Table of Contents
Sharing the Adventure by Dale Dougherty
in Welcome
Make's publisher Dale Dougherty talks about the beauty of sharing between makers. Page 12
Gander Sauce for Hollywood by Cory Doctorow
in Make Free
Cory Doctorow advocates the entertainment industry take a little bit of their own sauce. Page 14
Reader Input
in Reader Input
Makers tell their tales of mad boating experiments and childhood hijinks. Page 16
Shock and Awesome by Eric Smillie
in Made on Earth
Czech artist Kristof Kintera likes to make the patrons of his art a little nervous. Page 19
Form and Functions by Bruce Stewart
in Made on Earth
David Jones makes his own scientific calculator watch. Page 20
Interstellar Visions by Goli Mohammadi
in Made on Earth
South of Tucson, Ariz., a science enthusiast has been collecting moonlight. Page 21
Stylish Change by Eric Smillie
in Made on Earth
Stacey Lee Webber makes tools from solder and pennies. Page 22
Planeboat Memories by Megan Mansell Williams
in Made on Earth
An old aircraft found new life as a yacht. Page 23
Strike Anywhere by Keith Hammond
in Made on Earth
Billy Gordon has made a gigantic, strike-anywhere match. Page 24
Political Hot Seat by Ed Troxell
in Made on Earth
Sean Regan has taken street spam and made it into comfortable furniture. Page 25
Generated in Italy by Bruce Sterling
in Hands On
Computers are putting decor and ornament back into fabrication. Page 26
Maker's Corner by Dan Woods
in Maker's Corner
Bring DIY inspiration to a kid you don't know. Page 28
Outbreak by Lee D. Zlotoff
in MakeShift
The creator of MacGyver challenges you to use your skills to manage an outbreak on a passenger plane. Page 30
Bend It Like Bach by Karen Hansen
in Maker
Tim Kaiser's fabulously weird world of music. Page 32
Solar-Powered Studio by Charles Platt
in Maker
Bruce Baldwin's DIY desert dream. Page 37
My Daughter's DNA by Hugh Young Rienhoff, Jr.
in Maker
One father's search for the scientific answers that no one seemed to have. Page 40
Secret of Evermor by Buzz Moran
in Maker
Flight of fancy on a monumental scale. Page 44
VoIPing the iPod Touch by Erica Sadun
in Maker
How makers gave you the feature that Apple held back.
Page 46
Go-Karts Race to College by Nate Bell
in Maker
Winner gets a $10,000 college scholarship. Loser goes home. Page 48
Breezing Through Oshkosh by William Gurstelle
in Maker
A maker’s look at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture show. Page 50
Juke Box Zero by Jay Laney
The Guitar Zeros
turn plastic and
programming into
real hard rock.
Page 54
21st-Century Keytars by Owen Grace
Make your own
music with
Guitar Hero
controllers.
Page 56
Drumbot Activate! by Michael Una
This MIDI kit just wants to bang on the drum all day.
Page 60
Laser Harp by Stephen Hobley
Play strings of light, using laser pointers, rangefinders, photocells, and Arduino. Page 64
The MoofTronic Mini Synth by Brian McNamara
New sounds
from a truly tiny
instrument. Page 70
USB Gamepad Music Controller by Brian Schmierer
Make a responsive, stage-ready effects controller from a common gamepad. Page 74
Hooked on Phononics by Charles Platt
Filter sound
frequencies with an array of metal tubes.
Page 78
Stomp Box Basics: Tremolo and Fuzz by Charles Platt
Simple guitar effects circuits you can build. Page 82
Music at Maker Faire
Just a few of the wild and wonderful music acts at our Bay Area event. Page 86
Electronic Drum Kit by Tom Zimmerman
Velocity-sensitive impact sensors in PVC pipes interface to a micro drum machine. Page 88
Exquisite Crops by Charles Platt
in Upload
Collaborative art for the artistically challenged. Page 93
Make Your PC (Seem) Intelligent by Charles Platt
in Upload
Can your computer pass the Turing test? Page 96
Make Yourself Invisible by Publius
in Upload
Anyone can now acquire a bulletproof, anonymous online identity. Page 98
Compressed Air Rocket by Rick Schertle
Blow your friends away as you send this 25-cent rocket hundreds of feet
in the air. You can build this easy launcher and rocket with common
hardware store items in an afternoon. Page 102
Vortex Cannons by Edwin Wise
These three cannons can throw chunks of air in the form of smoke rings across a room. Page 114
The Amazing Seebeck Generator by Andrew Lewis
With no moving parts, this simple
energy-recycling generator scavenges
waste heat from a candle and turns
it into usable electricity. Page 122
The iConveyor by John Edgar Park
in Build Notes
Use microchipped wooden tiles to launch
your favorite websites and applications.
Page 130
Two-Cent Wobbler by George W. Hart
in 123
Mathematically rich thrills from a cheap toy.
Page 136
The Arms of Assistance by Colin Cunningham
in DIY: Workshop
Come to grips with this handy vise on
a flexible gooseneck. Page 137
Hole Pattern Transfer by Mose O’Griffin
in DIY: Workshop
Prevent hole misalignment in mating parts. Page 139
Pickup the Phone by Thomas Arey
in DIY: Workshop
T.J. Arey has been a freelance writer to the radio/
electronics hobby
world for more than 25 years and is
the author of Radio Monitoring: The
How-To Guide.
Page 141
Model Wind Tunnel by Doug Desrochers
in DIY: Home
Getting (or going over) the edge on
Pinewood Derby day. Page 143
Front Door Remote by Ryan O'Horo
in DIY: Home
Wireless keychain fob controls apartment intercom’s door buzzer. Page 147
Evil Mouse Prank by John Edgar Park
in DIY: Pranks
Control your co-worker’s cursor! Page 149
2-Mile Camera Remote by Tom Rodgers
in DIY: Imaging
Walkie-talkie actuator lets everyone pose without rushing for a timer. Page 151
DSLR Time-Lapse Trigger by Chris Thompson
in DIY: Imaging
Shutter-control “intervalometer” uses
a 555 timer chip. Page 156
Time-Lapse Panning by Jay Burlage
in DIY: Imaging
Make ultraslow motion-control camera mounts, on a budget. Page 159
Caught In The Act by Ken Lange, Jim Moir
in DIY: Imaging
Auto-trigger photos of critters who roam your neighborhood. Page 162
Maker's Calendar by William Gurstelle
in Maker's Calendar
Our favorite events from around the world. Page 165
The Penetrating Magnets Illusion by Donald E. Simanek
in Toys, Tricks, and Teasers
Magnets are fascinating things, and they behave in unexpected ways. I
will show you a little-known property of magnets, which actually allows
them to pass through one another. Page 166
Handy Tricks from Guatemala by Tim Anderson
in Heirloom Technology
Maize tips compiled over 3,000 years of cultivation. Page 168
Economic Disequilibrium by George Dyson
in Retrospect
Can you have your house and spend it too? Page 170
Toolbox by Daniel Carter, Kris Magri, Justin Morris, Meara O'Reilly, Arwen O'Reilly Griffith, Luigi Oldani, John Edgar Park, Don Reisinger, Terrie Schweitzer, Carol Scott, Alex Sugg, Phillip Torrone
in Toolbox
Binoculars for beginners, über-accurate torque,
a tea-serving robot, and 100 monsters.
Page 172
MAKE’s favorite puzzles. by Michael H. Pryor
in Aha!
MAKE’s favorite puzzles. Page 180
Mouse Trap by Tom Parker
in Make Money
Sometimes it costs more to buy it than to make it from the money itself. Page 182
One-Man March'n Band by Saul Griffith
in Howtoons
Make your own marching band. Page 184
My Own Laser Tag System by Jim Robertson
in Homebrew
Jim Robertson decided to make his own laser tag implementation. Page 192
