts at 20:00

[@JerryWalker001]

The assembly includes description which starts at 00:00 for those that are interested. If you are not interested and do not want the description then don't watch the video's.

[@botanybiologyandgeologyofCO]

I don't have a 3d printer or know much about them. I wish the parts were avaiable as a kit because I would be interested in learning through the assembly process.

[@Lagittaja]

I wonder if it would be worth the effort to scale the parts such as to be able to utilize vapor smoothing? Might reduce the amount of manual labour needed to finish the parts. Apparently PLA does respond to acetone but I've gotten the impression that the temperature is an important factor. Where as if you're able to print with ABS (fume extraction) it's supposedly easier to vapor smooth. Due note that I haven't tried vapor smoothing anything, I'm just curious. Thank you for making this series!

[@JerryWalker001]

Vapor smoothing does not bring the parts to a specific dimension, it only blends the outer layers so would not reduce the amount of finishing required. It also does not leave particularly even surfaces so I suspect that the friction would be high but you should feel free to give it a try.