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Machining a TI-89 Out of Aluminum

Posted by timothy on from the fully-weaponized dept.

TangoMargarine writes "Sometimes, expensive calculators hit the floor. It's happened to almost anyone with a graphing calculator from TI or HP. Sadly, they don't always bounce. After this happened to [Howard C.], an Industrial Engineering student from U. of Iowa, he decided to spend $50 on milling his own replacement case out of aluminum rather than trashing the device over a broken battery compartment."

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  1. Bad title... by damn_registrars · · Score: 0, Troll

    The person did not machine the calculator out of aluminum, only the body for it.

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    Damn_registrars has no butt-hole. Damn_registrars has no use for a butt-hole.
  2. Re:More important: motherboard fittings, construct by Grishnakh · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yep, all those thousands of engineers need to waste lots of time re-inventing the wheel, because some government morons thought it'd be a good idea to ban leaded solder, which has superior properties not only for soldering, but also for durability (leaded solder is less brittle than lead-free solder).

  3. LEGO ! by daveime · · Score: 0, Troll

    When I was six, I once built a car out of LEGO. Can I have a story on Slashdot too ?

    Slow news day or what ?