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New Zealander Builds Working Helicopter from Scratch

Theron is an educator, business owner, writer, and consultant working within Springfield, MO and the Ozarks community. He enjoys making and building with his 11 year old son and likes to read and write about science, technology, education, sci fi, martial arts, and philosophy.

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April 17th, 2015 2

Engineer and rotorcraft enthusiast Cameron Carter finally realized his dream of building and flying his own helicopter. This dedicated New Zealander has spent 12 years engineering this complicated personal flying machine. He sought a project that involved solving all the problems that the pioneers of aviation had to solve. One of his biggest motivations was […]

Electric Drill Provides Power For This Kid-Friendly Go-Kart

By Theron Sturgess

Theron Sturgess

Theron is an educator, business owner, writer, and consultant working within Springfield, MO and the Ozarks community. He enjoys making and building with his 11 year old son and likes to read and write about science, technology, education, sci fi, martial arts, and philosophy.

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April 17th, 2015April 16th, 2015

This clever, straightforward build is fun for both parent and child. YouTuber Daddy Handy shares his easy to build go-kart. It’s constructed with household items and parts from the hardware store. Parts range from a 2×4 chassis, a few small boards, hinges, zip ties, nuts, bolts, and an 18V power drill, and don’t forget a […]

What Do Jurrassic Park, Twisted Metal, and Waffles Have in Common? Power Wheels Racing

By James Tiberius Burke

James Tiberius Burke

is a graphic designer for Make: Magazine. His life is defined by three B's: Bikes, Burgers, Battlestar Galactica. Tiny electric car enthusiast and founder of the Power Racing Series. (www.powerracingseries.org)

Also helped start a hackerspace that one time and tricked himself into thinking he didn't write this in the third person.

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April 2nd, 2015April 7th, 2015 4

Coming to the 10th Annual Bay Area Maker Faire is the 7th season of Power Wheels racing. The Power Racing Series is a vaguely popular nerd “sport” that mods simple toy store ride-on plastic cars and converts them into $500 25mph electric racing machines. The series’ main take home is the “enforcement” of a tiny budget with sort […]

How I Built My First Electric Bike

By Parker Jardine

Parker Jardine

Manager of Systems Administration in the Information Technology Higher Education space. I enjoy biking, climbing, hockey, camping, mountaineering, hunting, paragliding, and just being outdoors. You can read my Make Magazine project articles about a diy solar panel and solar systems design in volumes 12 and 14.

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January 14th, 2015April 11th, 2016 19

My goal was an easy-to-make, low cost electric bike that was both powerful and reliable. Here’s how I did it.

DIY Hovercraft

By Meg Allan Cole

Meg Allan Cole

DIY guru

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November 8th, 2013 0

Hard Science is a new YouTube show where Anthony Carboni and Tara Long make and build cool stuff and show us their process and results. In this episode they build a hovercraft. Yeah, a HOVERCRAFT.