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Our longhaired friend Greg was planning a Jesus-themed birthday party, and people joked about a...
Today, more and more devices are using motion control. From tablets to cellphones to game...
Not only do I enjoy making things, I also love making food, so any opportunity...
Has your cat left scratch marks on everything from grandmother’s kneecaps to your grandfather clock?...
You merely need a basic knowledge of sewing to do this project. I'm a novice...
When our house was built, I put a server room next to my office. Unfortunately,...
Here's a fun, relatively easy way to graft a USB webcam onto a RadioShack pocket...
3D photography or stereoscopic photography is the art of capturing and displaying two slightly offset...
We use batteries to power a lot of our electronics. But there are some battery...
You are probably already familiar with the classic "Secret Book Compartment" project. On Make's YouTube...
Most people have to keep track of at least a few keys. The easiest way...
Do you know a kid that likes to pretend that they are a wizard or...
Here's a fun, relatively easy way to graft a USB webcam onto a RadioShack pocket...
This project is based on work by MAKE magazine contributor Tom Zimmerman. Tom, who was...
MonoBox is a small, inexpensive powered speaker that amplifies the output of your headphone music...
MAKE contributing editor Charles Platt proposed a "Hypothetical Tremolo Wheel" in his article about online...
In this project, we'll take a very simple idea -- the length of time it...
Connect a shirt pocket “amplified listener” hearing aid with an in-car FM transmitter, and you’ve...
LED throwies are cheery glow-dots you can make in seconds from simple components and stick...
Crystal radio technology has been around for many years. This "bottle radio" take on a...
In this project we're going to take inspiration from Len Keeler's original Elastic String Bass....
With an estimated one billion 555 timers manufactured annually, you know this component must be...
Having trouble with people snatching your top-secret stuff? Need help getting some privacy? Here’s a...
In this project, we'll turn a MAKE MintDuino microcontroller and a Mintronics Survival Pack into...
BEAM robot building techniques allow you to build fun and simple little robots with lots...
In this project, taken from Charles Platt's book Make: Electronics, we're going to breadboard a...
Who hasn't dreamed about owning their own metal detector and searching for buried treasure, or...
This simple, wearable circuit uses an operational amplifier (or "op-amp") chip to convert sound into...
Jim Chen designed an excellent electronic "Whack-a-Mole" game using 555 timers, LEDs, and bent-diode touch...
Using this simple technique, you can etch a design into a thin pane of clear...
The Luna Mod is an easy and fun instrument that will have you making great-sounding...
Many cheap, fun sonic and musical toys have built-in speakers and no output jack. This...
At last year’s annual Cub Scout Pack 1346 rocket derby, nearly 100 rockets were launched,...
In this simple project, we'll build a motion-sensing alarm using a PIR (passive infrared) sensor...
My wife fell in love with Alice Planas and Hatti Lim's glowing bracelet project from...
The FM radio band (88-108 MHz) lies just below the Civil Aviation Band (108-138 MHz),...
Everyone loves a good mystery. Give someone this nifty magic gadget and tell them there's...
We use batteries to power a lot of our electronics. But there are some battery...
Do you know a kid that likes to pretend that they are a wizard or...
What do you do if the power is out and you need to charge your...
Operation is a game that lets you test your hand-eye coordination by removing a variety...
We are all familiar with the traditional garden path lights. In this project, I am...
A really fun project sent into us by Thomas Meghe. He's translated it all from...
Most people have to keep track of at least a few keys. The easiest way...
For our Woodworking Skill Set theme, we asked MAKE contributor Len Cullum to contribute some...
In principle, moldmaking is a simple process, but with every object you want to replicate...
I’ve been collecting clever ways of slotting flat stock together since I first read Nomadic...
Archimedes said, “Give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move...
When I started to cast aluminum the end goal was to build a lathe from...
Don’t let a torn seam doom your veteran work jeans to the landfill. With just...
People often claim 3D printers can “make you anything you can imagine.” Dial up the...
You are probably already familiar with the classic "Secret Book Compartment" project. On Make's YouTube...
Most people have to keep track of at least a few keys. The easiest way...
In principle, moldmaking is a simple process, but with every object you want to replicate...
Everyone enjoyed playing in the mud as a child, right? Well, that’s what you get...
Each year, my grandchildren and I build a different Nativity landscape. The little statuettes are...
Archimedes said, “Give me a place to stand and with a lever I will move...
Introduction How would you or anyone you know like to generate their own electricity? How...
It was a beautiful fall morning as I carefully packed the parachute, slid in the...
Patrick Flanagan invented the "Neurophone" over 40 years ago. His original patent (US3393279) was basically...
With a few household items and a trip to the hardware store, you can whip...
In the spring of 1654, German scientist Otto von Guericke staged a dramatic demonstration of...
Not only is this a fun and messy experiment, it's also a great way to...
You are probably already familiar with the classic "Secret Book Compartment" project. On Make's YouTube...
Most people have to keep track of at least a few keys. The easiest way...
Last year I assembled a "Light Brick" kit (MAKE Magazine #18, http://makezine.com/18/lightbrick/). Well, I actually...
Whether it’s a cathode ray tube, liquid crystal display, Nipkow disk, organic light-emitting diode, or...
In the first part of my solar power Primer, I showed how to make inexpensive...
Fruit Roll-Ups are fun treats, but they’re not exactly something I want my kids eating...
In my office at home, one end of the room is devoted to computers, electronics,...
The sun is a renewable energy source that’s free and plentiful. Some people power their...
3D photography or stereoscopic photography is the art of capturing and displaying two slightly offset...
We are all familiar with the traditional garden path lights. In this project, I am...
OK, so you’ve made your project. Whether it’s an original concept of your own or...
While I’m best known for chance-based “circuit bending,” I’ve been composing and playing deterministic music...
When I started to cast aluminum the end goal was to build a lathe from...
We've all seen bananas turn brown. In this project, I show you how to intentionally...
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