# Ep 153:A 555 Teardown to Die For, Tetrabyte is Not a Typo, DIY Injection Molding, and Using All the Parts of the Trash Printer

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2022-01-28
- Length: 55m
- Episode: 153
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-01-28-ep-153-a-555-teardown-to-die-for-tetrabyte-is-not-a-typo-diy-injection-molding-a
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-153a-555-teardown-to-die-for-tetrabyte-is-not-a-typo-diy-injection-molding-and-using-all-the-parts-of-the-trash-printer

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi discuss a variety of hardware hacks, including a DIY injection molding machine by Action Box, a 4-byte USB drive by Glenn Atkins, and a teardown of the 555 timer by Ken Shirriff. They also cover a K40 laser cutter Z-axis upgrade by Timo, a repurposed printer front panel by NYC Resistor, and the Gabuino web-based IDE for microcontrollers. The episode concludes with commentary on floating solar farms and esoteric programming languages.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-01-28-ep-153-a-555-teardown-to-die-for-tetrabyte-is-not-a-typo-diy-injection-molding-a#t=2) Linux Security News and 555 Sound Contest
- [7:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-01-28-ep-153-a-555-teardown-to-die-for-tetrabyte-is-not-a-typo-diy-injection-molding-a#t=431) K40 Laser Cutter Z-Access Table Hack
- [12:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-01-28-ep-153-a-555-teardown-to-die-for-tetrabyte-is-not-a-typo-diy-injection-molding-a#t=747) NYC Resistor Trash Printer Front Panel Hack
- [15:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-01-28-ep-153-a-555-teardown-to-die-for-tetrabyte-is-not-a-typo-diy-injection-molding-a#t=922) Action Box DIY Injection Molding Machine
- [21:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-01-28-ep-153-a-555-teardown-to-die-for-tetrabyte-is-not-a-typo-diy-injection-molding-a#t=1315) Glenn Atkins Tetrabyte USB Drive
- [26:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-01-28-ep-153-a-555-teardown-to-die-for-tetrabyte-is-not-a-typo-diy-injection-molding-a#t=1602) Ken Shirriff 555 Timer Teardown
- [28:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-01-28-ep-153-a-555-teardown-to-die-for-tetrabyte-is-not-a-typo-diy-injection-molding-a#t=1699) Gabuino Web-Based Microcontroller IDE
- [37:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-01-28-ep-153-a-555-teardown-to-die-for-tetrabyte-is-not-a-typo-diy-injection-molding-a#t=2230) Floating Solar Farms and Esoteric Languages

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- K40 (product)
- 555 timer (chip)
- Arduino (product)
- Gabuino (tool)
- Action Box (company)
- NYC Resistor (company)
- Glenn Atkins (other)
- Ken Shirriff (other)
- Timo (other)
- Linux (other)
- Atari punk console (product)
- Silicon Labs (company)
- EFM32 (chip)
- Raspberry Pi (product)
- Lezex (other)
- E. Soderberg (other)
- Dave Rountree (other)
- Lewin Day (other)
- Al Williams (other)
- Dylan Beatty (other)

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