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

Bobwhite king
81
Carl LOWRANCE, Quails
I made the first jump
88
Ejection seats (Airplanes)
Hemispherical lens trains aerial gunner
98
Lenses, Photographic
Windshield tv screen to aid blind flying
101
Helicopters (Television equipment)
Owners praise Chevrolet V8's performance and big-car feel
102
Automobiles
Artist paints with sea shells
159
Pictures, Shells
Arctic buildings sink in snow
160
United States (Armed Forces, Barracks and quarters)
1955 little giant fm receiver for experimenters
162
Shortwave radio receivers
Sound in the home
164
Sound equipment
Drafting desk for your home
165
Drawing boards, tables, etc

Clymer road tests the Chevrolet
103
Floyd Clymer; d. 1970, Automobiles (Testing)
Huge generator moves on planks
109
Moving of machinery
Some people thrive on thrills
110
Stunts
PM precut house
113
Houses (Designs and plans), Building, Cottages
Heated blade aids plastic sculpture
121
Plastic sculpture
Store with nothing to sell
122
Ted Willis, General stores
Paper-coated lumber
126
Lumber
Chain greases wheels
129
Lubrication and lubricants
Seat belts vs. traffic deaths
137
Safety belts
Big boom in jails
141
Stewart Iron Works, Prisons
Wade deep for better fishing
151
Fishing
Found: the smashproof gas tank
156
Airplanes (Fuel tanks)
Planter yard light
169
Lighting fixtures
W-kite
171
Kites
Shoot 'em caged
173
Animals (Photographs)
Silhouette wall brackets
185
Shelves and racks
Chest for hobby tools
186
Tool boxes, racks, etc
Ju-be, the family punt
190
Boatbuilding
These few parts will motorize your mower
193
Lawn mowers
Backstand for circular saw
197
Machinery (Stands, tables, etc), Saws and sawing
Taking the guesswork out of interior painting
198
Paint, Painting, Industrial and practical
Why the 12-volt ignition system?
205
Automobiles (Electric equipment)
On-the-job estimates of concrete work
209
Concrete construction
Know your saw blades
213
Saws and sawing

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