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Zero to Maker

by David Lang

September 2013

Beginner to intermediate

216 pages

6h 17m

English

Make: Community

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Safari® Books OnlineHow to Contact UsAcknowledgments
Speaking a New LanguageHow to Speak MakerLesson 1: Get FamiliarLesson 2: Ask Questions!Lesson 3: Repeat Lesson 2Surrounding Yourself with the Right PeopleJoining a Local GroupMeeting More Makers1. Go to a Maker Faire2. Explore Meetup3. Visit a Makerspace or Hackerspace4. Explore Instructables.com5. Volunteer!Starting Your Own GroupStarting Your Own Online GroupProtei—Open-Source Sailing DroneDIY Book ScannerDIY DronesWindowfarmsGetting Expert AdviceHOW TO: Email an ExpertWhoWhatHalfway There…
Enough to be DangerousMake (and Safety) First, Ask Questions LaterTeach ‘em If You Know ‘emWhere (and How) to ShareThe Persistent-Tinkering MentalityCultivating a PTM: Write!Project-Based LearningKits—Not just for KidsFinding the Right KitEmbracing ConstraintsValuing the ProcessThinking VisuallyBe a FixerFix It FirstEnough Talk, Time to Make Something
“I Think I’m Going to Need a Bigger Boat!”The Ultimate Maker ToolHackerspaces, Makerspaces, Fab Labs: What’s the Difference?Here a Space, There a Space, Everywhere a MakerspaceCreating a MakerspaceTool Lending LibrariesStart Your Own Tool Lending LibrarySharing as a Resource vs. Sharing as a StrategyBut What Tools? Finding a Maker Personal TrainerLet Your Workshop Build ItselfDifferent Tools for Different Types of Makers
The Process of BecomingA Maker Sampling QuestSometimes It’s Simple: Make What You KnowDown the Rabbit Hole: WeldingMIG WeldingTIG WeldingGas WeldingTwenty-First Century ApprenticeshipThe Future Is Hidden in the PastCraftsmanship Re-Imagined
It Starts with Digital Design3D Scanning3D PrintingLaser CutterGetting Creative with 2D DesignDigital Fabrication Is Not Just 3D PrintingDesktop CNC MillCAM (CNC Software)Electronics 101Arduino and Beyond
Sous Vide DreamsDefine Your Own SuccessThe Right Way to Use KickstarterIt Always Starts With OneTo the Prototypers Go the Spoils1,000 True Fans and 100 True BelieversDeveloping your True BelieversCatalyzing your True BelieversPrototypes as Products
Allowing for a Shared VisionFirst Who, Then WhatPaying the Bills with Side JobsMaker Business SchoolApplying to a Hardware AcceleratorResume BuilderNo Experience, No ProblemMaker Businesses Need More Than Just Maker SkillsLicensingProtecting Your Idea

Setting a Good ExampleIt Takes a Village (Making a Kid-Friendly Makerspace)Digital NativesCAD for KidsDesign EducationThe Makerspace Playbook
Accessible and Modular TechnologyThe Power of DITDreaming Big

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ZERO to MAKER

Learn (Just Enough) to Make (Just About) Anything

David Lang

Editor

Brian Jepson

Editor

Kara Ebrahim

Editor

Dianne Russell, Octal Publishing, Inc.

Revision History
2013-08-22	First release
2014-01-17	Second release

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