Ep 346: Melting Metal in the Microwave, Unlocking Car Brakes and Washing Machines, and a Series of Tubes
Hackaday Podcast21 Marras 2025

Ep 346: Melting Metal in the Microwave, Unlocking Car Brakes and Washing Machines, and a Series of Tubes

Wait, what? Is it time for the podcast again? Seems like only yesterday that Dan joined Elliot for the weekly rundown of the choicest hacks for the last 1/52 of a year. but here we are.

We had quite a bit of news to talk about, including the winners of the Component Abuse Challenge -- warning, some components were actually abused for this challenge. They're also a trillion pages deep over at the Internet Archive, a milestone that seems worth celebrating.

As for projects, both of us kicked things off with "Right to repair"-adjacent topics, first with a washing machine that gave up its secrets with IR and then with a car that refused to let its owner fix the brakes. We heated things up with a microwave foundry capable of melting cast iron -- watch your toes! -- and looked at a tiny ESP32 dev board with ludicrously small components.

We saw surveyors go to war, watched a Lego sorting machine go through its paces, and learned about radar by spinning up a sonar set from first principles.

Finally, we wrapped things up with another Al Williams signature "Can't Miss Articles" section, with his deep dive into the fun hackers can have with the now-deprecated US penny, and his nostalgic look at pneumatic tube systems.

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Ep 361: Hackaday Podcast Mailbag, A Phone is Not a Computer, 3D Printing History is New Again

Ep 361: Hackaday Podcast Mailbag, A Phone is Not a Computer, 3D Printing History is New Again

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Ep 360: Cool Rubber Bands, Science-y Stuff, and the Whys of Office Supplies

Ep 360: Cool Rubber Bands, Science-y Stuff, and the Whys of Office Supplies

This week, Hackaday's Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos met up over assorted beverages to bring you the latest news, mystery sound results show, and of course, a big bunch of hacks from the previous ...

6 Maalis 57min

Ep 359: Flying Squids, Edible Passwords, and a CAD Automaton

Ep 359: Flying Squids, Edible Passwords, and a CAD Automaton

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams met up to trade their favorite posts of the week. Tune in and see if your favorites made the list. From crazy intricate automata to surprising problems...

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Ep 358: Soft Displays, LCD Apertures, and Mind Controlled Toys

Ep 358: Soft Displays, LCD Apertures, and Mind Controlled Toys

For today's podcast Elliot Williams is joined by Jenny List, and we're pushing the limits of mobile connectivity as Jenny's coming to us from a North Sea ferry. We start by looking forward to the upco...

20 Helmi 52min

Ep 357: BreezyBox, Antique Tech, and Defusing Killer Robots

Ep 357: BreezyBox, Antique Tech, and Defusing Killer Robots

In the latest episode of the Hackaday Podcast, editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi start things off by discussing the game of lunar hide-and-seek that has researchers searching for the lost Luna 9 p...

13 Helmi 1h 6min

Ep 356: Nanoprinting, Vibe Coding, and Keebin' with Kristina, IN HELL!

Ep 356: Nanoprinting, Vibe Coding, and Keebin' with Kristina, IN HELL!

This week, Hackaday's Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos met up over coffee to bring you the latest news, mystery sound results show, and of course, a big bunch of hacks from the previous seven days o...

6 Helmi 44min

Ep 355: Person Detectors, Walkie Talkies, Open Smartphones, and a WiFi Traffic Light

Ep 355: Person Detectors, Walkie Talkies, Open Smartphones, and a WiFi Traffic Light

Another chilly evening in Western Europe, as Elliot Williams is joined this week by Jenny List to chew the fat over the week's hacks. It's been an auspicious week for anniversaries, with the hundredth...

30 Tammi 54min

Ep 354: Firearms, Sky Driving, and Dumpster Diving

Ep 354: Firearms, Sky Driving, and Dumpster Diving

Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams took a break to talk about their favorite hacks last week. You can drop in to hear about articulated mirrors, triacs, and even continuous 3D-printing m...

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