# Ep 160: Pedal Power, OpenSCAD in the Browser, Tasmanian Tigers, and the Coolest Knob

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2022-03-18
- Length: 51m
- Episode: 160
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-03-18-ep-160-pedal-power-openscad-in-the-browser-tasmanian-tigers-and-the-coolest-knob
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-160-pedal-power-openscad-in-the-browser-tasmanian-tigers-and-the-coolest-knob

## Summary

Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi discuss recent hacks, starting with the impact of Shenzhen's lockdown on supply chains. They review a pedal-powered generator from Low Tech Magazine, the porting of OpenSCAD to WebAssembly for browser-based use, and Scotty Bez1’s haptic smart knob featuring a gimbal motor and strain gauges. The episode also covers a Pelican case cyberdeck using 3D-printed brackets, the science of de-extinction with Tasmanian tigers, and the history of nails.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-03-18-ep-160-pedal-power-openscad-in-the-browser-tasmanian-tigers-and-the-coolest-knob#t=2) Introduction and Shenzhen Lockdown News
- [4:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-03-18-ep-160-pedal-power-openscad-in-the-browser-tasmanian-tigers-and-the-coolest-knob#t=259) Low Tech Magazine Pedal Power Generator
- [11:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-03-18-ep-160-pedal-power-openscad-in-the-browser-tasmanian-tigers-and-the-coolest-knob#t=718) OpenSCAD in the Browser via WebAssembly
- [16:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-03-18-ep-160-pedal-power-openscad-in-the-browser-tasmanian-tigers-and-the-coolest-knob#t=963) Scotty Bez1 Haptic Smart Knob
- [23:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-03-18-ep-160-pedal-power-openscad-in-the-browser-tasmanian-tigers-and-the-coolest-knob#t=1399) Pelican Case Cyberdeck and Mounting Brackets
- [27:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-03-18-ep-160-pedal-power-openscad-in-the-browser-tasmanian-tigers-and-the-coolest-knob#t=1676) Mechanisms, Quick Hacks, and De-Extinction
- [38:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-03-18-ep-160-pedal-power-openscad-in-the-browser-tasmanian-tigers-and-the-coolest-knob#t=2311) Camp Miss: Tasmanian Tiger and History of Nails

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [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

- Low Tech Magazine (company)
- OpenSCAD (tool)
- Thingiverse (other)
- Pelican (product)
- ESP32 (chip)
- Arduino (chip)
- RTLSDR (product)
- Hasbro (company)

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- [The Tandy Train](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2025-02-12-the-tandy-train) (The Amp Hour)
- [126: Live From Supercon](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-08-05-126-live-from-supercon) (Embedded.fm)
- [147: Bolts for Tuco](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-04-13-147-bolts-for-tuco) (Embedded.fm)
- [Man Behind The Curtain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-03-16-man-behind-the-curtain) (The Amp Hour)

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