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Install a Pressurized Water System on Your Car Bumper

Install a Pressurized Water System on Your Car Bumper

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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Self-trained “hobbyist engineer” Ed Zarick added running water to the outside of his jeep with a reservoir he installed in his bumper.

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What’s Inside: Anatomy of a Monowheel

What’s Inside: Anatomy of a Monowheel

Dave Southall

By Dave Southall

Dave Southall

Dave Southall has been a street performer, acrobat, university lecturer, special effects technician and lately, a TV presenter. He has a degree in electrical engineering, a Ph.D. in electronics, a master’s in 3D design, and a shed.

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Monowheels, by their very nature, are fairly simple machines; after all they only have one wheel! They work by driving a seated base around the inside of a circular track to push it forward — you might think of them as a perpetual roller coaster.

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Jurassic Park Car Replica Is Perfect for Dinosaur Hunting

Jurassic Park Car Replica Is Perfect for Dinosaur Hunting

By Nicole Smith

Nicole Smith

Nicole is a former Editorial Intern at Make: She is a long time maker and previously worked for Instructables.com (Penolopy Bulnick). Every day she is inspired by something new and wishes there was more hours in the day to make!

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This Jurassic Park tour vehicle replica seems like it could have been driven straight out of the original Jurassic Park movie. This awesome car was made by Imgur user scoodidabop. He started with a ’93 Ford Explorer and made quite a few changes to it. He spent about two years looking for the parts he needed and spent over a year actually working on it. […]

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Blast Off with this Homemade Atomic Age Rocket Camper

Blast Off with this Homemade Atomic Age Rocket Camper

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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When Alaskan resident Bill Guernsey got into a serious plane crash and broke his back and fractured seven ribs, he knew he was going to be laid up for a long, long time. But rather than let that get the best of him, he decided to use the time to finally design and then build […]

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The Hackmobile, Coming to a Town Near You!

The Hackmobile, Coming to a Town Near You!

By Nick Normal

Nick Normal

I'm an artist & maker. A lifelong biblioholic, and advocate for all-things geekathon. Home is Long Island City, Queens, which I consider the greatest place on Earth. 5-year former Resident of Flux Factory, co-organizer for World Maker Faire (NYC), and blogger all over the net. Howdy!

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We’ve seen many novel uses of the Ford Transit Connect over the past couple of years. Makers have modified this vehicle to suit their needs, be it a mobile photography studio, for remote excursions to a drone launchpad, or even as a delivery vehicle with sliding shelves for micro greens. Then, last year we solicited […]

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