Ep 310: Cyanotypes, Cyberdecks, and the Compass CNC

Hackaday Podcast · 28 Feb 2025 · 41m · Episode 310

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Hosts Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos review a diverse range of hardware hacks, including Cam Cheney’s handheld compass CNC, Gabe’s UV-cured cyanotype prints using a resin printer, and Gabriel Guerrero’s verifiable open-source random number generator. They also discuss Toast’s 3D-printed instant camera with a custom roller mechanism, Jay’s high-voltage water harvesting device, and Nicholas LeBonte’s Raspberry Pi 5 cyberdeck. The episode concludes with a debate on replacing Doom as the standard embedded port and a showcase of unique keyboard designs.

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Products: Shapeoko, Fuji Instax, Doom, Quake, Half-Life, Portal 2
Chips: Teensy, Raspberry Pi 5, RTL SDR, Pi Pico, RP2040, ESP32-C3, ESP32 S3
Tools: KiCad
Also: Cam Cheney, Gabe, Gabriel Guerrero, Toast, Jay, Nicholas LeBonte

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Ep 310: Cyanotypes, Cyberdecks, and the Compass CNC

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