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Ep 169: 3D Print Vase Mode: Engage, Measuring Nanovolts through Mega DIY, and The Softest Pants are Software Pants

Hackaday Podcast · 20 May 2022 · 49m · Episode 169

What this episode covers

Hackaday Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos review weekly hacks, starting with Ben ED's structural 3D printing technique using vase mode to create corrugated shells. They then discuss Yaramir Sukuba's DIY nanovolt meter, which achieves high precision by averaging 100 JFET amplifiers to reduce noise below 20 nanovolts. The episode also covers Giulio Pons's digital rotary phone, Richard Sutherland's transparent Framework laptop build, and the discontinuation of the iPod Touch.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Maker Bot, Ultimaker, Event Horizon Telescope, Framework, Nvidia, Apple, Sony
Products
iPod Touch, MiniDisc
Tools
Cura
Also
Sagittarius A*, Ben ED, Giulio Pons, Yaramir Sukuba, Richard Sutherland

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