Hardware Podcasts

Ep 376: Modern Retro Projects, Retro Modern Projects, and the Teen Years for 3D Printing

Hackaday Podcast · 3 Jul 2026 · 57m · Episode 376

What this episode covers

Hosts Elliot Williams and Al Williams discuss a range of hardware hacks, including Sprite TM's vapor deck, a handheld 486 PC built from scratch, and Paul Cosila's mechanical TV using 1920s parts. They also cover Tony Gocher's custom motor controller for a tracked trike, Thirty Mambo's YouTube-playing Game Boy cartridge, and Bub's Builds' 2-micron linear displacement sensor. The episode concludes with reflections on the 'teen years' of 3D printing, citing Solidoodle, PrinterBot, and MakerBot, and an explanation of aircraft airspeed sensors.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Solidoodle, PrinterBot, MakerBot, Elgato
Products
vapor deck, Game Boy, Game Boy Interceptor, RepRap Darwin, Prusa Mendel
Chips
486, ESP32, FPGA, RP2350
Tools
KICAD
Also
Sprite TM, Bub's Builds, Tony Gocher, Thirty Mambo, Paul Cosila, Zoe Skyforest

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