Harbor Freight 25% Off Coupon
Tomorrow, April 24, 2011, Harbor Freight offers up a one-day, one-use only coupon for 25 percent off any one item. I already know what I’m getting with it. How about you? Use this coupon to save 25% off any item when you shop Online…
1958 Land Rover Series II and Defender 90 Rebuild Timelapse Videos – Two of the Best 4x4s Ever Getting Assembled
In case you didn’t know, I’m a classic Land Rover nut. Their rugged, no-frills style matches everything I like in life. Go-anywhere badassery, marching through deserts and over mountains. Or even better, desert mountains. After my brother-in-law Steve got me bit by the LR…
Video: From Steel – Custom Steel Bicycle Fabrication
Another great documentary from Michael Evans (who shot the awesome video “Naturally Risen,” about Una Pizza Napoletana’s Anthony Mangieri). Watch as master bicycle maker Sean Walling expertly glides from machine to machine, cutting, grinding, and welding his way towards a gorgeous, custom steel frame…
How to Fix A Dent On Your Car: Hairdryer and A Can Of Compressed Air
Backed into a pole? Someone open their door into your car in the parking lot? Errant football throw bang your hood during a tailgate party? Now you have a dent in your brand new car. Pricey to fix, ugly to see. But before you…
Build Your Own RC Rock Crawler For Backyard Off-Road Fun – Or Just Watch Videos Of Other People Doing It
Rock crawling is a specialized hobby. Take automotive off-roading and narrow it down to just one specialize part: carefully climbing up craggy hills and over tall boulders at super-slow speeds. Sometimes done with stock trucks, but usually using highly modified vehicles with huge amounts…
My Chevy Volt Q&A and Engineer Interview – Watch Here
EDIT: Here’s the video for those that missed it. Things begin at about the 7 minute mark. The Chevy Volt is a very exciting car, just named both Motor Trend’s and Automobile Magazine’s 2011 Car Of The Year. After a few years of excited…
DIY Folding Plywood Rack for Tacoma Pickups
Small pickups have advantages over their larger brothers, and in the case of Mike in Missouri, he decided to trade the cargo space of his big truck for the efficiency of a Toyota Tacoma. Unfortunately, the Tacoma’s wheel wells cramp the bed space and…
iPhone 4 vs Ducati Superbike at 100 mph
My friend Michael rides motorcycles, and races them on the weekends. He’s a Ducati guy. He’s also a big techie, one of the earliest adapters I know (he had an Archos player WAY before anyone else – and used it regularly). Still, I was…
How To Re-Key a Lock. How to Pick a Lock. How to Break a Kryptonite Lock
I have a bin full of keyless locks – probably a couple hundred dollars’ worth of them. One in particular, a bicycle cable lock made by Master Lock, would be perfect to help keep any potential barbeque thieves from stealing my new Weber from…
Five Tips For Long Bike Rides, and The Rosarito to Ensenada Bike Ride (including Tijuana)
About ten years ago, during a brief residence in San Diego, I partook in a fun local tradition that dates back to 1971: The Rosarito to Ensenada bike ride, a 50 mile trek through northern Baja California. I snapped photos throughout the ride on…
Hi, I'm Mike. I’m the executive editor of Make: magazine, and host of Discovery channel’s Punkin' Chunkin' and Catch It Keep It, TV shows where I build and explain crazy machines that crush stuff, blow things up, shoot fire, all in the name of science.
I've previously worked at Wired and ReadyMade magazines, writing about how to utilize new technology in our everyday lives.
This site is where I keep a list of instructions for fun projects I've done, am working on, or draw inspiration from. I encourage everyone to get involved — get up and do something!