This year, I built a toy for my grandkids for Christmas, using a rotary dial salvaged from a Goodwill find. It has two 7-seg LEDs and a switch to select up or down counting or dialled digit display.

This beautiful iPhone dock might cost $195, but it will last longer than you. Cast one at a time, by hand, the resin dock and phone handset has a little cutout in which your iPhone can lie and ...

04:35PM ET 11.07.16 YouTuber Mr. Volt created his own cell phone - which has a rotary dial instead of buttons and can make calls and send texts.

04:35PM ET 11.07.16 YouTuber Mr. Volt created his own cell phone - which has a rotary dial instead of buttons and can make calls and send texts.

04:35PM ET 11.07.16 YouTuber Mr. Volt created his own cell phone - which has a rotary dial instead of buttons and can make calls and send texts.

04:35PM ET 11.07.16 YouTuber Mr. Volt created his own cell phone - which has a rotary dial instead of buttons and can make calls and send texts.

04:35PM ET 11.07.16 YouTuber Mr. Volt created his own cell phone - which has a rotary dial instead of buttons and can make calls and send texts.

04:35PM ET 11.07.16 YouTuber Mr. Volt created his own cell phone - which has a rotary dial instead of buttons and can make calls and send texts.

04:35PM ET 11.07.16 YouTuber Mr. Volt created his own cell phone - which has a rotary dial instead of buttons and can make calls and send texts.

04:35PM ET 11.07.16 YouTuber Mr. Volt created his own cell phone - which has a rotary dial instead of buttons and can make calls and send texts.

04:35PM ET 11.07.16 YouTuber Mr. Volt created his own cell phone - which has a rotary dial instead of buttons and can make calls and send texts.

04:35PM ET 11.07.16 YouTuber Mr. Volt created his own cell phone - which has a rotary dial instead of buttons and can make calls and send texts.