Ep 331: Clever Machine Tools, Storing Data in Birds, and the Ultimate Cyberdeck

Hackaday Podcast · 1 Aug 2025 · 48m · Episode 331

What this episode covers

Jenny List and Elliot Williams discuss several hardware projects, including AJC's selective electroplating robot built from an old CNC router, Sector 07's high-quality Raspberry Pi cyberdeck with ball-bearing hinges, and the Compass CNC router. They also cover Ben Jordan's experiment storing images in a starling's song, various quick hacks like a plasma tube notcher and a browser-based solder paste dispenser, and the launch of a replacement motherboard for the original PlayStation. The episode concludes with commentary on US power line inspections and the UK's Online Safety Act.

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Companies: JLCPCB, Wenzel Labs, Useful Sensors
Products: Compass CNC, PlayStation 1
Chips: Raspberry Pi
Also: AJC, Sector 07, Ben Jordan, Stephen Hawes, Charles, Laurentio B, Eccentric Workshop, Random Alley Cat, Dan Maloney, UK

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Ep 331: Clever Machine Tools, Storing Data in Birds, and the Ultimate Cyberdeck

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