Ep 381: Airless Tires, Full-color Prints, and 28 MW of LEDs
Summary
Hosts Elliot Williams and Jenny List announce the winners of the Hackaday Laser Contest, highlighting projects like a portable Raman spectrometer and a laser bandsaw. They review a Bitbang remote access tool, a 3D-printed airless bike tire, and a hybrid UV color 3D printer. The episode also covers a press release clarifying Commodore and Amiga IP rights, plus quick hacks involving a mercury potentiometer and a giant LED display.
Topics discussed
DigiKey Contest Winners: Cube Ramen and Laser Sensor
Contest Judging and the Cursed Laser Bandsaw
Bitbang: Remote Access via WebRTC and Browser
3D Printed Spring Tires for Mountain Bikes
UV Inkjet 3D Printing for Color Models
Standardizing Mechanical Connections with 1/4-20 Threads
Strengthening 3D Prints with Carbon Fiber Epidermis
Commodore and Amiga IP Rights Clarified
Giant Potentiometer Meter and Stuart Platform Walker
Sensors to Avoid, ESP32 Theremin, and PlayStation Motherboard
Engineering Marvels of the Las Vegas Sphere
Analog FM Radio Station at Bornhack Hacker Camp
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