Ep 384: OCR MOD Records, Magical PCBs, and the Gravity of Space Stations @hackaday
Ep 384: OCR MOD Records, Magical PCBs, and the Gravity of Space Stations  @hackaday
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
What did Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams read in Hackaday last week? Probably everything, but you can tune in and hear about their favorites on this week's podcast. They heard from lots of listeners this week, and also saw DIY projects running from a 3D-printed Stirling engine, to clogs, to LEDs.

There are some over-the-top hacks like a refit for a decades-old watch to do tap-to-pay and a -- for lack of a better word -- a record player that optically reads MOD files. Want to emulate an iPod? Talk to Eliza? Print a hand-operated rail car? Hackaday is the place to read about it all.

The can't miss articles included a talk from Hackaday Europe about making magical PCBs and a not-so-brief history of space stations starting in the 1800s.

Check out the links if you want to follow along, and as always, tell us what you think about this episode in the comments!
Ep 384: OCR MOD Records, Magical PCBs, and the Gravity of Space StationsDesignLab Hardware StoriesHackaday Supercon 2022: Scotty Allen - Storytelling for HackersFireside Chat: Metal 3D Printing … in space?! - Allie Katz, SJ JonesHackaday Supercon 2022: Chris Gammell - The one-engineer dev shop, then and nowJeroen Domburg: Building a Portable Vectrex, The Right WayHackaday Europe 2025: Opening RemarksTop Posts for Week of May 29th, 2023 #shortsEp 358: Soft Displays, LCD Apertures, and Mind Controlled ToysVCF Southwest 2023 - Jeff BraceVCF East 2023 - Adrian BlackHackaday Prize 2023
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Ep 384: OCR MOD Records, Magical PCBs, and the Gravity of Space Stations

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