MAKE Video Archives

Meet The Makers: Death Defying Pedal Car Figure 8 Races

Brookelynn Morris

April 25th, 2012 6

The members of the Fun Bike Unicorn Club are bringing Death Defying Figure 8 Pedal Car Races to Maker Faire Bay Area 2012. Inspired by old-school pedal carts, the club started building and of course the desire to race followed. In the spirit of healthy, and perhaps reckless, competetion, The Unicorns will be shredding around […]

Honor the Exotic Pliers

By Paul Spinrad

Paul Spinrad

Paul Spinrad is a broad-spectrum enthusiast, writer, maker, and dad who lives in San Francisco. He hatches schemes at http://investian.com.

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April 12th, 2012 6

Please don’t call them “wire strippers.” The more PC term is “exotic pliers.”

How-To: Make Your Own Art Books

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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@garethb2

March 23rd, 2012 4

In today’s crafty Make: Video, Corinne Leigh shows you how to create a simple hand-bound book for making art in, using as a scrapbook, a journal, whatever.

Backpack Buddy – Sylvia’s Mini Maker Show

By techninja42

techninja42

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March 23rd, 2012 6

Sylvia’s Mini Maker Show shows kids how to sew their own “Backpack Buddy”

How-To: Get Started with the BeagleBone

By Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson

Matt Richardson is a San Francisco-based creative technologist and Contributing Editor at MAKE. He’s the co-author of Getting Started with Raspberry Pi and the author of Getting Started with BeagleBone.

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@MattRichardson

March 14th, 2012 106

If you’re excited about getting into embedded Linux platforms for electronics projects, Matt shows you how to get started on the BeagleBone. By the end of this how-to video, you’ll be able to blink and LED, but hopefully you’ll be inspired to to take something on that’s a little more complex.