# Ep 159: Zombie Killer or Rug Maker, 3D Printed Rims, 1950s Drum Machines, and Batteries on Wheels

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2022-03-11
- Length: 56m
- Episode: 159
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-03-11-ep-159-zombie-killer-or-rug-maker-3d-printed-rims-1950s-drum-machines-and-batter
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-159-zombie-killer-or-rug-maker-3d-printed-rims-1950s-drum-machines-and-batteries-on-wheels

## Summary

Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi discuss a range of hardware hacks, including Owen Trueblood’s robotic tufting gun for CNC rug making and Proper Printing’s successful 3D printed car rims reinforced with threaded rods. They also examine historical engineering, featuring the 1958 Wurlitzer Sideman drum machine and Jonathan Wild’s recreation of the WWII Fliegerfaust rocket launcher. The episode concludes with an analysis of grid-scale battery integration and the efficiency of ion thrusters in modern spaceflight.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-03-11-ep-159-zombie-killer-or-rug-maker-3d-printed-rims-1950s-drum-machines-and-batter#t=1) Introduction: FCC, 5G, and Ukraine Cyber War
- [8:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-03-11-ep-159-zombie-killer-or-rug-maker-3d-printed-rims-1950s-drum-machines-and-batter#t=490) What's That Sound: Gauntlet Arcade Music
- [11:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-03-11-ep-159-zombie-killer-or-rug-maker-3d-printed-rims-1950s-drum-machines-and-batter#t=677) Owen Trueblood's Robotic Tufting Gun
- [16:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-03-11-ep-159-zombie-killer-or-rug-maker-3d-printed-rims-1950s-drum-machines-and-batter#t=1006) Proper Printing's 3D Printed Car Rims
- [22:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-03-11-ep-159-zombie-killer-or-rug-maker-3d-printed-rims-1950s-drum-machines-and-batter#t=1340) 1958 Wurlitzer Sideman Drum Machine
- [29:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-03-11-ep-159-zombie-killer-or-rug-maker-3d-printed-rims-1950s-drum-machines-and-batter#t=1743) Jonathan Wild's Fliegerfaust Recreation
- [32:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-03-11-ep-159-zombie-killer-or-rug-maker-3d-printed-rims-1950s-drum-machines-and-batter#t=1945) Aeropix's 7-Segment Flip Display
- [36:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-03-11-ep-159-zombie-killer-or-rug-maker-3d-printed-rims-1950s-drum-machines-and-batter#t=2166) Mark Smith's Inductive Coffee Sensor
- [41:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-03-11-ep-159-zombie-killer-or-rug-maker-3d-printed-rims-1950s-drum-machines-and-batter#t=2470) Quick Hacks and Grid Batteries
- [47:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-03-11-ep-159-zombie-killer-or-rug-maker-3d-printed-rims-1950s-drum-machines-and-batter#t=2837) Ion Thrusters and Space Propulsion

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- FCC (other)
- 5G (other)
- Wurlitzer Sideman (product)
- Fliegerfaust (product)
- Starlink (product)
- Xenon (other)

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- [Episode 155: Brain tornado-ing and pretzels](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2018-02-09-episode-155-brain-tornado-ing-and-pretzels) (Making It)
- [474: The Doublemint Gum Remote Control](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2025-03-07-474-the-doublemint-gum-remote-control) (Making It)
- [12. Ford Trucks Made From Trash, NASA’s Ingenuity Drone, Snake-Inspired Nonslip Shoes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2021-04-06-12-ford-trucks-made-from-trash-nasas-ingenuity-drone-snake-inspired-nonslip-shoe) (The Next Byte Podcast)
- [51. Recapping 2021](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-01-05-51-recapping-2021) (The Next Byte Podcast)
- [Episode 197: The hammerhead alligator](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-01-11-episode-197-the-hammerhead-alligator) (Making It)

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