Gryphon Ornithopters 11/14/2011 At MAKE Labs we built a squadron of balsa-and-tissue ornithopters for William Gurstelle’s how-to article in MAKE Volume 08. The...
SunMod Remote Kit 11/03/2011 In MAKE Volume 25, Sparkle Labs showed how to hack your TV remote control to make it solar powered. Just...
Surfboard Shaping Starter Kit 10/27/2011 Traditional surfboards are fragile, plus they’re made of toxic goo — polyurethane foam and polyester resin — that ends up...
Electric Plane Launcher 10/26/2011 This kit’s great for office warfare but it’s really meant for flight-testing paper airplanes. Two DC motors spin rubber discs in...
Why Are We Crazy for Kits? 10/24/2011 Kits are the gateway DIY project. Words can’t describe the pride a 9-year-old feels when he glues the final piece...
Made On Earth — Ultimate Hot Wheels Track 04/26/2011 Chris Burden's kinetic sculpture Metropolis II is a mesmerizing cityscape where 1,100 toy cars blaze down 18 lanes of freeways...
How-To: Make a $20 spectrograph (from MAKE Volume 24) 11/17/2010 Want to discover the chemical make-up of distant stars and planets? Use a spectroscope. It displays a little rainbow of...
Where to find Make: Ultimate Workshop and Tool Guide 2011 11/10/2010 Secret sauce for your workshop, and smart gifts for the makers on your list — you’ll be smitten with our...
DIY Ion Engine 10/26/2010 To get to Mars, we’ll use the same technology as Darth Vader’s TIE fighter — the ion propulsion engine. It...
Spaceport Sheboygan 10/26/2010 Need to catch a flight to space? If you live in the Midwest, a proposed spaceplane hub nestled on the...
