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

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2022-05-20
- Length: 49m
- Episode: 169
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-05-20-ep-169-3d-print-vase-mode-engage-measuring-nanovolts-through-mega-diy-and-the-so
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-169-3d-print-vase-mode-engage-measuring-nanovolts-through-mega-diy-and-the-softest-pants-are-software-pants

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-05-20-ep-169-3d-print-vase-mode-engage-measuring-nanovolts-through-mega-diy-and-the-so#t=1) Introduction: Event Horizon Telescope and Maker Bot/Ultimaker Merger
- [4:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-05-20-ep-169-3d-print-vase-mode-engage-measuring-nanovolts-through-mega-diy-and-the-so#t=288) What's That Sound: Commodore C64 Tape Drive
- [5:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-05-20-ep-169-3d-print-vase-mode-engage-measuring-nanovolts-through-mega-diy-and-the-so#t=309) Ben ED's Structural 3D Printing with Vase Mode
- [14:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-05-20-ep-169-3d-print-vase-mode-engage-measuring-nanovolts-through-mega-diy-and-the-so#t=851) Giulio Pons's Digital Rotary Phone and Intercom Hacks
- [15:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-05-20-ep-169-3d-print-vase-mode-engage-measuring-nanovolts-through-mega-diy-and-the-so#t=938) Yaramir Sukuba's Nanovolt Meter Design
- [22:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-05-20-ep-169-3d-print-vase-mode-engage-measuring-nanovolts-through-mega-diy-and-the-so#t=1338) Software Pants: AI Posture Tracking for Privacy
- [26:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-05-20-ep-169-3d-print-vase-mode-engage-measuring-nanovolts-through-mega-diy-and-the-so#t=1569) Antarctica Ham Radio Patching and Transparent Framework Laptop
- [35:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-05-20-ep-169-3d-print-vase-mode-engage-measuring-nanovolts-through-mega-diy-and-the-so#t=2126) Quick Hacks: Time Card Clock, Balloon Guitar, and Concrete Camera
- [38:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-05-20-ep-169-3d-print-vase-mode-engage-measuring-nanovolts-through-mega-diy-and-the-so#t=2298) Nvidia Open Source Drivers and Firmware Transparency
- [43:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-05-20-ep-169-3d-print-vase-mode-engage-measuring-nanovolts-through-mega-diy-and-the-so#t=2604) Discontinuation of the iPod Touch and Personal Media History

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Analog & power electronics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/analog-and-power-electronics)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Maker Bot (company)
- Ultimaker (company)
- Cura (tool)
- Sagittarius A* (other)
- Event Horizon Telescope (company)
- Ben ED (other)
- Giulio Pons (other)
- Yaramir Sukuba (other)
- Framework (company)
- Richard Sutherland (other)
- Nvidia (company)
- Apple (company)
- iPod Touch (product)
- MiniDisc (product)
- Sony (company)

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- [100. Weaving Nanomaterials With 3D Printed Machine](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-12-13-100-weaving-nanomaterials-with-3d-printed-machine) (The Next Byte Podcast)
- [83: The First Time I Was Electrocuted](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-01-07-83-the-first-time-i-was-electrocuted) (Embedded.fm)
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