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

How to stay alive in a small car
39
Automobile driving
Radio control without the roar
42
Airplane models (Control), Ship and boat models
Preview of Detroit's '76 models
45
Automobiles
PM's design-a-body contest: win this electriccar chassis
46
Popular mechanics (Periodical), Automobiles (Chassis), Automobiles, Electric
Road testing the electric car
47
Automobiles, Electric (Rating)
Copy your slides at home . . . and improve them
64
Slides (Photography) (Copying)
Big bargains in little boats
68
Boats and boating
Driving Subaru's 4wd station wagon
75
Station wagons, Foreign (Rating)
Deburring jig makes saw cut smoother
76
Jigs (Tools)
How to build brick and masonry steps
78
Bricklaying, Stairways

How science sees with sound
48
Holography, Ultrasonic waves (Medical use)
Plant this $60 sprinkler system in just 4 hours
51
Sprinklers
PM owners report
52
AMC Pacer
Patio putting green you can build in a day
55
Putting (Golf) (Equipment)
Training is tough, but so is the work: offshore diving
56
Diving, Submarine (Study and teaching)
PM visits a house full of energy-saving ideas
59
Air conditioning equipment, Environmental engineering (Buildings)
How to buy a new car at old prices
60
Automobiles (Prices)
ARchery today: more strings attached
62
Archery (Equipment)
It's about time you bought a torque wrench
80
Torque wrenches
Sssh! Noise reducers at work
82
Audio systems (Noise)
Inside tips to protect outside surfaces
84
Painting, Industrial and practical
New vinyl flooring forgives mistakes
86
Vinyl flooring
B&D's new portable workbench
86
Workbenches
Port for peak performance
88
Outboard Marine Corp
Patio partners you can make
90
Decks, patios, terraces, etc (Equipment), Woodworking (Projects)

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