Make:

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