MAKE Volume 17 goes really old school with the Lost Knowledge issue, featuring projects and articles covering the steampunk scene — makers creating their own alternative Victorian world through modified computers, phones, cars, costumes, and other fantastic creations. Projects include an elegant Wimshurst Influence Machine (an electrostatic generator built entirely from Home Depot parts), a Florence Siphon […]
No mission is impossible when makers put their minds to it. Make Volume 16 will help you get smart with a special section on spy tech. Learn how to build and use tiny surveillance devices, and how to know if a spy is using them on you. From tiny video cameras to sneaky recorders, this […]
Explore the euphonic delights of homemade music in MAKE, Volume 15, the Musical Instrument issue. From handheld synthesizers, to laser harps, to autonomous robot composers, MAKE 15 will fill your world with sweet sounds made by you, even if you’ve never learned to play an instrument. » BUY OR SUBSCRIBE » GET THE DIGITAL EDITION
In this issue of MAKE you’ll learn how to make an inexpensive but powerful digital microscope that can display bacteria colonies on a video monitor, a vintage-looking opaque projector that can display artwork onto a wall, a model of a crazy-angled Ames room, and a cool kaleidoscope. Also, we’ll show you how to build a […]
Abracadabra! In this issue of MAKE, you’ll perplex your pals and confound your colleagues with wooden blocks that seemingly pass through solid objects, balls that float, pens that dance at your command, and more. You’ll also learn how to grow a half-ton pumpkin, make an irresistible fishing lure for 3 1/4 cents, build an air-powered […]
MAKE Volume 12 features our special section on digital arts and crafts called “Upload,” where you’ll learn how to take infrared photographs, shoot movies with custom backgrounds, and make fun-to-watch slideshows of your digital family photos. You’ll also learn how to make an extremely loud air whistle, a solar-powered xylophone, and a TV remote control […]
Our special “DIY Wheels” section brings you plans for making a mobile drive-in movie theater, a cool chopper out of an old bicycle, and a pedal-powered iPod charger. We’ll also show you how to make a remote control bird feeder to take amazing photos of birds, a vintage-style remote control race car out of sheet […]
All hail the tiny electron! At the speed of light, these subatomic servants rush through circuits, performing countless tasks to make our lives more interesting, comfortable, and fun. Even if you don’t know a resistor from a transistor, this volume will teach you how to make electronic devices that entertain, enlighten, and enable. » BUY […]
Explore the fringes of technology with projects that push the boundaries of physics and reason. » BUY OR SUBSCRIBE » GET THE DIGITAL EDITION
A secret history of Myst, resurrecting a neglected pinball machine, making an asteroid mining colony on your kitchen table, creating robotic desk toys, building a rubber band ornithopter, making a toy gun controlled alarm clock, and a special primer on mold making by Mythbuster’s Adam Savage. » BUY OR SUBSCRIBE » GET THE DIGITAL EDITION
