04-26-2014, 09:42 PM
04-26-2014, 09:46 PM
(04-26-2014 09:42 PM)HP-Collection Wrote: [ -> ]See #161271280751 on TOS......
In former time I could buy relally good stuff here....
It's time to find a new hobby
I'm done with the old one. Didn't find another one, though.
04-26-2014, 09:47 PM
(04-26-2014 09:42 PM)HP-Collection Wrote: [ -> ]See #161271280751 on TOS......
In former time I could buy relally good stuff here....
It's time to find a new hobby
At $1.99/each, it's a good thing they are in "good condition"!
04-26-2014, 10:13 PM
Um... that should say TAS, not TOS. TOS (The Other Site) is run by Warren Furlow and is specifically related to the HP-41.
04-26-2014, 10:14 PM
"For parts" I get it, but "not working"? that looks like a working screw to me! Actually this is a not too bad HP fetish. You might need a screw for your 45 and this saves you the expense of a Vernier. Screws are tricky... The price per gram of 45 is out of market though (and 20$ for shipping a screw to Spain is just great)
04-26-2014, 10:16 PM
That's the seller that located a "golden zebra" for Aurelio. She's going through some tough times. Perhaps you could cut her some slack.
Dave
Dave
04-26-2014, 10:28 PM
(04-26-2014 10:16 PM)Dave Frederickson Wrote: [ -> ]That's the seller that located a "golden zebra" for Aurelio. She's going through some tough times. Perhaps you could cut her some slack.
Dave
Now I feel bad Now seriously, this is a reasonable auction. The price is probably right (shipping here is not), it could well be higher. It's a thread in jest, no offence intended.
04-26-2014, 10:54 PM
There does seem to be an increasing trend of reducing vintage HPs to their fundamental quanta for sale. I suspect that most of the calculators broken down in this way were not fully functional. Tearing apart a single kaput calculator to serve as an organ donor to enable the restoration of many others seems like a noble sacrifice.
04-26-2014, 11:57 PM
Yap, the worst thing that can possible happen when rebuilding a machine is to find out that one tiny screw is missing...
Of course there are plenty of screw replacements in the market. For that asking price I can get a box of them. But then I would know, and nothing is better than the original one, isn't it?
Of course there are plenty of screw replacements in the market. For that asking price I can get a box of them. But then I would know, and nothing is better than the original one, isn't it?
04-27-2014, 12:52 AM
(04-26-2014 11:57 PM)jebem Wrote: [ -> ]Yap, the worst thing that can possible happen when rebuilding a machine is to find out that one tiny screw is missing...
Of course there are plenty of screw replacements in the market. For that asking price I can get a box of them. But then I would know, and nothing is better than the original one, isn't it?
I would think with the community of collectors/repairers and hackers in this forum, we could relinquish small parts like this when need for that critical restoration.
I would! Lord knows I have a few loose (HP) screws....
05-02-2014, 01:47 AM
Hi Matthais,
I "see" your screw and raise you a used rudder (sic) foot. TAS Item 151292708883.
It's the same seller and I truly feel sorry for her, but I couldn't help myself.
Dave
I "see" your screw and raise you a used rudder (sic) foot. TAS Item 151292708883.
It's the same seller and I truly feel sorry for her, but I couldn't help myself.
Dave
05-02-2014, 08:10 AM
(05-02-2014 01:47 AM)Dave Frederickson Wrote: [ -> ]Hi Matthais,
I "see" your screw and raise you a used rudder (sic) foot. TAS Item 151292708883.
It's the same seller and I truly feel sorry for her, but I couldn't help myself.
Dave
And six pictures to show it from all sides...