Homebuilt meat smoker texts your phone when the meat is ready! – Gadget Freak Case #170: Smoking Permitted, but Bring a Roast… Peter Rauch used a proportional-integral-differential (PID) controller that modulates electrical power to a heating element to create a home-built electronic meat smoker. A touch-screen display let him manage the controller set point and […]
If you’d like to get more control over you flash and a regular bounce card doesn’t cut it, then try this handy DIY FlashBender by Bob Jordan.
A band saw box makes a fun and satisfying beginner’s woodworking project, and Instructables user Wood Chuck has a great tutorial to set you up for success.
Instructables user kstruve writes: I currently live in the Phoenix, Arizona area, which gets mighty hot in the summer. This summer, we’ve had several days around or above 110 degrees. I have twin baby boys, and despite cracking the windows, using reflective seat covers and running the A/C full blast when driving them around, their […]
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I’ve used quite a variety of sound-isolating personal audio gear; around-ear cans, in-ear buds, as well as active noise-canceling models. All of these posed problems for me in one way or another. Most often, it came down to issues with comfort and how well each design could maintain a good seal on my substantial noggin. […]
Rachel @ CRAFT writes: When I’m at the thrift store and see piles of old VHS tapes, I always wonder why in the world people would want them and what on Earth they could do with them. Well, Luisa Montealegre used 92 of those tapes and transformed them into a cool coffee table.
