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Unquestionably believe that which you said. Your favorite reason seemed to be on the web the easiest thing to be aware of. I say to you, I certainly get irked while people think about worries that they...

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New Project: Build Your Own Spinning Hurricane Balls

Louis Poinsot was the first to demonstrate that any number of individual forces pushing or pulling on a rigid thing can be simplified into just a single linear force and a twisting force called a...

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New Project: Make a Lego Block Puzzle in 3 Simple Steps

Combine building blocks and your favorite pictures to make fun custom puzzles. Read more on MAKE The post Make a Lego Block Puzzle in 3 Simple Steps appeared first on Make: DIY Projects, How-Tos,...

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New Project: Skill Builder: How to Find the Center of Any Circle

If you need to drill a hole in the center of a circular material, you’ll have to find it first. You could buy a fancy center-finding tool, or you can use simple measuring tools and these easy methods...

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New Project: Build Sensors for Squirt Gun “Laser” Tag

Everyone loves water gun fights in the summer. But you can always make something better by adding electronics to it. So I designed a set of water sensors and buzzers that will beep when they are hit...

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New Project: Build a Simple Bar Clamp Storage Rack

If you have your own shop, chances are you have a ton of clamps yet find yourself needing more. This is certainly the case over here at the Maker Media Lab. We have so many clamps that they were...

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New Project: Build an Easy, Versatile Magnetic Flashlight Tripod

When I discovered my Stanley Tripod flashlight had a battery acid leak, it was, unfortunately, exactly when I needed a tripod flashlight the most — for fixing a leak under my sink. I went to my...

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New Project: Build a Quick and Easy Clamp Rack

This simple clamp rack provides easy-access storage for a number of different clamp styles. It only takes about an hour or two to build, and uses common materials, making it a great project for those...

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New Project: How to Design a Robot Arm with CAD Software

Exploring what is possible with robots and how to design a robot arm. Read more on MAKE The post How to Design a Robot Arm with CAD Software appeared first on Make: DIY Projects, How-Tos, Electronics,...

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New Project: Doortop Stash

Pop quiz: What does the top edge of say, your utility closet door look like? I’m betting that you’ve never seen it, even if you’ve lived in your home for awhile. And although there’s not a lot of room...

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New Project: How to Make a Robotic Drum Using Arduino

Everyone has a Maker in them. We make for fun and exploration, we make to test ideas, and we make to solve real-world problems. Ponytrap wasn’t intended to be a Maker band — we just seemed to have a...

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New Project: Make LED Greeting Cards Without Soldering

Electronics greeting cards are a great, approachable project for beginners to assemble in under an hour. You won’t need to plug in a soldering iron, since these cards are wired using a special...

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New Project: Preserve Data in a Mason Jar Using Raspberry Pi

Make a custom Raspberry Pi enclosure to store family memories right next to your tomatoes. Read more on MAKE The post Preserve Data in a Mason Jar Using Raspberry Pi appeared first on Make: DIY...

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New Project: Howtoons: Build an Extendable Wooden Robot Arm

Build your own extendable robo arm from paint stirring sticks! Read more on MAKE The post Howtoons: Build an Extendable Wooden Robot Arm appeared first on Make: DIY Projects, How-Tos, Electronics,...

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New Project: 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...

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New Project: Building a Robot Arm Part 2: Designing the Solid Base

This project is part 2 in the building a robot arm tutorial. In the first part, I showed how to design the robot arm. In part one of making a robot arm, we explored a lot of things like 3D computer...

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New Project: Rheoscopic Disc Coffee Table

[Editor’s Note: The Rheoscopic Disc Coffee Table is a project we liked so much, we decided to add a video to it and flush out the final steps for mounting the disc inside of the table.] When I last...

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New Project: Skill Builder: Designing Dual Extrusion 3D Printed Parts

3D printing is pretty neat. Dual extrusion 3D printing is super neat. Modeling with CAD is pretty neat. Modeling with a cloud-based, version controlled, and free to use CAD program like Onshape is...

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New Project: 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! First, clean the bottom of...

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New Project: Sew a Durable Drawstring Bag

This drawstring bag is the perfect way to carry around your stuff! You can throw it over your shoulder or wear it as a backpack. I loosely based this project on another drawstring bag I had; it broke...

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