Make: is the only magazine dedicated entirely to DIY technology projects — electronics, 3D printing and digital fabrication, craft, cosplay, food hacks, robotics and AI, and more. Every issue is packed with dozens of step-by-step builds, how-to guides, and feature stories about inspired makers and their amazing creations. Subscribers can improve their skills with insider tips from innovative makers, build unique projects for all ages and skill levels, and read cutting-edge reviews and recommendations for tools, gadgets, and gear. Get motivated and inspired four times a year by this one-of-a-kind magazine for makers everywhere.
Make:
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
A Magazine, a Movement By and For Makers
MADE ON EARTH • Amazing builds from around the globe
Making Mayor Clayton's WONDERLAB WRITTEN BY CHRISTIE MIGA • CREATING A WHIMSICAL MAKERSPACE FOR “WISH” KIDS
EVEN THE TEENS
PINBALL RESTORATION REVIVAL • HOUSTON PLAYERS AND COLLECTORS COME TOGETHER AROUND PINBALL TOURNAMENTS — AND KEEPING CLASSIC MACHINES RUNNING
Back to the Beginning • THE TEAM THAT MADE THE FIRST MAKE: MAGAZINE
The OG Team
Where are they now?
The Band Began to Play
Triumph of the Makers THE FUTURE IS HERE
Loving These Lasers • POWER’S UP, PRICES ARE DOWN — TIME TO ADD A NEW TOOL TO YOUR SHOP!
Don't Fry an Eye • PROTECT YOUR VISION FROM LASER TOOLS
What Cuts What? • THREE LASER TYPES AND WHICH MATERIALS THEY CAN HANDLE
Upping Their Game • HEATED CHAMBERS, TOOL CHANGERS, DUAL EXTRUDERS — FILAMENT 3D PRINTERS ARE INNOVATING, SPARKED BY COMPETITION AND BY THE OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITY
LDO Inside! • THE SECRET SAUCE FOR INNOVATIVE 3D PRINTERS, CNCS, AND KITS
10 Years On: CREATING A 3D PRINTER THAT PRINTS CHOCOLATE
Sharing Is Caring • ONCE FREE, 3D FILE SHARING SITES NOW HELP DESIGNERS GET PAID
Carving New Paths • NEW AND NOTABLE CNC GEAR WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT FOR 2025
Get Your Bearings • BUILD A HANDHELD CNC ROUTER THAT AUTOMATICALLY KEEPS YOUR CUTS ON TRACK
Upcycle a Printer • TRANSFORM THAT OLD 3D PRINTER INTO A COOL NEW CNC TOOL
3D-Printed Lace Fabric • How to 3D print lace — with zero 3D modeling skills required
Wobble Disk Coffee Roaster • Hack a heat gun, flour sifter, and pizza pan to build the ultimate DIY coffee roaster
Build a Better Screen Lock • Respite for the terminally online
An Electronic Safe • Set your combo with rotary switches — and a timer to thwart brute-force attacks
Bubble Blaster Brat Bot • Hack a clever toy and a robot arm to make a bubbly companion
MORE BUBBLE FUN
Binders Full of Jammin' • Turn a three-ring binder into a portable music system
Make It Matter • Explore an emerging home automation standard
Flat Flicker Games • Make these mini tabletop games from a single piece of acrylic!
50 Dollar Water Turbine • GENERATE 200 WATTS FROM THIS PICO HYDROELECTRIC TURBINE BUILT FROM EVERYDAY MATERIALS
ALL ABOUT SMA CONNECTORS • Wi-Fi, radio, high-frequency data — it all goes through these gigahertz coaxial connectors
BNC AND SMA INVENTORS
LEVEL UP! • Use a video game-style skill tree to develop your real-world maker and life skills
3D PRINTING • Skill Tree: Color in the Boxes
DIGITAL FABRICATION EDITION
COOKIN' DERBY