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

Electronic architects shape our navy
81
Naval architecture, Ship and boat models, Warships (Electronic equipment)
Chevrolet, Plymouth, Ford owners rank them
88
Automobiles
1959 Chevrolet Bel Air V8; 1959 Plymouth Belvedere V8; 1959 Ford Fairlane 500
90
Automobiles
Sculptor of the old West
100
Dee FLAGG, Wood carving
Eye on space
102
Astronauts
Mechanical mole forms drain
149
Pipe laying, Pipes, Plastic
Dig those crazy boats! boat show, Weirs Beach, N.H.
150
Boats and boating
How to pipe your patio with sound
157
Loudspeakers
Behind the scenes in electronics
160
Typewriters, Electronic
Sailing-ship weathervane
162
Weather vanes

Roadbuilder with fresh ideas
104
Koss Construction Company, Highway engineering
It's fun to be weightless
109
Space flight (Physiological aspects), Weightlessness
Mighty insect
113
Insects
Build-it-yourself silo made of plastic
118
Silos
Family affair: the Go-kart derby
122
Automobile racing
Here's news for the gardener
128
Garden equipment
You're looking at the gas-turbine era
131
Gas turbines
African ranchers raise the world's largest poultry
138
Ostriches
In Switzerland, dial eleven
141
Telephone dialing systems
Packard weds a flying boat to churn the Ohio river
142
John BRUSH, Amphibious automobiles, Catamarans
Radio 'scopes trap waves in giant collectors
145
Radio telescopes
Underground eye peers deep into wells
146
Industrial photography, Wells
For easy handling, build a hydraulic houseboat
148
Houseboats
Your vacation home
166
Automobile trailers
Sidewalk cruiser
170
Dave SWARTWOUT, Toy automobiles
Unusual and modern ideas for living outdoors
176
Decks, patios, terraces, etc
Lakeside retreat
178
Cabins
Benches, planters and patio floors
184
Outdoor furniture
Fences and windbreaks
186
Fences, Windbreaks
Outdoor lighting
188
Outdoor lighting
Gingerbread wren house
197
Birdhouses
It's spring checkup time
198
Automobiles (Maintenance and repair)
Four and six-inch jointers
204
Jointers (Woodworking machinery)
Portable saw case converts to table
211
Saws and sawing
Trailer-type driver
215
Hydraulic rams

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