Parker Dillmann | July 7, 2017 | 3D printer, Ben Heck, Chris Kraft, MacroFab, macrofab engineering podcast, MEP, Pinball, Podcast

Podcast

MEP EP#75: Does the Simulation Match the Reality?

Podcast Notes

Ben Heckendorn
- Runs “The Ben Heck Show”
- Programs, designs, directs, and imagines at Spooky Pinball
- Is the Castlevania expert
Chris Kraft
- Color Destruction Algorithm
  - Program to convert HiRez images to LowRez for pinball displays
- Built his first 3D printer from scratch in 2009
- Was a pioneer in the DIY 3D printer space

Figure 1: Raspberry Pi 3 Compute Module LVDS test board. It works. Stephen owes Parker a beer!

Figure 2: Chris Kraft's McWire 3D printer. Circa 2009. — Figure 2: Chris Kraft’s McWire 3D printer. Circa 2009.

Figure 3: The Apollo 13 module. This was Ben's first model he designed for 3D printing! — Figure 3: The Apollo 13 module. This was Ben’s first model he designed for 3D printing!

Special thanks to whixr over at Tymkrs for the intro and outro!

About The Hosts

Parker Dillmann is MacroFab's Co-Founder, and Lead ECE with backgrounds in Embedded System Design, and Digital Signal Processing. He got his start in 2005 by hacking Nintendo consoles into portable gaming units. He also runs the blog, longhornengineer.com, where he posts his personal projects, technical guides, and appnotes about board layout design and components. Parker graduated with a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas.

Stephen Kraig began his electronics career by building musical oriented circuits in 2003. Stephen is an avid guitar player and, in his down time, manufactures audio electronics including guitar amplifiers, pedals, and pro audio gear. Stephen graduated with a BS in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University.