Our pal Gerard Nebesky, a.k.a. The Paella Man, will be on Throwdown with Bobby Flay on the Food Network tonight (July 30). Gerard provides the amazing paellas for Maker Days at the Bay Area Maker Faire. World-renowned Iron Chef, Bobby Flay, shows up in Gerard’s back yard to challenge him to a paella throwdown. See […]
Jeff Keyzer recently started doing surface-mounted soldering and wanted a way to keep the solder paste fresh (which needs to remain between 32-50°F). So he took an old Peltier cooler found in the trash and added a PID Controller. The results, a low-cost solder paste fridge for the shop. PID Controlled Solder Paste Fridge
Here’s some eye candy spotted on Dinosaurs and Robots: a cheerful cuckoo clock made entirely from Legos, created by Bill Vollbrecht.
Joss Whedon has created a several memorable, cult-fave TV shows (Buffy, Angel, and Firefly), which have in turn inspired a whole lot of crafters to have some geeky fun whipping up projects like crocheted vampire-killing stakes and hand-printed greeting cards. (The Ravelry community alone hosts a Whedon-centric crafty group boasting over 900 members!) Whedon’s latest […]
This Mama Makes Stuff wrote a tutorial for how to appliqué names on fabric. Applique is a great way to customize a boring t-shirt or personalize a gift. via Whip Up.
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool After some R/C boating inspiration member evilsigntist went to work on a faux-feathered version – I ended up buying a pair of duck decoys at the local flea market for $10. These are intended to be used by duck hunters to lure unsuspecting water foul within blasting range. When […]
Gareth just posted about Kevin Kelly’s review of our Chemistry book “The Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments” but one thing that really caught my attention (and Dale pointed it out too) was this awesome quote “Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments is a fantastic teacher for chemical literacy. It will show you or your […]
