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Tell Us What You’d Like To See In MAKE, Win A Subscription

Tell Us What You’d Like To See In MAKE, Win A Subscription

We’ve had some great feedback lately to our contest questions, so we’ve decided to throw the door wide open on the latest element14 giveaway and see what flies in! The comments on the landing page are rocking along great, so far, but we want your input, too! So nowโ€™s the time to dust off your “I always wished MAKE wouldโ€ฆ” file, flip open the cover, and let us know what’s inside. Weโ€™ve got ten subs to give away, so thereโ€™s plenty to go โ€™round. Thanks for your time and attention!

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Reverse Geocache Puzzlebox Controversy

Reverse Geocache Puzzlebox Controversy

Should patented, patent-pending, or copyrighted projects NOT be in MAKE? This is the question that has been raised around Mikal Hart‘s Reverse Geocache Puzzlebox project from MAKE Volume 25. It’s a clever project. Where geocaching is a game of high-tech hide and seek game, with players using GPS to find a hidden “cache” of trinkets, […]

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John Iovine: Geiger Counter Sanity Check

John Iovine: Geiger Counter Sanity Check

Through his company Images Scientific Instruments, John Iovine has been designing, making, and selling Geiger counters for nearly 15 years. MAKEโ€™s Paul Spinrad talked with him about the recent run on Geiger counters, how (in)accurate and misleadingly described many of them are, and two new counters heโ€™s designing for MAKE Volume 29: a standalone data-logging […]

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MAKE Volume 26: Karts & Wheels

MAKE Volume 26: Karts & Wheels

Roll Into Spring with MAKE Volume 26: “Karts and Wheels” Garage go-kart building is a time-honored hobby for do-it-yourselfers, and we’ve got plans and articles to help you build wheeled wonders that’ll have you and the kids racing around the neighborhood in DIY style. Build a longboard skateboard by bending plywood. Propel a go-kart with […]

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Share Your Go-Kart Stories!

Share Your Go-Kart Stories!

Part of the charming special section opener illustration, by Juan Leguizamon, for MAKE Volume 26 As you likely know, the next issue of MAKE, now wending its way to subscribers (hitting newsstands by April 26) , is themed “Karts and Wheels.” While working on it, and its numerous projects and features (covering go-karts, scooters, skateboards, […]

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