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

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I, ROBOT: Marque Cornblatt decided open source was the only way to go with his wireless, rolling, remote control robot, Sparky 2.

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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