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

New devices make stereo listening easier than ever!
110
Audio systems
Twilight!
116
Automobile driving
Gems from junk: tin cans
118
Model cars, Metal sculpture
Gems from junk
121
Charles A. PHILLIPS, Lanterns, Punching (Metalwork)
How to prepare surfaces so paint stays put!
122
Painting, Industrial and practical

Keeping 'em rough 'n ready
56
United States Army Special Forces
3-D duplicarver
64
Tools
Using sandpaper
67
Sanding and sanding equipment
Here's the first 110 SLR with interchangeable lenses
76
Cameras, Single-lens reflex
Tune in on the airborne action
82
Radio frequency allocation, Radio receivers
Ultralights: they're re-inventing the flying machine!
87
Airplanes, Light, Gliders (Aviation)
Lifesaving surgery--under a lens
92
Microsurgery
PM owners report
96
VW Rabbit Diesel
New rigs for rolling vacations
98
Recreational vehicles
Vans and rigs that tow trailers
102
Vans
Camp trailer with everything
104
Automobile trailers
12 most-asked questions about RV tires
106
Tires, Recreational vehicle
New for RVs
108
Products, New, Trucks (Camping equipment)
New for campers
109
Camping (Equipment)
Lathe attachment for sharpening milling cutters
125
Lathes, Sharpening of tools
Build this workbench drafting table for under $50
126
Drawing boards, tables, etc
Workshop has wheels, will travel
127
Trucks, Remodeled, Workshops
How to stop stalling
128
Automobiles (Stalling)
PM's gardening and outdoor living guide
131
Gardens and gardening, Home grounds
Now you're really in hot water . . . if you build a hot tub. California's gift to good
134
Bathtubs
Landscape edgings--where neatness counts
138
Landscape gardening
How a drip can save you some bucks
140
Watering of gardens, lawns, etc
Garden shears: how to pick the best of the crop
142
Pruning equipment
Build PM's folding lawn furniture
146
Outdoor furniture
Expert's guide to the '79 crop of mowers
152
Lawn mowers
17 new helpers for yard and garden
162
Garden equipment (Maintenance and repair), Lawn equipment
Rediscover the jump rope
170
Rope jumping
9 steps to good snowthrower storage
228
Snow blowers, throwers, etc (Maintenance and repair)

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