3D HP67 Parts Availability?

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Hi,

I've created a few 3D printed parts and also some for HP Calculators. Having worked on the HP-67 card reader and restoring a few over the past, I think the tricky bit will be the mounting of the card reader's head. This appears to be glued/epoxied in place and there's also a small ball-bearing at the end of the stem of the worm gear.

I'll see if it would be possible to model this and get back to you.

Kind Regards,
Bas van Reeuwijk

(01-06-2024 08:21 PM)jftman Wrote:  My HP67 suffered leaking battery gases sometime in it’s life before it landed with me.
The card reader motor mount plate became brittle and has broken from reinstalling the motor.
Gluing it has not proved fruitful as the worm gear now binds up when the screws are tightened.

It would be great if this part was made with a 3D printer. I see gears and case battery covers here and there.
The plate became chalky and just scrapping it lightly removes a powder like material.
I think the motor was installed not quite seated in the circular ring flat and then the mount just cracked apart.

If someOne can or has knowledge of a spare or doing 3D printing has the means that would be very good!

I do not know how a model program is created to 3D print, but I bet it isn’t as easy like on STAR TREK, with beams of laser light and into a graphic program, but hay if it was we would see many more 3D printed parts fast!