Steve Hoefer

Toothy Toothbrush Timer

03/20/2014

This project will make sure you brush long enough and have fun while you're at it.

Make: Inventions “Pin Tumbler Lock”

10/10/2013

In this episode, we look at the pin tumbler lock, the most popular, enduring lock design of the last 150...

Mini Blind Minder

10/03/2013

Sometimes the sun is my friend, warming the house on cool days. Other times it’s my enemy, warming the house...

Bookshelf Boombox

09/20/2013

Hide an amplifier and speaker in plain sight with a project that gives a new meaning to bookshelf speakers.

Make: Inventions “The Safety Elevator”

09/12/2013

In this Make: Inventions, Steve builds an elevator and reenacts the death-defying stunt that Elisha Otis performed at the 1854...

Make: Inventions “Building Morse’s First Telegraph”

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...

Make: Inventions | Can Openers

06/13/2013

On this Make: Inventions, we construct three different can opener designs, and put them to the test

Eternal Flame Indestructible LED Lantern

12/18/2012

Build simple, rugged, floating LED lanterns that glow for days.

Secret-Knock Gumball Machine

12/18/2012

Make a cute candy vending machine that only dispenses treats when you knock the secret rhythm on its front panel.

Tacit: A Haptic Wrist Rangefinder

12/18/2012

[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/34814398 w=560&h=315] Tacit is a wearable system that translates the distance to anything you aim your hand toward into...

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