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After two years, MAKE has become one of most celebrated new magazines to hit the newsstands, and certainly one of the hottest reads. If you're just catching on to the MAKE phenomenon and wonder what you've missed, this book contains the best DIY projects from the magazine's first ten volumes -- a surefire collection of fun and challenging activities going back to MAKE's launch in early 2005.Find out why MAKE has attracted a passionate followin...

Paper printers can print in color, why not 3D printers? Well, now they can! New multicolor and multi-material 3D printers are more approachable than ever à à Ã?Â[ and theyà à Ã?Â[ re good! In this issue of Make: we go in depth with the latest multi-filament 3D printing systems from Bambu Labs, Prusa Research, and others to show you how to get the best color 3D prints. But even though you can print multicolor pieces, should you? From waste towe...

Electronic Music from Scratch is a complete crash course in the joys of musical circuitry. Taking inspiration from famous instruments in electronic music history, this guide shows readers how to create dozens of whimsical, unexpected, and incredibly usable musical instruments. Create oscillators that compose their own melodies based on candle flickers, cassette players with keyboard attachments, a talkbox for scaring younger relatives, and so,...

This practical, user-friendly reference book of common mechanical engineering concepts is geared toward makers who don't have (or want) an engineering degree but need to know the essentials of basic mechanical elements to successfully accomplish their personal projects. The book provides practical mechanical engineering information (supplemented with the applicable math, science, physics, and engineering theory) without being boring like a typ...

This follow-up to Shawn Thorsson's bestselling Make: Props and Costume Armor takes readers even farther into the world of making realistic science fiction- and fantasy-inspired prop replicas and wearable costume armor. It's designed to be useful for everyone from the beginner all the way up to the experienced craftsman looking to expand his or her repertoire. The author's clear, step-by-step approach to explanations and his entertaining, humor...

In this almanac of locks and lock picking, Schuyler Towne—mechanical security researcher and competitive lockpicker—takes you through every facet of locks, including their complex mechanical, cultural, and emotional aspects. You’ll learn how locks evolved, how each innovation was refined and then ultimately defeated, and how they came to be the thing we depend on to protect our homes and ourselves.Along the way, Towne shares stories about peop...

Maker's Notebooks are the perfect place to write your own ideas, diagrams, sketches, calculations and notes and make excellent gifts for all the Maker, Crafter, Teacher, Student, Engineer, Inventor, Scientist, Dreamers out there...hey that sounds like you! The Maker's Notebook (10" x 7") contains 150 pages of engineering graph paper with 20 pages of excellent Maker reference material. New introduction and content from DIY tech and cyberculture...

Atmel's AVR microcontrollers are the chips that power Arduino, and are the go-to chip for many hobbyist and hardware hacking projects. In this book you'll set aside the layers of abstraction provided by the Arduino environment and learn how to program AVR microcontrollers directly. In doing so, you'll get closer to the chip and you'll be able to squeeze more power and features out of it. Each chapter of this book is centered around projects t...

What if your clothing could change color to complement your skin tone, respond to your racing heartbeat, or connect you with a loved one from afar?Welcome to the world of shoes that can dynamically shift your height, jackets that display when the next bus is coming, and neckties that can nudge your business partner from across the room. Whether it be for fashion, function, or human connectedness, wearable electronics can be used to design inte...

Want to know how to use an electronic component? This second book of a three-volume set includes key information on electronics parts for your projects--complete with photographs, schematics, and diagrams. You'll learn what each one does, how it works, why it's useful, and what variants exist. No matter how much you know about electronics, you'll find fascinating details you've never come across before.Perfect for teachers, hobbyists, engineer...

Boards, Boards, Boards! It’, s all about the boards that are rocking the Maker world. We're in a gold rush of controllers and mini-computers, putting raw power into your hands and giving you the ability to express whatever your imagination can suggest. What was once the domain of giant electronics manufacturers only a few years ago can now be shipped to you overnight to play with, and help you develop your own amazing projects. Do your ...

Get started with MintDuino, the Maker Shed kit that's perfect for learning or teaching the fundamentals of how microcontrollers work. This hands-on book shows you how to build a complete MintDuino project from start to finish. Learn how to assemble the microcontroller on a breadboard (no soldering required), and immediately begin programming it. You'll build the MintDuino Reflex Game in five separate stages or sub-tasks. Breaking down a large...

Build a robot that responds to electrical activity in your brain-it's easy and fun. If you're familiar with Arduino and have basic mechanical building skills, this book will show you how to construct a robot that plays sounds, blinks lights, and reacts to signals from an affordable electroencephalography (EEG) headband. Concentrate and the robot will move. Focus more and it will go faster. Let your mind wander and the robot will slow down. Yo...

Experience the magic of biology in your own home lab. This hands-on introduction includes more than 30 educational (and fun) experiments that help you explore this fascinating field on your own. Perfect for middle- and high-school students and DIY enthusiasts, this full-color guide teaches you the basics of biology lab work and shows you how to set up a safe lab at home.The Illustrated Guide to Home Biology Experiments is also written with the...

Have you ever wondered whether the forensic science you’, ve seen on TV is anything like the real thing? There’, s no better way to find out than to roll up your sleeves and do it yourself. This full-color book offers advice for setting up an inexpensive home lab, and includes more than 50 hands-on lab sessions that deal with forensic science experiments in biology, chemistry, and physics. You’, ll learn the practical skills ...

Make: High-Power Rockets is for all the science geeks who look at the moon and try to figure out where Neil Armstrong walked, watch in awe as rockets lift off, and want to fly their own model rockets. Starting with an overview of mid- and high-power rocketry, readers will start out making rockets with F and G engines, and move on up to H engines.

These days drones are buzzing, not only in the skies, but throughout the maker community! Makers' love affair with drones is easy to understand: it has all the trademarks of the maker movement. From open source hardware, robotics (like sensors), cameras, to innovative applications to solve real-world problems, drones are fun and functional. In Volume 44 of Make:, the editors dive into the red-hot world of quadcopters, with drone builds and ins...

Beginning with the basics and moving gradually to greater challenges, this book takes you step-by-step through experiments and projects that show you how to make your Arduino or Raspberry Pi create and control movement, light, and sound. In other words: action!

Written by the founders of the architecture, design, and research firm Filson and Rohrbacher, this book takes you through the basics of CNC fabrication, the design process, production, and construction of your own furniture designs.

If there's a holiday made for makers, it's Halloween! In this special issue collecting Make: projects past and present you'll learn to control off-the-shelf electronic decorations using Arduino, use simple make-up effects to create classic monsters, replicate your favorite costume props, and more.More than 35 projects including:Construct realistic costume chainmail from steel wire3D print Arduino-powered, light-up flexible costume spikesPneuma...