WHY I Spent 500 Hours 3D Printing a Retro Macintosh

Not From Concentrate March 19, 2025
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This build is personal. Inspired by my dad, I set out to 3D print the ultimate retro tribute to the Macintosh 128K. With the help of friends, I built a mini PC, custom keyboard, and custom mouse—entirely from scratch. But getting a print worthy of my dad? That took trial, error, and a lot of patience. Watch as I push 3D printing to its limits, overcome design fails, and fine-tune every detail to make this project live up to my childhood memories. 00:00:00 Inspired by my Dad 00:01:14 Goals and Hubris 00:01:58 Centauri Carbon 00:03:50 Early Failures and Design Struggles 00:05:00 Building the Mini PC 00:07:01 A Ki-Board for ants? 00:09:20 You thought Apple mice were bad... 00:10:45 I'm taking my toys and switching to Linux! 00:11:09 But it needs to SOUND like a Macintosh 00:12:07 Save the Sea Turtles! Makerworld Project: https://tinyurl.com/NFCMakerworld CAD/Project Files and more: https://www.patreon.com/c/NFC NFC Discord: https://discord.gg/5cpqEfpYM2 Our Website: https://NFC-SYSTEMS.com Various Project Files: http://tinyurl.com/NFCSYSTEMS The GAMECHANGING Centauri Carbon Printer: https://tinyurl.com/NFCCentauri MUSIC CREDITS Joakim Karud: “Like a Tulip” half.cool: “Next Steps” Morninglight Music: "Smooth," "The Journey," "Lounge," "Marble," and "Echo." DISCLOSURE ON SPONSORSHIPS NFC did not receive any money, or direction, in promoting Elegoo. NFC received review samples of the products used in the video. #3DPrinting #RetroTech #pcmodding #minipc #Macintosh #ELEGOO #CentauriCarbon

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