During my time at Make Magazine, I was tasked with creating user submitted projects, designing my own projects, assisting with photography, and running Maker Faire events in the Bay Area and New York.

While at Make, I was familiarized with many different tools such as 3D printers, laser cutters, cnc machines, and other shop tools.

One of my biggest projects at Make was redesigning a classic: the Secret Knock Gumball Machine. Basically, when a user knocks a secret "pattern", a gumball will be dispensed.

The original wooden design wasn’t durable enough for the wear and tear of Maker Faire events (Kid Proof), so I created a more robust version. My design featured a custom dispensing mechanism housed within a 3/16" thick laser-cut clear acrylic frame, allowing users to see the inner workings in action.

I designed the entire system in AutoCAD, from the 2D panel layouts to the 3D dispensing mechanism, ensuring a more rugged and visually engaging experience.

During my short stay at Make, I was a part of other cool and exciting projects such as:

* A glowing non-non Newtonian fluid that made alien like movements when subjected to certain frequencies: https://makezine.com/projects/oobleck/

* Creating thermite reactions using aluminum foil and two trailer hitch balls:
https://makezine.com/projects/hans-goldschmidt-and-the-invention-of-thermite/