# Ep 217: The Unintentional Space and 3D Printing Episode

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2023-05-05
- Length: 1h 16m
- Episode: 217
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-05-ep-217-the-unintentional-space-and-3d-printing-episode
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-217-the-unintentional-space-and-3d-printing-episode-0

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi discuss the ESA Jupiter-bound probe's stuck antenna, a research project from the Hasso Plattner Institute that automates laser cutter kerf measurement, and the evolution of the Coco Press chocolate 3D printer into a pre-order kit. They also cover Christopher Helmke’s modular 3D-printed screw production system, tools for cleaning 3D prints, repurposing old smartphones as Linux computers, and the upcoming transition to 2D barcodes.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-05-ep-217-the-unintentional-space-and-3d-printing-episode#t=2) Introduction: Hackaday Prize and Assistive Tech
- [3:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-05-ep-217-the-unintentional-space-and-3d-printing-episode#t=202) ESA Jupiter Probe Antenna Failure
- [7:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-05-ep-217-the-unintentional-space-and-3d-printing-episode#t=474) Automated Laser Cutter Kerf Measurement
- [17:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-05-ep-217-the-unintentional-space-and-3d-printing-episode#t=1044) Challenges of Lunar Landings
- [21:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-05-ep-217-the-unintentional-space-and-3d-printing-episode#t=1276) Modular 3D Printed Screw Production System
- [33:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-05-ep-217-the-unintentional-space-and-3d-printing-episode#t=2015) Coco Press Chocolate 3D Printing
- [36:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-05-ep-217-the-unintentional-space-and-3d-printing-episode#t=2172) 3D Printing Tools and Smartphone Repurposing
- [52:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-05-ep-217-the-unintentional-space-and-3d-printing-episode#t=3127) Quick Hacks and High-Altitude Balloons
- [1:03:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-05-05-ep-217-the-unintentional-space-and-3d-printing-episode#t=3825) Transition to 2D Barcodes

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Packaging design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/packaging-design)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- ESA (company)
- Coco Press (product)
- Hasso Plattner Institute (company)
- Trotec (company)
- Glowforge (product)
- Lineage OS (other)
- postmarket OS (other)
- F-Droid (other)
- ESP32 (chip)
- Raspberry Pi (chip)

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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)
- [425: David Picciuto 7th Period](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-01-12-425-david-picciuto-7th-period) (Making It)
- [260: We Talked a Lot](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2018-09-14-260-we-talked-a-lot) (Embedded.fm)
- [469: It’s My Fault, But Also Your Fault](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-01-31-469-its-my-fault-but-also-your-fault) (Making It)
- [139. 3D Printing Saves Optical Sensors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2023-09-12-139-3d-printing-saves-optical-sensors) (The Next Byte Podcast)

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