Cook Your Meat in a Beer Cooler: The World’s Best (and Cheapest) Sous-Vide Hack @ Serious Eats via Kottke. By this point, there is absolutely no question that the method of cooking foods at precise low-temperatures in vacuum-sealed pouches (commonly referred to as “sous-vide”) has revolutionized fine-dining kitchens around the world. There is not a […]
I’ve read instructions on attaching bias tape with mitered corners more times that I care to mention. For some reason, my brain has trouble wrapping around it, and I can never seem to remember all the steps. I’m bookmarking this tutorial from Sew to Speak for future reference. Her pictures and descriptions are very clear, […]
Artist Laura Cesari has worked with a variety of media throughout her education and career. She’s explored electronics and fashion and has studied with well-known quilt and bead artists. Her latest endeavor is translating the universe into gorgeous jewelry. Her collection of astronomy-inspired necklaces immediately caught my attention over in the Makers Market, so I […]
This is an impressive use of Arduino, two servos, a webcam and Processing to tilt a ball platform. I was pretty sure I saw a copy of Make: magazine under the platform…
This plush chainsaw and severed hand are great fun, and could possibly teach the young ones about tool safety (though probably not)! Made by Steff Bomb, who also has an Etsy shop. [via Geekologie]
It’s springtime, which means it’s time to get back on your bike! Here are ten of my favorite bike accessories for utility, safety, and style. Got some bike projects to share? Post ’em up in the comments!
This interesting video — really a commercial for iFixit — has some fascinating things to say that would resonate with makers. Do you see yourself slaving over some 386 trying to get it to work? If iFixit creates a Wikipedia-like repair guide, will you contribute? Leave a comment with your thoughts. [Via bunnie’s blog] More: […]
