Thanks for dropping by! If you’re one of Mr. Kuhn’s students (or a friend/family member), the boomerang class on Wednesday was *awesome*! Thanks so much for inviting me and getting so excited about things like dihedral and positive attack! If you’re a MAKE reader, welcome aboard! In either case, there’s a collection of links below to get your started, plus a coupon code, if you want to order the book.
This site offers links to free sample projects from Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred, as well as some supplies for the projects (right now that’s limited to the 42-gauge enameled wire used to make the $10 electric guitar pickup), tips and tricks for DIY tinkering, news about book events, and other nifty DIY/making info.
FYI, if you’re a Detroit maker, I’ll almost certainly be at MAKER Faire Detroit this summer (either with a booth, or just presenting), so please say “Hey!” if we’re in the same place at the same time. The Motor City MAKER Faire is held at the Henry Ford, and last year was *packed* with simply amazing activities and projects from Michigan makers. Seriously, with the economy such a perpetual bummer, it’s easy to loose sight of how much innovation and creation is going on in Michigan at the grassroots level; we are doing really crazy-sweet stuff. Also: Loads of crazy vehicles folks have built–And fire! And soda-pop Explosions! And you get full access to the HankFo Museum with your MAKER Faire pass; *so* worth the ticket price.
Anyway, back on track:
FREE PROJECTS
BUY THE BOOK
If you want to buy the book from a real, live bookstore, most Borders and Barnes & Noble stock it, or can special-order you a copy no problemo.
You can also buy directly from the publisher; this is pretty rad, because when you buy the print version directly from No Starch Press, they throw in three DRM-free ebook versions for FREE! iPad, Kindle, Kobo, Nook, and Sony eReaders are all supported. Use the coupon code KUHN’SCLASS and you’ll get a 30% discount. This basically makes the book/ebook bundle the same price as buying just the book from Amazon; the coupon code works for anyone (not just Mr. Kuhn’s fantastic third-graders) and is valid until June 30.
And, of course, you can buy at Amazon, if that’s more your thing:
If you have any question, or build a project and wanna share pics or video with the world, drop me an email at dave[AT]davideriknelson[DOT]com.