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Toolbox
Go cuckoo for coconuts, munch on the ultimate brain food, turn day into night, and build your own greenhouse.
In Toolbox from MAKE: 14: Optics page 176

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Eye in the Sky
Hack a hobby copter and see what the birds and bugs see.
From MAKE: 28: Toys and Games page 53

Watch Case Wrench
Make a custom tool in minutes to open your watch.
In DIY: Workshop from MAKE: 28: Toys and Games page 128

Limelight
Experience pre-Edison incandescent lighting.
From MAKE: 27: Robots page 104

$30 Gobo Arm: Mobile Document Camera Stand
Go hands-free for the price of a clamp.
In DIY: Workshop from MAKE: 27: Robots page 126

Drill Kart
Got an itchy trigger finger? How about two? You'll love driving the Drill Kart, an easy-to-build go-kart powered by twin cordless drills that make it steer like a tank.
From MAKE: 26: Karts and Wheels page 40

Faster Than the Wind
Mind-bending propeller cart outruns the wind that powers it.
From MAKE: 26: Karts and Wheels page 56

The Flame Tube
Visualize waveforms with fire.
From MAKE: 26: Karts and Wheels page 72

The Luna Mod
Simple, addictive sound effects looper.
From MAKE: 26: Karts and Wheels page 80

Spirulina Superfood Tank
Farm-fresh cyanobacteria.
From MAKE: 26: Karts and Wheels page 92

Biosensing
Track your body's signals and brain waves and use them to control things.
In Skill Builder from MAKE: 26: Karts and Wheels page 102

Pendulum Challenge
A fun reflex game for all ages.
In DIY: Circuits from MAKE: 26: Karts and Wheels page 113

Hack Electronic Pushbuttons
Tap into your electronic devices and take control.
In DIY: Circuits from MAKE: 26: Karts and Wheels page 116

Fool's Stool
Build a fake Colonial Period stool good enough to fool almost anybody.
In DIY: Home from MAKE: 26: Karts and Wheels page 128

Hidden-Magnet Knife Holder
Craft a cool way to keep your cutlery.
In DIY: Home from MAKE: 26: Karts and Wheels page 134

Kinetic Illusion Toys
Deceive the eye with impossible falling motion.
In Toys, Tricks, and Teasers from MAKE: 26: Karts and Wheels page 148

Ptah-Hotep and the Bag Press
Use linen, wood, and the wisdom of ancient Egyptians to make a juicer.
In Remaking History from MAKE: 26: Karts and Wheels page 170

Yobot: Precision Fermentation
Build your own smart yogurt maker.
From MAKE: 25: Microcontrollers and Arduino page 57

Holography
Capture magical 3D images without a camera.
In Skill Builder from MAKE: 25: Microcontrollers and Arduino page 116

Faux Flames
Make realistic fake fire, using fabric, a fan, and some LEDs.
In DIY: Workshop from MAKE: 25: Microcontrollers and Arduino page 140

Helium Balloon Imaging "Satellite"
Snap aerial photos from 300' up by suspending a hacked drugstore camera from 3 tethered helium balloons.
From MAKE: 24: Space page 80

Electromagnetic Aluminum Levitator
This simple AC-powered coil device uses magnetism to levitate aluminum rings and shoot them into the air - and aluminum isn't even magnetic!
From MAKE: 24: Space page 100

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

Bucket Full O' Pockets
Make your tool bucket even handier with a nifty cover.
In DIY: Workshop from MAKE: 24: Space page 137

Magic Mirror
Make a know-it-all animated reflection that talks back.
From MAKE: 23: Gadgets page 54

One-Way Ticket
Pressurize with a plunger that pushes but doesn't pull.
From MAKE: 23: Gadgets page 68

Squelette, the Bare-Bones Amplifier
Squelette is a see-through amplifier that sounds ridiculously good while showing off your soldering (it looks nothing like a typical audio product).
From MAKE: 23: Gadgets page 70

Gyrocar
Outfit a toy gyroscope with an electric motor to make it run continuously, and add an adjustable drive wheel that lets it chug along a monorail, balance on a string, circle the rim of a pot, and perform other tricks.
From MAKE: 23: Gadgets page 84

The Most Useless Machine
Make a machine that, when you flip the switch on, an arm reaches out of a door to turn the switch back off.
From MAKE: 23: Gadgets page 94

CD/DVD Parts Container
A new twist on the old baby-food jar organizer.
In DIY: Workshop from MAKE: 23: Gadgets page 115

Samuel Morse and the Telegraph
Despite the fact that Morse had little knowledge of electricity, he plunged ahead as only a man in the throes of a serious midlife crisis could.
In Remaking History from MAKE: 23: Gadgets page 168

Direct Digital Wedding Rings
Create custom jewelry using CAD software and a 3D printer.
From MAKE: 21: Desktop Manufacturing page 64

Electroluminescent (EL) Wire
Bring glow into your projects by learning how to work this flexible, durable material.
In Skill Builder from MAKE: 21: Desktop Manufacturing page 142

Benjamin Franklin’s Electrical Experiments
Benjamin Franklin and electricity.
In Remaking History from MAKE: 21: Desktop Manufacturing page 168

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

The Autophenakistoscope
Motorize a 19th-century parlor novelty, and keep its frames synched to an LED strobe by using a sensor and an Arduino microcontroller.
From MAKE: 20: For Kids of All Ages page 100

Lunchbox Laser Shows
Build three different laser effects machines that fit into metal lunchboxes to create exciting sound and light shows.
From MAKE: 20: For Kids of All Ages page 110

A 1673 View of the Microscopic Universe
Make your own van Leeuwenhoek microscope.
In DIY: Science from MAKE: 20: For Kids of All Ages page 125

WireFinder 9000
Find buried cable breaks with a radio.
In DIY: Home from MAKE: 20: For Kids of All Ages page 141

Make: Money
Sell MAKE subscriptions and your club keeps 50 percent of the proceeds.
In Maker's Corner from MAKE: 19: Robots page 15

Meet the Blimpduino
Introducing a new kit to build the fastest, most nimble blimp around.
From MAKE: 19: Robots page 52

My Robot, Makey
Build this simple autonomous robot that’s programmed to follow objects around.
From MAKE: 19: Robots page 76

Rok-Bak Chair
This recliner is very comfortable, easy and inexpensive to build, and can be assembled or disassembled in a few minutes.
From MAKE: 19: Robots page 88

Greener Waves
Surfboard kit uses a new epoxy technique without fiberglass.
In DIY: Outdoors from MAKE: 19: Robots page 134

Tool Library
Dustin Zuckerman is putting his tools into circulation.
In Maker from MAKE: 18: ReMake America page 38

Power Down with DMAIC
Reduce your electricity bill with the engineer's favorite problem-solving method.
From MAKE: 18: ReMake America page 52

Lay of the Land
Mapping your lot is the first step in designing a homestead.
In Skill Builder from MAKE: 18: ReMake America page 142

Crib Notes
Modding a baby crib for disabled parents.
In Maker from MAKE: 17: Lost Knowledge page 37

The Teacup Stirling Engine
Turn the heat from tea, coffee, or candles into piston power!
From MAKE: 17: Lost Knowledge page 68

Your Own Wunderkammer
How to create your own museum of the bizarre and the beautiful.
In Build Notes from MAKE: 17: Lost Knowledge page 130

Random Music Box
Microprocessor organ and servo drum play an endless song.
In DIY: Music from MAKE: 17: Lost Knowledge page 141

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Eye in the Sky
Hack a hobby copter and see what the birds and bugs see.
From MAKE: 28: Toys and Games page 53

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