Home Built Extreme Fat Tire Bicycle
Bike projects are awesome. And it doesn’t get more awesome than this: a home-designed and built mega-fat wheeled bike. Capable of traversing soft sand with great ease, this thing looks like it will take you just about anywhere. This crazy vehicle was created by…
Make Your Own Turbine Jet Engine (And Then Put It In Your Porsche)
Four cylinder Honda Civic Hatchback doesn’t have enough “get-up-and-go” for your tastes? Maybe it’s time to upgrade to a Steve Saunders-esque V8 Corvette. Or maybe you want to drop some serious cash and get the 16 cylinder Veyron (with its four turbochargers). But no…
Harbor Freight Coupon Deals from Car and Driver Magazine
Being a regular reader of the Harbor Freight catalog I quickly noticed their signature look in the back pages of Car and Driver magazine. I also noticed the listed prices were better than the regular ones in their monthly mailer. And on top of that,…
Convert Your Gas Go-Kart to Electric
Gas powered go karts are awesome fun – fast and noisy will put a smile on the face of any driver. But the undeniable torque available from an electric motor gives two advantages: insane acceleration and kick-ass hill climbing ability. A quick instructables from…
Free LED Flashlight at Harbor Freight
UPDATE: You can find an active coupon for this deal on the Harbor Freight website. Good from April 15 to May 16, 2010. Just saw this last night – print this coupon out, bring it to your nearest Harbor Freight tools and get a free…
Simulated Driving, Flying and Sailing With Total Freedom – Rig of Rods
Rig of Rods is an interesting piece of software. It’s an open source car/plane/boat simulator with a number of user-made vehicles and areas you can explore. The vehicles themselves, though, use “soft-body physics” – the wheels and chassis are flexible real-time objects that respond…
A Rundown of The Top DO IT Posts For Your Weekend DIY Inspiration
Jump into your weekend with some DIY projects. Here are a few of my favorite ones that I’ve posted here. Remember to take pics and send them to me too. How to Build a Temporary Wood-fired Brick Pizza Oven with Cheap, Easy to Find…
The Secret Life of Machines: The Engine – Overview of the Internal Combustion Engine
Great overview of the history and mechanics of engines and petroleum, from the late 80’s/early 90s television show “The Secret Life Of Machines.” An entertaining and informative presentation, even for those who work with this stuff on a daily basis. The hosts’ comparison on…
Mini-Ramp Calculator Tool Helps You Design Your Skate or Bike Ramp Using 4×8 Sheets of Plywood
RampCalc: Fun and useful flash-based tool gives you the layout and info for your mini ramp, using standard 4′ x 8′ sheets of plywood. More DIY skate and bike goodness! Even if you’re not planning on building a ramp, this is a fun app…
DIY Hovercraft Plans – Leafblowers, Lawnmowers, 4 Stroke Engines
No one can argue that the hovercraft isn’t the coolest vehicle ever. And no one will argue that building one is a great idea. Turns out that they’re not too complicated to assemble, and depending on the size you want you may have the…
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!