A Forum at Sky's Edge

While it certainly wasn't for everyone, this was certainly a fun project for me to build and tinker with. The idea obviously hit a chord with people, as have similar 'anti-smartphones' like the light phone.

I also just wanted another rotary phone for my little but growing telecom collection. The ...

I've finally completed building my kit after having to source a few missing parts which I've mentioned in other threads.

What works:
- All the mechanical bits and the dialer (very satisfying to dial on this btw)
- LEDs, tho one had a loose solder joint I had to fix
- Arduino boots up. I was able to ...

Which spring are you missing, the wave springs from bag A or the governor spring or directional spring from bag B?


I received my kit dated May 19. I haven't had time to do anything with it, but am expecting some unscheduled time in the next few weeks.

Based on the posts here I took a look at ...

kerne wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2024 6:07 pm I'm also missing a brass M2 washer and the second uFL coax cable. I'll try to source them, since this board seems pretty dead.

Found 7cm and 9cm cables on ebay...the ones with the kit are 8cm tho.

I'm also missing a brass M2 washer and the second uFL coax cable. I'll try to source them, since this board seems pretty dead.

Update...I should have measured the governor weights...the correct size for the filament is actually 1.4mm or 0.055". I've ordered a piece of the correct size.

I ordered a 10' length of 1.75mm PTFE rod from McMaster-Carr as mentioned in the "Missing Parts" thread. If anyone else needs a piece I'd be happy to send it to you.

I happily received my kit a few weeks ago and was very much looking forward to assembling it, until I saw that the PTFE filament was missing.

I've emailed support and Justine and gotten no response yet. Can anyone here point me to a source for the correct size filament so I can get to work on this ...