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Rheoscopic Disc Coffee Table
Make this spinning, swirling, self-contained liquid disc and mount it in your table for a gorgeous centerpiece.

Building a Robot Arm Part 2: Designing the Solid Base
This project is part 2 in the building a robot arm tutorial.

Finish Your Trinkets with This DIY Faux Enamel
Here’s a fun tutorial that was used in a DIY project found in a past issue of Make: — the “EZ-Make Oven.” It featured an incandescent bulb, as a heat source, built into a paint can for baking plastisol creatures, aka Creepy Crawlers!

Coffee Roaster: The Nirvana Machine
Lots of folks think that quaffing a cup of coffee from boutique beans comes close to nirvana, but roasting your own beans will bring you even closer.

MacGyver a Semi-Auto Coffee Roaster from 3 Cordless Screwdrivers
Three cordless screwdrivers and a microcontroller = perfect small batch coffee roasting.

Learn to Solder the Adorable Pixel Pal Chip
Soldering is fun and with a little practice it is a skill that anyone can master. Lets start with assembling Chip and his Pixel Power base and then we can plug him into an Arduino and program his eyes.

Howtoons: Build a Pinewood Derby Track at Home
There are not many kids (or adults) who don't know what the Pinewood Derby is, but if it wasn't a part of your childhood, here is your chance to build your own pinewood derby track and car right at home.

Track Night-Launched Projectiles with LEDs
Have fun and do science by flying toy rockets with an LED tracking light.

Build a Delay Timer that Doesn’t Suck (Energy)
Build a clever timer circuit that draws no current at all between cycles — zero power!

Heat-Treat Steel for a Rubber Band Shooter
Learn how to heat-treat and toughen the metal that built our world: carbon steel.

Toy Inventor’s Notebook: Footstep Sand Stampers
Here’s a fun and easy project for summer: Hack a pair of flip-flops so they make designs in the sand as you walk. Just add a bit of Sugru to your sandals and start stamping!