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Schickard's machine

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This is a replica of a rarely known historic calculating device. In fact, it is the very first machine, that did multiplications. A few decades before Leibnitz and Pascal.

My machine is open source hardware design, I want to make it as simple as possible to rebuild and repair the machine. It is meant to be in active use at exhibitions, fairs, schools, and museums. It is built from 3mm plywood. If things break, spare parts are available whereever a Lasercutter can be found (your nearest hackerspace, school, or fablab).

The source SVG files and some building instructions are found at
https://github.com/jnweiger/Schickard

The design evolved slightly after the prototype shown in the photos.
It still is somewhat a work in progress. I'll upload a full set of file to thingiverse, once the design is finalized.

The machine is already fully functional.

Please make sure to download all three files **schickard_napier.svg**, **schickard_adder.svg** and **schickard_memory.svg** all
Category
Learning
Source
Thingiverse
Published
What you need to print this: Intermediate Low confidence
Single piece Hardware needed
Supports 1/3
Assembly 0/3
Settings 1/3
Bed size 0/3
Post-process 1/3
Printer
FDM / FFF
File format
STL
Material
Wood PLA
Post-processing
Hardware
Software
Cura, PrusaSlicer, or similar
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