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