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.
In Crafts from MAKE: 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.
In 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.
In 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.
From MAKE: 09: Fringe page 92

The ByteLight
Make a high-tech mood light from a fluorescent lamp and 54 obsolete SIMMs.
In 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.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 09: Fringe page 172

Corrugated Glow
Create sunset lighting with a fiberglass tea lantern.
In DIY: Flash It from CRAFT: 02: Creative Clones page 114

Toolbox
Create ant farm documentaries, play record albums with a plastic cup, and dosome pocket-sized instant messaging.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 07: Backyard Biology page 166

T-Shirt Laptop Pouch
Reincarnated tee "iShirt" protects your computer and deters thieves.
In 123 from MAKE: 06: Robots page 27

Toolbox
The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites.
In 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.
In Maker from MAKE: 04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 59

Toolbox
The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites.
In 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?
In DIY: Home Entertainment from MAKE: 02: Home Entertainment page 126