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20-Watt Solar Panel from MAKE: 12: Upload
With a few solar-cells and a plastic case, you can utilize the sun's energy to power anything from a light bulb to your entire house.

Part 2 of this article will appear in MAKE, Volume 14. by Parker Jardine

Purely Platonic from MAKE: 11: Alt Vehicles
Have fun with classic Platonic geometry while building your own dodecahedron table lamp. by Charles Platt

Electronic Test Equipment from MAKE: 10: Home Electronics
See and understand what's happening inside a circuit. by Tom Anderson, Wendell Anderson

Voltage, Current, and Resistance from MAKE: 10: Home Electronics
Voltage, current, and resistance are three staple quantities you'll encounter with anything that has electrons running through it. Here's how they all tie together. by Joe Grand

Working with Carbon Fiber from MAKE: 09: Fringe
Form, lay up, and cure your own high-performance composites. by John Wanberg

Moldmaking from MAKE: 08: Toys and Games
How the pros replicate objects. by Adam Savage

MIDI Control from MAKE: 07: Backyard Biology
Music equipment language isn't just for audio anymore. by Peter Kirn

Sensor Interfaces from MAKE: 05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors
How circuits communicate with the outside world. by Tom Igoe

Microcontroller Programming from MAKE: 04: Music and Kits for the Holidays
Easy-to-program chips tell circuitry to do what you want. by Sparkle Labs

Primer: Welding from MAKE: 03: Cars and Halloween
If you need metal stuck together, there is no quicker path than buying a portable 110-volt wire-feed welder. Mr. Jalopy's introduction to welding will help you understand the process and show how you can be a welder by the end of the weekend--and end up with a couple of jigs for the effort. by Mister Jalopy

Printed Circuit Boards from MAKE: 02: Home Entertainment
Step-by-step instructions for making your own PCBs at home. by Andrew Argyle

Soldering and Desoldering from MAKE: 01: Make Premiere
Step-by-step instructions for making (and unmaking) the perfect solder joint. by Joe Grand

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