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Much More to Do by Dale Dougherty in Welcome
Five years in, MAKE is just getting started. Page 1

Mad for 3D CAD by Saul Griffith in Making Trouble
It’s the ultimate video game. Page 12

Who You Calling Unoriginal? by Cory Doctorow in Make Free
Reinventing the wheel is not mandatory. Page 14

Tales from Make: Online by Gareth Branwyn in
Get Your DIY On(line) Page 15

Reader Input
Love of lashing, kids who solder, hope, and Scout skills. Page 16

Snow Science by Forrest Mims III in Country Scientist
Conduct winter experiments. Page 26

Maker Shed on the March by Dan Woods in Maker's Corner
Maker Shed kiosks on the march. Page 29

Made on Earth

Cranked-Up Creativity by Laura Cochrane
Mike Adair, a 44-year-old artist from Overland Park, Kan., builds brightly colored wooden crank toys in his basement workshop. Page 18

Bright Idea by Megan Mansell Williams
Eric Lawrence, a web designer and former art student at the University of Texas, Austin, made the first Styrolight built from the molded styrofoam his new Apple computer came in. Page 20

Emotional Aquatics by Laura Kiniry


Axolotl is a 3D audiovisual display attracting onlookers with a digitized squid-like creature that responds to facial recognition by simulating a sense of interaction and involvement. Page 21

Camper Van Bicycle by Thomas Walker Wilson
Through the vehicular art series, the Camper Kart, Camper Bike, and paintings of vans, Kevin Cyr hopes the Kart will stimulate conversation about self-reliance, mobility, and shelter. Page 22

The Art of Fusion by Megan Mansell Williams
Jared Pankin, who makes sculptures, is innovative with his use of plywood, fake fur, sawdust, foam, model-scale trees, and other familiar goods. Page 23

Mechanimals Menagerie by Ian Dille
Andrew Chase welds together sheet metal, iron pipe, and used car parts to make mechanical animals, or "mechanimals.” Page 24

In the Zome by Bruce Stewart
Rob Bell and Patricia Algara created their own hybrid structure, a DIY greenhouse they call the Algarden Zome. Page 25

1+2+3

Cup Positioning System by Cy Tymony
Use a cup to put you in your place. Page 30

Safe Bamboo Swords by David Battino
Padded weapons for play-fighting fun. Page 114

Maker

Cutting His Own Paths by Keith Hammond
Eddie Paul is Hollywood’s fastest maker. Page 32

Big Kid Bikes by Nik Schulz
Bending bicycles with builder Greg Degouveia. Page 38

Locally Grown by Peter Smith
Carving boards and waves with the maker of all-wood Grain Surfboards. Page 40

The Nonsense Factory by Lisa Katayama
The Maywa Denki collective makes instruments of mass whimsy. Page 42

The Solar Catenary Reflector by Tho X. Bui
21st-century tech using 17th-century math. Page 43

SPECIAL SECTION: Desktop Manufacturing

The Revolution Will Be Squirted by Becky Stern
An inside look at MakerBot Industries. Page 46

Armchair Architect by Colin Berry
A new way to create 3D models for Google Earth. Page 52

DIY 3D Scanner by Andrew Lewis
Introducing the SplineScan computer-controlled turntable. Page 54

Your Own CNC For Under $800 by James Floyd Kelly
An overview from the co-author of the new book Build Your Own CNC Machine. Page 60

Direct Digital Wedding Rings by Jonathan Oxford
Create custom jewelry using CAD software and a 3D printer. Page 64

Open Source Self-Replicator by Abe Connally
This plasma cutter promises tool inter-changeability, and synergy with its RepRap cousin. Page 66

CNC Machine Kit by Steve Lodefink
Meet the mighty micRo, a tabletop CNC robot kit from Lumenlab. Page 68

MakerBeam: Lego for Grownups by John Baichtal
An open source building system for project boxes, robots, and more. Page 70

3D Fabbing State of the Art by Gareth Branwyn
3D printing and desktop manufacturing innovators tell us what’s currently on their radars. Page 71