ReCurta: Our goal is to build the first Curta calculator since 1972

Re:ReCurta: Our goal is to build the first Curta calculator ... by repiret on Saturday December 30, 2017 @11:17PM (#16039328)

Per https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curta “The Curta is a small mechanical calculator”

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Re:ReCurta: Our goal is to build the first Curta calculator ... by 0xdada on Sunday December 31, 2017 @06:13AM (#16040169)

My grandma has an old Felix artithmometer. AFAIK these are capable of the same things as the Curta but with a less elegant and convenient form factor. It really shows why Curtas are so valuable.

Last time I visited her I used it to estimate sqrt(2) to 3 digits precision. (Result is on the left side https://imgur.com/a/CoEuC)

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Re:ReCurta: Our goal is to build the first Curta calculator ... by j_s on Sunday December 31, 2017 @02:25AM (#16039764)

Also interesting to see previous mentions on HN

https://hn.algolia.com/?query=curta%20calculator&sort=byDate...

such as "Old Calculator Web Museum" | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15821248

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Re:ReCurta: Our goal is to build the first Curta calculator ... by NotSammyHagar on Sunday December 31, 2017 @01:58AM (#16039703)

Also that Wikipedia page mentions that someone had made a Curta using a 3D printer but because it the low tolerance they had to make very big pieces.

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Re:ReCurta: Our goal is to build the first Curta calculator ... by epse on Sunday December 31, 2017 @05:59AM (#16040141)

Yes! There's a video on Tested (YouTube) where Adam receives his

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