Talking digital calipers make engineering more accessible

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The team over at NerdKits recently put together a device aimed to help make the process of measuring things more accessible to those with disabilities. [Terry Garrett] is a Mechanical Engineering student, and as anyone who is in the field knows, it’s a discipline which requires taking tons of measurements. Since [Terry] cannot see he was often asking classmates to assist in measuring items … [Read more...]

Kitchen hacks: What would you cook if you had a Sous-Vide this large?

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We've seen no shortage of temperature controlled immersion cooking devices, called Sous-Vide, around here. But this one probably has the capacity of all of them combined! Flickr user [RogueGormet] isn't writing about the build, but his Large Form Water Oven build photo set speaks for itself. We'd wager that the donor vessel is a 16-gallon chest cooler. He cut the lid into two sections, sealing … [Read more...]