The latest MAKE: magazine bemoans the weakness of modern chemistry sets, as I did back in 2006, and comes to the same conclusion that the Thames &  Kosmos Chem C3000 is the best available today. Even better, they offer hints on how to get goodies that aren’t in today’s chemistry sets.

Read about their hints for filling out your home lab on the MAKE: blog: Great balls of fire! Make your own chemistry lab.