# Ep 165: Old Printers, Dark Towers, 3DP Gaskets, and Wavy Traces

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2022-04-22
- Length: 49m
- Episode: 165
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-04-22-ep-165-old-printers-dark-towers-3dp-gaskets-and-wavy-traces
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-165-old-printers-dark-towers-3dp-gaskets-and-wavy-traces

## Summary

Hackaday Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Assignments Editor Kristina Panos discuss a wide range of hardware hacks, including a KiCad plugin for wavy PCB traces, a 3D-printed robotic cat, and a Raspberry Pi synthesizer. They also cover retro computing history, specifically Bill Hurd's insights on Commodore, and critique Microsoft's removal of taskbar customization in Windows 11.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-04-22-ep-165-old-printers-dark-towers-3dp-gaskets-and-wavy-traces#t=1) Intro and Event Updates
- [6:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-04-22-ep-165-old-printers-dark-towers-3dp-gaskets-and-wavy-traces#t=406) KiCad Wavy Traces Plugin
- [11:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-04-22-ep-165-old-printers-dark-towers-3dp-gaskets-and-wavy-traces#t=673) Electromechanical Telephone Exchange
- [13:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-04-22-ep-165-old-printers-dark-towers-3dp-gaskets-and-wavy-traces#t=781) Retro Phones and ITT Teleconcepts
- [16:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-04-22-ep-165-old-printers-dark-towers-3dp-gaskets-and-wavy-traces#t=975) Office Return Incentives and Scooters
- [21:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-04-22-ep-165-old-printers-dark-towers-3dp-gaskets-and-wavy-traces#t=1307) Robot Cat and Raspberry Pi Synthesizer
- [27:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-04-22-ep-165-old-printers-dark-towers-3dp-gaskets-and-wavy-traces#t=1674) RSS Printer and 3D Printed Gaskets
- [36:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-04-22-ep-165-old-printers-dark-towers-3dp-gaskets-and-wavy-traces#t=2216) Commodore 64 History and Windows 11 Taskbar

## Topics

- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- KiCad (tool)
- Commodore 64 (product)
- Raspberry Pi (chip)
- ITT Teleconcepts (company)
- Windows 11 (product)
- Fusion 360 (tool)
- ESP8266 (chip)
- Yamaha DX7 (product)
- Brother HR-5 (product)
- Nixie (product)

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- [3D Printed Shark Jumps - Edifying Edison's Energy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2014-09-24-3d-printed-shark-jumps-edifying-edisons-energy) (The Amp Hour)
- [#440.3 - Interviews with Anool Mahidharia, AJ Keller, Uriel Guy, Ste Kulov, and Craig Bishop at KiCon 2019](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-05-04-440-3-interviews-with-anool-mahidharia-aj-keller-uriel-guy-ste-kulov-and-craig-b) (The Amp Hour)
- [#440.2 - Interviews with Greg Davill and Michael Ossmann](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-05-01-440-2-interviews-with-greg-davill-and-michael-ossmann) (The Amp Hour)
- [062 - Keymap Rain Dance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2022-12-30-062-keymap-rain-dance) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
- [An Interview with Greg Davill](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2020-01-06-an-interview-with-greg-davill) (The Amp Hour)

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