Spin the Black Circle

Spin the Black Circle

From The Bootloader by Paul Cutler and Tod Kurt

March 2, 2026 · 28 min · Season 4 · Episode 30

About this episode

Paul and Tod discuss an open source record player, MicroPython's new operating system, and the latest in 3D printing news.

Paul and Tod chat about an open source record player, MicroPython’s new operating system, 3D printing news, and you won’t believe who is going to Eurovision. Follow the show on Mastodon or Bluesky . We have stickers! Request a free sticker here. (US Only, sorry!) Show Notes 00:00 Welcome 00:19 The Statimatic STM-01 Automatic Turntable Hackster coverage YouTube series GitHub repository Gareth Halfacree on Mastodon 5:00 MicroPythonOS and WaveShare ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-2 Waveshare ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-2 wiki Waveshare ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-2 product page CircuitPython for it CircuitPython driver for touchscreen MicropythonOS MicropythonOS apps source Fruit Jam OS, a simlar idea in CircuitPython 10:16 3D Printing News Roundup Tool Trace AI is a site that allows you to upload a picture of your tools and it will create foam shadowboxes or grifinity inserts you can 3D print to hold your tools. 3D printing uses AI to fix prints in real time - using multiple LLMs, researchers have created a way for AI to monitor, correct, and fix your 3D prints in real time. Creality Filament maker - Creality has introduced a filmament shredder for your old filament and a filament maker to use from the shredded…

People in this episode

Hosts: Paul Cutler, Tod Kurt

Topics covered

  • open source technology
  • MicroPython
  • 3D printing
  • Eurovision
  • record player

Keywords

  • open source
  • MicroPython
  • 3D printing
  • Eurovision
  • record player
  • technology news
  • AI in printing

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Statimatic STM-01 Automatic Turntable, WaveShare ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-2, Fruit Jam OS, Tool Trace AI, Creality Filament maker, Teenage Engineering Ting EP-2350, OpenSplit Deck, JoyPad OS

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