Homebrew
Reader stories about an early tech experiences.
Articles in this series:
My 50-Acre Wi-Fi Network from MAKE:
31: Punk Science
There are many aspects of life on a farm that can benefit from technology. by Kris Kortright
My Own DIY Gravity Balancer from MAKE:
30: Smarter Homes
Gilles Robin built a device to help him navigate his steep 30-degree lawn using two pneumatic jacks and some pulleys.
My Arduino-Equipped Still from MAKE:
29: DIY Superhuman
Jay Settle combines a 1920s copper still with 21st Century Arduino technology. by Jay Settle
My Home-Built Chairlift from MAKE:
28: Toys and Games
My lovely wife and I built a chairlift to get from our lake house down to the dock. by Jeff Johnson
My DIY King Pong from MAKE:
27: Robots
Jerry Reilly built a gigantic outdoor version of Pong.
My Home-Built Power Wheelchair from MAKE:
26: Karts and Wheels
About three years ago I accepted arthritic degeneration of my hucklebone (hips) as an excuse to build a power wheelchair. by Marcus Brooks
My Own Visible Computer from MAKE:
25: Microcontrollers and Arduino
For my most recent PC build, I wanted to show the working parts as much as possible. by Kevin Quiggle
My Own FrankenBrewery from MAKE:
24: Space
by Matthew Wirtz
My Embedded Entertainment System from MAKE:
23: Gadgets
In October 2009, just one year after I started studying electronics, I decided to build my own video game system, applying everything I'd learned about microcontrollers and game programming to a single system. by Luis Cruz
My Servoelectric Guitar from MAKE:
22: Remote Control / Wireless
Keith Baxter's servoelectric guitar. by Keith Baxter
My Big Fortune Teller from MAKE:
21: Desktop Manufacturing
Build your own Zoltar Speaks vintage fortune-teller machine straight from the 1988 film Big. by Roger Hess
My Adventure Tower from MAKE:
20: For Kids of All Ages
The coolest playground on the block is of course handmade. by Tom Heck
The ElliptiGO Glide Bike from MAKE:
19: Robots
by Brent Teal
RSS Feed Synthesizer from MAKE:
18: ReMake America
The Bloog is a synthesizer that uses not oscillators, but RSS feeds, one that manipulates not sounds, but words.
by Andrew Haarsager
My Own Arduino Espresso Machine from MAKE:
17: Lost Knowledge
My espresso machine is customized for a quality coffee experience. by Timothy Hirzel
Homebrew from MAKE:
16: Spy Tech
Wheelchair safety system by Bryant Underwood
My Own Laser Tag System from MAKE:
15: Music
Jim Robertson decided to make his own laser tag implementation. by Jim Robertson
My Homebrew 3D Scanner from MAKE:
14: Optics
Imagine a camera that captures the shapes of things, and a printer that prints out those shapes. by Tim Anderson
My Own Relay Computer from MAKE:
13: Magic
Harry Porter had dreamed of making a relay computer since he was a boy. by Harry Porter, Ph.D.
Homebrew from MAKE:
12: Upload
My Lego UAV. by Chris Anderson
Homebrew from MAKE:
11: Alt Vehicles
Greg McCarroll's web-networked, train-schedule alarm clock. by Greg McCarroll
Homebrew from MAKE:
10: Home Electronics
Michael Wernecke's 5-foot radio-controlled submarine. by Michael Wernecke
Our 6,000-volt Wedding Cake from MAKE:
09: Fringe
by Michael Flynn, Heidi Kumao
My LED Heirloom Clock from MAKE:
08: Toys and Games
by Blake Hannaford
My Robosapien in a Can from MAKE:
07: Backyard Biology
by Dave Prochnow
My Version of Einstein's Amplifier from MAKE:
06: Robots
Tyler Rourke tells how he built a replica of a hi-fi system built by Jack Rosenberg for Albert Einstein's 70th birthday gift. by Tyler Rourke
My Multiambic Keyer from MAKE:
05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors
by Steve Mann
My Lego Electronic Lab Kit Bricks from MAKE:
04: Music and Kits for the Holidays
by Claude Rieth
Homebrew from MAKE:
03: Cars and Halloween
I didn't set out to build a microprocessor. It just sort of happened. by Joe Holt
My Atari 2600 Portable from MAKE:
02: Home Entertainment
by Benjamin J. Heckendorn
My First Computer from MAKE:
01: Make Premiere
Remembering how my dad built an Apple II from scratch. by Gareth Palidwor










