# Ep026: Tamper-Proof Electronics, Selfie Drones, Rocket Fuel, Wire Benders, Wizard-Level Soldering

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2019-07-12
- Length: 41m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-12-ep026-tamper-proof-electronics-selfie-drones-rocket-fuel-wire-benders-wizard-lev
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep026-tamper-proof-electronics-selfie-drones-rocket-fuel-wire-benders-wizard-level-soldering

## Summary

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams review a week of hardware hacks, including a selfie-drone controlled by body gestures using the OpenPose library, a wizard-level BGA hand-soldering project by Greg DeVille, and a detailed teardown of a Verifone MX 925 payment terminal. They also discuss an article on Mary Sherman Morgan, the chemist who developed the High Energy Density Ignition (HEDIN) rocket fuel, and various other community projects like a Theremin-based singer and laser galvanometer teardowns.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-12-ep026-tamper-proof-electronics-selfie-drones-rocket-fuel-wire-benders-wizard-lev#t=2) Introduction: Hackaday Editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams
- [1:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-12-ep026-tamper-proof-electronics-selfie-drones-rocket-fuel-wire-benders-wizard-lev#t=62) Personal Projects: Lineage OS on Nexus 5X and Sliding Soldering Desk
- [5:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-12-ep026-tamper-proof-electronics-selfie-drones-rocket-fuel-wire-benders-wizard-lev#t=337) Apollo 50th Anniversary: Reader Memories and Joe's Art
- [7:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-12-ep026-tamper-proof-electronics-selfie-drones-rocket-fuel-wire-benders-wizard-lev#t=427) E-book Reader Page Turn Hack: Infrared Light Interruption
- [10:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-12-ep026-tamper-proof-electronics-selfie-drones-rocket-fuel-wire-benders-wizard-lev#t=654) Selfie Drone: OpenPose Library and Body Gesture Control
- [14:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-12-ep026-tamper-proof-electronics-selfie-drones-rocket-fuel-wire-benders-wizard-lev#t=865) BGA Hand-Soldering: Greg DeVille's Tombstone Resistor Technique
- [16:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-12-ep026-tamper-proof-electronics-selfie-drones-rocket-fuel-wire-benders-wizard-lev#t=991) Laser Galvanometers: Teardown and Closed-Loop Position Feedback
- [20:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-12-ep026-tamper-proof-electronics-selfie-drones-rocket-fuel-wire-benders-wizard-lev#t=1225) Dial Caliper Connectivity Hack: ESP32 Level Shifting
- [22:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-12-ep026-tamper-proof-electronics-selfie-drones-rocket-fuel-wire-benders-wizard-lev#t=1345) Theremin Singer: Xiao Xiao and TVox Speech Synthesis
- [26:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-12-ep026-tamper-proof-electronics-selfie-drones-rocket-fuel-wire-benders-wizard-lev#t=1579) Quick Hacks: Trap Chess, MacBook Repair, and 3D Printed Buttons
- [31:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2019-07-12-ep026-tamper-proof-electronics-selfie-drones-rocket-fuel-wire-benders-wizard-lev#t=1870) Can't Miss Articles: Mary Sherman Morgan and Verifone Teardown

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Hackaday (company)
- Nexus 5X (product)
- Lineage OS (other)
- OpenPose (other)
- Greg DeVille (other)
- Verifone MX 925 CTLS (product)
- Mary Sherman Morgan (other)
- High Energy Density Ignition (other)

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