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And you can buy it for just £455 https://historictech.com/product/large-daemon-schmid-loga-24m-cylindrical-calculator-c-1915/ https://historictech.com/product/l

• Zenst 6y ago
  I wonder how much it would cost to make one of those, may not be far of what that price and that is ignoring the historical value - seems kinda cheap and if I had the disposable I'd of snapped that up.
  • pmiller2 6y ago
    That depends on what you mean by "how much it would cost to make." As far as materials go, if you wanted a period correct replica, while you probably can't get actual Bakelite (I'd go with brass, if making it look exactly like the model isn't a big requirement), the rest of the materials are probably easy and cheap to get. As a one off, your main cost would be time, and the necessity of being able to access a decent shop. Using more modern and durable materials would probably cost more than using basic materials from 100 years ago, I would guess. Probably the main constraint is the ability to make precise markings on the cylinder. I bet you could do that with a fairly simple CNC setup, but it would probably require some custom programming. All in all, it seems like a well-equipped personal shop or maker space should have all the tools necessary to do it. For a single piece, it seems like it's just a matter of time and ingenuity in developing the manufacturing process. Scaling up production is an entirely different matter, and who knows what the costs would be at any significant scale?
• pmiller2 6y ago
  Thanks for the pointer to https://historictech.com https://historictech.com. There's a ton of neat stuff on there that makes the gearhead in me drool. :)