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3D Printing & Fabrication

3D design, printing and fabrication continues to be a staple in the Makers toolkit. Whether you're looking to do some serious design or prototyping, or you're simply excited to play with the new technology, we got you covered. 

Electronics

Explore the world of electronics with Make. With more than 16 years as the leading voice in the maker movement, we offer a wide range of topics in our magazines and book series such as 3D Printing, robotics, programming, microcontrollers and drones, crafting and much more for all skill levels. Our resources have been used in thousands and thousands of homes, garages, schools, makerspaces, and spread through Maker Faires across the globe.

Make: Magazine

Check out our collection of current and past issues of Make: magazine, rich with new ideas for projects, technology, and DIY articles, this magazine is not to be missed! 

Books & Magazines

Check out our collection of 85+ current and past issues of Make: magazine as well as over 100 Make: book titles, rich with new ideas for projects, technology and electronics, programming, 3D Printing, drones and flight, Maker profiles, general DIY know-how, robots and even Maker Magic!

Craft: Magazine - PDF

Looking for some projects to fulfill your crafty needs? Look no further! Snag a copy of our sister publication, CRAFT, and delve into a world of DIY delight! 

 From decorative issues, seasonal and event issues, with arts of all types, these mags will quench your crafty thirst! 

Notebooks & Writing

You've got all of these projects and ideas, where to collect them all? In our classic Maker's Notebook, that's where! These tools for innovation and brainstorming are loved by Makers everywhere.  

Dream up your next big project in style! 

Stuff We Like

A curated mix of kits, magazines, books and merchandise for the Maker community.

Special Issues

Looking for your the perfect Maker Tool Guide, or the Ultimate Guide to 3D Printing?

All Electronics Kits

Electronics Kits all in one spot!

Beginner

Want to start making but don't know a resistor from a capacitor? Arduino and Raspberry Pi stump you?  This collection of kits is beginner-friendly for all ages. 

Gift Certificates and More

For a limited time: Purchase any $100 Digital Gift Certificate and Get a Free $15 Digital Gift Certificate*, simply add both Gift Certificate amounts into your cart and use code GIFTBONUS at checkout to get the $15 Gift Certificate FREE!

Maker Camp

Welcome to your Maker Camp supply headquarters!  

eBooks

Get inspired to make - anytime, anywhere, with our eBook PDF collection. The same selection of Maker-written books designed to inform and delight! Whether you are a Maker, teacher, student or parent, we cover topics such as Electronics, STEAM, Programming, Microcontrollers such as Arduino, micro:bit & Raspberry Pi, Drones, 3D Printing and more. Includes some materials not in print! 

Projects for Young Makers & Familes

We've selected these projects that are great for young makers or a weekend of family activities. Why not stock up for a summer of creativity, fun and learning? Happy making!

Best Sellers

Make: Kits

The team at Make: has created a variety of DIY kits for adults and kids. From basic robotics to microcomputers we've got something for everyone. Have fun as you learn. Ready - Set - Make!

Maker Faire Producers

Here you'll find swag and supplies at a special discount just for Maker Faire Producers! Want to setup your Faire with an online print on demand merch page on the Shed, contact your rep for more info!

Make: Magazine - PDF

Check out our collection of current and past issues of Make: magazine, rich with new ideas for projects, technology, and DIY articles, this magazine is not to be missed! 

Drones & Quadcopters

Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi is a very powerful Linux computer that's not much bigger than a credit card. Plug it into a TV or monitor and a keyboard and you have a fully-functional computer. It's simple enough for education projects, yet has enough horsepower for serious applications. 

Arduino

Arduino is a simple microcontroller board and open source development environment that allows you to make computers that drive both functional and creative projects alike. A popular platform for DIY projects, an Arduino microcontroller is the foundation of literally thousands of projects created by Makers worldwide!

Make: PDF Projects

Check out these projects and primers to get your Maker motor running!

Make: eBooks

Browse our selection of Maker-written books designed to inform and delight! Whether you are a Maker, teacher, student or parent, we cover topics such as microcontrollers including Arduino and Raspberry Pi, drones and 3D Printing and more. We also have a great selection of project based books for kids and educators.

Make: Books - Print

Browse our selection of Maker-written books designed to inform and delight! Whether you are a Maker, teacher, student or parent, we cover topics such as microcontrollers including Arduino and Raspberry Pi, Drones and 3D Printing and more. 

Headgear

DIY Maker School

Make: partners with education organizations and helps them develop and grow skills in individuals of all ages. From grade schools and libraries to universities and trade schools, you can trust these products have been tried and tested, and that they provide a great learning experience as well as great fun! What will you make?

Make: Merchandise

A collection of Make: and Maker Faire branded gifts and other novelty items guaranteed to put a smile on any Makers face this holiday season!

Back Issues

We've had an amazing collection of projects ideas and DIY know-how in the last decade and a half that Make: has been in publication. Check out the latest volume along with some of the older issues of the mag and uncover tons of new inspiration! For those that love the softer side of tech, delight in our sister publication, Craft: and it's glorious 10 issue run featuring Vol. 10 cover star Amy Sedaris!

Make: Book Super Bundles

Save some serious $$$ and choose from these curated digital and print book collections featuring best sellers from Make: bundled for you!

Make: Author Spotlight - Bill Guerstelle

ReMaking History, a three-volume series that looks at the people, history, and inventions that have shaped human culture throughout the millennia from the Early Makers to the Industrial Revolutionaries to the Makers of the Modern World. Drawn from the author’s collected columns in Make: magazine, each chapter also includes step-by-step instructions for making your own version of the historical invention featured.

Perfect for readers ages 11 and up, this book not only lets you learn about history and science through stories, but actually has you touch the past by recreating some of its greatest inventions.

Make: Author Spotlight - Kathy Ceceri

Kathy Ceceri is an award-winning writer, educator, and maker, with a focus
on science, technology, history, and art. The author of over a dozen books
for kids featuring hands-on STEAM activities,

Kathy teaches enrichment workshops at schools, museums, libraries, and afterschool programs, both in person and online. She also works with educators and parents looking
for ways to make learning more engaging and fun. In addition, Kathy develops teaching and learning materials for companies like Maker Shed and Adafruit Industries, as well as organizations including the Girl Scouts of the USA, where she helped design a series of robotics badges and a nationwide cybersecurity competition. Kathy lives along the Hudson River in Upstate New York

Robot Kits and More

With the addition of AI and microcontrollers, various hardware, some programming and engineering skills, robotics projects can be as complex or as simple as you desire. Beginners can create awesome robots from a toothbrush, battery and motor! Check our unique offering of kits, books and mags to get your robotics fix, what will you make? 

Maker Classroom Packs

Larger and Bulk Classroom Packs - Perfect for 4 to 25+ Student Makers. You can trust they've been tried and tested, and that they provide a great learning experience as well as great fun!

Maker Faire Learn to Solder Badges

Learn to Solder Skill Badge Kits have been used to teach tens of thousands of people of all ages how to solder at Maker Faires across the country. It's a simple, fun way to learn how to solder or teach others. This is simply the best kit to learn to solder with. Just ask anyone who's been to a Maker Faire!

Maker School

We've got kits, books, mags and more to help your child or inner child stave off the boredom of another Zoom meeting, it's time to get hands on and start making today! Our lineup is chock full of STEAM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Art-Math) fueled learning. From simple paper circuits, programming microcontrollers, home biology & chemistry, flying your own drone, designing your own 3D printed objects to wearables and much more!

Make: has been the leading voice for over 15 years through it's daily online tech blog at makezine.com and 200+ worldwide Maker Faires events in over 100 countries, making summer fun at Maker Camp, sharing ideas and builds at Make: Projects, award winning books and our flagship magazine, Make: and of course bringing you all of the above with kits and accessories for every Maker, Crafter, Hacker, of any age and skill level, at the Maker Shed.

What will you make?

New Arrivals

Check back often for the latest kits, books, projects, mags and more new arrivals!

micro:bit

The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that introduces you to how software and hardware work together. It has an LED light display, buttons, sensors and many input/output features that you can program and physically interact with. The latest micro:bit adds sound sensing and playback capabilities.

Science & Tech

Make: presents a collection of “All Lab, No Lecture” books and kits to help expand your DIY science knowledge including hands on DIY projects for all those who are looking for the deep dive into experimental home science, math and beyond...

Mario the Maker Magician

Mario "the Maker Magician" Marchese is a NY-based touring family performer, author, and creator who has appeared on Sesame Street, NBC's Universal kids, HGTV, and live on tour with David Blaine, who also calls him "the best kids magician in the world!!"

Make: is proud to have Mario as an author and collaborator.

Make:verse

"We're the metaverse for like, real stuff"

What’s the metaverse? We don’t really know but instead of changing the name of our company, we just made a bunch of snappy new swag!

Gifts for Young Makers

Be the coolest mom, dad, uncle, aunt, grandparent in your young makers world and gift them skills that will last and inspire for a lifetime!

Stocking Stuffers

Stocking stuffers should be small in size, not small in fun. These smallish but mighty gifts will have the makers in your life forgetting that they still have more presents to open under the tree.

Make: Author Spotlight - Gareth Branwyn

For 30+ years, our former editorial director and current Make: author, cyberculture pioneer Gareth Branwyn (Boing Boing, Mondo 2000, Wired, Wink Books, Wink Fun and Make:) has participated in and chronicled art, technology, fringe culture, DIY culture, and various other media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology. We are proud to present a compelling collection of some of his best work. 

Getting Started with Series

For over 20 years, the Make: Getting Started series has given 1000's across the world the tools to go pro covering topics such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, micro:bit, Drones, 3D Printing and CNC, Soldering, Processing and more!

Maker Supplies

From LEDs, breadboards, mini OLEDs and jumper wires to cables, cutters and conductive things, find Maker Supplies for your projects!

Rocketry

For all the science geeks who looked at the moon and tried to figure out where Neil Armstrong walked, who watch lift-offs in awe, and wanted to fly their own rockets.

Author Spotlight - Jimmy DiResta

Jimmy DiResta combines his charisma, his innate ability to solve problems with found objects and his wide variety of tools and techniques, with sweat and brute force. He has appeared on the Netflix series “Making Fun". Discovery Channel, HGTV, DIY, and FX Networks as a host and co-host. With 1.6 million subscribers, DiResta’s YouTube channel is among the most popular in the maker community.

Clothing

A collection of Make: and Maker Faire branded clothing. Some of the products are made especially for you as soon as you place an order. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!

Make: Music

Whether you are a disembodied hand that dabbles in DJ'ing, or you want to build a cigar box guitar with a cracker box amp and a DIY stomp pedal, or maybe create your first sci-fi circuit with a NEW Theremin Kit and some fuzzy from-scratch analog synthesizer fun, we've got the tips, tricks, hacks and projects to get you started really making music!

Engineering, Arts and Math

Expand your math and engineering knowledge along with some crafty art skills with this Make: collection of books and kits to add to your Maker toolbox!

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Maker Deals and Steals

Gifts and New Merch

Brand new hats, hoodies and other cool stuff. These products are made on demand and fulfilled in 5 - 10 days. Order by Dec 10th to ensure arrival before the 25th.

Learn to Solder

It all starts with soldering, and it's really not hard to do. It just takes a little practice and a few special tools. Learn and expand your soldering skills with these soldering tools and projects!

Microcontrollers

Computers come in all shapes and sizes. Some of the smallest are known as microcontrollers (or “MCUs”). These programmable computers on a chip offer unprecedented versatility and computer control for the devices in your life, create your own scratch-built robots, interactive toys and art, or connect sensors of all types and automate!

Tools

Whether you're a professional maker or just getting started, with the right tools and a bit of imagination, anyone can bring their ideas to life and create something truly unique.

Gifts for Grads & Dads

Make: Education Forum Ticketing

Make: Halloween Project PDFs

Buy Two, Get One Special!

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Make: Halloween

Trick out your Halloween Projects this year with electronics! Use microcontrollers and simple coding to trigger LED lighting and creepy sound effects with sensors and switches, cut and craft with creepy cardboard and paper creations, and GLOW IN THE DARK 3D Printed Halloween LED project pins!

Half-Price PDFs

Check out our collection of over 100 Make: book titles, rich with ideas for projects, technology and electronics, programming, soldering and CNC, 3D Printing, drones and flight, Maker profiles, hacks, tips and tricks, robots and even a little Maker Magic! Some new title exclusions apply.

Make: Author Spotlight - Forrest Mims

Forrest M. Mims III, an amateur scientist and Rolex Award winner, is the most widely read electronics author in the world. His 60 books have sold over 7.5 million copies and have twice been honored for excellence by the Computer Press Association.  He forged a distinguished scientific career despite having no academic training in science and was named one of the “50 Best Brains in Science” by Discover magazine. Make: is a proud publisher these titles below...