Ross Orr
Ross W. Orr hacks low-tech gadgets and invasive plants in Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Pinhole Panoramic Camera
There is a cult following of pinhole cameras and photography. Initiate yourself by building your very own pinhole camera out of wood.
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Crafts
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schoolsout: School's Out page 44
Toolbox
The best tools, software, publications, and websites. Plus: Favorite Things as chosen by the bike-crazed editors of Momentum magazine.
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Toolbox
from MAKE:
11: Alt Vehicles page 174
Toolbox
Get started in electronics, eliminate red eye the old-school way, and touch up your walls with the screw of a lid.
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Toolbox
from MAKE:
10: Home Electronics page 168
Project: Panoramic Pinhole Camera
Lenseless and low-tech, pinhole cameras have always been maker-friendly. But forget the Quaker Oats carton, and go wide with this roll-film, panorama design.
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09: Fringe page 92
The ByteLight
Make a high-tech mood light from a fluorescent lamp and 54 obsolete SIMMs.
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DIY: Home
from MAKE:
09: Fringe page 132
Toolbox
Read about crop circles, make your own temporary tattoos, and take crystal-clear photos with a circular polarizing filter.
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Toolbox
from MAKE:
09: Fringe page 172
Corrugated Glow
Create sunset lighting with a fiberglass tea lantern.
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DIY: Flash It
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CRAFT:
02: Creative Clones page 114
Toolbox
Create ant farm documentaries, play record albums with a plastic cup, and dosome pocket-sized instant messaging.
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Toolbox
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07: Backyard Biology page 166
T-Shirt Laptop Pouch
Reincarnated tee "iShirt" protects your computer and deters thieves.
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123
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06: Robots page 27
Toolbox
The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites.
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Toolbox
from MAKE:
05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 172
Film Jockey
Julie Meitz uses old film projectors to create collages of light and color.
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Maker
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04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 59
Toolbox
The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites.
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Toolbox
from MAKE:
04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 168
Thermofooler
Who needs a "smart" thermostat when you can trick your dumb one into lowering your heating bill?
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DIY: Home Entertainment
from MAKE:
02: Home Entertainment page 126










