Volume 17

SPECIAL SECTION

52: The Power of Steam

A steam-powered sawmill survives. By Dale Dougherty

56: William Blake: Patron Saint of Makers The mad Englishman was on a mission that makers can relate to. By Gareth Branwyn

62: Teaching Time

The U.S.’s premier watchmaker’s college. By Erin Kelly-Park

63: Florence Siphon Coffee Extractor

A mad-scientist brewing apparatus. By J. Edgar Park II

68: The Teacup Stirling Engine

Turn the heat from tea into piston power. By Jim Shealy

76: The “Discreet Companion” Ladies’ Raygun

Pocket raygun for steampunky cosplay. By Molly Friedrich

80: The Lost Knowledge Catalog

Techno-artifacts unearthed. By Gareth Branwyn

83: Steampunk Family Album

An alt.Victorian photo gallery. By Gareth Branwyn

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READY, AIM, PUNK: Butane, brass, and fire a raygun do make.

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ON THE COVER: Jake von Slatt shows how to create sparks and influence people with a Wimshurst machine. Photograph by Elena Dorfman.

Columns
12: Welcome: Lost Knowledge
Learning from makers of long ago. By Gareth Branwyn

14: Make Free: Work Like Artisans

Love the machine, hate the factory. By Cory Doctorow

16: Reader Input

Wind tunnels, rocket cams, and the great Judy Phone debate.

17: Makers Corner: Let’s Talk Kits

Got an idea for a great kit? Let us know. By Dan Woods

26: Making Trouble: The Year of Peak Waste

Recessions reduce our carbon footprint. By Saul Griffith

28: Hands On: Kosmos in a Box

Meet an alpha maker from 85 B.C. By Bruce Sterling

46: Art Work: Putting On a Show

There’s a real world out there. Use it. By Douglas Repetto

48: The Country Scientist

How to photograph the solar aureole. By Forrest M. Mims III

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