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

Magic of silent sound
65
Oil well drilling, Sound waves, Ultrasonic waves
Flippy rings the bell
72
Aquariums, Dolphins
Car-and-motorist air ferry for cross-channel service
80
Airplanes, Freight
They make candy by the ton
81
Candy industry
Junior-size sawmill turne firewood into lumger
86
Sawmills
Reindeer for hire
146
Reindeer
Selecting your Christmas tree
149
Christmas trees
Tree decorations in other lands
150
Christmas decorations
Jigsaw a merry Christmas
152
PLASTIC materialsCarving, Woodworking (Projects)
Silverware chest
157
Chests, Woodworking (Projects)

Playroom xylophone
158
XYLOPHONE.
Make your own tree ornaments
161
Christmas decorations
Make Fido a dog tag
163
Identification cards, tags, etc
Custom-make your hunting knife
167
Knives
Partitioning helps to keep drawers orderly
171
Drawers
Plan of the month
172
Christmas tree stands
All-purpose clamp
175
Clamps
Mass production in the basement shop
178
Woodworking
Thirty-six in. model of the SS United States
182
Wayne C. LECKEY, Ship and boat models
This plywood wardrobe grows with child
187
Chests
Test line keeps flash guns firing
192
Photography (Equipment)
Direct-drive belt sander
195
Sanding and sanding equipment
Handy shop dispenser
198
Storage, Workshops
How to use your dado head
202
Circular saws
Children's record player
212
Phonograph
Projection-tv installations in the home
215
Television receivers (Installation)
Service hints for portable radios
216
Portable radio receivers

Common terms and phrases