Restoring my Rockwell 8R calculator with a 3D printer

This was also the first time I learned about the Toybox 3d printer, which seems ... both interesting and kind of annoying, at the same time. I don't own a 3D printer, but I've been reading Make and generally kind of following the topic for at least 10 years, yet still didn't know about this machine.

What was news to me was the existence of a platform where 3D models for printing are sold (for "bolts", a proprietary digital currency) on a per-model basis. This allows the platform to have official/branded models, which of course is a Big Thing with toys for kids. But (to me) kind of goes against the general spirit of openness/invention/creativity/hacking/yeehaw that I associate with 3D printing. Maybe a sign of maturity? Hm.

Not, obviously, trying to rain on jgraham's parade, I just thought it was interesting that Toybox's business model exists. Again: a great fix, and a nice post. Seeing old things being given more/new life is always cool, and obviously (?) the printer works for that too. Hopefully without jgraham having to pay any "bolts" to anyone. :)

I restored another 1970s calculator too. It was a little more complex. And fun!

https://blog.jgc.org/2022/11/restoring-my-commodore-p50-calc...