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

Air-powered El Train Would Hit 300 Mph
17
Light rail systems, High speed trains
Mazda Miata
29
Convertibles (Automobiles)
Wall TV.
32
Projection television
Soviet Super Fighters
39
MiG (Jet fighter planes)
Long-term Test Cars
44
Automobiles (Rating), Automobiles, Foreign (Rating), Four wheel drive vehicles (Rating), Vans (Rating)
Tread Lightly: a Guide to Responsible Off-roading
73
Recreational vehicles (Environmental aspects), Motor vehicle driving
4x4s Follow the Off-road Code
76
Four wheel drive vehicles (Environmental aspects)
Dirt Bikes Do the Right Thing
82
Trail bikes
Mountain Bikes: Keep the Wild in the Wilderness
85
Mountain cycling, Mountain bicycles (Environmental aspects)
Snowmobiles: Winter Warriors Chill Out
86
Snowmobiles and snowmobiling (Environmental aspects)

Basic Masonry Toolkit
47
Tools, Masonry
A Better Bin
50
Bins, Compost
Fein Finishing Sander
57
Sanding and sanding equipment
DMT Diamond Sharpeners
62
Whetstones
House Party
64
Products, New, Houses (Maintenance and repair)
Exterior Painting
67
House painting
ATVs: Living Responsibly
90
All terrain vehicles (Environmental aspects)
Replicating a Spider's Web
100
Spider webs, Silk, Microbial genetics
Rewriting the Legend
110
Automobiles, Foreign (Rating)
Checking Out a Turbocharger
113
Automobile engines (Superchargers, Maintenance and repair)
Mail-order Restoration
118
Catalogs, Commercial, Houses, Restored
Film to Video
120
Film-to-video transfer system

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