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

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2026-07-03
- Length: 57m
- Episode: 376
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-07-03-ep-376-modern-retro-projects-retro-modern-projects-and-the-teen-years-for-3d-pri
- Listen: https://hackaday.com/2026/07/03/hackaday-podcast-episode-376-modern-retro-projects-retro-modern-projects-and-the-teen-years-for-3d-printing/

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-07-03-ep-376-modern-retro-projects-retro-modern-projects-and-the-teen-years-for-3d-pri#t=1) Introduction and BBC Longwave Shutdown
- [9:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-07-03-ep-376-modern-retro-projects-retro-modern-projects-and-the-teen-years-for-3d-pri#t=540) Sprite TM's Vapor Deck: A Handheld 486 PC
- [18:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-07-03-ep-376-modern-retro-projects-retro-modern-projects-and-the-teen-years-for-3d-pri#t=1085) Bub's Builds 2-Micron Sensor and Tony Gocher's Trike Controller
- [24:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-07-03-ep-376-modern-retro-projects-retro-modern-projects-and-the-teen-years-for-3d-pri#t=1492) Magnetic Core Memory USB Drive and Game Boy YouTube Hack
- [32:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-07-03-ep-376-modern-retro-projects-retro-modern-projects-and-the-teen-years-for-3d-pri#t=1944) Paul Cosila's 1920s Mechanical TV
- [36:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-07-03-ep-376-modern-retro-projects-retro-modern-projects-and-the-teen-years-for-3d-pri#t=2211) Quick Hacks: Needles Oilopa, Elgato Fix, PCB Auto-router, and More
- [43:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-07-03-ep-376-modern-retro-projects-retro-modern-projects-and-the-teen-years-for-3d-pri#t=2599) The Teen Years of 3D Printing: Solidoodle, PrinterBot, and MakerBot
- [50:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-07-03-ep-376-modern-retro-projects-retro-modern-projects-and-the-teen-years-for-3d-pri#t=3022) How Airspeed Sensors Work: Pitot Tubes and Hot Wire Anemometers

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Sprite TM (other)
- vapor deck (product)
- 486 (chip)
- ESP32 (chip)
- FPGA (chip)
- Bub's Builds (other)
- Tony Gocher (other)
- Game Boy (product)
- Thirty Mambo (other)
- RP2350 (chip)
- Game Boy Interceptor (product)
- Paul Cosila (other)
- Solidoodle (company)
- PrinterBot (company)
- MakerBot (company)
- RepRap Darwin (product)
- Prusa Mendel (product)
- Zoe Skyforest (other)
- KICAD (tool)
- Elgato (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [474: The Doublemint Gum Remote Control](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-03-07-474-the-doublemint-gum-remote-control) (Making It)
- [Raspberry Pi 500, Robot Roadies, Huge 3d Printers and Car Hacking!](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2023-11-26-raspberry-pi-500-robot-roadies-huge-3d-printers-and-car-hacking) (The Electromaker Show)
- [030 - Supercon 2019](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2019-12-01-030-supercon-2019) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
- [Episode 241: Sketching with a Bandsaw](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-12-13-episode-241-sketching-with-a-bandsaw) (Making It)
- [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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