Take a tour of Volume 21 with the editors of MAKE, and see inside the labs of Maker-Bot CupCake CNC's maker, Bre Pettis.
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Five years in, MAKE is just getting started. Page 1
It’s the ultimate video game. Page 12
Reinventing the wheel is not mandatory. Page 14
Get Your DIY On(line) Page 15
Love of lashing, kids who solder, hope, and Scout skills. Page 16
Conduct winter experiments. Page 26
Maker Shed kiosks on the march. Page 29
Mike Adair, a 44-year-old artist from Overland Park, Kan., builds brightly colored wooden crank toys in his basement workshop. Page 18
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
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
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
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
Andrew Chase welds together sheet metal, iron pipe, and used car parts to make mechanical animals, or "mechanimals.” Page 24
Rob Bell and Patricia Algara created their own hybrid structure, a DIY greenhouse they call the Algarden Zome. Page 25
Use a cup to put you in your place. Page 30
Padded weapons for play-fighting fun. Page 114
Eddie Paul is Hollywood’s fastest maker. Page 32
Bending bicycles with builder Greg Degouveia. Page 38
Carving boards and waves with the maker of all-wood Grain Surfboards. Page 40
The Maywa Denki collective makes instruments of mass whimsy. Page 42
21st-century tech using 17th-century math. Page 43
An inside look at MakerBot Industries. Page 46
A new way to create 3D models for Google Earth. Page 52
Introducing the SplineScan computer-controlled turntable. Page 54
An overview from the co-author of the new book Build Your Own CNC Machine. Page 60
Create custom jewelry using CAD software and a 3D printer. Page 64
This plasma cutter promises tool inter-changeability, and synergy with its RepRap cousin. Page 66
Meet the mighty micRo, a tabletop CNC robot kit from Lumenlab. Page 68
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
» Traditional Cigar Box Guitar
by Mark Frauenfelder
Build this 3-string instrument that requires a minimum of tools and parts, yet sounds great. Page 76
» Geared Candleholder
by Benjamin Cowden
Make an elegant, all-aluminum candleholder with a movement containing 3 handmade gears. Page 86
Use 555 timer chips to test your reflexes in this experiment excerpted from Make: Electronics. Page 96
» The Drill Rod
by Russ Byrer
Run a mini electric bike with a cordless drill. Page 108
» ESP/PSI Testing Lamp
by John Iovine
Watch the universe play dice, by detecting random radiation. Page 115
» Slow Down To Speed Up
by Ken Murphy
A smart, cheap setup for shooting long-duration time-lapse movies. Page 119
Think you’ve mastered fire? Make and use a bow drill. Page 123
» Combo Snow Gun
by Steven Lemos
Make snow with a pro-style gun for about $90. Page 125
Drill patterns into hard-shell gourds and let the light shine through. Page 128
» Better Leather
by Betz White
Embellish leather using a woodburning technique. Page 131
» Automated Fan Speed Controller
by Duane Wessels
Steady temperatures in a server room, using the MAKE Controller. Page 139
» Intro To Scratch
by Jeremy Kerfs
Make your own games and animations, free and easy. Page 133
Make a fun, folding desktop photo display for about a buck. Page 136
This totemic desk toy assembles in 2 minutes. Page 138
» Electroluminescent (EL) Wire
by Steve Boverie, Louis M. Brill
Bring glow into your projects by learning how to work this flexible, durable material. Page 142
» Water Landing!
by Lee D. Zlotoff
Legs are broken and time’s running short. Page 150
A simply great calculator, laundry alternatives, a look at music, and the 3D camera you’ve been waiting for. Page 152
For fun or function? A Chinese south-pointing chariot. Page 160
Our favorite events from around the world. Page 163
» Instant Paddle
by Tim Anderson
Here’s a better, quicker, inexpensive way to make a paddle. Page 164
Sometimes it costs more to buy it than to make it from the money itself. Page 167
Benjamin Franklin and electricity. Page 168
» Cake Decorating Conundrum
by Michael H. Pryor
Cake Decorating Conundrum Page 175
Build your own Zoltar Speaks vintage fortune-teller machine straight from the 1988 film Big. Page 176
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