Andrew Lewis

Andrew Lewis is a keen artificer and computer scientist with special interests in 3D scanning, algorithmics, and open source software.

Author of these Magazine Articles

The Bobbinator
Make inexpensive linear actuators out of sewing machine bobbins.
In DIY: Circuits from MAKE: 29: DIY Superhuman page 150

Copper Tool Tidy
Build a desktop stand for your essential small tools.
In DIY: Workshop from MAKE: 28: Toys and Games page 130

Portable Powerhouse
This semi-flexible solar panel system clips onto a backpack and provides power to electronic devices.
In DIY: Outdoors from MAKE: 27: Robots page 128

Vintage VoIP
Convert a classic 1930s telephone into a Skype phone.
From MAKE: 25: Microcontrollers and Arduino page 46

Cut-and-Fold Center Finder
This cut-and-fold cardboard center finder is ideal for all those fiddly measuring jobs.
In 123 from MAKE: 24: Space page 33

Crochet Crockery
Unique containers made from yarn and resin.
In DIY: Home from MAKE: 24: Space page 130

Greenhouse Controller
Build a temperature-switched power outlet and save some green.
In DIY: Outdoors from MAKE: 24: Space page 143

DIY 3D Scanner
Introducing the SplineScan computer-controlled turntable.
From MAKE: 21: Desktop Manufacturing page 54

This object will self-destruct...
Create objects that melt into uselessness at your command.
From MAKE: 16: Spy Tech page 76

USBattery
Hide a secret flash drive in an innocent AA cell.
From MAKE: 16: Spy Tech page 80

Checkmate, Mr. Bond!
Unlock a secret compartment with magnetic chess pieces.
From MAKE: 16: Spy Tech page 84

The Amazing Seebeck Generator
With no moving parts, this simple 
energy-recycling generator scavenges waste heat from a candle and turns
it into usable electricity.
From MAKE: 15: Music page 122

Tin Can Copper Tan
Copper-coat a tin can, turning it into an aesthetically pleasing, reusable container.
In 123 from MAKE: 13: Magic page 58

Photographer for these Magazine Articles

The Bobbinator
Make inexpensive linear actuators out of sewing machine bobbins.
In DIY: Circuits from MAKE: 29: DIY Superhuman page 150

Copper Tool Tidy
Build a desktop stand for your essential small tools.
In DIY: Workshop from MAKE: 28: Toys and Games page 130

Portable Powerhouse
This semi-flexible solar panel system clips onto a backpack and provides power to electronic devices.
In DIY: Outdoors from MAKE: 27: Robots page 128

Vintage VoIP
Convert a classic 1930s telephone into a Skype phone.
From MAKE: 25: Microcontrollers and Arduino page 46

DIY 3D Scanner
Introducing the SplineScan computer-controlled turntable.
From MAKE: 21: Desktop Manufacturing page 54

This object will self-destruct...
Create objects that melt into uselessness at your command.
From MAKE: 16: Spy Tech page 76

USBattery
Hide a secret flash drive in an innocent AA cell.
From MAKE: 16: Spy Tech page 80

Checkmate, Mr. Bond!
Unlock a secret compartment with magnetic chess pieces.
From MAKE: 16: Spy Tech page 84

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