Contents

Preface

Welcome

Chapter 1: Home & Garden

IKEA Hacks

Magnetic Refrigerator Lights

Mad Scientist’s Light

Ten-Green Modular Shelving

Invisible Bookshelf

Geometric Cut Paper Table Lamp

Plank Chair

Stool Made from Bike Parts and Crutches

Wireless Home Router with Analog Utilization Meter

Universal Lamp Shade Polygon Building Kit

Pipe Dream Bed

Beanbag Sofa/Bed

Concrete Light Bulb Wall Hook

Chapter 2: Food

Crafting a Bento

“1UP Mushroom” Mushroom Burger!

How to Make Carbonated Fruit

How to Build a Pit Oven

Hobo Stove from Tin Can

How to Eat a Banana Like a Monkey

Food Hacks

Chapter 3: Photography

String Tripod

Super Simple Light Tent

LED Light Drawing Pens

Chapter 4: Science

Light Bulb Greenhouse

Grow Your Own Bioluminescent Algae

3D Magnetic Field Viewer

Measure the Speed of Light with Chocolate!

Chapter 5: Computers

Nintendo NES PC

Lego USB Stick

Milkscanner

30-Minute USB Microscope

Easy, Cheap, Animated Cartoon in 10 Minutes

3D Laser Scanner

Chapter 6: Electronics

LED Throwies

Programmable LED

Ghetto AVR Programmer

Arduino Charlieplexed Heart

Ultra TV-B-Gone

Dance Messenger

Chapter 7: Robotics

How to Build Your First Robot

How to Make an OAWR (Obstacle Avoiding Walking Robot)

Balancing Robot

Give the Gift of Robot Invasion

Mousebot Revisited

Chapter 8: Ride

Turn Signal Biking Jacket

Visor-Cleaning Wiper Glove

Atomic Zombie’s ChopWork Orange Chopper Bicycle

Drainage Luge

Solar-Powered Trike

How to Get a Free Yacht

Chapter 9: Craft

Altoids Tin Projects

The Blow Brush

Electric Umbrella

Etching Brass Plates

Screen Printing: Cheap, Dirty, and at Home

Controlled Bleaching with Discharge Paste

Paracord Bracelet with a Side-Release Buckle

A Dozen Red Origami Roses

Blank Books from Office Paper

How to Make Your Own Plastic Vacuum Former

Computer Keyboard Wallet

Duct Tape Rose

Chapter 10: Entertainment

Stuffed-Animal Headphones

Earbud Cord Wrapper

Make an iPod Speaker from a Hallmark Music Card

Munny Speakers

Start a Guerrilla Drive-in (aka MobMov)

Chapter 11: Fun & Games

The Marshmallow Shooter

Realistic Werewolf Costume

Guitar Hero Hack: Key Molding

The Office Supplies Trebuchet

Fix the Red Ring of Death! (without towels!)

Make Your Own Star Wars-Style Sword

Blinkybug, Maker Faire Version

Build a Water Mortar

An Iron Man-Style Arc Reactor

Make an Awesome Magic Wand

Post Office Drawings

Jar of Fireflies

Chapter 12: Tools

Third Hand++

Guide to Field Soldering

Flashlight Business Card

Dot Matrix Business Card

Notebook Mods

Top Tool Tips

Easy to Build Desktop 3-Axis CNC Milling Machine

Tim’s Tool Tricks

Community Contest Winners

Contributors

Index