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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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Industrial Design for Makers
How to make your project better through intelligent design.
In Features from MAKE: 32: Design for Makers page 44

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

Woven Map Basket
Transform old maps from your road trip into a woven basket that holds your trip souvenirs.
In Crafts from MAKE: schoolsout: School's Out page 44

Home Perfumery
Build a still to extract the scent from rosemary, lavender, mint, eucalyptus, and other scented flora. Then use the oil you collect to add scent to things like soap, lotion, or even your bathwater!
In Crafts from MAKE: schoolsout: School's Out page 44

Precious Metal Clay
Ever wished you could sculpt metal like clay? You can, with precious metal clay (PMC)!
In Crafts from MAKE: schoolsout: School's Out page 45

Cracker Box Amplifier
Finish up those crackers and make a tasty box that rocks for about $30 in parts.
In Music from MAKE: schoolsout: School's Out page 54

Fireball Shooter
What rockstar doesn't want to shoot flames? Whip up a mini, handheld fireball shooter using $4 glo-plug, batteries, and a binder clip, and turn up the heat in your live performance. Hot!
In Music from MAKE: schoolsout: School's Out page 54

Evasive Beeping Thing
Drive your frenemies insane! This infernal noisemaker emits a 5-second beep every few minutes that's so high-pitched they can't tell where it's coming from.
In Pranks from MAKE: schoolsout: School's Out page 62

Helium Balloon Imaging "Satellite"
Snap aerial photos from 300 feet up by suspending a hacked drugstore digital camera from three tethered helium balloons.
In Flight from MAKE: schoolsout: School's Out page 71

Most Useless Machine
What's more useless than a machine whose sole purpose is to turn itself?
In Electronics from MAKE: schoolsout: School's Out page 78

Tabletop Biosphere
Become the master of your own universe complete with a freshwater shrimp "econaut" and a cleaning crew of snails.
In Weird Science from MAKE: schoolsout: School's Out page 84

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

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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