Numbers

1,000 true fans, 169–176

2D design, 141–143

3D ContentCentral, 136

3D printing

affordability, 15

earning money, 130

learning, 129

overview, 138–139

using, 20–21

3D scanning, 136–138

8-Bit Lit, 177

100 true believers, 170–176

A

A:A (artist-to-audience) ratio, 163

accelerator programs, 183

Adafruit website, 68, 153

Adams, Douglas, 17–18

additive manufacturing, 138

aesthetics, 125

Altman, Mitch, 158

aluminum-box project, 66

Anderson, Chris

CAD for kids, 215–216

DIY Drones, 37–38, 193

laser cutter, 141

Makers, 132

niche products, 126

Anderson, Tim

forklift lesson, 56–57

“The Free Yacht Saga,” 52–55

Andon, Alex, 64

Antifragile, 124

apprenticeship, 117–118

Arduino

kit, 67

overview, 150–152

team, 49

Argonaut Jr., 94

Artisan’s Asylum, 94

assistive technologies, 232

astronomy boom, 222–223

Autodesk, 16, 133

Autodesk 123D, 131

Autodesk Fusion 360, 134

Autodesk Inventor, 135

B

bag business, 112–114

Baichtal, John, 87

baidarkas, 208. See also kayak project

BeagleBone, 152–153

Belliston, Larry, 75–76

Berkeley Tool Lending Library, 95

Bernard, Jeff, 5

Bertie County, 217

best practices, 104

BioCurious, 26–28

biohacking makerspaces, 90

birding, 221–222, 225

Bohm, Harry, 67

BOM (bill of materials), 176

book scanner, 37

Boulton, Matthew, 66

boxes and hinges, 143–144

Brand, Stewart, 103

Branwyn, Gareth, 50–51

Brightworks, 209–210

bubble logic, 228–229

Bukiewicz, Joel, 14–15, 108–109

Bunny Chair, 130–131

businesses

garage inventions, 14

switching, 8–9

Buxbury, Brian, 177

C

CAD (computer-aided design)

considering, 133–135

for kids, 215–216

precision, 135

CAM (computer-aided manufacturing), 147–148

Campbell, Joseph, 1

cantenna, 29

Carroll, Lewis, 105

cave. See “The Legend of Hall City Cave”

centrifuge, 230

childhood making, 206–208. See also kid-friendly makerspaces

children

as digital natives, 213–215

teaching, 209

Christensen, Clayton, 223–224

Cilliers, Jan, 38–40, 42

citizen science, 222–224, 226. See also frugal science; scientists

CNC milling, 145–148

Coin Cube, 177–179

collaboration, 225. See also DIT (Do-It-Together)

Collins, Jim, 181

community

building, 225–228

encouraging, 36–38

competition and cooperation, 231–233

conservation websites, 227

constraints, embracing, 68–71

Cooper, Caren, 221

craftsmanship. See also workmanship trends

overview, 107–108

process, 109

reimagining, 125–127

Crash Space, 210

Crawford, Matthew, 75

cribbage board, 68

crowdfunding platforms, 173

cube lamps, 177

CubeSat standard, 224–225

curiosity of makers, 133

current, voltage, and resistance, 148

customer service, 193–194

D

demand for products, surge in, 177, 185

design libraries, 135–136

Desktop Jellyfish Tank project, 64

devices, charging, 30

Diffusion of Innovations Theory, 120–121

DIFM (Do-It-For-Me), 205

digital fabrication, 132–136, 144–145

disruptive innovation, 223–224. See also innovative ideas

distribution channels, 176

DIT (Do-It-Together), 11, 17, 236–237. See also collaboration

DIY (Do-It-Yourself) concept, 19–20, 33

DIY Book Scanner, 37

DIY Drones, 37–38, 193

DIY.org, 214–215

Dobsonian telescope, 222–223

documenting projects, 58–59

Dougherty, Dale, 218

drawing skills, developing, 75–76

dreams, realizing, 237–238

Druids versus Engineers, 125

Dweck, Carol, 62

Dyson, George, 208, 210

E

Earle, Sylvia, 42

Earth Optimism Summit, 231–232

Ebersweiler, Cyril, 186–188

electronics, basics, 148–149

electronics resource, 83–84

Ellsworth, Adam, 177–178

emailing experts, 41–44

Engineers versus Druids, 125

experimentation, 119

expert advice, getting, 38–41

experts, emailing, 41–44

F

fab labs, 11–12, 89-91

FAB: The Coming Revolution on Your Desktop, 13

Facebook Group, 36

failure

celebrating, 59

overcoming, 61–62

FDM (fused deposition modeling), 138

Ferris, Timothy, 223

Fetterman, Abe and Lisa, 155–159, 164, 172, 185–186

field journal, 227–228

Firefly, 225

“Fix It First” mentality, 79–81

fixer, being, 76–78

fixing things, 78–81

fix-it clinics, 81

Flaherty, Adam, 29

flint knapping, 123–124

Foldscope, 229

Ford, Edward, 146

Ford, 16

forklift lesson, 56–57

forums, hosting, 36

“The Free Yacht Saga,” 52–55

Frey, David, 122

frugal science, 229. See also citizen science

G

garage inventions, 14

gas welding, 116–117

GeekDad blog, 37

Gentry, Eri, 26–28

Gershenfeld, Neil, 12–13, 89, 144, 228

Ghalib, Bilal, 129–130

Glowaski, Alex, 179

goals, clarifying, 38

Godin, Seth, 173–174

Good, Travis, 179–180

Good to Great, 181–182

Google and YouTube, 86

Google Groups, 36

Google Patents website, 204

GrabCAD, 136

Graham, Paul, 183–184, 186

Gray, Jonathan, 95

Greene, Robert, 119

grill, buying versus making, 47–48

groups

joining, 28–31

starting, 35–38

growth mindset, 62

guidance, asking for, 100

H

hack, defined, 25

Hack a Day website, 193

Hackaday Prize, 232–233

hackerspaces, 28–29, 32, 87, 91–92

Hall City Cave, 2–4

Hanks, Kurt, 75–76

hardware startups, 184–188. See also Open Source Hardware Community

Harrigan, Daniel, 48

Harrington Au, Jesse, 132–136

Haxlr8r program, 156–157, 185–188

hinges and boxes, 143–144

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, 17

Hoff, Susan, 112–114

Homicki, Gene, 97–98

Horn, Martin, 70

Hornstein, Alex, 129

horseshoes, making, 122–123

“How to Make (Almost) Anything,” 12–13

Hughes, Thomas, 125–126

The Hydrous, 138

I

ideas

protecting, 198–204

versus reality, 209

iFixit website, 80–81

“The ‘IKEA Effect,’” 71–74

Industrial Revolution, 66

inexperience, benefit of, 191–192

Innovation Curve, 120

innovative ideas, 174–175. See also disruptive innovation

frugality, 228–231

Instructables

Nomadic Orchard, 55

NPR series, 52

platform, 37

website, 33, 36, 58

intention

clarifying, 58

writing down, 63

Internet of Things, 168

Inventables, 136, 145

inventory, 194–195

investor perspective, 184

J

Jackson, Doug, 36–37, 94

jellyfish tank project, 64

Jensen, Vickie, 67

job loss, responses to, 7–8

Jobs, Steve, 171

Johnson, Zack, 5, 99, 195

“just-in-time” learning model, 13

K

Kaplan, Zach, 145–146

kayak project, 162–163. See also baidarkas

Kelly, Kevin, 169–170

Key, Stephen, 195–196

Kickstarter campaign, OpenROV, 173–174

Kickstarter projects

Godin, Seth, 173–174

increase in amounts, 235

kid-friendly makerspace, 211

OpenROV, 166, 195

pitch versus audience, 171

success, 171–173

TGT wallet, 167

kid-friendly makerspaces, 211–213. See also childhood making

kids

CAD for, 215–216

design education, 216–218

“Kitchen Table Industrialists,” 85

kits. See also Known Projects; proto-products

defined, 25

finding, 67–68

importance, 66–67

as Known Projects, 66

underwater robots, 67

Klein, Zach, 214

Kloski, Nick, 139

knowledge. See also maker skills; skills

applying to making, 112–114

graphic, 51

sharing, 57–59

Known Projects, 65. See also kits

L

LA Makerspace, 212. See also makerspaces

Lam, Brian, 5

Lang, Robert, 162

laser cutter, 140–141

Laser Tag, 196

layoff, responses to, 7–8

Learning Landscape playgrounds, 217

learning skills, 26. See also project-based learning

Lee, Andy, 189

Lee, Sharon Ann, 211

The Legend of Hall City Cave, 2–4, 34

LEGO Mindstorms, 37–38

Lemnos Labs, 185

licensing, 195–198

LightSail solar sailing, 225

Lindy Effect, 124

LinkedIn Learning, 135

Linux for Makers, 153

“low road” buildings, 103

M

M:A (maker-to-audience) ratio, 163, 169, 172–173

Made By Hand series, 108

Madrigal, Alex, 86

Magic Bullet, 76–77

Make: Electronics, 83–84

Make for the Planet, 231–232

Make: magazine, 9–10

Make: Projects, 33

The Maker Bill of Rights, 79

maker blog, creating, 63

maker businesses

school, 183–184

skills, 192–195

maker community, volunteering, 33

Maker Education Initiative, 207

Maker Faire. See also Mini Maker Faire; World Maker Faire

attending, 31

growth, 235

impact of, 8–10, 21–24

maker group, starting, 33–35

maker markets, 174

maker mentality, 48–49, 52

maker movement, 12, 16, 219

Maker Sampling Quest, 109–112

Maker Share

online platform, 218

website, 58

maker skills, 86. See also knowledge; skills

Maker Startup Weekend, 130, 231

maker tools, 85–86, 110, 223

MakerBot, 15, 235

makerhood, creating, 103–104

makers

aesthetic, 125

becoming, 14

characteristics, 11

curiosity, 133

defined, 24

lingo, 24–25

meeting, 31–38

personal trainers, 99–101

process, 163

as scientists, 220–221

technologies, 15

tools, 11–12

understanding, 10–11

makerspaces. See also LA Makerspace

creating, 92–94

explained, 11

Mt. Vernon, 92

overview, 88–90

visiting, 32

Make:SF, 28, 30

making

best practices, 104

defined, 24

identifying objects, 165

nature of, 48

what you know, 112–114

making characteristic, 48

making gene, 48

making skills, developing, 9–10

MapBox, 226

MATE (Marine Advanced Technology Education), 40

McCracken, Dave, 3

McElligott, Peter, 95

McMaster-Carr, 136

Meetup.com, exploring, 31–32

metalworking courses, 116

Mets, Matt, 158

Michel, Drew, 40–41

MIG (metal inert gas) welding, 115

Miller, Matthew, 217

Miller, Mike, 124

Mindset, 62

Minecraft, 216

Mini Maker Faire, 85. See also Maker Faire; World Maker Faire

MintyBoost, 30

MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), 12

money, saving, 84–85

MongaBay Wildtech, 227

Moore, Geoffrey A., 120–121

Morris, William, 125–126

N

nature versus nurture, 47–48

NDA (nondisclosure agreement), 198

Newton, Jim, 165

NextEngine 3D Scanning, 136–137

niche products, 126

Ning, 36–37

NOAA’s National Agenda for Ocean Exploration, 221

Noisebridge, 29, 32

Nomadic Orchard, 55

Nomiku Sous Vide Cooker, 159

Norton, Michael, 71–72

novelty requirement for patents, 202

NYC Resistor, 91–92, 94

O

observation, role in apprenticeship, 119

ocean exploration, 2

Ocean Exploration 2020 conference, 220–221

Ohm’s law, 148

OmniCorp hackerspace, 92

online group, starting, 35–38

Onshape, 134

Open Education Database, 93

Open Hardware Licenses, 201

Open Hardware Summit 2011, 49

Open qPCR, 226

Open Source Hardware Community, 199–201. See also hardware startups

OpenExplorer, 227–228

openness, foundation of, 224

OpenROV. See also World Maker Faire

3D container, 131

design, 6

digital field journal, 227–228

HQ, 101–102

Kickstarter campaign, 173–174, 195

maker products, 236

MATE competition, 40

Ocean Exploration 2020 conference, 220–221

priorities, 161

water testing, 60–63

website, 35–36

OpenSCAD, 134

OpenStreetMap, 226

operations-shipping, 194–195

origami, 142

Oru Kayak, 162–163

P

PAIR (Public Patent Application Information Retrieval), 204

Paperfuge, 230–231

passion

and commitment, 5

and creativity, 14

and curiosity, 22

and energy, 8

finding, 33–34

for projects, 16

patent infringement, 200, 202

patents

creating, 201

expiration, 204

filing, 202–203

“first-to-invent” process, 203

as learning tools, 203

novelty requirement, 202

searching, 204

PCH International, 185

people, connecting with, 25–26

personal narrative, rebuilding, 8–9

personal trainers, 99–101

Pettis, Bre, 193

Pilloton, Emily, 217–218

platforms

Facebook Group, 36

Instructables, 37

Ning, 37

Platt, Charles, 83–84, 149

“Pocket Factory” tour, 129–130

Prakash, Manu, 228–230

Pringles Cantenna, 29

printing, 3D, 138–139

priorities, setting, 161

problem solving, 231

process, valuing, 71–74

project advice, asking for, 100

Project H Design, 217

project-based learning, 64–66. See also learning skills

projects, documenting, 58–59

prosumers, 174

protecting ideas, 198–204

proto-products, 174–176. See also kits

ProtoTank, 181–183

prototypes, 165–169. See also rapid prototyping

PTM (persistent-tinkering mentality). See also Tinkering School

cultivating, 63–64

overview, 59–63

Puig-Suari, Jordi, 224–225

Q

Quirky website, 197

R

Rabinovitch, Darren, 214

Ragan, Sean Michael, 143

Rainforest Connection, 226

Randolph, Barry, 92

rapid prototyping, 189–190. See also prototypes

Raspberry Pi, 152–153

raster cutting, 140–141

Reetz, Daniel, 37

resistance, current, and voltage, 148

re-skilling, 160

résumés, building, 190–191

Rhinoceros, 134

Riley, Britta, 193–194

Robb, John, 216

robots. See ROVs (remotely operated vehicles)

Rogers, Everett, 120–121

Rohn, Jim, 25

Ross, Gary, 198

ROVs (remotely operated vehicles)

buoyancy, 5

design, 6

discussions, 34–35

electrical system, 4–5

lighting, 5

navigating in cavern, 6–7

placing in water, 5

resources and experts, 40

shell, 5

using, 2, 4

rubber band wallet idea, 166

runway, explained, 182

Rush, Andrew, 199

Ruxpin, Teddy, 196

S

safety guidelines, 49–56

Saffo, Paul, 125

Saxon, Isaiah, 214

Schrage, Michael, 66, 175–176

science, broadening scope, 225

Science of Digital Fabrication conference, 144

scientific research, tools, 223

scientists, makers as, 220–222. See also citizen science

Sea Perch kit, 67

“secondarily liable,” 200

Seidle, Nathan, 51–52

ShapeOko, 146–147

sharing

first-mover advantage, 168–169

knowledge, 57–59

as resources, 98–99

as strategies, 98–99

tools, 84–85

visions, 179–180

shields, options, 151

ShopBot, 69–70, 144–145

side jobs, 182–183

SketchUp Make, 134

skills. See also knowledge; maker skills

acquiring, 26, 119

maker businesses, 192–195

re-skilling, 160

targeting, 48–49

SLS (selective laser sintering), 138

SLA (stereolithography), 138

Sliwinski, Andrew, 85, 214

SmartThings, 168

SoC (systems on a chip), 152

software and hardware, 187

Sonicare toothbrush, hacking, 196–197

Sorem, Bran, 5

sourcing, 194–195

sous vide, 50, 157, 159

SparkFun, 51, 68, 153

Sphero, hacking into, 181

Squarespace website, 63

stacking, 142–143

Stackpole, Eric, 2, 34, 40

starfish experiment, 137

startup incubation, 183–185

steam engine design, 66

Studio H curriculum, 217–218

Sturges, Jeff, 91. See also makerspaces

success, self-defining, 160–162

Sutter, Jack, 166–167

SV Seeker website, 36–37

T

Taleb, Nassim, 124

techniques, value of, 120

technologies

accessibility and modularity, 236

endurance, 124

TechShop

angular sheet metal, 66

described, 88

Dream Coach (Zack), 69, 99

and employees, 16

founder, 165

versus Noisebridge, 32

part-time work, 182–183

side jobs, 182–183

“tenacity,” 209

Tether product, 198

TGT Kickstarter campaign, 167–169

TGT wallet, 166–167

Thingiverse, 135

thinking visually, 74–76

Thomas, AnnMarie, 75, 206–207

Thwaites, Thomas, 17–20, 38–40, 42

TIG (tungsten inert gas) welding, 115–116

Tiger Brown, Tara, 210–211

Tikkun Olam Makers, 232

TinkerCad, 134

Tinkering School, 209. See also PTM (persistent-tinkering mentality)

TM Technologies, 116

toaster project, 17–20, 38–39, 42

Tolson, Edgar, 47

tool-lending libraries, 94–98

tools, sharing, 84–85

Torrone, Phil, 150, 193

trade schools, 118

Triple Cities Makerspace, Inc., 89

true believers, 170–176

True Fandom, 169

Tulley, Gever, 208–210

Turner, Ryan, 48

TV-B-Gone, 158

Twiggs, Bob, 224–225

Twine, 168

U

underwater ROVs, 2, 67

unemployment, 8

Unknown Projects, 65

Unnovation Curve, 121–122

V

valuing process, 71–74

Vancouver Tool Library, 98

vector cutting, 141

visual thinking, 74–76

Vitamix blender, 80

vocational training, reinventing, 217

voltage, current, and resistance, 148

W

Wallach Kloski, Liza, 139

wallet idea, 166

Ward, Danny, 122–123

Watt, James, 66

websites

3D ContentCentral, 136

Adafruit, 68, 153

Arduino, 152

Arduino kit, 67

BeagleBone, 153

conservation, 227

Desktop Jellyfish Tank project, 64

DIY Book Scanner, 37

DIY Drones, 37

Druids versus Engineers, 125

flint knapping, 123

Foldscope, 229

forums, 36

GeekDad blog, 37

Google Groups, 36

Google Patents, 204

GrabCAD, 136

Hack a Day, 193

Hackaday Prize, 232–233

iFixit, 80–81

“The ‘IKEA Effect,’” 71

Instructables, 33, 36, 58

Inventables, 136

Linux for Makers, 153

Made By Hand series, 108

Make for the Planet, 231

Maker Share, 58, 218

McMaster-Carr, 136

Mongabay, 227

Open Education Database, 93

Open Hardware Licenses, 201

OpenExplorer, 227–228

OpenROV, 35

Oru Kayak, 162

Quirky, 197

Raspberry Pi, 153

Science of Digital Fabrication conference, 144

SparkFun, 68, 153

Squarespace, 63

starfish experiment, 137

SV Seeker, 36–37

Thingiverse, 131, 135

Tikkun Olam Makers, 232

Vancouver Tool Library, 98

Wildlabs, 226–227

WordPress, 36, 63

welding, 114–117

West Seattle Tool Library, 97–98

White, Kent, 75, 116–117

Wildlabs, 226–227

“wildlife watchers,” 221

Willis, Anton, 162, 164, 172

WordPress, 36, 63

workmanship trends, 126. See also craftsmanship

workshop, building, 101–104

World Maker Faire, 50, 139. See also Maker Faire; Mini Maker Faire; OpenROV

writing process, developing, 63

writing skills, 192–193

Y

Y Combinator, 183–184

YouTube and Google, 86

Z

Zande, Jill, 40

Zero to Maker

in 30 days, 111

column, 63–64

concept, 7

Gentry, Eri, 28

goal, 13–14

goals, 19

process, 49

transition, 16

trends, 16

“Zero to Maker in 30 Days,” 10

Zooniverse, 226

Zullinger, Chip, 217