# Ep 196: Flexing Hard PCBs, Dangers of White Filament, and the Jetsons' Kitchen Computer

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2022-12-09
- Length: 58m
- Episode: 196
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-12-09-ep-196-flexing-hard-pcbs-dangers-of-white-filament-and-the-jetsons-kitchen-compu
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-196-flexing-hard-pcbs-dangers-of-white-filament-and-the-jetsons-kitchen-computer

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi discuss a variety of hardware hacks, including Rehana Al Sultan's flexible PCB crown created with SVG PCB and curve-bending techniques, and a warning from Slant3D about the abrasive nature of white PLA filament containing titanium dioxide. They also cover Michael Rechton's 3D-printed radial vector reducer gearbox, a prank keyboard with a rotary dial replacing the numpad, and Grady from Practical Engineering's explanation of power grid black start procedures. The episode concludes with a look at the 1969 Neiman Marcus kitchen computer and a discussion on the ethics of cloning closed-source hardware like the SDRplay RSP1.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-12-09-ep-196-flexing-hard-pcbs-dangers-of-white-filament-and-the-jetsons-kitchen-compu#t=1) Introduction and Supercon Recap
- [4:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-12-09-ep-196-flexing-hard-pcbs-dangers-of-white-filament-and-the-jetsons-kitchen-compu#t=277) Flexible PCBs and SVG PCB
- [13:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-12-09-ep-196-flexing-hard-pcbs-dangers-of-white-filament-and-the-jetsons-kitchen-compu#t=795) Dangers of White Filament
- [18:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-12-09-ep-196-flexing-hard-pcbs-dangers-of-white-filament-and-the-jetsons-kitchen-compu#t=1083) Radial Vector Reducer Gearbox
- [23:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-12-09-ep-196-flexing-hard-pcbs-dangers-of-white-filament-and-the-jetsons-kitchen-compu#t=1384) Prank Keyboard with Rotary Dial
- [26:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-12-09-ep-196-flexing-hard-pcbs-dangers-of-white-filament-and-the-jetsons-kitchen-compu#t=1612) Power Grid Black Start and Asteroid Simulator
- [38:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-12-09-ep-196-flexing-hard-pcbs-dangers-of-white-filament-and-the-jetsons-kitchen-compu#t=2286) Quick Hacks: Lasers, STM32, and Doom Ornament
- [43:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-12-09-ep-196-flexing-hard-pcbs-dangers-of-white-filament-and-the-jetsons-kitchen-compu#t=2599) Cloned SDRs and Open Source Ethics
- [50:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-12-09-ep-196-flexing-hard-pcbs-dangers-of-white-filament-and-the-jetsons-kitchen-compu#t=3042) 1969 Neiman Marcus Kitchen Computer

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- SVG PCB (tool)
- OpenSCAD (tool)
- KiCad (tool)
- Slant3D (company)
- SDRplay RSP1 (product)
- LibreVNA (product)
- Neiman Marcus (company)
- Honeywell 316 (product)
- ESP32 (chip)
- STM32 (chip)

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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)
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