Volume 10
Maker
16: Made on Earth
Snapshots from the world of backyard technology.
27: Tips and Tricks
Metal punches, VapoRub, and emery boards.
30: Downhill Makers
Garage ski builders are outdoing the pros. By Jason Verlinde
33: Lucid Dreaming Mask
Timed LEDs prompt your brain to direct your dreams.
By Nathan True
34: Fail Early! Fail Often!
A mental toolkit to sharpen your skills. By Tom Jennings
38: Wealth Without Money
A machine that can make almost anything. By Matt Sparkes
42: Proto: Burn to Learn
The Crucible industrial arts school. By David Pescovitz
48: Happy Blastoff
At the Large Dangerous Rocket Ship launchpad.
By William Gurstelle
84: Core Memory
Mark Richards photographs vintage electronics from the
Computer History Museum. Excerpted from his new book.
119: 1+ 2+3: Vibrobot
Make a jittery critter from a toy motor and a mint tin.
By Mark Frauenfelder
120: Workshop: Shawna Peterson
Tour a classic neon shop. By Arwen O’Reilly
THE CRUCIBLE
Students express
their creativity by
shaping, pounding,
cutting, and molding steel, ceramics,
fabric, enamel, and
more.
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6 Make: Volume 10
READ ME: Always check the URL associated
with each project before you get started. There
may be important updates or corrections.
123 132: Music
Guitar amp enhancer.
134: Outdoors
Outfit your bike with
a solar-powered GPS.
137: Circuits
Make games with the
XGameStation Pico, build
a laser from a DVD burner,
MAKE Controller project
roundup, construct a
sidewalk speed gun.
123: Workshop
SketchUp workbench,
tight-squeeze workshop.
130: Imaging
Websites to help handle
your digital photos.
122: Aha! Puzzle This
Switch flippers and seat switchers. By Michael H. Pryor
154: Howtoons: Das Bottle
By Saul Griffith and Nick Dragotta
156: MakeShift: Car Keys Down a Crevice
By Lee D. Zlotoff
167: 1+ 2+3: Origami Flying Disc
Fun with Bernoulli’s principle. By Cy Tymony
168: Toolbox
The best tools, software, publications, and websites.
176: Reader Input: Kids’ Edition
Where makers tell their tales.
186: Maker’s Calendar
Our favorite events from around the world.
189: Make Money: Penny Buttons
By Tom Parker
190: Tales from the Blog
Nerds in space. By Bre Pettis
192: Homebrew
My 5-foot R/C submarine. By Michael Wernecke
