Volume 16
Maker
18: Made on Earth
Snapshots from the world of backyard technology.
28: The First Picture Show
The beginnings of the entertainment industry are revealed
at the Magic Lantern Castle Museum. By Dale Dougherty
34: Making Make: Television
24 hours on the set of our new television program.
By Dale Dougherty
38: Cool Old Chemistry Sets
Why vintage sets were better — and how to make
your own today. By Keith Hammond
43: Junk Pedalers
A company that hauls away your trash — on bikes.
By Peter Smith
44: The Make: Way Race Car
The MAKE team competes in a $500 car. By Jason Torchinsky
46: Star Bust
Star Simpson tells the inside story of being branded as
Boston’s bomb-carrying airport terrorist.
49: Kalavinka Bike Frames
A visit to Japan’s celebrated frame builder. By Jess Hemerly
50: Sparky 2: No Sellout
My robotic alter ego steps out — open source.
By Marque Cornblatt
54: DIY-brary
Rick and Meg Prelinger couldn’t find a library with
what they wanted, so they made their own. By R.U. Sirius
50
I, ROBOT:
Marque Cornblatt
decided open source
was the only way to
go with his wireless,
rolling, remote control robot, Sparky 2.
6 Make: Volume
16
READ ME: Always check the URL associated
with a project before you get started. There
may be important updates or corrections.
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141: Outdoors
Model rocket G-meter
and altimeter.
145: Circuits
LED roller skate toe stop,
remote stereo volume knob.
151: Telephony
Ghost phone, touch-tone
chatter phone, Chumby
phone.
161: Home
Arduino aroma mister,
USB motion detector,
relative measurements,
Paulownia wood
archer’s bow.
57: Meet TRIZ
Inventive problem solving. By Richard Langevin
58: Fun Idea Vending Machine
Proof that you can buy happiness for 24 cents.
By Jake Bronstein
96: Upload: Digital Arts and Crafts
Image Warholizer, insect eye, shadowless close-ups,
and face asymmetry fun.
104:
1+ 2+3: Alien Head Projector
By Brian McNamara
172: Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
The spinning cylinder illusion. By Donald Simanek
176: Toolbox
The best tools, software, publications, and websites.
186: Workshop: Len Cullum
Japanese-style woodworker. By Laura Cochrane
189: Maker’s Calendar
Events from around the world. By William Gurstelle
190: Howtoons: Wooden Stilts
By Saul Griffith and Nick Dragotta
193: Aha! Puzzle This
A baseball wager in North Korea. By Michael H. Pryor
200: Homebrew
My wireless wheelchair safety system. By Bryant Underwood
