Popular Mechanics

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Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world. Whether it’s practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science -- PM is the ultimate guide to our high-tech lifestyle.
 

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Contents

I build my own home computer from a kit
100
Computers (Home use)
How to stop hesitation
102
Automobile engines (Maintenance and repair)
Furnace fix-ups that save fuel and money
104
Furnaces (Maintenance and repair)
Chef's knives you can make
108
Knives
Turned on by the sun
112
Solar collectors

Shooting wildlife with a camera
74
Animals (Photographs)
Hot dogging it in the bullring
78
Automobile racing
Amplifier kits: good sound with built-in savings
82
Amplifiers
Chopper they call when the chips are down
84
Helicopters
Driving the new 30-mpg Gremlin
87
Automobiles (Testing)
PM owners report
88
Oldsmobile Cutlass
Boating '77
90
Boats and boating
Best new gear for skippers
94
Boats and boating (Equipment)
How to take the world's outboard championship
96
Motor boat racing
Home computer kits: the hottest new angle in America's newest hobby
98
Computers (Home use)
Fit out for making money
100
Boats, Remodeled, Salvage (Ships)
Complete guide to furniture finishing
115
Furniture (Finishes and finishing)
Build a loom for weaving fun
118
Looms
Easy-to-build garage space-saver
122
Platforms
DeWalt's power miterbox
124
Miter boxes, gages, etc
Heath's Module I.
166
Amplifiers
It's a plane, it's a glider . . . it's both!
170
Gliders (Aviation)
Bring your car stereo or mobile CB home with this 12-v. power supply
175
Electronic equipment (Energy usage)
Car insurance: how your rates are set
177
Insurance, Automobile
Make rustic picture frames from barn siding
184
Picture frames and framing
3 control-line fighters to make
192
Airplane models (Engines)

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