Congrats to the Art of Preserving winners!
Congratulations to Summer of London, Ontario, Gloria of Norwalk, Calif., and Kristin of Ames, Iowa, who each won a copy of The Art of Preserving. Enjoy the book and let us know your favorite recipes!
Workshop
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for the industrial arts from metal and woodworking to CNC machining and 3D printing.
Clever overhead garage storage hack
Great storage idea from user tluwelyn of survivalist community Alpha Disaster Contingencies. Dimensional lumber is bolted together to make Ts and Ls that, in turn, are bolted to the ceiling joists. Heavy-duty storage totes are then slid in and suspended by their molded-in rims. Looks like there’s still plenty of room to park cars underneath.
How-To: Duplicate vinyl records by casting
Mike Senese, cohost of the Science Channel’s Punkin’ Chunkin’ and Catch It Keep It, rescued this tutorial from Internet oblivion and posted it on his personal site for posterity. [Thanks, Sam!]
Online course from O’Reilly on Processing and Arduino
Create your own drawing and animation software-and learn basic programming and electronics skills at the same time. This engaging 5-week online course introduces you to two simple tools: Processing, a programming language for visual thinkers, and Arduino, a hardware platform for working with electronics. You’ll learn how to use these tools together to build something useful right away.
Make Money — Pennywhistle
Sometimes it costs more to buy it than to make it from the money itself.
Tree Moving
Transplant a big tree with a giant two-wheeled dolly.
Toys, Tricks & Teasers: Fooling Around with Pulleys
MAKE readers hope that the things they make will work as intended. That doesn’t always happen. Meet the fool’s tackle.