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Steve Hoefer
Steve Hoefer is a creative swashbuckler, freelance writer and inventor. He regularly contributes projects to the pages of MAKE and his inventions have appeared internationally on TV, radio, and print. He lives on his family farm in Iowa.
Latest from Steve Hoefer
03/20/2014
This project will make sure you brush long enough and have fun while you're at it.
10/10/2013
In this episode, we look at the pin tumbler lock, the most popular, enduring lock design of the last 150...
10/03/2013
Sometimes the sun is my friend, warming the house on cool days. Other times it’s my enemy, warming the house...
09/20/2013
Hide an amplifier and speaker in plain sight with a project that gives a new meaning to bookshelf speakers.
09/12/2013
In this Make: Inventions, Steve builds an elevator and reenacts the death-defying stunt that Elisha Otis performed at the 1854...
08/08/2013
In this episode of Make: Inventions, Steve builds Morse's original automated transmitter as well as a gravity-driven receiver that records...
06/13/2013
On this Make: Inventions, we construct three different can opener designs, and put them to the test
12/18/2012
Build simple, rugged, floating LED lanterns that glow for days.
12/18/2012
Make a cute candy vending machine that only dispenses treats when you knock the secret rhythm on its front panel.
12/18/2012
Tacit is a wearable system that translates the distance to anything you aim your hand toward into pressure on your...
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