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

Headaches of a jet designer
81
Airplanes, Jet, Airplanes, Military (Design)
Bonanza in bark
88
Bark, Wood waste
Darkroom in the desert
92
Automobiles (Camping equipment)
Life six miles under the sea
97
Magnetic fields, Marine biology, Marine animals, Ocean, Scientific expeditions
Life six miles under sea
97
Kal NORREDAM
Tilt up method hurries building
153
Building
Rolling hoosegow serves capital police
154
Automobiles, Police, Washington (D.C.) (Police)
$100,000 brain keeps Denver traffic rolling
156
Traffic regulations, Denver (Colo.) (Street traffic)
Florida builds a great wall
160
Dikes (Engineering), Flood control, Water supply (Florida)
Here's glamour for your basement
165
Recreation rooms

Deep-sea photographs
105
Underwater photography
'53 Pontiac provides first view of General motors' styling
108
Automobiles
Super dome rail car
110
Railroads (Cars)
Owners report on the Hillman Minx
112
Floyd Clymer; d. 1970, Automobiles (Testing)
Five-passenger housecar
117
Motor vehicles
Hydro-skis on seaplanes speed take-off
119
Seaplanes
Ford tractor, '53 model
120
Tractors
Here comes the Ski patrol!
122
NATIONAL ski patrol
Pocket calendar can be used for 307 years
126
Calendars
House that will never burn down
128
J. Wendell SETHER, Fire prevention
Wanted: 50,000 engineers
133
Engineers
Death-ray chamber tests atom effects
141
Radiation (Physiological effects)
Snakes in the snow
145
Indians of North America (Games)
Water lift fights Australia drought
146
Water supply (Australia), Broken Hill (Australia)
Boat that inhales fish
150
Bait, Fishing (Equipment)
Plastic webbing brings 'em back to life
174
Furniture, Remodeled, Woven furniture
How to unpaint!
188
Paint and varnish removers
Modern coffee table to brighten living room
193
Tables
Candle hints
194
Candles
Attractive writing desk for child's room
197
Desks
Chip carving
198
Wood carving
More miles for your tires
204
Tires, Automobile
Useful kinks for the camera gadget bag
209
Camera bags, cases, etc
Collets for precision chucking
211
Collets
Add a shaper to your lathe
215
Shapers (Machinery)
Wheels for your power tools
216
Machine tools (Stands, tables, etc)
Drill-press tapping jig
220
Jigs (Tools)
Community tv-antenna system, Laconia, N.H.
227
Television towers
How to make your tv picture tube last longer
228
Television receivers (Maintenance and repair)
Movie synchro-screen heightens visual impact
231
Motion picture screens

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