Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Copyright Page
4. Dedication
5. Brief Contents
6. Contents in Detail
7. Introduction
   1. What’s in This Book?
   2. Further Reading
   3. Support and Contact
8. Part I: Kid Stuff
   1. Project 1: Lock-n-Latch Treasure Chest
      1. Tools
      2. Supplies
      3. Building It
      4. About Board Sizes
      5. Crosscut Saw vs. Pull Saw
   2. Project 2: Switchbox: A Soldering Project for Greenhorns
      1. Tools
      2. Supplies
      3. Building It
         1. Types of Switches
      4. Voltage, Current, and Resistance
   3. Project 3: The Sock Squid
      1. Tools
      2. Supplies
      3. Building It
      4. Sock Cthulhu
      5. Resources
   4. Project 4: The PVC Teepee
      1. Tools
      2. Supplies
      3. Building It
      4. Building Tip
   5. Project 5: Cheap Mesh Screen Printing
      1. Tools
      2. Supplies
      3. Building It
      4. Printing Tips
      5. Resources
   6. Project 6: Shut-the-Box: A Pirate Dicing Game
      1. Tools
      2. Supplies
      3. Building It
      4. Game Play
         1. Standard Play
         2. Play Example
         3. Play Variations
   7. Project 7: Ticklebox: Jolt Your Friends
      1. Tools
      2. Supplies
      3. Building It
         1. Demystifying the Ticklebox
      4. Scrounging Tips
      5. The Mean-Ass Jingle Bear
   8. Project 8: Small-Board Go/Tafl
      1. Tools
      2. Supplies
      3. Building It
      4. Game Play
         1. Playing Go
         2. Playing Tafl
         3. Other Games
      5. Resources
9. Part II: Electro-Skiffle Band
   1. Project 9: X-Ray Talking Drum
      1. Tools
      2. Supplies
      3. Building It
      4. Playing the X-Ray Talking Drum
   2. Project 10: Thunderdrum
      1. Tools
      2. Supplies
      3. Building It
         1. Pickup Primer Part One: The Piezo Pickup
      4. Playing the Thunderdrum
      5. Resources
   3. Project 11: The Electro-Didgeridoo
      1. Tools
      2. Supplies
      3. Building It
         1. Back Pressure
         2. Pickup Primer Part Two: Limited-Range Microphones
      4. Playing the Didgeridoo
      5. Resources
   4. Project 12: The Dirt-Cheap Amp
      1. Tools
      2. Supplies
      3. Building It
      4. Tweaking the Amp
         1. The One-Component AM Radio
         2. A Frampton-Style Talk Box
      5. Resources
   5. Project 13: The $10 Electric Guitar
      1. Tools
      2. Supplies
      3. Building It
         1. Pickup Primer Part Three: The Magnetic Pickup
      4. Playing the $10 Electric Guitar
      5. Modifying the $10 Electric Guitar
      6. Building Tip
      7. Resources
   6. Project 14: Dirt-Cheap Boutique Stomp Boxes: The Spring Reverb
      1. Tools
      2. Supplies
         1. On Enclosures
      3. Building It
      4. Using the Spring Reverb
      5. Resources
   7. Project 15: Dirt-Cheap Boutique Stomp Boxes: The Blinkie Tremolo
      1. Tools
      2. Supplies
      3. Building It
         1. Vibrato vs. Tremolo
      4. Tweaking the Blinkie Tremolo
      5. Stompable Stomp Boxes
      6. Resources
   8. Project 16: Dirt-Cheap Boutique Stomp Boxes: The Two-Transistor Fuzztone
      1. Tools
      2. Supplies
         1. Audio Tapers vs. Linear Tapers
      3. Building It
      4. Using and Modifying the Two-Transistor Fuzztone
      5. Resources
   9. Project 17: Cigar-Box Synthesizer
      1. Tools
      2. Supplies
      3. Building It
      4. Expanding the Cigar-Box Synthesizer
      5. Resources
10. Part III: The Locomotivated
    1. Project 18: Cardboard Boomerangs
       1. Boomerang Hunting
       2. Tools
       3. Supplies
       4. Building the Fast-Catch Boomerang
       5. Building the Cross-Stick Boomerang
       6. Throwing
       7. Tuning
       8. Store-Bought Boomerangs
       9. How It Works
       10. Boomerang Design
       11. Resources
    2. Project 19: Pop Can Flyer
       1. Tools
       2. Supplies
       3. Building It
       4. How It Works
       5. Bonus Project: NASA’s Finest Paper Airplane
       6. Tools
       7. Supplies
       8. Building It
    3. Project 20: Quick-n-Easy Water Rocket
       1. Tools
       2. Supplies
          1. Acquiring a Tire Stem
       3. Building It
       4. Building the Better Rocket
    4. Project 21: Putt-Putt Boat
       1. Tools
       2. Supplies
       3. Building It
       4. How It Works
    5. Project 22: Jitterbug: Your First Robot
       1. Tools
       2. Supplies
          1. Save a Cell Phone, Save a Life
       3. Building It
          1. Lithium Is Awesome and Dangerous!
       4. How It Works
       5. Modifying the Jitterbug
       6. Reverse Sumo Racing
       7. Resources
    6. Project 23: FedEx Kites
       1. Tools
       2. Supplies for the Diamond Kite
       3. Supplies for the Box Kite
       4. Building the Diamond Kite
       5. Building the Box Kite
       6. Flying Tips
          1. Australians Take Flight
          2. Adding the Bridle Ring
          3. Diamond Kite Pre-flight Tip
       7. Resources
    7. Project 24: Marshmallow Muzzleloader
       1. Tools
       2. Supplies
       3. Building It
       4. Firing Instructions
       5. How It Works
       6. Going Commando
11. Appendix: Electronics Components, Tools, and Skills
    1. Components
       1. Resistors: Fixed and Variable
       2. Capacitors
       3. Diodes, LEDs, and Transistors
       4. Integrated Circuits
       5. All About AWG
       6. Quarter-Inch Phone Plugs and Jacks
       7. Batteries, Clips, and Holders
    2. Tools
       1. The Standard Soldering Kit
       2. Helpful Additions to the Standard Kit
    3. Skills
       1. Soldering
       2. Desoldering
       3. Using a Multimeter
       4. Building a Circuit
    4. Resources