Ed Troxell
Ed is the editorial intern for Make and Craft.Author of these Magazine Articles
Political Hot Seat
Sean Regan has taken street spam and made it into comfortable furniture.
In
Made on Earth
from MAKE:
15: Music page 25
Yabba Dabba DIY
Bill LeMaster built the Flintstone car for his grandkids' Halloween costume.
In
Made on Earth
from MAKE:
14: Optics page 22
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Pedal Smoothie
David Butcher's Pedal Powered Prime Mover as seen on Make: television.
In
Made on Earth
from MAKE:
20: For Kids of All Ages page 25
The Weight-Powered Vehicle (WPV)
How far can a car go on one foot-pound of energy?
From MAKE:
20: For Kids of All Ages page 74
Hydrogen-Oxygen Bottle Rocket
Use electricity to split tap water into hydrogen and oxygen gases, then use this explosive gas mixture to power a two-stage, electronically timed rocket.
From MAKE:
20: For Kids of All Ages page 90
Humphry Davy and the Arc Light
More than 70 years before Edisons 1879 incandescent lamp patent, the English scientist Humphry Davy developed a technique for producing controlled light from electricity.
From MAKE:
20: For Kids of All Ages page 166
My Robot, Makey
Build this simple autonomous robot thats programmed to follow objects around.
From MAKE:
19: Robots page 76
Speed Vest
Make a lightweight night-cycling vest that displays your current speed in
glowing, 7-inch-tall numbers easily visible to cars.
From MAKE:
19: Robots page 100
Burnout Sounds
Guitar effects from old compact fluorescent light bulbs.
In
DIY: Circuits
from MAKE:
19: Robots page 120
Breaking and Entering
Open and repair a damaged proximity swipe card.
In
DIY: Circuits
from MAKE:
19: Robots page 121
Greener Waves
Surfboard kit uses a new epoxy technique without fiberglass.
In
DIY: Outdoors
from MAKE:
19: Robots page 134
Home Energy Dashboards
New ways to see your power usage in real time.
From MAKE:
18: ReMake America page 48
The Garduino Garden Controller
Geeked-out gardening: use a microcontroller and simple sensors to give plants exactly the water and light they need.
From MAKE:
18: ReMake America page 90
Hogwash
How to make bacon soap, from actual bacon!
In
DIY: Home
from MAKE:
18: ReMake America page 139
The Teacup Stirling Engine
Turn the heat from tea, coffee, or candles into piston power!
From MAKE:
17: Lost Knowledge page 68
The PowerFake
Make an inexpensive desktop scroll wheel and volume control.
In
DIY: Circuits
from MAKE:
17: Lost Knowledge page 165
Polaroid Emulsion Transfer
Use photos to turn ordinary objects into works of art.
In
DIY: Transfer It
from
CRAFT:
10: Celebrate! page 126
Sharp Magnetism
Create a magnetic rack to hang your blades.
In
DIY: Hang It
from
CRAFT:
09: Crafting Green page 123
Think Outside the Cereal Box
These projects are fortified with real recycling flavor.
In
Recycle It
from
CRAFT:
09: Crafting Green page 144
Portable Spy Scope
Turn your cellphone into a high-power digiscope.
From MAKE:
16: Spy Tech page 64
Simple Laser Communicator
Talk in secret over your private laser beam light link.
From MAKE:
16: Spy Tech page 67
Dead Drop Device
A hollow bolt hides secret messages.
From MAKE:
16: Spy Tech page 72
Chladni Plate
Make sound visible with this vibrating setup.
From MAKE:
16: Spy Tech page 122
USB Motion Detector
Turn your PC into an ambush multimedia presenter.
In
DIY: Home
from MAKE:
16: Spy Tech page 165
Shoot the Rainbow
My housemates and I were planning a party, and we decided that an excellent drinking game would involve shooting all the colors of the rainbow. And thus, Skittles Vodka was born.
In
Quick Craft
from
CRAFT:
08: Weaving page 131
Print-and-Fold Ames Room
This classic illusion makes objects - and hobbits - seem to change size.
From MAKE:
14: Optics page 60
Living Room Baja Buggies
With wireless cameras on board, these radio-controlled racers give you virtual reality telepresence.
From MAKE:
14: Optics page 96
Pulsating Pal
A vibrating pillow is just what what every room needs.
In
DIY: Wire It
from
CRAFT:
07: Shoes page 128
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