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

Now: LP records for your TV set
60
Videodiscs
New speed for scuba
61
Skin diving (Equipment)
Eight easy-to-build fence designs
62
Fences
It's a real Rube Goldberg!
66
Rube Goldberg; 1883-1970, Caricatures and cartoons
How to get home without gas
68
Boats and boating (Safety measures), Signals and signaling
All about oil
70
Lubrication and lubricants
You'll fish faster in this speedy new tunnel: new-look bass boat
72
Fishing boats
New pull up howler makes your flight safer
74
Airplanes (Safety measures)
Rust: your car's worst enemy
95
Automobiles (Maintenance and repair), Corrosion and anticorrosives
Cooler house starts with a cooler attic
100
Ventilators
It's a great year for wine racks
102
Wine racks
15 great shop ideas from a master workshopper
106
Workshops (Equipment)
Quick coverup
120
Blinds
Pour yourself a patio with plastic molds
132
Decks, patios, terraces, etc, Pavements
When the chips are down, it's beautiful
136
Glass blowing and working

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