Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 21 [Paperback]

Mark Frauenfelder Ed. (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Make : Technology on Your Time | Publication Date: January 25, 2010

Enter the world of desktop manufacturing with MAKE! Issue 21 offers the know-how you need to make three-dimensional parts with inexpensive computer-controlled manufacturing equipment. Perfect for individuals and small groups, these detailed how-to articles cover the use of both additive (RepRap, CandyFab) and subtractive (Lumenlab Micro CNC) systems. Pick up a copy and get going!

MAKE continues to be a leader in the tech DIY movement due to its uncanny instinct to engage the curiosity, vitality, and passion of the growing community of Makers -- DIY enthusiasts, hobbyist engineers/designers, and others who like to tweak, disassemble, recreate, and invent cool new uses for technology in amazing projects they undertake in their backyards, basements, and garages.

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About the Author

Mark Frauenfelder is a writer and illustrator living in Los Angeles, and the editor of MAKE. He is the cofounder of the popular Boing Boing weblog and was an editor at Wired from 1993-1998.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Make; 1 edition (January 25, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0596807163
• ISBN-13: 978-0596807160
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,092,056 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Definitely do not judge this one by its cover, March 25, 2010

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This review is from: Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 21 (Paperback)

I bought this booklet because I was interested in the desktop factory featured on the cover, and wanted to learn more about it. However, the 20 page 'special section' covering this topic is, in my opinion, little more than a series of puff pieces. I learnt nothing from them that I could not have learnt from searching the web.

The remaining 156 pages of the booklet provides detailed instructions for 'do it yourself' projects such as a geared candeholder, an electronic reaction timer, a snow maker, gourd lanterns, and an automated fan speed controller. I'm not in a position to evaluate how easy or difficult these projects would be in practice, but the instructions appear to be clear and explicit.