A CNC router machine is probably the most useful tool a hobbyist can own, but the price for a CNC machine on the market is way more than the average hobbyist is willing to spend. You can build your own CNC with very basic tools, little knowledge of machinery, mechanics, or electronics, but be warned, these machines are inherently dangerous, so wear the proper protection and use common sense. At the very least, read the instructions and precautions on every tool you use.
Watch this instructional cooking video to prepare an appetizer of seared Ahi tuna on hot hot river rocks. Prepare your hot river rock by heating them on the grill for about one hour. The hot rocks will keep their heat for up to 20 minutes allowing you to sear the raw tuna bite by bite. You will need on Ahi tuna steak and a selected dipping marinade or dipping sauce to prepare this recipe.
This video hairstyling tutorial demonstrates one way to use a 3 barrel waver. Get a glamorous waves hair style. You'll need a heat protective spray (like VO5 heat defense), hair spray (like Finesse), a glossy shine serum (like Biosilk hair therapy), and a glove (preferably the heat protective ones). The curling iron used is the Hot Tools Gold Barrel Waver. Watch this instructional video and learn how to recreate a wavy hair style. Veronica Lake's got nothing on you.
Baked potatoes always make a great side dish. In this how to video Chef Paul discusses making great baked potatoes. Watch and learn the difference between cooking potatoes in the oven, microwave, high heat, or low heat.
The spatula is one of a cook's most important tools. Chef Jason Hill explains why you should buy a high heat rated, heat resistant rubber spatula. Learn how to choose a good spatula by watching this video cooking tutorial.
A Peltier module allows you to turn heat into electricity. Because you can place it in areas that are normally warm anyway, the electricity created is "free" in a sense, though it does work best when one side of the module is cold and the other is hot. In other words, all you'll need for this project is the Peltier module and a cooler surface such as soil or water, and a warm area such as a well lit window or warm pan.
In this how to video, learn to make sodium acetate (hot ice) with household items. Make a heating pad, that is re-usable more than 100 times, with this step by step science experiment.
Check out this how to video to learn how to make BBQ sauce. Experience a new video cookbook with delicious summertime recipes, perfect for your picnic basket or backyard BBQ table. All you need for this classic BBQ sauce recipe is:
Watch how to do this basic method of straightening bent wooden arrows using steam to soften the wood. Please be careful when using steam.
Grilling something on your gas grill that requires more than 20 minutes of grilling time? You'll need to set up your grill for indirect heat so the meat won't burn before it's done.
Grilling something on your charcoal grill that requires more than 20 minutes of grilling time? You'll need to set up your grill for indirect heat so the meat won't burn before it's done.
Elizabeth Karmel, author of Taming the Flame, demonstrates how to set up a charcoal grill for cooking over direct heat.
Make delicious oven fries. Ingredients:
This how-to video shows you how to barbecue using direct and indirect heat. Knowing the difference between the two, and knowing which method to use, will prove crucial in the quest for brilliant barbecue results.
This is a great vegan jamaican spiced black bean burgers that serves 6 people. The prep time takes 8 minutes with a cook time of 10 minutes.
Staying cool in the summer heat sometimes feels like it takes all the energy in the world. But what about a fan using no-cost electrical energy? If you're looking to keep cool during a power outage, or if you don't want to break the bank by running your DIY air conditioner all day long, you can use candlelight to power a fan!
"After driving onto frozen river, man locks keys in car, engine melts ice." - Detroit Free Press. Avoid such a fate.
If you don't have the patience or the tools to root hair, you can use paint instead! This tutorial is primarily for reborn doll artists who want to learn how to use Genesis heat set paints to replicate the look of real hair on their baby doll head. You will need: your doll head, a palette, Genesis heat set paints in your chosen colors, a few paintbrushes and some soft makeup sponges. You will also need a little paint thinner and some water.
Collin of MAKE is back with another inspiring project. You may remember his analog light organ. Well, he's decided to upgrade and make his light organ a digital one. One thing to watch out for is the amount of heat emitted by high-powered LEDs, but as long as you find a way to dissipate the heat, this will work out just fine. Watch, and don't forget to read the thorough instructions before building this!
In this tutorial, we learn how to make vegan peanut butter ice cream. To make this, you will need: 2 c soy milk, 3/4 c peanut butter, 1/2 c brown sugar, and 1 tbsp vanilla extract. First, place a saucepan over high heat and add in soy milk, brown sugar, and peanut butter. Heat until it's boiled, then remove and add in the vanilla extract. Combine everything together until well mixed together and pour into a bowl. Freeze in an ice cream maker using instructions that came with it. Once this is ...
Is there anything better on a hot summer's day than an ice cream sundae? In this tutorial, learn how to perk up your dessert with some delicious, homemade peanut butter sauce. This mix of sweet and savory is the perfect topper for any flavor of ice cream and can be enjoyed all year long.
This video demonstrates how to make a tomato sauce with fresh tomatoes that you can use on things like pasta or pizza. The ingredients needed to make the sauce are diced onions, minced garlic, some olive oil, dried mixed herbs, chopped fresh tomatoes (you can use canned tomatoes if you like), and some salt and pepper for seasoning.
Recipe 1 lb green asparagus, trimmed and cut into slices on the diagonal 3 tbsp olive oil, divided 1 lb colossal sea scallops 1/2 tsp black pepper 3/4 tsp salt, divided 1 Clove garlic, minced fine 1/3 cup Nobilo® Sauvignon Blanc 2 tbsp Plugra® butter 2 tbsp mascarpone cheese 1 tbsp fresh tarragon, chopped zest of 1/2 lemon, for garnish Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat until hot, but not smoking. Sauté asparagus until tender (about 5 to 6 minutes). Transfer ...
How to save money by cooking your popcorn on the stove
Get ready for a delta blues good time. If you want to learn the delta blues, a good place to start is with this video lesson where you'll learn how to play Tommy Johnson's "Canned Heat Blues" on your guitar.
Tired of traditional Southern cornbread? Spice it up! With this tutorial, learn how to give your cornbread a spicy Tex-Mex flare! In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make Mexican cornbread, baked in an iron skillet. Full of cornmeal, eggs, Cheddar cheese, sour cream, whole kernel corn, and chopped green chiles, you can't miss with this one!
Homemade granola is a welcome addition to any recipe collection. This recipe is perfect for vegetarians and suitable for all ages. Serve granola for breakfast or with yogurt for a midday snack. Because this recipe contains wheat germ, sunflower seeds, and honey, you will find that it is a delicious alternative to commercial granola. There are no artificial ingredients or additives. Learn how to make it.
Watch this science video tutorial from Nurd Rage on how to make a mirror silvering solution from silver nitrate, ammonia, sugar, and sodium hydroxide.
Tired of all the damage heat does to your hair ? Well follow along and learn how to get wavy hair without using any heat. Make sure hair is wet. Brush back into a really tight ponytail. Put multiple hair ties in your ponytail, so that your hair will stay straight. Make sure each hair tie is spaced about an inch apart, but make sure it stays super tight. Spritz your hair with hairspray. Sleep with this in overnight. If its too poofy, try doing pigtails instead. There you have it, a simple way ...
For so many of us, bakeware is bakeware. As long as it's oven safe and able to tolerate the high heat, it's fine to bake in, right? Wrong!
In order to install Warmups Underfloor heating system, you will need the following: a Warmup Thermostat, a Warmup Kit, RCD, a multimeter, a permanent marker, measuring tape, tape, and scissors.
In order to make Farmer’s Cheese at home, you will need the following: a Dutch oven, a plastic or wooden spoon, 2 pints of whole milk, a colander, cheese cloth, 1 cup of buttermilk, butcher’s string, spatula, 2 tsp of lemon or juice or vinegar, and ¾ tsp of salt.
This video is from FusionNW.com - Fusion: All about the Northwest home. In this video we learn some tips about preserving your lampshades. Bea Searles from Naomi's Lampshades & Lamps joins us to give us some advice. Lampshades come all wrapped in plastic and you may be tempted to leave the plastic on because you think it will protect your lampshade. But, actually, you always want to take that off, because the plastic holds the heat in and, while you think you're helping them, you're actually ...
Heat the olive oil, butter, celery, carrots and onion in a large pot over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables start to soften.
One of Betty's best! In this video, she demonstrates her tasty, comfort food original cheese fries casserole. Mmmmm mmmmm!
Sieve flour with half a teaspoon of salt. Mix with three-fourth cup of water gradually and knead to make a smooth dough. Cover with a damp cloth and sit aside for fifteen minutes.
This video tutorial shows you how to make a delicious vegetarian penne pasta. Use a very large pan. Put two tablespoons of olive oil in the pan. Add four cloves of garlic chopped up. Heat the garlic over medium heat until it is golden brown. Next add one teaspoon of Italian seasoning and some crushed chilli flakes and stir for about thirty seconds. Add one sliced onion and mix the sliced onion with the other ingredients in the pan. Let the mixture cook for about one minute. Next add two bell ...
To make the fish stew start by taking a sauce pan and put some butter and olive oil in the pan. Put in cut up one white onion, one cut up rib of celery, and a pinch of salt and sauté on medium low heat for six to seven minutes until the onion is soft and golden but you don't want to brown the onion. Next put five cloves of minced garlic into the pan and sauté it for one minute and then add two cups of a good white wine. Bring the heat up to high and simmer the mixture. Add in a bay leaf, some...
In this tutorial, we learn how to make a vegetarian succotash. To make this, you will need: garlic, onions, green beans, jalapeno pepper, red pepper, diced tomatoes, lima beans, corn, zucchini, cool zucchini, and olive oil. First, heat up the olive oil with some butter in a large pan. Then, saute your chopped onions until they are golden brown. Then, throw in the garlic, red bell pepper, and jalapeno and cook for three minutes. Make sure you have chopped everything up before adding it. Now, a...
Combine the sweet taste of chocolate and the nutty flavor of cashews in this awesome dessert recipe. It's called chocolate cashew clusters, and it's chocolate chips, marshmallows, peanuts butter, vanilla, and cashews packed into a bite-sized miracle of yumminess. Check it out— there so good you won't want to share. This recipe should yield about three-dozen.