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

Make your own steel bearings from a rodcoupling nut
64
Bearings (Machinery)
How to break in a new bike
72
Motorcycling
PM looks at Sears motorized miter saw
74
Saws and sawing
Super fishing boat you can build
77
Fishing boats
PM looks at: electronic clock thermostat
80
Thermostats
Channel challenge: manpowered flight's second giant step
83
Human powered aircraft
PM owners report
88
Ford Mustang
Flying fire engine
90
Fire engines
Just off the boat!
96
Automobiles, Foreign
Driving the Porsche 924 turbo
100
Automobile engines (Superchargers), Sports cars (Rating)
Going to see--underwater
102
Skin diving (Equipment)
Shoot panoramas with your snapshot camera
104
Panoramic photography
Car stereo--better than home on the road
106
Automobiles (Audio systems)
Civil defense: fix it or forget it?
109
Civil defense
High technology at the track
112
Harness racing (Equipment)
Pipe tray
130
Smoking accessories
Horse swing
131
Swings
Pentagonal mailbox
132
Mailboxes
Paper cutter
133
Paper cutters (Tools)
From porch to family room--using the sun for heat
137
Houses, Remodeled, Solar heating
All about siding: what you need to know to get a great coverup
144
Siding (Building)
Spring fix-up time: 15 quick repairs you can do
151
Driveways, Houses (Maintenance and repair)
Two great decks you can build
156
Decks, patios, terraces, etc
Give your fireplace a custom look with tile
160
Fireplaces, Tile laying
Prevent basement flood damage with a sump pump
162
Pumps
22 new products for better living
168
Products, New
13 new tools for home improvement
174
Tools
How to spot trouble when you inspect a house
179
House buying
PM looks at
194
Foolproof sealer
How to buy grass seed
224
Grasses (Seeds)

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