CHAPTER 1

An Introduction to Making and Tinkering

WE CREATED THIS BOOK as a maker’s handbook. The projects in this book will guide you through many “makerspace” fundamentals. Even if you have no experience in making, you’ll be able to pick up this book and make over half the projects. Once you’ve completed those, you’ll be an advanced maker and be able to complete the other half! For advanced makers who pick up this book, you’ll find some hard fun in over half the projects right from the start! Plus, you’ll enjoy helping others make the beginner projects to help us all in spreading the love for the maker movement.

But just to be clear, we don’t want to encourage cookie-cutter making. We want you and other makers to create and make these projects ...

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