Refurbishing old furniture is a popular hobby, and for good reason. It’s amazing how a new coat of paint or a change of fabric can revitalize pieces that are past their prime, making them fashionable ...

Tired of cutting your foam sheets down to size? [jgschmidt] certainly was, and after one-too-many hours cutting foam manually, he built himself a machine that cuts sheets automatically, and he guides ...

Cutting foam is difficult with traditional methods. The best way is with a hot wire. If you read Hackaday, it is a good bet you can figure out how to use electricity to make a wire hot without any ...

Technology that's been around for decades is gaining popularity because of Oklahoma's triple-digit temperatures. The summer heat is booming business for foam insulation companies. "Very busy, backed ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

The latest issue of Checkbook magazine shares 32 changes you can make around your home to help save energy. Because heating is by far the biggest energy eater for Twin Cities-area homes, typically ...