Make: Volume 26
Maker
18: Made on Earth
Snapshots from the world of backyard technology.
32: Manufacture Your Project
Take your invention from concept to mass production
and live the dream. By Mitch Altman
38: 1+ 2+3: Paper Clip Paper Holder
A giant clip for your desktop. By Gus Dassios
70: 1+ 2+3: Bokeh Photography Effect
Create an effect that makes the out-of-focus lights in your
pictures appear any shape you want. By Sindri Diego
112: 1+ 2+3: Jumper Wires
An easy way to make protoboard wires. By Charles Platt
142: Electronics: Fun and Fundamentals
Hack an alarm siren to make a DIY dog repeller. By Charles Platt
146: Make Money
Combination lock made from coins. By Tom Parker
148: Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Deceive the eye with kinetic toy illusions. By Donald Simanek
152: MakeShift: Charge That Cell!
Stuck in the woods with dead batteries. By Lee D. Zlotoff
154: Howtoons: Spool Racer
By Saul Griffith and Nick Dragotta
156: Toolbox
The best tools, gadgets, and resources for makers.
164: Toy Inventor’s Notebook
Make a diving SpudMarine! By Bob Knetzger
166: What I Made
Fashion a bird feeder from soda cans and chopsticks.
By Scott Bedford
168: Heirloom Technology:
Chinampa Gardens
Craft a self-watering planter using Aztec agricultural
techniques. By Tim Anderson
170: Remaking History: Bag Press
Use linen, wood, and the wisdom of ancient Egyptians
to make a juicer. By William Gurstelle
176: Homebrew: My Power Wheelchair
By Marcus Brooks
Family fun project
6 Make: makezine.com/26
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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MAKER MADE: TV-B-Gone inventor Mitch Altman
says manufacturing your invention is its own reward.
148
DIY
113: Circuits
Pendulum challenge,
pushbutton hacks.
120: Outdoors
Solar food dryer,
fabric-formed posts.
128: Home
Fool’s stool,
jigsaw puzzle chair,
magnetic knife holder,
simple art easel.
LOOPY LOGIC: Tumbling rings are a spectacular
illusion you can construct from key rings.
