Thomas Arey
T.J. has been a freelance writer to the radio/electronics hobby world for over 25 years and is the author of Radio Monitoring: A How To Guide.Author of these Magazine Articles
Computer Printer Salvage
PC Load Letter?! Over 200 useful parts for free!
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Projects
from MAKE:
32: Design for Makers page 108
Trash Can Composter
I like to pick things out of trash cans and reuse castaway items. Here, I repurpose the trash can itself to facilitate recycling organic waste into beneficial compost.
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123
from MAKE:
31: Punk Science page 155
Mr. Coffee Autopsy
Scrounging parts from a dead coffee maker.
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DIY: Circuits
from MAKE:
30: Smarter Homes page 134
Watch Case Wrench
Make a custom tool in minutes to open your watch.
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DIY: Workshop
from MAKE:
28: Toys and Games page 128
Case Reopened
Repurposed packaging for electronics experimenters.
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DIY: Workshop
from MAKE:
17: Lost Knowledge page 153
Electronic Roadkill
Scrounging useful components on your two-wheeled travels.
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DIY: Workshop
from MAKE:
17: Lost Knowledge page 155
Survival systems: shaken, not stirred
Miniaturize a serious survival kit.
From MAKE:
16: Spy Tech page 70
Pickup the Phone
T.J. Arey has been a freelance writer to the radio/
electronics hobby world for more than 25 years and is
the author of Radio Monitoring: The How-To Guide.
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DIY: Workshop
from MAKE:
15: Music page 141
Bike Scrounging
How to fix a castoff bike and give it away.
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DIY: Outdoors
from MAKE:
12: Upload page 123
$1,000 Wind Chimes
Finding the softer side of hard drive platters.
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DIY: Home
from MAKE:
12: Upload page 133
TV Set Salvage
Nothing good on TV? Well, there's plenty of good stuff in a TV.
In
DIY: Circuits
from MAKE:
09: Fringe page 138
Clean Out a Dishwasher
Download Sample PDF
Salvaging components from unwanted appliances.
In
DIY: Workshop
from MAKE:
08: Toys and Games page 146
Dumpster Cornucopia
Reusing components from discarded electronics.
In
DIY: Workshop
from MAKE:
05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 151
Toolbox
The best tools, software, gadgets, books, magazines, and websites.
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Toolbox
from MAKE:
05: Science, Weather, and Outdoors page 172
Kits For The Holidays
Our guide to the coolest kits to make and give.
From MAKE:
04: Music and Kits for the Holidays page 64
Photographer for these Magazine Articles
Mr. Coffee Autopsy
Scrounging parts from a dead coffee maker.
In
DIY: Circuits
from MAKE:
30: Smarter Homes page 134
Case Reopened
Repurposed packaging for electronics experimenters.
In
DIY: Workshop
from MAKE:
17: Lost Knowledge page 153
Electronic Roadkill
Scrounging useful components on your two-wheeled travels.
In
DIY: Workshop
from MAKE:
17: Lost Knowledge page 155
Pickup the Phone
T.J. Arey has been a freelance writer to the radio/
electronics hobby world for more than 25 years and is
the author of Radio Monitoring: The How-To Guide.
In
DIY: Workshop
from MAKE:
15: Music page 141
Bike Scrounging
How to fix a castoff bike and give it away.
In
DIY: Outdoors
from MAKE:
12: Upload page 123
